Thursday, February 28, 2013

1650 QUEENS RD, LOS ANGELES,CA 90069

"This international style architectural home designed by Raphael Soriano is perfect for the purist looking for an unique home that was crafted by one of the architects who help define and inspire Mid-Century modern architecture.
This is one of only 12 remaining buildings (out of 50 total) that Soriano built here in Los Angeles. It is sited on a street to street hillside lot and features a pool & private backyard only minutes from the sunset strip. It's a hard to find good pool home in the Sunset Strip area, plus it's elegant clean lines and price under $2,000,000 makes it an excellent find for architectural enthusiasts as long as you don't require panoramic views." -Markus

Marketing Description: 
 The Polito House, Raphael Soriano. Restored three level Bauhaus cube resting on street-to-street lot in lower Sunset Strip. Urbane kitchen, living and dining zones are surrounded by a continuous band of well proportioned horizontal steel casement windows and doors leading to the outside. Master suite and adjacent office or additional bedroom with select city views. 20' high by 10' opaque glass wall washes light - threading the staircase through each volume. Swimmers pool, sunning platforms and bridge to terraced gardens lend to seamless entertaining. A rare example of International, pre mid-century architecture in Los Angeles.  

Offered at $1,895,000

To set up a private showing please call 310.704.4248









 

Friday, February 8, 2013

9116 ST IVES DR, LOS ANGELES 90069

This is my current pick for the best $4-6 million Sunset Strip home available on the market this week. This home was meticulously and tastefully remodeled and will work very well for the purist who desires clean elegant lines and a very controlled color palette. It is located in prestigious lower Doheny and it features amazing floor to ceiling walls of glass built in Switzerland by Vitrocsa which frame the city and ocean views.- Markus  


Marketing Description: 
Located in prestigious Lower Doheny this reconstructed architectural has been meticulously & comprehensively rebuilt w/unparalleled quality, style & design. No expense spared. Main level features light infused great rm w/clerestory windows, Pure trimless lighting, rift cut white oak flrs, fireplace & Vitrocsa windows affording city & ocean views. Gourmet kit w/Miele and Wolf appliances, custom cabinetry, marble counters & cntr island. Mstr wing w/fireplace, switchlite privacy windows, bath w/soaking tub, steam shower & exquisite walk-in closet. Seamlessly connected by floating staircase w/2-story guillotine window, lower level includes family/media room w/surround sound, wet bar & floor to ceiling glass doors that completely open to heated patio, fire feature, outdoor BBQ kitchen, new infinity spa & pool w/Laminar jet fountains. All new systems, 650 bottle wine cellar, laundry room, Crestron audio/video & security, 5 flat screen TV's & Dornbracht fixtures throughout. One of a kind.     


Offered at $5,950,000

To set up a private showing please call 310.704.4248

























           

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

33583 MULHOLLAND HWY, MALIBU 90265

Check out this rare to find trophy 17 acre Architectural Malibu estate by architect Ed Niles. The extraordinary custom glass & steel mega-home with 22' cathedral skylight ceilings is set on a completely private massive knoll with ocean views, a 60x12 foot pool, a 50' helipad, & 25+ car parking, and guest home. This magnificent truly unique property reminds me of a modern day temple or shrine. The $7,995,000 price tag seams reasonable for the opportunity to relax, create and manifest from your own home there everyday.

Marketing Description: 
A gated drive leads to a 17-acre knoll protected by the Santa Monica mountains and enhanced with glimpses of the Pacific and Channel Islands.This linear, steel-framed, steel-clad structure takes cues from the heroic rock escarpment facing it. Two paired rows of columns march down the 200-foot-long sides, with a pitched glass lantern running the length of the house. "Cylinders contain twin bedrooms at the north end and the master suite at the south; at the center lies bowed living-dining room, with study, kitchen, and family room occupying the intermediate areas." An entertaining deck sprawls out from the center living areas and overlooks the pool in the greensward. Below it is a studio or guest house. Another, unfinished studio lies below the the berm of lawn adjacent. Steps lead to a private heli pad. A property not for the faint of heart. (Quotations from Michael Webb's "House Design, Edward R. Niles.)

Offered at $7,995,000
To set up a private showing please call 310.704.4248