Archinect - News 2024-10-31T19:13:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150426855/owners-of-marilyn-monroe-s-last-residence-sue-los-angeles-for-right-to-demolish-it Owners of Marilyn Monroe's last residence sue Los Angeles for right to demolish it Alexander Walter 2024-05-08T18:27:00-04:00 >2024-05-09T14:50:51-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d10c0886cd8f82c359c770be0580253b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Alleging an "abuse of power" by Los Angeles city officials, the owners of Marilyn Monroe's former Brentwood home are suing the city to block an effort to have the structure declared a historic-culture landmark, which would prevent its demolition. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit [...] alleges "illegal and unconstitutional conduct" by the city "with respect to the house where Marilyn Monroe occasionally lived for a mere six months before she tragically committed suicide 61 years ago."</p></em><br /><br /><p>The <em>LA Times</em> (which has been <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-01-22/owners-of-marilyn-monroes-home-fight-landmark-status-l-a-s-cultural-heritage-commission-votes-to-save-it" target="_blank">reporting on the story</a> since January of this year when the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission recommended landmark status for the former Monroe residence) <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-07/billionaires-sue-l-a-for-right-to-demolish-marilyn-monroes-house" target="_blank">writes</a> that the lawsuit was filed by billionaire heiress Brinah Milstein and her TV producer husband Roy Bank, who also own the home next door and purchased the contested mansion in 2023 with the intent to demolish it and merge both properties.</p> <p>The preservation fight involving the Marilyn Monroe house follows the public uproar over the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150424901/chris-pratt-and-katherine-schwarzenegger-demolish-craig-ellwood-s-1950-zimmerman-house-raising-ire-online" target="_blank">demolition of Craig Ellwood's 1950 Zimmerman House</a> in Los Angeles by its new owners, actor Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, last month.<br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150425281/eric-owen-moss-first-la-home-relists-for-10-95-million Eric Owen Moss’ first LA home relists for $10.95 million Josh Niland 2024-04-25T18:39:00-04:00 >2024-04-30T13:10:46-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/716ac80791eda6325670880d0e04f752.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/318272/eric-owen-moss" target="_blank">Eric Owen Moss</a>&rsquo; first residential design in Los Angeles, the 1991 Constellation 167 home in Brentwood, has hit the market courtesy of <a href="https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-1196-bve9fq/167-south-westgate-avenue-brentwood-los-angeles-ca-90049" target="_blank">Sotheby&rsquo;s International Realty</a> for a listed price of $10.95 million. The home had previously been listed by Compass and Sotheby&rsquo;s for $12 million <a href="https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/eric-owen-moss-los-angeles-house-nicole-nagel-1235241857/" target="_blank">last fall</a> before being put up again for the lower price, held exclusively by the latter.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/6592c9fce0fb45a285910a5ee829c91c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/6592c9fce0fb45a285910a5ee829c91c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Wayne Ford, image courtesy Sotheby's International Realty</figcaption></figure><p>The 5,476-square-foot design includes four bedrooms and 5 full baths and sits on just a quarter-acre parcel. It has appeared several times in various television shows (R.I.P. <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm</em>) and is distinctive of Moss&rsquo; warped style, which was later repeated in 2022&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150312501/eric-owen-moss-reveals-his-corner-bending-a-m-private-residence-in-the-pacific-palisades" target="_blank">A+M House</a>. A &ldquo;comprehensive&rdquo; series of upgrades and restorations has been performed since it was commissioned, according to <em>Robb Report</em>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afc3cd4867334259b9dbb3fa861c0b68.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afc3cd4867334259b9dbb3fa861c0b68.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Wayne Ford, image courtesy Sotheby's International Realty</figcaption></figure><p>Moss, who turns 81 this year, recently completed his <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1476852/wrapper" target="_blank">(W)RAPPER</a> office tower in Culver Ci...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150424901/chris-pratt-and-katherine-schwarzenegger-demolish-craig-ellwood-s-1950-zimmerman-house-raising-ire-online Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger demolish Craig Ellwood's 1950 Zimmerman House, raising ire online Josh Niland 2024-04-22T18:12:00-04:00 >2024-04-28T11:45:40-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/333167635b92f3e1b1b2b1cf4f1f9e3f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Chris Pratt has drawn ire from architecture aficionados after news broke that the actor and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, had razed a historic, mid-century modern home to make way for a sprawling 15,000-sq-ft mansion. Architect Ken Ungar, whose portfolio largely features high-end modern farmhouse-style residences, will design a home for the couple, Architectural Digest reported. The property [...] will also feature a three-car garage and a secondary unit near the pool.</p></em><br /><br /><p>As <em>The Guardian</em> reported, plans for a demolition went mostly under the radar until the Los Angeles Conservancy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSiDSWtzVL/?hl=en" target="_blank">issued a warning</a> last January. Actor Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger purchased the home later with the apparent intention of replacing it with an oft-<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150350129/kate-wagner-says-mcmansions-have-become-a-permanent-staple-of-the-american-scene" target="_blank">reviled</a> &ldquo;modern farmhouse&rdquo; design and have yet to respond to any other news outlets or critics, who are framing this as a loss tantamount to the destruction of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/121640/marcel-breuer" target="_blank">Marcel Breuer</a>'s binuclear Geller I house on Long Island in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150296366/marcel-breuer-s-first-binuclear-house-has-been-demolished-in-long-island" target="_blank">January of 2022</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5quChEslb5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5quChEslb5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Robb Report Real Estate (@robbreportrealestate)</a><br> https://archinect.com/news/article/150163826/this-ricardo-legorreta-designed-mansion-in-los-angeles-will-run-you-77-5-million This Ricardo Legorreta-designed mansion in Los Angeles will run you $77.5 million Sean Joyner 2019-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91a06f2218e06e1fa8d79e90ee477127.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>After selling his Malibu estate last year for $38 million, Silver has listed his Brentwood home for sale at $77.5 million...The bright-colored and striking Mexican modernist residence was designed by architect Ricardo Legorreta. Completed in the early 2000s, the roughly 26,000-square-foot house includes a circular atrium, a dining room topped with a pyramid-like ceiling and a 30-foot-high family room with hydraulic doors.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"If the Silver estate sells for its asking price, it would nearly double the Brentwood price record of $40 million set in 2014 when NFL star&nbsp;Tom Brady sold his home&nbsp;to hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre.," reports the <em>Los Angeles Times</em></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/acdd9748f3614aece3eff7e764674342.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/acdd9748f3614aece3eff7e764674342.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><p><br></p><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91920d192db0a664c4d50ba4bd28ca70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91920d192db0a664c4d50ba4bd28ca70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0e9cd36fec41ec2c2e869f95f60a2655.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0e9cd36fec41ec2c2e869f95f60a2655.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f6697e32b2bdc9b1b7f77b04f78eddd4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f6697e32b2bdc9b1b7f77b04f78eddd4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/31af365fc5742ecf548cf0a4d8833332.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/31af365fc5742ecf548cf0a4d8833332.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29fd408480e24368f4405c94747dc1e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29fd408480e24368f4405c94747dc1e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/144499048/frank-lloyd-wright-s-sturges-house-is-for-sale-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-50-years Frank Lloyd Wright's Sturges House is for sale, for the first time in nearly 50 years Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-12-29T12:37:00-05:00 >2020-06-26T17:52:48-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b6fb3fa3c5b9db24b0f381e457f4c7d0?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) has announced that Frank Lloyd Wright&rsquo;s George Sturges House will be among 75 lots from the estate of the actor and playwright Jack Larson to be auctioned on February 21. [...] When a house like this became available in 1967, Larson and Bridges were looking for something that exemplified their interests in all things artistic, it was very exciting for them to acquire. It was a trophy. It will be a trophy, probably, for the next owner.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The 1,200 square foot home, located in Brentwood Heights in Brentwood, Los Angeles, was designed and built in 1939, with a budget of $9,000 (adjusted for inflation, that would be roughly $153,671 today). It was the first Usonian house to be built.</p> <p>The bidding is estimated to begin at&nbsp;$2.5 to $3 million.</p>