Sunbaked Farm — A Self-Contained Estate in the Mojave

The vaulted central hallway

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03 — The Residence

Built for permanence.

The main house was designed and crafted for permanence — a home where an arched architectural theme repeats throughout. Handmade arched doors and doorframes carry into arched ceilings and Spanish-style display nichos set into nearly every room. Rare exotic woods, custom flagstone, and a master suite with a poured free-form Japanese soaking tub define the interior.

Its centerpiece — named the "Museum Wall" by its creator — is a curved, floor-to-ceiling display wall with six nichos of varying size, each lit with low-voltage lighting to showcase art, glass, and curiosities. An arched stained-glass window stands between the kitchen and living room, beside a grand arch into the kitchen.

A detached apartment, a separate detached casita, and a dedicated yoga room expand the footprint without compromising the privacy of the main home.

01Curved "Museum Wall" with six lit display nichos at the entry
02Vaulted central hallway with intricate arches into every room
03Master suite with poured free-form Japanese soaking tub
04Arched stained-glass window and grand arch into the kitchen
05Radiant-heated yoga room and dedicated produce processing room
06Detached apartment, detached casita, wood-fired pizza oven

04 — Independence

Operating entirely on its own.

Sunbaked Farm is engineered for full independence. Power, water, climate, and connectivity — all sourced and managed on-site, with a smart-home mesh network coordinating it from anywhere.

Solar & Battery

A 70 kW main solar power system — readily expandable to double its capacity — runs the residence, supported by a dedicated 30 kW greenhouse system. Lithium battery storage carries output through nights and storms, with generator backup for full redundancy.

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Two Solar-Powered Wells

Two independent solar-powered wells feed a 5,000-gallon water storage system, providing capacity for the residence, three greenhouses, and the broader agricultural footprint. No municipal water dependency.

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Radiant Climate Control

Radiant heating systems are integrated throughout the residence. The thermal envelope is engineered specifically for high-desert efficiency, and the property sits in a climate largely free of wildfire, flood, and severe storm exposure.

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Connectivity & Smart Systems

Starlink satellite internet and AT&T cellular keep the estate reachable. A mesh network running Home Assistant manages irrigation, climate, and infrastructure monitoring — all controlled from a smartphone.

05 — The Land

Ten acres, thoughtfully composed.

Beyond the residence, the land unfolds with intention — productive, considered, and entirely contained within the property's boundaries.

The working gardens looking toward the mountains

The working gardens & mountains

03 / 24 Operations Survey

Greenhouses & Gardensi

Three greenhouse spaces — two in soil, one running an operating aquaponic system — anchor sixteen named garden spaces in all, configured for year-round production and run on WiFi-controlled irrigation.

Vineyardii

A small established vineyard with significant room for expansion, complementing a walk-in wine cellar with an 818-bottle rack.

Aviaries & Duck Pondiii

A collection of poultry houses with the ability to partition flocks, connecting to a large open pasture that can be expanded. A separate isolated cage raises chicks, ducks, and quail — all with power and water. An established duck pond completes the setting.

Medicine Wheel & Stone Lighthouseiv

A medicine wheel healing area — a Native American symbol set to the cardinal directions with native mesquite trees, created a decade ago. Nearby, a stone lighthouse hand-built by a farm volunteer anchors the contemplative landscape.

Worm Bins & Organic Inputsv

On-site worm bins produce organic fertilizer. The agricultural operation is configured to be input-self-sufficient as well as energy-independent.

Helicopter Landing Areavi

A graded area that has previously accommodated helicopter landings — the groundwork for direct rotor access from Las Vegas, ready to formalize for an owner who wants it.

06 — Gallery

The property, in frame.

A first look across the residence, the land, and the desert that surrounds it. A full library is available to qualified inquiries.

The kitchen — granite island beneath the arches

The master suite, with its carved bed

Spa bath with blue mosaic and walk-in shower

The radiant-heated yoga room and wood art wall

Dining nook with display nichos

Aquaponic basil under glass

Bananas in the aquaponic greenhouse

Tomatoes growing under glass

The day's heirloom harvest

The flock at the working farm

Ducks at the pond

The garlic harvest, curing

The medicine wheel at dusk

The stone lighthouse at sunset

Desert sunset over the mountains

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35.83° N · 116.04° W

07 — Location

Charleston View, California.

South of Pahrump, Nevada. Thirty minutes from Tecopa's natural hot springs and brewery. One hour from Harry Reid International Airport. Surrounded by mountains with snow caps; one and a half hours to Death Valley National Park; less than two hours to skiing and snowboarding. Dark skies overhead — comets and meteor showers regularly visible. Las Vegas when you want it, silence when you don't.

A desert climate largely free of wildfire, flood, and storm risk.

Pahrump, Nevada
Nearest town

~ 25 min
Tecopa Hot Springs
Natural mineral springs & brewery

~ 30 min
Las Vegas
Harry Reid Intl. Airport

~ 60 min
Death Valley National Park
By road

~ 1.5 hr
Mountain Skiing
Mt. Charleston, Mammoth

< 2 hr

08 — Provenance

A house with a history.

Four decades of desert dreamers built Sunbaked Farm by hand — a lineage that gives the property a character no new construction can buy.

i. Built by the community

A spec home, raised by neighbors

The house began in 1981 to the plans of William Guinn, a former Los Angeles police officer. Neighbors lent their hands — a local friend crafted the doors and doorframes by hand, the slab was mixed on site — and in its first chapter the property ran off-grid on a generator and its own well.

ii. Roland Willey's vision

Charleston View & Cathedral Canyon

Las Vegas attorney Roland Willey opened the region, laying out the roads of Charleston View — streets named alphabetically, Aster to Desert Trail — and building the storied Cathedral Canyon retreat nearby, with its suspension bridge, orchards, statues, and landing strip.

iii. The name is born

Joan & Artie's homestead

Two desert pioneers, Joan and Artie, fell for the land and gave it its enduring name — "Sunbaked." They had the foresight to join three adjoining 2.5-acre parcels into the unified ten-acre homestead that stands today.

iv. A desert gem reborn

Stephen's renovation

Stephen, a physician practicing in Las Vegas and Pahrump, acquired the property at auction and brought it into the modern era — radiant floor heating, wood flooring, high-efficiency windows and doors, a photovoltaic solar system, and a second well to meet the agricultural demand.

The property in 2002, before Stephen's restoration.

It was here that Desert Bloom Eco Farms took root — a solar-powered organic and aquaponic operation that supplied fresh produce to an exclusive circle of Las Vegas Strip restaurants. Today the Sunbaked House awaits its next steward, and its story continues.

Featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal — “Desert aquaponics farm delivers bounty to Las Vegas Strip,” 2017.

09 — The Asset

A property that cannot be built today.

The value of Sunbaked Farm is what it cannot become if approached from raw land in 2026 — under contemporary California permitting, it simply will not be replicated.

i. Irreplaceable Infrastructure

Four decades of approvals, already complete.

Established in the early 1980s and improved continuously since, the property carries two solar-powered wells, mature solar capacity, greenhouse infrastructure, and agricultural configuration — each representing years of approvals and construction that current California permitting timelines do not accommodate.

ii. Cannabis Variance

~100,000 sf cultivation area unlocked.

A granted setback variance reduces the required buffer from property lines — from 200 feet to 50 — unlocking a cultivation area of approximately 100,000 square feet. Optionality for buyers who wish to activate it; entirely passive for those who do not.

iii. Operational Continuity

Existing staff may continue.

Current employees responsible for day-to-day operations of the farm and infrastructure are open to staying on, providing continuity from day one of new ownership.

Private Documentation

A complete file, for serious inquiries.

Qualified prospective buyers are provided private access to architectural plans, the cannabis variance, solar and battery specifications, an aerial survey, property and title documentation, and the property operations manual.

Architectural Plans

Cannabis Variance

Solar & Battery Specs

Aerial Survey

Property & Title

Operations Manual

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10 — Inquiry

Begin a private conversation.

Sunbaked Farm is offered for private inquiry. Submit your details below and we'll respond personally within one business day with a confidential property packet and proposed next steps.

For direct correspondence, the owner may also be reached by telephone or email upon request following initial inquiry.

A self-contained estate in the Mojave.

The estate, in numbers.