{"id":3959,"date":"2023-11-23T11:52:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/clothing-optional-seller-hopes-to-shed-naturist-resort-in-silicon-valley-for-32-8m\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:52:33","slug":"clothing-optional-seller-hopes-to-shed-naturist-resort-in-silicon-valley-for-32-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/clothing-optional-seller-hopes-to-shed-naturist-resort-in-silicon-valley-for-32-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing Optional: Seller Hopes To Shed Naturist Resort in Silicon Valley for $32.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s something you don\u2019t come across every day: a naturist, aka clothing optional<\/em>, resort<\/a> is for sale in Los Gatos, CA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The list price for the 112-acre property, and everything on it, is $32.8 million.<\/p>\n

Joe Pollifrone<\/strong>, with Christie\u2019s International Real Estate Sereno-Willow Glen Office, recognized the property as soon as he heard the name.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was born and raised in the area, so I was like, oh my, the Lupin Lodge,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

(Just a quick note that if you do decide to Google the lodge, its website is NSFW.)<\/p>\n

Sign of the listing\u2019s past life<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

\u2018Haven for nudists\u2019<\/h2>\n

The Lupin Lodge has been a nudist resort since 1935. Current owner Lori Stout<\/strong> has been operating the place since her late husband, who had owned the property since 1978, died.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s getting to be a bit too much for her. So she\u2019s parting ways with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a beloved haven for nudists in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and they have a really big following,\u201d Pollifrone says, adding that a nearby highway makes for easy access. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful site, and it\u2019s serene and private.\u201d<\/p>\n

Restaurant<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Interior<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Yurts<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

There is a restaurant with a large deck as well as 19 cabins, 16 yurts, and campsites. There are also several sport courts, including tennis, pickleball, and volleyball, plus a large pool and hiking trails.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s got outdoor stages, so they\u2019ve had concerts there,\u201d Pollifrone says. \u201cAnd they\u2019ve got plenty of room for parking, with 242 parking spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a permit already in place can sweeten the deal for a potential buyer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s got this extensive user permit, which allows for the addition of an 18-room lodge and a conference center and also eight more cabins, a gym or multipurpose building, a bathroom facility, another pool, and two spas,\u201d Pollifrone explains.<\/p>\n

Land<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Cabin<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

The serene setting, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, is in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

Pollifrone thinks the property could morph into a conference center, wellness or recovery retreat, or even an entertainment venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a vineyard a long time ago, so we\u2019re thinking a vineyard with a winery and a lodge with a music venue for possible concerts,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the resort\u2019s current guests, though, all of these potential facilities would probably require clothing.<\/p>\n

Pollifrone adds that he doesn\u2019t believe the place will remain a naturalist resort.<\/p>\n

The members \u201cwould love to do that, but there\u2019s a very small chance of it, because [the asking price] is such a big number,\u201d he says. \u201cWe are going to hit up a lot of these other nudist resorts, but I just I don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to have those kinds of funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pool<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Volleyball court<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

The property could use some updates and catch-up on deferred maintenance. Pollifrone notes that while everything is in working order, the place will \u201cneed an infusion of money\u201d before it can reach its full potential.<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

Blake Cardoza\/ Water Tower Creative<\/p>\n

Pollifrone says many fellow agents have asked him how he got the listing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I was not a member of the Lupin Lodge\u2014that\u2019s not how I got the listing,\u201d he laughs. The seller \u201cfound me off the internet, because I have recently sold quite a few [unique] properties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of the listing, taking property photographs of a clothing-optional setting was a bit of a challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were little issues\u2014like when my photographer and videographer and drone guy went over there, we had to notify everybody,\u201d Pollifrone says. \u201cWith the drone, we had to make sure we had no naked people in the video.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cIt really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for somebody to develop this property. There\u2019s just nothing else like it out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com Here\u2019s something you don\u2019t come across every day: a naturist, aka clothing optional, resort is for sale in Los Gatos, CA. The list price for the 112-acre property, and everything on it, is $32.8 million. Joe Pollifrone, with Christie\u2019s International Real Estate Sereno-Willow Glen Office, recognized the property as soon as he heard the…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}