This vividly hued Los Angeles residence has hosted its fair share of fancy shindigs overflowing with celebrity guests, all courtesy of longtime owners Brian Loucks and Cedering Fox‘s popular music and literary salons. Now the endearingly eclectic midcentury-modern gem has surfaced on the market for the first time in almost three decades, asking a smidge under $5.7 million.
The couple—he a veteran music agent for Creative Artists Agency, and she probably best known as a live announcer for the Oscars—purchased the 1950s home in fall 1997 for a mere $735,000 and then remodeled the place with “an exceptional fusion of artistic vision and impeccable design,” per the listing held by Alexandra Pfeifer of Sotheby’s International Realty-Pacific Palisades Brokerage. Before that, the house was originally owned by the late William Roberts, creator of The Donna Reed Show and a screenwriter for The Magnificent Seven.
The yellow kitchen has a breakfast nook that spills onto to a terrace.
Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty
Tucked away at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac on nearly a half-acre parcel in Studio City‘s Fryman Canyon neighborhood—the same area George Clooney sold his compound last year for $14.5 million to Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey—the two-story structure offers five bedrooms and four baths in roughly 3,700 square feet of living space boasting brilliant pops of color and lively patterns throughout.
Especially standing out is the bright green living/piano room, where the pair has staged their live “Living Room Series” and “WordTheatre” events with top names in music, film, and TV—Keith Urban, Florence & the Machine, the Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw, Sharon Stone, Bill Pullman, the cast of Grey’s Anatomy, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, H.E.R., and John Mayer, to name a few.
The landscaped grounds are spotlighted by a blue-tiled swimming pool that lights up at night.
Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty
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An adjacent dining area is spotlighted by a custom wet bar hidden behind closet doors, while the yellow kitchen has stainless appliances and a breakfast nook with sliding glass doors leading out to an alfresco dining terrace. Elsewhere is a bookshelf-lined den/library that comes with large picture windows overlooking a sculpture garden and canyon views.
Not to be left out is an upstairs primary suite with an office niche, plus a gym and a cherry red laundry room. Then there’s the private landscaped grounds, which include a bubbling fountain, a particularly eye-catching fireplace, and an iridescent blue-tiled pool encased within a sundeck. Rounding it all out: a detached sound studio and office, along with a two-car garage.
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Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty
Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
