40 Clay Cliffe Drive, Excelsior, MN 55331

$5,500,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 6 Square Footage: 8,320 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 49,658 Status: Closed
Current Price: $5,500,000 List Date: 6/16/2023 Last Modified: 8/06/2025

Overview

Description

Incredible setting with extreme privacy on Lake Minnetonka 's only gated community, Clay Cliffe. Magnificent attention to detail on 1.13-acre, Lake Minnetonka, rolling green lot with 100 ft of direct level, sandy Lakeshore and one of the most prestigious neighborhoods. The spectacular home has been completely remodeled and is move in ready. With a new cedar shake and copper roof, new mechanicals and home systems, and beautifully redesigned kitchen, bathrooms, and upper, main, and lower levels, this home will exceed your expectations. Perfect for indoor and outdoor entertaining, it has all the amenities. A large, open, 3200 sf first floor connects beautifully to a spacious, private outdoor patio, heated pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, and vast lakeshore, there's nothing more you need. This home also has a four-car heated garage with additional workshop and storage. If tennis or pickle ball is a hobby, you are in the right neighborhood! Enjoy all the appointed details of this estate property

Listing Details MLS# 6387613

General Property Information

Assoc Mgmt Co. Phone #
844-958-1754
Association Fee Frequency
Annually
Association Mgmt Co. Name
Clay Cliffe
Common Wall
No
Lot Measurement
Acres
Manufactured Home?
No
Multiple PIDs?
No
New Development
No
Number of Fireplaces
3
Road Btwn WF & Home?
No
Waterfront Frontage
100
Waterfront Present
Yes
Year Built
2003
Yearly/Seasonal
Yearly
Zoning
Residential-Single Family
Bath Full
3
Bath Three Quarters
2
Bath Half
Yes
Main Floor Total SqFt
3200
Above Grd Total SqFt
5613
Below Grd Total SqFt
2707
Total SqFt
8320
Total Finished Sqft
8019.00
FireplaceYN
Yes
Lake/Waterfront Name
Minnetonka
Style
(SF) Single Family
Foundation Size
3200
Power Company
Xcel Energy
Association Fee
7486
Garage Stalls
4
Lot Dimensions
171x310xL100x415
Acres
1.14
# Carport Spaces
0
Bath Quarter
0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: Central Air; Zoned Amenities Shared: Beach; Boat Slip; Dock; Hot Tub; In-Ground Sprinkler System; Patio; Tennis Courts Amenities Unit: Boat Slip; Cable; Ceiling Fan(s); Ethernet Wired; Exercise Room; French Doors; Hardwood Floors; Hot Tub; In-Ground Sprinkler; Kitchen Center Island; Multiple Phone Lines; Natural Woodwork; Outdoor Kitchen; Patio; Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet; Security Lights; Security System; Tennis Court; Tile Floors; Walk-In Closet Appliances: Air-To-Air Exchanger; Central Vacuum; Cooktop; Dishwasher; Disposal; Double Oven; Freezer; Iron Filter; Microwave; Range; Refrigerator; Washer; Water Filtration System; Water Osmosis System; Other Association Fee Includes: Lawn Care; Outside Maintenance; Professional Mgmt; Security System; Shared Amenities; Snow Removal; Other Basement: 8 ft+ Pour; Concrete Block; Drain Tiled; Full; Storage/Locker; Sump Pump Bath Description: 3/4 Jack & Jill; Full Jack & Jill; Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Main Floor Full Bath; Upper Level 3/4 Bath; Upper Level Full Bath; Full Primary; Private Primary; 3/4 Basement; Bathroom Ensuite Construction Materials: Brick Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Breakfast Area; Breakfast Bar; Eat In Kitchen; Informal Dining Room; Kitchen/Dining Room; Living/Dining Room; Separate/Formal Dining Room Electric: Circuit Breakers Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope: Level Exterior: Brick/Stone; Metal; Shakes Family Room Characteristics: Family Room; Great Room; Lower Level; Main Level Fencing: Partial Financing Terms: Cash Fireplace Characteristics: 2-Sided; Brick; Gas Burning Fuel: Natural Gas Heating: Forced Air; Hot Water; Humidifier; In-Floor Heating; Zoned Internet Options: Cable Lake Details: Sand Laundry: Common Area; Electric Dryer Hookup; Gas Dryer Hookup; Laundry Room; Main Level Lock Box Type: Supra Lot Description: Accessible Shoreline; Cleared; Irregular Lot Parking Characteristics: Floor Drain; Heated Garage Pool Description: Below Ground; Heated Road Frontage: Private Road Road Responsibility: Association Maintained Road Roof: Age 8 Years or Less; Metal; Shake Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: City Sewer/Connected Special Search: 2nd Floor Laundry; 4 BR on One Level; Main Floor Laundry; Renovated Stories: Two Water: City Water/Connected Waterfront View: Bay; Lake

Contract Information

Off Market Date
2023-06-17
Contingency
None
Closed Date
2023-07-25
Original List Price
5350000
Sales Close Price
5500000
ListPrice
5350000
Owner is an Agent?
No
Auction?
No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number
40
Street Name
Clay Cliffe
Street Suffix
Drive
Postal City
Excelsior
County
Hennepin
State
MN
Zip Code
55331
Complex/Dev/Subdivision
Clay Cliffe

Assessments

Tax With Assessments
47597
Assessment Balance
0

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground
5613
Finished SqFt Below Ground
2406

More Information

Lake Details

Lake Acres
14205
Lake Depth
113
Sand
Yes

Lease Details

Land Leased
Not Applicable

Lock Box Type

Lock Box Source
OTHER
Supra
Yes

Miscellaneous Information

Homestead
Yes

Ownership

Fractional Ownership
No

Parking Characteristics

Garage Square Feet
1400
Floor Drain
Yes
Heated Garage
Yes

Public Survey Info

Range#
23
Section#
28
Township#
117

Office/Member Info

Association
MAAR
MLSID
RMLS

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN
Yes
Legal Description
LOT 004 BLOCK 003 CLAY CLIFFE
Listing City
Excelsior
Map Page
117
Municipality
Tonka Bay
Rental License?
No
School District
Minnetonka
School District Phone
952-401-5000
DNR Lake ID#
27013300
DNR Lake Classification
General Development
Lake Chain
N
Zip Plus 4
9509
Property ID Number
2811723120012
Tax Year
2023
Tax Amount
47597
In Foreclosure?
No
Potential Short Sale?
No
Lender Owned?
No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks
Incredible setting with extreme privacy on Lake Minnetonka 's only gated community, Clay Cliffe. Magnificent attention to detail on 1.13-acre, Lake Minnetonka, rolling green lot with 100 ft of direct level, sandy Lakeshore and one of the most prestigious neighborhoods. The spectacular home has been completely remodeled and is move in ready. With a new cedar shake and copper roof, new mechanicals and home systems, and beautifully redesigned kitchen, bathrooms, and upper, main, and lower levels, this home will exceed your expectations. Perfect for indoor and outdoor entertaining, it has all the amenities. A large, open, 3200 sf first floor connects beautifully to a spacious, private outdoor patio, heated pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, and vast lakeshore, there's nothing more you need. This home also has a four-car heated garage with additional workshop and storage. If tennis or pickle ball is a hobby, you are in the right neighborhood! Enjoy all the appointed details of this estate property
Directions
494 to Hwy 7 West. Go North (right) on Oak Street (CR 19). Turn left on Clay Cliffs Dr

Accessible

None
Yes

Air Conditioning

Central Air
Yes
Zoned
Yes

Amenities Shared

Beach
Yes
Boat Slip
Yes
Dock
Yes
Hot Tub
Yes
In-Ground Sprinkler System
Yes
Patio
Yes
Tennis Courts
Yes

Amenities Unit

Boat Slip
Yes
Cable
Yes
Ceiling Fan(s)
Yes
Ethernet Wired
Yes
Exercise Room
Yes
French Doors
Yes
Hardwood Floors
Yes
Hot Tub
Yes
In-Ground Sprinkler
Yes
Kitchen Center Island
Yes
Multiple Phone Lines
Yes
Natural Woodwork
Yes
Outdoor Kitchen
Yes
Patio
Yes
Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet
Yes
Security Lights
Yes
Security System
Yes
Tennis Court
Yes
Tile Floors
Yes
Walk-In Closet
Yes

Appliances

Air-To-Air Exchanger
Yes
Central Vacuum
Yes
Cooktop
Yes
Dishwasher
Yes
Disposal
Yes
Double Oven
Yes
Freezer
Yes
Iron Filter
Yes
Microwave
Yes
Range
Yes
Refrigerator
Yes
Washer
Yes
Water Filtration System
Yes
Water Osmosis System
Yes
Other
Yes

Association Fee Includes

Lawn Care
Yes
Outside Maintenance
Yes
Professional Mgmt
Yes
Security System
Yes
Shared Amenities
Yes
Snow Removal
Yes
Other
Yes

Basement

8 ft+ Pour
Yes
Concrete Block
Yes
Drain Tiled
Yes
Full
Yes
Storage/Locker
Yes
Sump Pump
Yes

Bath Description

3/4 Jack & Jill
Yes
Full Jack & Jill
Yes
Main Floor 1/2 Bath
Yes
Main Floor Full Bath
Yes
Upper Level 3/4 Bath
Yes
Upper Level Full Bath
Yes
Full Primary
Yes
Private Primary
Yes
3/4 Basement
Yes
Bathroom Ensuite
Yes

Construction Materials

Brick
Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned
Yes

Dining Room Description

Breakfast Area
Yes
Breakfast Bar
Yes
Eat In Kitchen
Yes
Informal Dining Room
Yes
Kitchen/Dining Room
Yes
Living/Dining Room
Yes
Separate/Formal Dining Room
Yes

Electric

Circuit Breakers
Yes

Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope

Level
Yes

Exterior

Brick/Stone
Yes
Metal
Yes
Shakes
Yes

Family Room Characteristics

Family Room
Yes
Great Room
Yes
Lower Level
Yes
Main Level
Yes

Fencing

Partial
Yes

Financing Terms

Cash
Yes

Fireplace Characteristics

2-Sided
Yes
Brick
Yes
Gas Burning
Yes

Fuel

Natural Gas
Yes

Heating

Forced Air
Yes
Hot Water
Yes
Humidifier
Yes
In-Floor Heating
Yes
Zoned
Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee
0

Internet Options

Cable
Yes

Lake/Waterfront

Lake Front
Yes

Laundry

Common Area
Yes
Electric Dryer Hookup
Yes
Gas Dryer Hookup
Yes
Laundry Room
Yes
Main Level
Yes

Lot Description

Accessible Shoreline
Yes
Cleared
Yes
Irregular Lot
Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Patio
Yes
Terrace
Yes

Pool Description

Below Ground
Yes
Heated
Yes

Restriction/Covenants

Mandatory Owners Assoc
Yes

Road Frontage

Private Road
Yes

Road Responsibility

Association Maintained Road
Yes

Roof

Age 8 Years or Less
Yes
Metal
Yes
Shake
Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash
Yes
Conventional
Yes

Sewer

City Sewer/Connected
Yes

Special Search

2nd Floor Laundry
Yes
4 BR on One Level
Yes
Main Floor Laundry
Yes
Renovated
Yes

Stories

Two
Yes

Water

City Water/Connected
Yes

Waterfront View

Bay
Yes
Lake
Yes

Room Information

Second (2nd) Bedroom Dimensions: 15x14 Level: Upper Third (3rd) Bedroom Dimensions: 15x14 Level: Upper Fourth (4th) Bedroom Dimensions: 17x14 Level: Upper Fifth (5th) Bedroom Dimensions: 15x16 Level: Lower Media Room Dimensions: 19x18 Level: Lower Exercise Room Dimensions: 17x14 Level: Lower Sitting Room Dimensions: 15x12 Level: Main Living Room Dimensions: 25x20 Level: Main Dining Room Dimensions: 20x12 Level: Main Kitchen Dimensions: 34x17 Level: Main Office Dimensions: 15x12 Level: Main First (1st) Bedroom Dimensions: 20x22 Level: Upper
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty
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Last Updated: August - 06 - 2025
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