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Architectural Homes in West Hollywood

This weekend marks the kickoff of Modernism Week, Palm Springs’annual celebration of all things midcentury modern, according to a New York Times article. 
One of the highlights is “Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler,” an exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum. http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/seeing-things-donald-wexler-desert-modernist/?src=twrhp

 

825 N. Kings Road
Fred Henry, manager of Rodeo Realty’s Sunset Strip office, noted that if you’re staying in Los Angeles, we have our own architectural properties on display in West Hollywood. They are open during the weekend from 1:00 to 4:00.
John Galich Group has 825 N. Kings Road, #17. Visit: http://www.825northkingsroad.com/
The property,  by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, won the 2008 AIA National Housing Award.


825 N. Kings Road kitchen





The building was designed to complement the renowned Schindler House next door. Interlocking lime-green and Redwood volumes blend light, materials and color to create the sculptural façade and expansive courtyard.

The rear upper unit offers views, light and wonderful features including Boffi kitchen with Miele & Viking appliances. It has dark hardwood floors, flat screens and is wired for music throughout. It’s one of the best buildings in West Hollywood.



1400 Hayworth Ave.



Peter Schwartz and Jonathan Fritts’ have 1400 N. Hayworth Ave: http://www.1400hayworth.com/
Located in an architecturally significant mid-century “lanai” building, the top-floor corner unit has a true foyer that leads into a living room with dramatic soaring ceilings, wood floors, and large double-height windows.



1400 Hayworth Ave. interior



The kitchen has been smartly renovated with maple cabinets, granite counters, great appliances. The bedroom is spacious with beamed ceilings.
The complex has a large pool in the center courtyard. It’s the heart of West Hollywood, with all the amenities of the city and the Sunset Strip in immediate proximity.
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David Krumholtz Sunset Strip Area Home

Allyson Carter of Rodeo Realty recently listed the Sunset Strip area home of actor David Krumholtz.

The actor is well known for playing Professor Charlie Eppes in the television series “Numb3rs.”

In addition to his work on Numb3rs, Krumholtz appeared as Goldstein in the films “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and its sequel “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.”

A few of his other credits include playing Bernard in “The Santa Clause” and acting in motion pictures such as “Slums of Beverly Hills,” and “I Love You, Man.”

The listing is featured in L.A. Times Hot Properties at: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-hotprop-david-krumholtz-20110217,0,6384749.story

Known as “El Castillo,” the home includes approx. 4,000+ square feet of living space, four bedrooms including 2 master suites, four baths, commercial grade elevator, gourmet eat-in kitchen, dining room, and separate living room with hand carved high ceilings.

The estate is gated from the street and well equipped for entertaining, with indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces, outdoor spa and plenty of parking. The home is priced at $2,175,000. Allyson Carter is doing an open house this Sunday (Feb. 20) from 1pm to 4pm. The property web site is http://www.8054fareholm.com/

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Ultimate Hollywood Hills Bachelor Pad

Yesterday, E! News filmed a spot at one of Patrick Newman’s listings in the Hollywood Hills. The 6,500 square foot home on Sunset Plaza Drive is the ultimate bachelor pad.
And, it has been rented to a string of celebrities over the years and been used as a shoot location for two of E!’s reality shows. Here are a few highlights.
* Author/actor Fabio lived in the house when he was getting his start in LA in the early 1990s.
* Russell Simmons, co-founder of the hip hop label Def Jam, leased the home.
* Diddy rented it for a week.
* E! reality show “Love is in the Heir” was filmed there.
* Denise Richards shot in the home for E!’s reality show “It’s Complicated”
* Director Michael Caton-Jones rented the home (Doc Hollywood, The Jackal, Basic Instinct 2).
* Professional athletes are constantly approaching the owner about renting the house, because it’s perfectly set-up to be a party pad.
The four bedroom, 5.5 bath architectural home, owned by English glamour photographer Richard Franklin, has seven stories to play with. He has essentially made the whole house into his photo studio and work of art.
A few of the cool features include: a two-story waterfall, theater with floor-to-ceiling movie screen, gorgeous pool and deck, a two-level disco tricked out with high end sound system and lights, grotto with hot tub, casino, gym, eagle’s nest deck on the top of the house, and jet liner views.
Norman, who works with Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office, listed the home for $7.5 million. It’s also available for lease.
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Real Estate Couples

With today being Valentine’s Day, it seemed appropriate to highlight some of Rodeo Realty’s couples who are also real estate teams. How do they do it? How do these couples also work successfully as professional partners?

The answer boils down to synergy, according to four of those teams.

“Clients tell us there are a couple different pieces to why they like working with us,” said Steve Goldbaum of The Gold Team in Northridge. His wife is Teri Goldbaum.
“We each have unique abilities and personalities. The combination creates a synergy that allows us to achieve our client’s goals. She dots the I’s, crosses the T’s, and does our marketing. My job is more about being out there working with clients to buy, build or sell homes.”
David and Michelle Cohan of the Calabasas office say there are pros and cons to being a married couple and professional real estate team. “Our priorities are clients, work, kids and being a couple,” said David Cohan. “But sometimes it’s hard to just say ‘How are you?’ and not talk about work.” Communication is everything, he added.

One of David’s strengths is going out and showing homes for long stretches of time. One of Michelle’s strengths is seeing the potential in a home and understanding its floor plan, history and the like.

When meeting with clients, David and Michelle speak to each other’s strong points. They also have to communicate information effectively with the rest of their real estate team.

When it comes right down to it, David also knows how to keep the peace. “The most important thing about working together is me accepting that Michelle is boss,” he said lightheartedly.

Desiree and Gregg Zuckerman of the Calabasas and Beverly Hills offices also have a clear understanding of who does what.

“Gregg does most of the behind the scenes work and I do everything on camera -so to speak,” said Desiree.
Gregg excels at taking care of the weekly advertisements, technology stuff such as making sure computers are doing what they should, and the organizational side of the business. Desiree does most of the home showings, inspections and anything else needed to close on the sale or purchase of a property.
Ken Bryant and Barbe Nance of the Studio City office have been in real estate together for the past decade.
“Some clients really like working with both the male and female sides,” said Barbe.
Ken works on the computer related parts of the business, paperwork, and going over sales materials with a fine tooth comb to find mistakes. He’s also good at initiating client relationships. Barbe works more on the sales side. Clients look to her for technical details about real estate.

The duo works closely on developing sales strategies for each home. “When we’re working with clients we always have a brainstorming session, a lot of back and forth,” said Ken. “Like they say, two heads are better than one.”

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Joe Babajian showing Bel Air estate

Beverly Hills agent Joe Babajian recently gave a tour of one of his ultra-lux listings to Beautiful Homes & Great Estates. The 12,300 square foot, nine bedroom, 11 bath home is listed for $22,500,000.

The estate is Tim Morrison’s latest masterpiece. Situated on a completely private 1.6 acre promontory in prime Bel Air, it commands unending views from the Pacific Ocean to Century City to downtown 

The re-imagined 1930’s style Colonial compound has large entertaining areas, media room, gorgeous milk-painted paneled salon and grand master suite occupying the entire upper level.

Oaks and manicured gardens lead to a grand pool overlooking the entire city . Two guest residences, destination gym, a separate maid’s apartment and a pool change room round out the estate.

See the property information at: http://www.joebabajian.com/current-listings/202/874-stradella-road/

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Oakshire Drive Estate

Homeowner lore says this Old Hollywood gem was once a guest house on the estate of silent film era icon Rudolph Valentino.
Could be. The Latin Lover’s Whitley Heights home, later torn down to make way for the Hollywood Freeway, was located only a few miles away. The homes also share similar Spanish villa architecture.
See the property on Luxist’s Estate of the Day: http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/06/oakshire-drive-estate-of-the-day/
The 2,276 square foot, 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath walled and gated Spanish villa was originally built in 1924, and is currently on the market for $1,295,000. Carol and Jim Shogren of Rodeo Realty’s Sunset Strip office are the listing agents.
The classic living room has vaulted ceilings, exposed and carved wooden beams, leaded glass window and a raised fireplace. The master bedroom and music room open onto another patio with a soaking tub. Iron work gates accent the home’s entrance.
The house was recently expanded with updated bathrooms and kitchen. The country kitchen opens to one of the outdoor patios that has dining and living spaces. There is also a built-in barbecue on the patio for entertaining.
The home is situated on a double lot. Award winning designer, John Greenlee, designed the landscaping for the second lot with natural grasses, succulents and a vegetable garden.
Greenlee’s designs are featured in The San Diego Zoo, Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, and private residencies all over the world.
The property web site is: http://3138oakshiredrive.com/
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Million Dollar Listing Season 4 – The Highest Offer – Video – Bravo TV Official Site

It has been a been a big week of media exposure for Rodeo Realty agents. See the past few blog entries to get a taste of what they’ve been up to.

The latest fun fact is that Todd Bernstein, Ken Zietz and other Woodland Hills agents were on an episode of Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing.”
Just so you know what a couple of the agents look like, here are their photos. Bernstein is featured prominently in the video and photos.
Todd Bernstein
 
Ken Zietz
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The Alfred F. Rosenheim Mansion

Rodeo Realty agents Joe Babajian and Brad Downs, both of the company’s Beverly Hills office, made a splash today on Huffington Post and Curbed LA.
The agents are co-listing a landmark historic home designed and owned by quite the historic figure in Los Angeles.
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument #660, otherwise known as the Alfred F. Rosenheim mansion, is located in the Country Club Park area of Los Angeles.
Listed for $4.5 million, the 10,440 square foot, six bedroom, five bathroom home has a three-story main house plus a grand ballroom (formerly a chapel) that’s currently used as a recording studio. It sits on almost an acre of land.
The house has Tiffany stained glass windows, Tiffany light fixtures, Tiffany leaded glass display cases, and a museum-quality set of Tiffany glass doors.
Additional features include wood paneling, wood floors, six vintage tile fireplaces, and beamed ceilings, among other touches.
The formal dining room features antique gold and silver leaf hand painted ceilings. And a large solarium overlooks the private grounds. The property’s web site is: http://www.1120westchester.com/.
Architect Alfred Rosenheim, known for designing Los Angeles monuments such as downtown’s Hellman Building, the Hamburger Department Store, and the Eugene W. Britt House, designed this as a home for himself in the early 1900s, according to the Huffington Post and Curbed LA.
To contact Joe Babajian, call (310) 623-8800 or visit his web site at: http://www.joebabajian.com/. Brad Downs can be reached at (310) 435-3225.
(Photo credit: Cameron Carothers Photography)
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Brittany Murphy's Former Home in the Hollywood Hills

Aitan Segal of Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office is handling the sale of actress Brittany Murphy’s former home in the Hollywood Hills, according to recent news reports.
Murphy, well-known for her roles in movies such as “Clueless” and “8 Mile” passed away in December 2009. The home was left to her mother, Sharon Murphy, said the Hollywood Reporter. 
To see the latest news about the home, visit the Hollywood Reporter’s story at: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brittany-murphy-s-house-avoid-94707
The 8,000 square foot, five bedroom, five bath Mediterranean estate was built in 1997. It is located north of Sunset Blvd. on a private cul-de-sac with amazing city views. The list price is $4,995,000.
The home has soaring ceilings, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, large living room, French doors opening to a pool and gardens that overlook the city. It also has an incredible master suite, gym, office, motor court, four car garage, among other amenities.
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San Marino Home Sales

YanYan Zhang, an agent with Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office, was quoted extensively in a front page story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times. The story points out how home prices keep climbing in the San Gabriel Valley community of San Marino. And Asian home buyers and investors are helping to fuel that trend.
YanYan Zhang, who covers areas such as San Marino, Pasadena and Bel Air, advertises quite a bit in Chinese publications, according to the LA Times. She also travels to China every couple months to meet clients and get referrals.
Zhang has close to a decade of experience selling and explaining investment properties and services to real estate investors and financial services sales personnel. She also works closely with property owners and consumers.
She also facilitates presentations both nationally and internationally on topics ranging from how to find income properties under the market, to the business of 1031 tax deferral strategies. She speaks Chinese Mandarin fluently and attended Beijing University and the Beijing National Sports Academy.

Outside of real estate, Zhang has worked on stage at both the Academy Awards and the American Music Awards.
She can be contacted at (310) 724-7100 or YanYan@rodeore.com
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