San Miguel de Allende-Based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Broker Greg Gunter Sells Record-Price Starchitect Legorreta Estate

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The historic UNESCO village of San Miguel de Allende hosts only one Starchitect listing—a home designed by a star architect, like a Frank Lloyd Wright—and local Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Broker Greg Gunter held the listing of the city’s only Ricardo Legorreta home, priced at $4.5MM USD.

Gunter announced the esteemed estate just sold to Mexican buyers at an undisclosed close-to-asking price figure, making it one of the city’s top-five sales in history.

“Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has proven itself a leader in the luxury arena,” said Vince Lesiey, President, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. “Network agents have sold many celebrity estates throughout the world, and Greg’s sale of this amazing Starchitect listing further reinforces the band’s dominance in the international luxury real estate market.”

Gunter notes the only other Legorreta estate on the market was Hollywood producer Joel Silver’s home in Brentwood, California, last listed for $52MM USD. “However,” Gunter adds, “our Legorreta was the architect’s only estate internationally to be located in a UNESCO World Heritage zone, a distinct pedigree unmatched anywhere globally.”

“Greg’s marketing outreach proved impressive,” added sellers James and Clare Kirkman, whose primary residence is in the U.K. “We felt Ricardo’s masterpiece—one of his last before he died—was beautifully showcased in the Wall Street Journal and Elle Décor, among the many publications in which it was featured. We’re thrilled the new owners appreciate its heritage.”

As an architect himself, Gunter proved an especially appropriate representative to showcase Legorreta’s distinctive architectural features. “I felt more like a docent than a Realtor,” adds Gunter, “and I enjoyed showing the home to several architectural aficionados. Clients say they love my architectural background when viewing homes, and this Legorreta estate allowed me to wax poetic about Legorreta’s distinctive design thumbprint.”

San Miguel de Allende remains an affordable market, relative to luxury homes on the coasts of the U.S., especially given the craftsmanship involved in the city’s unique Spanish Colonial architecture. “Our record sale was $6.7MM USD,” notes Gunter, “but that home would easily have been $30MM USD on the California coast.”

The city attracts artistic clients from Hollywood to New York, notes Gunter, adding “and I’ve had the pleasure of working with many of them.”