Around nine years ago, Tyler Ellis doled out $12.3 million for a fairly plain French-inspired residence in the western reaches of Los Angeles. Now the luxury handbag designer—the only offspring of legendary fashion designer Perry Ellis and screenwriter Barbara Gallagher—has put the stylishly redone chateau-style estate in a prime pocket of Brentwood back up for sale at a dash under $32.4 million, around $20 million over what she paid in late 2016. D. Peter Mac and Mauricio Umansky of the Agency share the listing.
Originally built in 2005, Ellis and her investor husband, Benjamin Shriner, implemented a full-scale customization of the premises during their tenure, working in collaboration with original architect William Hefner and longtime favored interior designers the Archers. Today, the property features an expanded main house and a tacked-on “entertainment” house with a combined total of seven bedrooms and 11 baths in 11,800 square feet of wonderfully eclectic living space that was featured in Architectural Digest in 2021.
An elegant wood-beamed living room opens out to a covered lanai.
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“It felt like a little piece of Europe that landed in the center of L.A.” Ellis told AD at the time. “We loved the traditional architecture and wanted to keep it serious and sophisticated, but on the inside we wanted to give it a more youthful character, with bright pops of color, lots of fun, and little bits of happiness everywhere.”
Tucked away behind walls and gates, on over a half-acre parcel of land laced with towering cypress trees, the two-story primary dwelling is accessible via reeded-glass entry doors that open into a grand foyer displaying a feathered pink bear sculpture crafted by Italian artist Paola Pivi. Other highlights include a formal dining room topped by a custom Studio Molen chandelier, a library sporting lacquered blue walls, and a black-hued gourmet kitchen spotlighted by subway tile and bronze hardware, plus a La Cornue range. A sumptuous upstairs primary retreat is outfitted with a separate den, as well as dual walk-in closets and baths.
A speakeasy in the guesthouse leads to a 6,500-bottle wine cellar.
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As for the other house, that three-level space spans around 5,000 square feet and comes with two en suite bedrooms and an office, along with glitzy perks like a speakeasy, a movie theater, and a 6,500-bottle limestone wine cellar. A covered terrace blends seamlessly with the grassy backyard, which hosts a pool and spa, a garden, a bocce court, and additional spots for alfresco lounging and entertaining.
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Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
