Neutra’s Bonnet House in the Hollywood Hills seeks $1.8M

Published in Architectural Record and Arts & Artists magazines, the Bonnet House by Richard Neutra located in the Hollywood Hills was (and still is) widely hailed by critics.

2 bd / 2 ba

$1,795,000

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Known for integrating his architectural homes into their surroundings, Neutra designed the Bonnet House as a series of cubes angled into a steep hillside.

The 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence is brilliantly sited to maximize Southwest views of the surrounding Hollywood Hills and the twinkling City lights below.

Dwell magazine reports David Hay, a Los Angeles based playwright and journalist, carefully restored and updated the interior with no changes to the original floor plan but added new electrical, plumbing, central air conditioning, along with adding Wi-Fi, plasmas digital TV and wired sound.

Noteworthy features – like International Style ribbon windows and a mobile glass wall leading to a flagstone view deck – incorporates indoor-outdoor living in every room.

Other features include a light-filled wood accented great room that flows into two patios, top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen, sexy master bathroom, a glass-walled master bedroom with an open hearth fireplace and rare curved details that echo Neutra’s Kaufman House of the same area. Private landscaped grounds based on the original plans with a mix of mature foliage, new garden planting and terraces throughout.

Asking price is $1.795M.

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Listing courtesy of Ilana Gafni & Crosby Doe – Crosby Doe

J.J. Mulvihill Residence and Lyle Design Studio in Sierra Madre seeks $1.6M

Two residences in Sierra Madre sited on a generous, hillside lot with one aptly described “Like an ocean liner poised on a promontory.”

3 bd / 5 ba

$1,590,000

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The J.J. Mulvihill Residence was built in 1949 by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris (a Richard Neutra apprentice.) Harris developed his own architectural style that “is characterized by a careful use of materials and clean, fluid spaces.” Unlike the three-storied Mary and Lee Blair Residence and Studio, Harris designed that mimics the levels of the hillside it rests on, the Mulvihill residence juts up and across in a powerful horizontal form against its mountainous backdrop. The 2,000-square-foot, three-level home celebrates Harris’ multivalent approach to architecture and features a prow of glass, grey-green painted redwood, and red brick.

Built in 1986, the two-story John T. Lyle design studio is located off to the side. At first glance the studio’s sharp roof angles and seemingly random custom windows of all shapes and sizes appears to clash with Harris’ calm, boxy volume above but yet it somehow blends with Harris’s design and the surrounding landscape.

Asking price is $1.590M.

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Listing courtesy of Matthew Berkley, Scott Lander & Barbara Lamprecht – Deasy Penner

Buff, Straub & Hensman’s stunning Thomson House in Pasadena is up for grabs

Restored to museum quality perfection, Buff, Straub & Hensman’s Thomson House in Pasadena is up for grabs.

3 bd / 3 ba

$1,695,000

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Winner of Pasadena‘s 2012 Preservation Award, the residence is located on a hillside lot in the Poppy Peak Historic District in the San Rafael Hills neighborhood.

Along with all new systems, including plumbing, electrical, roof, and zoned HVAC, virtually every surface was restored or rebuilt to exacting detail. LA Times says former owners, Christophe Burusco and Scott Lander of historic preservation firm Lander Design, “carefully erased the wear-and-tear of five decades, returning the home once photographed by Julius Shulman to its Midcentury origins.”

The three bedroom, three bathroom soaring 2-story glass and wood structure features board-and-batten walls, white Formica counters along with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and Miele appliances in the kitchen, cork-tile flooring, a brick fireplace, Shoji sliding screens, redwood decks, and stunning San Gabriel Mountain and city views.

Widely published, the home is an important example of the Case Study architects’ early post and beam work and comes with the added perk of Mills Act tax savings for its next lucky owner.

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Listing courtesy of Jimmy Wilson – Deasy Penner

Dreamy 1970s post and beam in Glendale’s Scholl Canyon seeks a second owner

After 40 years this dreamy post and beam in Glendale’ Scholl Canyon, designed by architect Richard Kemp and built for his family, seeks a second owner.

4 bd / 3 ba

$1,595,000

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A winding driveway leads to the 1978 dwelling sited on 1.4 acres. Adjacent to 20-acres of open space preserve and Scholl Canyon golf course, the home cantilevers above a creek, offers a pool, and is surrounded by a forest of oaks and sycamore trees.

Clad with generous amounts of wood the interior features beamed ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room oriented to maximize sunset views, spacious kitchen with original-looking cabinets, and a fireplace sporting a stunning copper mantel.

The asking price is $1.595 million.

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Listing courtesy of Randy Abrams & Adam Bray-Ali – Podley

Allyn E. Morris’ Aldama Apartments in Highland Park seeks $700K

While most modernist architects favored simple boxes, Allyn E. Morris “was the king of the cantilever. The architect craved the horizontal line and seemingly tried to stretch it to infinity – most evident in his 1961 Aldama Apartments in Highland Park.”

4 bd / 2 ba

$699,900

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Sited on a hillside parcel the commanding 2-story dwelling showcases Morris’ signature design feature. Inside the roughly 800-square-foot unit offers two bedrooms, one bath with skylights, double height living room with large expanses of sliding glass leading out to a balcony, hardwood floors, and a large back yard with mature trees.

Morris, an engineer turned architect, worked alongside “Frank Lloyd Wright, Calvin Straub, and Lloyd Wright, and was particularly enamored of R. M. Schindler’s free-flowing designs.” Schindler was such an influence in his work An Architectural Guidebook of Los Angeles says the apartments “Evoke the spirit of Schindler’s apartment houses of the 1920s and 1930s.”

The apartments are among a collection of mid-century gems Morris left us that include his own studio and residence, Morris Studio, in Silver Lake, Lago Vista condos in Echo Park, and the insanely stunning Bubeck Residence in Glassell Park.

The apartments were last listed in 2015 for $670K but never sold. Now listed for $699,900 it has an accepted offer with 8 (yes, 8!) back up offers.

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Listing courtesy of Eric Delgado – Keller Williams

Irving Gill’s historic Miltimore House in South Pasadena seeks $4M

Irving Gill dotted California with architecturally significant homes like the Miltimore House in South Pasadena.

5 bd / 3 ba

$4,000,000

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Sited on .63-acres the landmark was designed in 1911 for Mrs. Paul Miltimore and is said to be Gill’s most significant surviving residence in Southern California.

Listed #11 on South Pasadena’s Register of Cultural Heritage Landmarks, it’s also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Owned by only three families since first built the residence retains original features that include hardwood floors, lathe and plaster walls, French doors, casement windows, two fireplaces, and sinks and tubs encased in magnesite.

Known for his nature-inspired designs, everything from the tree-lined street filled with hundred-year-old oak trees to the residence’s surrounding landscape brings nature’s beauty right to your door.

First time on the market in 66 years the residence is listed with an asking price of $4 million.

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Listing courtesy of Crosby Doe & Ilana Gafni – Crosby Doe

Rarely available unit at The Shoreham in West Hollywood seeks $875K

Here’s your chance to own a historic architectural unit in West Hollywood, rarely up for grabs.

1 bd / 1 ba

$875,000

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The Shoreham, a historic 15-unit landmark built by MGM Studios in 1937, is tucked away in its own tranquil oasis, not too far from the Sunset Strip.

Once home to legendary stars of the big screen such as Marlene Dietrich, Kathryn Hepburn, and Olivia de Havilland the stylishly updated large one bedroom, one bath upper unit maintains all the elegance and charm of a bygone era.

Features include a foyer entry, dark wood floors, a large living room with an enormous bay window that captures the green scenery of the surrounding trees, a proper dining room, bright kitchen, center hallway, bedroom, and a luxurious bath.

Last sold January 2018 for $735K. Asking price is $875K.

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Listing courtesy of Cassandra Corum – Sotheby’s International Realty