Ravishing 1920s Moorish Revival in the Los Feliz Oaks asking $5.5M

Rock the casbah!

The hilltop home was one of the first built in the neighborhood.
Photo by Harrison Schaaf, courtesy of Jenna Cooper/Compass

Less than a square mile in size, the Griffith Park-adjacent enclave known as the Los Feliz Oaks is quite a treasure trove of notable architecture. Sprinkled throughout its curving, hilly streets are fantastic examples of Spanish Colonial, Italianate, Greek, English Tudor, Craftsman, Pre-Columbian, and International Modern-style residences.

Now available in an off-market listing is one of the first homes built in the tract, a 1924 Moorish Revival. Located at 2200 Mountain Oak Drive, a few doors down from the landmark Arzner-Morgan Residence, the home was built for a well-to-do family from Chicago, according to the Los Feliz Improvement Association’s historical survey.

While the hillside property has been around for nearly a century, its Hollywood-glam interior is of very recent vintage, having undergone a thorough revamp overseen by Alexander Design. Measuring 4,042 square feet, it features four bedrooms, three and a half baths, concrete, hardwood, and tile floors, beamed ceilings, wrought iron details, a hand-molded plaster fireplace, built-ins, ample walls of glass, and high-end finishes throughout.

Exterior spaces include a roof deck with built-in furniture and endless views, a newly designed spa and outdoor dining area, and terraced gardens. On an 8,382-square-foot lot, it’s offered with an asking price of $5.5 million. Jenna Cooper of Compass holds the listing.

Slender wrought iron railings provide understated drama to the two-story entry foyer’s staircase.
Tessa Neustadt
The living room features beamed ceilings, built-in niches, and walls of glass.
Tessa Neustadt
The fireplace surround is hand-molded plaster.
Tessa Neustadt
The open-plan kitchen features custom cabinetry outfitted with brass hardware from Liz’s Antique Hardware, a walnut center island, and integrated Thermador appliances.
Tessa Neustadt
Tessa Neustadt
The home has four bedrooms and three and a half baths.
Tessa Neustadt
Tessa Neustadt
The rooftop deck serves up spectacular views.
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The 4,042-square-foot residence has multiple cascading terraces.
Harrison Schaaf

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Well, this is just about perfect and judging from the price the owners know it

By mrjim1 on 10.14.19 3:20pm

nice flip.

By LAoneWay on 10.14.19 3:51pm

It’s missing a Marlboro sign…

By BingoWest on 10.14.19 3:53pm

At this price point you get a Fellini poster

By mrjim1 on 10.14.19 5:23pm

Wowza, but $5 million?

By CodyAmore on 10.14.19 4:19pm

Looks like someone forgot to make the bed.

By RocksDad on 10.14.19 4:33pm

It does look a bit too messy to be considered just casual

By mrjim1 on 10.14.19 6:11pm

Super nice. I think for 5M, they might want to brass plate the drain body on that bathroom sink. Everything else is brass including the floor vent.

By theymustbegiants on 10.14.19 4:48pm

Definitely brass plate the drain body.

Other than that…maybe a bidet? Brass fixtures, of course.

By BingoWest on 10.14.19 6:00pm

It is a nice place with nice views. But over $5 million and no pool?

By S.M.P on 10.14.19 8:07pm

There is a small plunge pool

Better then nothing

By mrjim1 on 10.14.19 10:30pm

Looks like they just built this and redid all the retaining walls. The google view shows it still under construction.

By CaliSon on 10.15.19 11:13am

"The living room features … walls of glass."

Those are typically referred to as "windows"

By iammax on 10.14.19 8:29pm

By bedda on 10.14.19 9:03pm

i laughed out loud

By EReader on 10.14.19 9:39pm

You mean the atmospheric and illumination transfer points?

By mrjim1 on 10.14.19 10:32pm

That’s a bleak remodel to what must have been a spectacular house.

By enter ranting on 10.16.19 11:04am

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