Another one of Los Feliz’s grand dames is now up for grabs. Located on a half-acre lot at the corner of Vermont and Aberdeen avenues, near stately period revivals by Wallace Neff, Elmer Grey, and Stiles O. Clements, the 1930 Mediterranean Revival was designed by Gene Verge, a Beaux-Arts trained architect whose projects included the Buster Keaton Estate in Beverly Hills, and the Jonathan Club building in Santa Monica.
Completed for an estimated cost of $40,000, the two-story residence contains five bedrooms and six and a half baths. Its period features include a dramatic winding staircase with elaborate wrought iron railing and stained glass window, arched doorways and niches, coffered and beamed ceilings, French doors, a carved plaster fireplace, a wood-paneled dining room, hand-painted Spanish tile, original sconces, and an original York Safe.
The home appears to have undergone a fair amount of remodeling, most notably in its kitchen, bathrooms, and basement, which has been outfitted with a theater, a sound studio, and a gym with sauna and steam room. Outside, there’s a swimming pool with spa, a pergola-shaded dining patio, a sizable lawn, and a three-car garage.
Listed with Peter Kinnaird and Sarah Pearson of Compass, the Griffith Park-adjacent property is asking $7.995 million.
Comments
This is a beautiful home in a great location, but for 8 million I would think there’d be a tennis court and a view, there’s not Also, what is going on with that kitchen floor?
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 9:01am
Yeah $8M seems like a lot for this property. I would have guessed closer to the $5M range.
By DoctorVenkman on 02.19.20 9:02am
You can get Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman’s old house in Holmby Hills designed by Paul Williams and used in the movie "Mommie Dearest" for $6,750,000
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 9:29am
Mr. Jim-This house is not for sale and when it was it sat on the market for over 3 months in 2018. I was shown this house to buy before it went on market.
It is right on Beverly Glen (busy street), in Little Holmby which is not nearly as desired location as Holmby Hills. And across the street there is a massive mega mansion on multiple lots being built that I was told was going to take 3 years of noisy construction to complete.
Finally, it needs a complete restoration. So you cant compare the house featured in article which is fully restored to this property. Bad example pal.
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 2:27pm
Price History for 333 S Beverly Glen Blvd
Date Price Event
01/29/2020 $6,750,000
Pending
01/17/2020 $6,750,000
Listed For Sale
Perhaps you can take your concerns up with Trulia
Since we only have vague info on either house we can only offer a general comparison to make conversation. I hope you have since found a lovely 7-8 million dollar mansion to call home
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 2:58pm
Still a bad example. Unrestored vs restored property.
Who even goes on Trulia anymore? Mr. Jim who doesn’t actually buy homes but fancies himself a property critic.
I bet you haven’t even been in the Los Feliz house. Until you have, save your "awkward layout, too much money, really screwed it up" comments to yourself.
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 3:19pm
So, the Los Feliz house is YOUR house? Well good luck, buddy, you’ll need it
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 3:27pm
100% not mine.
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 4:22pm
But your response just proves my point.
You haven’t actually seen the house in person so to make comments like that based on 5 pictures is just ignorant.
Just like posting the Paul Williams house that you have never seen in person either.
If you fancy yourself a real estate Curbed "comments section" critic at least do your homework pal.
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 4:31pm
If you have no pony in this race then who cares what you think?
Thanks for playing, you have a wonderful day
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 6:34pm
Spoken like a true coward who hides behind the computer insulting people.
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 6:38pm
MrJim-Next time one of my properties comes up (and it isn’t this one pal) I’ll gladly give you a private tour and answer any questions you have. Then you can post whatever comments you wish. Sound fair?
By Ravid Dyu on 02.19.20 6:42pm
THAT FLOOR GAVE ME MY FIRST, AND VERY HOPEFULLY LAST VIOLENT, EPILEPTIC FIT. And I’m not even epileptic!! Whomever chose that tile and o.k.’ed it should be beaten, thoroughly.
By Architecture Afficianado on 02.20.20 7:17pm
Nice house. I have no idea what some of this stuff is worth and I don’t really care. I also find that tile treatment on the kitchen floor is a bit much – needs to be toned down. Not too into the hodgepodge of tile on the walls downstairs either.
By LAoneWay on 02.19.20 9:41am
It has a bad main floor plan, and it looks like someone took advantage of the open box sale at the tile store.
By enter ranting on 02.19.20 10:11am
This house and its remodel was featured a few years ago on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing show. It sat on the market with a super high price tag for a long long time after an extensive remodel. The original Vermont address was considered a bummer and one of those sterling realtors, maybe Josh Flagg, had the idea to change the street address to Aberdeen to remove the Vermont stigma and all the summer traffic at the Greek.
By ladesignguy on 02.19.20 11:11am
Good info, this is just too much money for what it is
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 11:53am
Department of Urban Archaeology: Where was the door from the dining room to the inevitable butlers’ pantry? Where was the servants’ stairway? Guessing that the family room was the formal dining room, the current dining room was a study, there was a butlers pantry where the breakfast nook is now. That would have provided a good barrier between the kitchen and servant zone, and the reception rooms. There was probably a stairway above the stairs to the lower level that ended up in the upstairs foyer. I wish they would leave these old houses alone.
By keenplanner on 02.19.20 12:20pm
You bring up some very valid points. The house was poorly reconfigured at some point making the layout awkward and difficult to navigate. There is no direct access from the kitchen to the now dining room and that family room with the three cutouts is lame. Someone really screwed with the original intent of this house and wants new owners to pay for their mistakes
By mrjim1 on 02.19.20 12:48pm
Lovely home, no complaints except price.
By Underling2 on 02.19.20 12:46pm
The dining room looks more like a library than a dining room.
By Mildred Fillmore on 02.19.20 2:54pm
Nice looking house.
By Topaz113 on 02.19.20 6:43pm
Yes, nice looking house, I agree, certainly more than I’ll ever aspire to. But nothing rings my bells given the price and the very contemporary and somewhat inconsistent style of the remodel. No big sin here, however. A lot of the square footage given over to a basement remodel. The "flow" of the space is not exactly gracious, again given the price and the square footage.
By kcp1 on 02.19.20 8:11pm
House looks pretty good with a thorough resto/renovation but WHOMEVER COMMITTED THAT CERAMIC OR PORCELAIN TERRORISM on the kitchen floor and the lower level should be IN PRISON FOR A YEAR. The kitchen floor had me in my first, SERIOUS epileptic fit and I had to rip my shoe off and bite on it or I woulda’ bitten my tongue OFF.
By Architecture Afficianado on 02.20.20 7:14pm
$8 million and a professional photographer (I’m assuming) and no one thought to replace the burnt out bulb in what-looks-like the foyer’s chandelier?
By Mickeymod on 02.23.20 2:02am