BIG SUR – A property in Big Sur that was once owned by legendary early European settlers to the area, the Pfeiffer family, is listed for the first time in nearly 60 years for $100 million.
The “Heart of Rancho Rico,” located at 47320 Highway 1 and 47324 Highway 1, was last purchased by Cyril Chappellet, a former Lockheed executive, in 1965, according to listing agent Tim Allen of Tim Allen Properties Team, an affiliated agent with the Carmel-by-the-Sea/Junipero office of Coldwell Banker Realty in Northern California. The 150-acre parcel of land has stayed in the family since that time and is now being sold by his grandchildren, C. Blake, Michele and Kira Forrest.
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The property is located about 30 miles south of Carmel, within walking distance of the Big Sur Community, and features Pacific Ocean coastline and private beach access with views of the Santa Lucia Mountains. It is one of several parcels that were once owned by Chappallet.
“Four generations of our family have spent time on this property for the past 60 years,” said C. Blake Forrest, one of the owners, in a press release. “Our grandfather, Cyril Chappellet, purchased the land in 1965 and our mother inherited it from him. As kids, my sisters Michele and Kira, and I would spend most of our summers at the ‘ranch,’ as he called it.”
The “Heart of Rancho Rico” family compound has three separate homes, manicured gardens, fruit orchards, outdoor living spaces, ample terrain to raise livestock and poultry, and a private road leading to the shoreline and private beaches.
“We had countless family gatherings for six decades and it is also where my siblings and I raised our own families,” said Forrest. “We hope the next owners will embrace this property, share it with their family and preserve the beauty of it for generations to come.”
The property features a modern ranch-style main house, built in the late 1940s comprising four bedrooms, all of which are en suite with full bathrooms, an additional partial bathroom and three fireplaces in 3,750 square feet of living space. Outside, there are beautiful gardens, an enclosed loggia and a two-car garage. The house has surrounding views of the Pacific Ocean, beaches, coastline and mountains.
There is also a ranch house built in 1995 as a two-story home with four bedrooms, two full bathrooms and 2,500 square feet of living space. A garden house, built in 2001, has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, one fireplace and 1,960 square feet of living space.
The property is accessed through a gateway to a well-maintained road that winds past redwood, oak, bay and madrone trees to the main meadow, situated about 1,000 feet above the shoreline. The property offers 360-degree views of the Santa Lucia Mountains and Pacific Ocean, fresh spring water supplies part of the property and flows onto two private beaches below, and the ranch orchard contains 80 deciduous, citrus, avocado and nut trees.
“‘Heart of Rancho Rico’ is an irreplaceable and timeless property with vast Pacific Ocean views of the coastline to the north and about 80 visible miles to the south,” said Allen in the release. “Many long-standing residents in the region have an affinity for the history of this property. It provides the ultimate Big Sur lifestyle with privacy, peaceful living and endless adventures to explore the 150 acres of coastal paradise.”
For more information about this listing, contact Tim Allen at team@timallenproperties.com or (831) 214-1990.View the property at https://tinyurl.com/2f5bjchw.
