Set on a sprawling 500 acres in the Napa Valley town of Calistoga, the Villa Montana is the utterly extravagant home of legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. The stunning estate, capped by a 9,700-square-foot Mediterranean mansion, first went to market for $49M, but it's since been chopped to an ever-so-slightly more reasonable $35M. Montana himself claims he "can't think of a better expression of art, architecture, and celebration of California's Wine Country and equestrian lifestyle than Villa Montana." But take that with a grain of salt, because he's the one who stands to take home $35M if it sells. There's not much trace of a football past here, but plenty of other diversions, including full equestrian facilities, a skeet shooting station, an olive farm, a swimming pool and spa, a private pond, a basketball court, and even a bocce ball court. The views of the surrounding Napa Valley countryside are fabulous, and even more so when you own much of what you see. Can the 49ers' current QB, Alex Smith, ever hope to own such an extravagant estate? Well, that might just hinge on what happens this weekend against the New York Giants in the NFC championship. Even so, probably not.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Celebrity Real Estate: 49ers Legend Joe Montana's Outlandish Napa Estate Chopped
Sunday, January 29, 2012
49ers Pride: It should come as no surprise...
It should come as no surprise that San Francisco's prized buildings are being decked out with the 49ers signature gold and red color scheme. The Tens shared a photo of City Hall's red and gold lighting scheme, SFist points us to a Twitpic photo of Coit Tower sporting red and white, and from the SF Appeal we learn that the rooftops of the Embarcadero Center will be illuminated with 1,600 red lights this week. Shoot forward to Monday and we're seriously psyched to see how other SF buildings embrace the red and gold when the inevitable happens and the Niners advance to the Super Bowl. [The Tens/SFist/SF Appeal]
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
AM Linkage: Trying To Keep the 49ers in SF; Bay To Breakers Update; Highlighting the Divisadero Corridor; More!
Friday, December 9, 2011
It's Not You, It's Me: Despite the 49ers best season in...
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