Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home with big ballroom to set sales record for Bay Area city

Built in the style of mid-century modern architecture, a sprawling home is set to break the record in Danville, California, for highest priced residential sale, Concierge Auctions announced.

The $12 million sale of the home at 81 Eagle Ridge Place, located in the exclusive Eagle Ridge enclave of Blackhawk Country Club home, is pending. The residence found a buyer after 49 days.

The custom-built Behring Estate, spanning 4.54 acres on one of the largest lots in the area, was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and commissioned for the late Ken Behring, Blackhawk’s real estate developer and former owner of the Seattle Seahawks, according to Concierge Auctions.

The property unfolds across 27,000 square feet of living space. The main residence holds seven bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and six half bathrooms, The house sits on a private cul-de-sac with 24/7 guard services. It includes two detached one-bedroom apartments.

“The Behring Estate stands as a landmark among residences in Blackhawk and the broader East Bay,” said listing agent Joujou Chawla of Compass in a news release.

Behring developed 5,000 acres of rolling hills at the base of Mt. Diablo to create the Blackhawk community.

The features of the Behring Estate are sensational, including:

▪ A ballroom offering multiple seating areas, a “club-worthy” bar and garage entry for displaying cars

▪ A 10,000-bottle, temperature-controlled wine room

▪ Retractable ceiling, steam shower, and sauna in primary bathroom

▪ Multi-level koi ponds

▪ Outdoor dining pavilion with full kitchen and outdoor pool that resembles a lagoon

▪ An indoor waterfall

▪ A tennis Court with views of Mount Diablo

▪ An 18-foot, 17-ton sculpture in the entry/driveway

“Undoubtedly one of the more extravagant homes and a height of luxury and timeless aesthetic rarely reached within the gates of the country club, this magnificent residence is also the result of technical efforts that propelled a unique vision to reality,” the official property listing states. “The design skillfully integrates indoor and outdoor spaces with gardens and waterfalls, utilizing the best materials from soaring Brazilian teakwood ceilings and stunning Idaho quartz to a quarry worth of Utah flagstone.”