The home in the Fleur du Lac Estates on Lake Tahoe was used for many scenes in “The Godfather Part II,” including the Fredo Corleone lake murder, the Michael and Kay Corleone machine-gun assassination attempt in their bedroom, and the Corleones’ son’s First Holy Communion celebration.
At Tahoe’s water’s edge, the home represented the film version of the Corleone family and their move to Nevada to sell their interests in their Las Vegas casinos as part of the plan to make the mob family more legitimate. Actually located on the California side of the lake, it is now an exclusive development that was originally built in 1938 by 300 workers in just 29 days for industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.
Kaiser and his friends spent time racing their boats on the lake, and he named his enclave Fleur du Lac (Flower of the Lake) after his favorite racing boat. He built a number of structures, clubhouse, yacht club and office buildings.
Now a luxurious private resort, Fleur du Lac spans 15 acres with 22 private townhomes with the yacht club and marina open to all residents. In addition to tennis courts, there is an exercise facility with locker rooms and steam showers, heated pool, jacuzzi and a private beach. The yacht club has a guest apartment named the Kaiser Suite and an outdoor terrace for scenic viewing, a bocce ball court and private marina with personal boat slips. On-site concierge management oversees resort services and there is also a property vehicle and driver available.
The 4,200-square-foot home with four bedrooms and five full baths is located in a prime position, lakeside. Renovated and updated to 21st-century standards, many of its original touches remain, like the interior columns, beamed ceilings and walls of glass with lake and mountain views.
Large stone fireplaces grace the great room, media room, two of the four guest suites and a master suite that turn chilly evenings into warm gathering places. The chef’s kitchen is a beautiful spot for an intimate meal or cheerful breakfast overlooking the lake, but is outfitted on a scale large enough to feed a sizable crowd. The stairs off the foyer lead to the second-floor bedroom suites where the hallway is washed in light shining from the rooftop cupola.
Selling completely furnished and priced at $5.5 million, the home is represented by Katherina Haug, Tahoe City, California, and Craig Miller, Incline Village, Nevada, both of Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty.
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