Though he bought it barely three years ago, Steve Cherundolo has now decided to kick his charming storybook-style cottage back on the market. The residential turn of the page comes amid an announcement that he’s stepping down from his post as head coach of the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) at the end of the 2025 season to return to Germany, where he previously spent his entire pro soccer career with Hannover 96.
The former defenseman—affectionately known to his fans as the “Mayor of Hannover”—has hoisted the home in L.A.’s Little Holmby neighborhood up for sale at a dash under $5 million, about $700,000 more than he paid for the place in 2022. Enzo Ricciardelli and Shen Schulz of the Beverly Hills Brokerage at Sotheby’s International Realty hold the listing.
A living room topped with a whitewashed beamed ceiling has a fireplace, bar, and windowed sitting area.
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Nestled on nearly a quarter of an acre and separated from the sidewalk by a manicured lawn dotted with gardens, the off-white and gray-trimmed structure was originally designed in the early 1930s by noted architect Percy Parke Lewis, most known for his work on Westwood’s Village Theatre and the Chateau Colline apartment building. Recently remodeled, the property offers a two-story main house plus a guest suite atop the detached garage, for a combined total of four bedrooms and four baths in roughly 2,800 square feet.
Original beveled windows, polished dark hardwood floors, high ceilings, arched doorways, and decorative millwork can be found throughout the primary dwelling’s two levels. A fireside living room features a wine cooler-equipped bar and a sun-filled sitting area notched into a bay window, with other highlights including an office, a wood-paneled library warmed by a fireplace, and a formal dining room that opens out to a deck.
The black-walled dining room connects to a kitchen with a La Cornue range and breakfast banquette.
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Also on the main level is an updated kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, marble countertops, an apron sink, a La Cornue range, and a breakfast nook with banquette seating. And upstairs, three bedrooms are spotlighted by a spacious primary suite flaunting a private balcony, a walk-in closet, and a dual-vanity bath with a glass-encased shower.
Outdoors, the secluded and hedged backyard is rife with herb, citrus, and fruit trees and has plenty of room for a swimming pool, per marketing materials. The two-car garage has been finished as additional living space with lots of built-in storage, while the loft space upstairs has been converted into a one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite.
A finished two-car garage out back is topped with a one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite.
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Raised in San Diego, Cherundolo got his managerial start in Germany at Hannover’s academy system. He went on to coach LAFC’s affiliate in the second-division USL Championship in 2021 before taking over for Bob Bradley in MLS a year later. During his three-plus-year tenure, he became the only coach in MLS history to win both the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in his first season.
The 46-year-old told the Los Angeles Times that his decision to go back to Germany was a family one, as was the choice to come to the U.S. four years ago. “I don’t think there’s anything negative about it for me,” he said. “It’s all opportunity and positive about the next chapter. That’s how we saw moving back to Los Angeles: We saw a great opportunity and as a family, more of an adventure. And now we see something similar moving back to Europe.”
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Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
