Kelly Wearstler's Historic Bev Hills House Hits the Open Market

Kelly Wearstler, the interior designing sprite who dresses like Cyndi Lauper, apparently does know when to dial it back. She and husband Brad Korzen of real estate/hotel firm Kor Group have been trying to sell their pedigreed Beverly Hills house for a couple years now as a pocket listing--it first came up for sale in October 2010, asking $46 million and packed to the gills with the gilded tchotchkes Wearstler has made her name on. It now arrives on the MLS still Wearstler-ized, but pared back just a bit. According to the Pacific Coast Architecture Database, the house was originally built in 1926 as a Spanish Colonial Revival; in 1933 or 1934, William Powell of the Thin Man series came in and commissioned architect James E. Dolena to remodel it into a Hollywood Regency. James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli bought the house in 1969 and sold to Wearstler in Korzen in 2005, who brought in architect Brian Tichenor to do a little freshening up. Per the listing, the main house has seven bedrooms (including two for the help), ten bathrooms, and a dining room; the property also includes a two-bedroom guesthouse, a pool, a tennis court, a screening room, and a gym on 3.2 acres of land. Asking price is $39 million.
· 809 North HILLCREST Rd [Redfin]
· Bosworth, Hobart Van Zandt and Cecile, House, Beverly Hills, CA [PCAD]