The home, with stunning views of Echo Canyon, Piestewa Peak, Mummy Mountain and the Phoenix city lights, sold in June for US$3.1 million.

The superstar couple are big fans of modern architecture, proven when they bought the Razor House in La Jolla, California, in 2019 for US$20.8 million – well down from the original listing price of around US$30 million.

The Razor House is an ultra-modern home with commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and has been used in Visa Black Card and Calvin Klein commercials.

The common denominator in the Keys-Beatz choice of homes is clearly for them to be extremely modern, with stunning long-range views. Though they loved their Phoenix getaway home, time restraints due to work obligations made it almost impossible to enjoy the property the way they had intended. Gated and located at the end of a cul-de-sac, the Phoenix house measures 7,050 sq ft with four bedrooms and six baths.

Rooms are spacious and focus on the views. Special features include an 800-bottle wine room, a wet bar, home theatre/game room, an eat-in chef’s kitchen with pantry, a six-car garage with a lift to the main living area and an infinity pool and spa.

The master suite also commands stunning views, is spacious enough for the grand piano as seen in the home’s listing photographs, and has a huge dressing room walk-in wardrobe along with a private terrace.

The couple’s current home, Razor House, ranks near the top of any list of the best contemporary homes found anywhere in the US from Los Angeles to the Hamptons. Built in 2007, the home extends several stories below the ground so that each roof forms a terrace to the adjacent upper floor. The centre of the structure is hollowed out, creating a perimeter house wrapped around an open courtyard with stunning views out and even through the house.

The main house has 10,240 sq ft of living space, including two master suites, two additional bedrooms, six baths, two steam rooms/showers, gym, rooftop spa and built-in outdoor BBQ. The master suite baths include showers and free-standing tubs as well as wardrobes. The detached multilevel guest house has 1,300 sq ft and includes two bedrooms and two baths, each with separate entry points on different levels.

Both Keys and Beatz have curtailed performing and travelling during Covid-19, but Keys performed a medley of songs at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in May that were from her 2001 breakthrough album “Songs in A Minor”, while Beatz is expected to lead a tribute to DMX at Summer Jam 2021 on August 22.

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