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    Jackie Gleason’s Iconic ‘Mothership’ UFO Home Lists for $5.5 Million

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    It was part party palace, part personal sanctuary, and all spectacle. Now, Jackie Gleason’s legendary estate in New York‘s picturesque Hudson Valley—better known as the Mothership—has reemerged for sale at $5.5 million with Corcoran’s Heidi Henshaw.

    Commissioned by the late comedian and musician as a retreat from filming the groundbreaking 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners, the spaceship-like residence in Cortlandt Manor is one of the most unusual homes ever built for a Hollywood icon. Gleason, famously fascinated with UFOs and metaphysical theory, dreamed up the circular home that embodied futuristic ambition while showcasing old-fashioned craftsmanship.

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    Completed in 1959, the copper-roofed Mothership was designed by architect Robert Cika.

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    To execute his otherworldly vision, Gleason tapped architect Robert Cika, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, who enlisted a Scandinavian shipbuilder to help realize the extraordinary design. At least some of the prefabrication work took place inside an airplane hangar before the copper-roofed house was assembled on-site. It took five years and a reported $650,000, partly underwritten by Gleason’s bosses at CBS, before the Mothership was completed in 1959.

    The mid-century masterpiece is defined by its curving, organic architecture: there are no right angles anywhere in the 3,950-square-foot main residence. Banks of floor-to-ceiling windows flood the interiors with light, while the vaulted wooden ceiling evokes the hull of a ship and metal vents mimic stylized fish. Gleason even purchased an entire marble quarry in Italy to ensure the finest stone for the home’s flooring and massive fireplaces—some slabs so large they had to be delivered to the site by helicopter.

    The circular home has no right angles and soaring boat-like ceilings.

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    The circular plan includes three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, one half bathroom, a curved stainless-steel kitchen, a dining room, a spacious living area, and a circular library and office. Many original details, including built-in cabinetry, closets, and bespoke furnishings, remain intact.

    The home was conceived as much for entertainment as for solitude. Gleason’s late-night soirées reportedly drew the likes of Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and even President Richard Nixon. Three dramatic swooping bars, a marble dance floor, and a game room with a shuffleboard table speak to its party-ready pedigree. Yet the Mothership also offers serenity, seclusion, and an intimate connection to the natural world, with panoramic views of its wooded 8.6-acre setting just an hour north of Manhattan.

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    The three-bedroom home features curved walls of glass and massive marble fireplaces.

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    The estate includes two additional dwellings: a smaller, secondary “spaceship,” long used as a bunkhouse and glamping spot, and the Barracks, a charming (and far more conventional) 1930s stone Colonial Revival home that functions as a guesthouse. A cultivated vegetable and herb garden, plus a gardening shed, round out the retreat.

    The estate last traded hands in 1976 for just $150,000, when CBS sold the property following Gleason’s move to Florida. It briefly surfaced for sale back in 2018 for $12 million but never sold.

    Click here to see more photos of Jackie Gleason’s UFO-inspired home.

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    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      The Newest Season of ‘The Bear’ Showcases Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Iconic Chicago Houses

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      In the opening minutes of season four, episode five of The Bear—titled “Replicants”—Jeremy Allen White’s character Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto trades the frenetic clang of the kitchen for the hush of an architectural icon. Instead of stalking through a restaurant in crisis, he’s quietly driving west, out of Chicago’s city limits, to Oak Park. His destination: the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio at 951 Chicago Avenue.

      For a few unhurried minutes, Carmy drifts through Wright’s restored rooms, running his hand along woodwork, pausing under the barrel-vaulted playroom ceiling, and studying the warm glow of stained-glass skylights. He even lingers on the antique stove—appropriate for a chef—taking it in with the same reverence he reserves for a perfectly plated dish. Similar to Carmy, Wright’s perfectionism drove his art forward, but it also made life difficult for the people around him.

      In recent years, architecture has taken on a starring role in prestige television, with production designers positioning culturally significant homes as more than just backdrops—they become characters in their own right. Apple TV+’s The Studio turned a trio of John Lautner’s wild, futuristic L.A. houses into scene-stealers, and plenty of Wright’s own designs—from the Ennis House in Los Angeles to the Seth Peterson Cottage in Wisconsin—have popped up in films and TV over the years. But this is the first time we’ve seen his Oak Park home and studio take center stage, playing almost like another character in the story.

      Christine Trevino, digital communications manager for the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust—and Carmy’s on-screen tour guide—remembers the production’s care for the property. “You could tell the people involved had a familiarity with the Home & Studio,” she told Block Club Chicago. “Based on that, we knew they would respect everything as a historic site.”

      Filmed in a single morning with a small crew, the episode balances cinematic beauty with a palpable respect for Wright’s legacy. “I think it was very impactful to see how one man and his vision could shape a community,” Trevino added.

      Below, we’ll dig into Wright’s Chicago years, why Oak Park was such a crucial part of his career, and the two other landmark houses that got the star treatment in The Bear season four.

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      Wright moved to Chicago in 1887 and later settled in Oak Park in 1889.

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      Wright’s career—and the Prairie School movement—were born in Chicago. Arriving in 1887 from Wisconsin, the young architect apprenticed under Louis Sullivan, whose “form follows function” credo shaped Wright’s thinking.

      In 1889, at just 22, Wright borrowed $5,000 from Sullivan to purchase land in Oak Park, a then-semi-rural village. His first home there became both family residence and design laboratory, evolving over two decades as he refined his approach to space, light, and integration with the surrounding landscape.

      By the time he left Oak Park in 1909, Wright had produced more than a third of his life’s work, much of it in Chicago and its suburbs. Today, Oak Park is home to the world’s largest concentration of Wright-designed structures.

      The Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

      The Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio was featured in The Bear season four.

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      Wright’s first Oak Park home was a bold statement of independence. Built in 1889 in the Shingle style, it quickly became a living experiment in domestic architecture. Gone were the stiff Victorian interiors—Wright favored open central spaces that encouraged family interaction.

      In 1895, he added a dining room and the now-famous barrel-vaulted playroom: child-sized yet architecturally grand, a masterclass in proportion and openness. Three years later, he added a studio, anchored by a soaring octagonal drafting room where he and 14 associates shaped early Prairie Style masterpieces.

      After Wright left, the home was split into apartments, then rescued and restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust in 1974. Today, it’s one of Chicago’s most visited historic homes.

      In The Bear, viewers get a rare peek into spaces usually reserved for tour-goers—or off-limits entirely. White touched original furniture, lingered on the drafting room balcony, and spent time in the kitchen.

      The Arthur and Grace Heurtley House

      The Arthur and Grace Heurtley House in Oak Park.

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      Completed in 1902, the Heurtley House is a pure early Prairie Style gem. Its low, horizontal form is emphasized by brick walls with contrasting mortar: vertical joints dyed to match the brick, horizontal joints left natural. A hipped roof with deep overhangs frames a ribbon of art glass windows along the upper level.

      Wright turned the traditional floor plan upside down, placing living and dining areas upstairs to maximize light and views. No basement, no attic—just simplified, efficient design. Wright’s sister Jane Porter lived here from 1920 to 1946, and in 1997, the house received a meticulous, museum-grade restoration.

      The Nathan G. Moore House

      The Nathan G. Moore House is also known as the Moore-Dugal Residence.

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      Originally built in 1895 for attorney Nathan Moore, this Tudor Revival residence—with its steep roof and half-timbered upper stories—was a stylistic detour for Wright, who usually avoided historical pastiche.

      A 1922 fire destroyed the upper floors, but Wright returned with a daring redesign, fusing Gothic and Mayan elements into one of his most unconventional works. The 1923 version stands apart from his Prairie Style projects, showing Wright’s flexibility in meeting client demands while still pushing the boundaries of architecture.

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      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      Landmark Homes by Frank Lloyd Wright and Other Famous Architects Are the Latest Status Symbol

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      Call it the new celebrity arms race—not for Birkins or Labubus, but for architectural trophies signed by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and John Lautner. For today’s ultra-wealthy, owning a name-brand house is the ultimate flex. From Malibu to Montecito, these homes aren’t just places to live—they’re cultural capital, conversation starters, and investment-grade icons.

      The limited number of well-preserved homes by A-list architects does make them a needle in a haystack when hunting for a home, but due to the care and resources required to restore and update these types of structures, their pool of potential buyers can be somewhat limited to those with a dedicated penchant and a deep pocketbook for one-of-a-kind labors of love and frequent maintenance. And in a market where scarcity drives desire, architectural provenance is becoming just as valuable as ocean views or square footage.

      Look at Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who shattered California’s real estate record in 2023 with their $200 million all-cash throwdown for a minimalist fortress in Malibu by the Japanese master Tadao Ando, originally built for art collectors William and Maria Bell. Floating above the Pacific, the concrete house cemented Ando’s status as architecture-world royalty. Rapper Kanye West grabbed another Ando home in Malibu back in 2021 for $57.3 million. Much to the surprise of many, he gutted it, then listed the unfinished shell for $53 million. It eventually sold for just $21 million to a crowdfunding real estate development concern, who quickly flipped it to property developer Andrew Mazzella for more than $30 million.

      Kanye West bought a Tadao Ando home in Malibu, gutted it, then sold the unfinished property at a huge loss.

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      West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian—whose Axel Vervoordt–designed home in the L.A. suburb of Hidden Hills helped launch the creamy, monastic minimalism movement in interior design—is said to be building her own Ando–designed escape near Palm Springs. Designer and filmmaker Tom Ford, meanwhile, commissioned Ando to build an austere, geometric masterpiece on his sprawling Cerro Pelon Ranch in New Mexico. Ford first listed the property in 2016 for $75 million, later dropping the price to $48 million in 2019 before it quietly sold to an undisclosed buyer in 2021.

      Then there’s Austrian-American innovator Richard Neutra, who draws a cult-like following. His iconic Brown House in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood passed from the hands of Ford (who owned it for nearly 20 years) to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and finally, writer-producer Ryan Murphy, who scooped it up for $29 million in 2022. The six-time Emmy-winning TV producer gave it a glow-up, had it showcased on Architectural Digest, and recently relisted it for $34 million. DeGeneres and de Rossi, serial buyers and sellers of pedigreed real estate, have also owned homes by A. Quincy Jones, Wallace Frost, and Hal Levitt.

      Richard Neutra’s Brown House in Bel Air has passed through the hands of Tom Ford, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ryan Murphy.

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      John Lautner homes are another favorite among the entertainment industry elite. After buying the oceanfront Stevens House in the guard-gated Malibu Colony, Edward Norton sold a much more classically beachy bungalow on Las Flores Beach to Benny Blanco. Back when Courteney Cox and David Arquette were still married, they owned a tour-de-force Lautner on Carbon Beach, which was later sold to the one-time owner of the L.A. Dodgers, Frank McCourt, for $33.5 million.

      Four decades after entertainer Bob and Dolores Hope commissioned Lautner to build what would become one of his most iconic and unconventional works, the Bob Hope House in Palm Springs is currently undergoing a meticulous restoration to bring the 24,000-square-foot spaceship-like residence back in line with the architect’s original vision.

      In the ’70s, Bob Hope commissioned John Lautner to build a mountaintop opus in Palm Springs.

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      Few architects have a résumé that spans both A-list ownership and starring roles on screen, but Lautner’s legacy certainly isn’t confined to real life. On Apple TV’s The Studio, Seth Rogen’s character lives in the Foster Carling House in the Hollywood Hills, while Patty Keigh, played by Catherine O’Hara, inhabits the Harvey House, long owned by actress Kelly Lynch and her husband, writer-producer Mitch Glazer, who famously outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for the hilltop spread. 

      And of course, there’s Frank Lloyd Wright—the original starchitect. His 1924 Ennis House in Los Angeles, with its Mayan Revival façade and Blade Runner cameo, was restored by billionaire investor Ron Burkle, who sold it for $18 million in 2019. (Burkle currently owns the aforementioned Bob Hope residence in Palm Springs.) That same year, fashion designer Marc Jacobs scooped up Wright’s Max Hoffman House in Rye, New York, for just over $9 million. The waterfront Usonian-style abode was lovingly restored over four years, in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.

      Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House still draw major buyers, including billionaire Ron Burkle.

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      Long a getaway for elite sun seekers and a proving ground for maverick architects, Palm Springs and the surrounding communities have become a sandbox for provenance collectors. Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio owns a 1964 house by midcentury master Donald Wexler that was originally built for singer Dinah Shore; he now rents the restored and updated home as a luxe retreat. 

      Back in L.A., Denzel Washington once lived in a Toluca Lake home designed by the acclaimed Paul R. Williams that had previously been owned by Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Williams famously counted a slew of high-caliber clients like Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, and Lucille Ball as clients; Jay Paley, a founder of CBS, commissioned a Williams-designed mansion in Bel Air that was later owned by the late hotelier Barron Hilton and is now owned by former Google exec Eric Schmidt.

      Diane Keaton is also a well-known aficionado of homes by esteemed architects, having restored multiple architecturally significant and historic homes across L.A., including a Spanish Colonial Revival by Lloyd Wright (Frank’s son). And Brad Pitt, forever the design obsessive, once tapped Frank Gehry for a custom build and currently owns a glass-walled pavilion in the Hollywood Hills by Case Study architect and educator Craig Ellwood. 

      The truth is, at the highest levels of wealth and luxury, owning something beautiful isn’t enough. You want something authored. And a signature on the blueprints? That has become one of the world’s ultimate status symbols.

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      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      John Huston’s Former L.A. Ranch Has a Miniature Disney Railroad, and It Just Listed for $20 Million

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      All aboard: A one-of-a-kind ranch in Tarzana, California, with its own fully operational miniature train, has just popped up for sale.

      The charming abode, which is on the market for $20 million with David Kramer of Compass and Paul Czako of Gussman Czako Estates, was originally built for Academy Award-winning actor-director John Huston in 1941. The late Hollywood legend, famous for The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, lived at the private estate back when the San Fernando Valley still had a Wild West vibe. He welcomed many big-name “cowboys” into his digs, including famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. 

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      John Huston’s former Los Angeles home is up for sale.

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      The 4.44-acre estate offers more than just an A-list pedigree, though. In 1959, the gated compound was snapped up by Gordon and Holly MacLean, friends of Disney and die-hard train collectors, who added one truly unique feature. With Disney’s input, the MacLeans built the Tunnel, Cut & Trestle Railroad: a 7.5-inch gauge track that allows a tiny train to wind through the grounds. The circuit includes bridges, turntables, road signs, and a 240-foot tunnel that is long enough to make you briefly forget you’re in Los Angeles. The dual-track system is no toy—it’s engineered to run steam, electric, and propane-powered engines, giving the new owner plenty of options for trains.

      Over the years, the railroad has become a neighborhood legend, hosting community rides and drawing in fellow rail buffs from the L.A. Live Steamers Museum in Griffith Park. Each owner has kept the tradition alive—and yes, a mini-train is included in the sale.

      The train runs past a red barn-turned-entertaining lodge.

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      The rest of the estate is just as over-the-top. There’s a 12,170-square-foot, three-story main house with six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and nine fireplaces. A stone-lined pool flows partially under the house. A reimagined red barn—once a utilitarian structure, now an entertaining lodge—adds another 2,775 square feet, plus a kitchen, bar, bedroom, and loft. Toss in an 807-square-foot guest cottage, a nearly 2,000-square-foot train depot, and a storage wing, because why not? All up, eight bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, and 11 fireplaces are spread across more than 17,000 square feet of living space. 

      The main home features vaulted wood ceilings and nine fireplaces.

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      Outside, the grounds feel like a private park, with koi ponds, stone paths, rolling lawns, a tennis court, a dog run, and a children’s play area. You could hike up the hills, host a wedding, or fire up the steam engine for a spin around the trestle—whatever takes your fancy. The Tarzana compound is equal parts film set, fantasy camp, and legacy property, making it a great addition to any portfolio.

      Click here to see more photos of Huston’s Tarzana estate. 

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      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      Diane Keaton Once Owned This $12.8 Million L.A. Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Son

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      In Los Angeles, you find a good deal of both architecturally significant and celebrity-pedigreed homes. And sometimes, in cases such as this in the idyllic Rustic Canyon area of Pacific Palisades, those categories overlap.

      An estate designed by Lloyd Wright, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s eight children and an esteemed architect himself, has just hit the market for $12.8 million. The five-bedroom, 3.5-bath property was originally built in 1950 for Alfred Newman, the nine-time Oscar-winning composer for films such as Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Camelot, and Hello, Dolly!, among others. Decades later, another Oscar winner, architecture- and design-savvy actress Diane Keaton, took over the estate, restoring many features to all their midcentury-modern glory. Diana Braun and Frank Langen at Compass hold the listing.

      The living room is classic midcentury modern, with built-ins and angularity.

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      Lloyd Wright incorporated many details that his father was well known for, including concrete floors, asymmetrical exposed brick fireplaces, and angular rooms with banks of windows that bring the outdoors inside. During her time in the home, Keaton retained those design features, restoring the woodwork, modernizing the kitchen, and turning the primary suite into a glass-walled loft on the upper level. There, the sleeping area is accompanied by a small sitting area near a fireplace, plus an alcove for snuggling up with a good book, and even a private deck for enjoying the surrounding greenery.

      Back on the main level, a massive fireplace anchors the living room, which spills out to a patio for outdoor hangs. The open kitchen leads to a small dining area, which also has access to the yard. There are built-in benches throughout the home and a cozy office for getting some work done.

      A soaking tub sits next to windows in the updated bathroom.

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      Outside, the brick-lined pool and spa are situated among 1.4 acres of landscaping, including fruit, oak, and sycamore trees. There’s an outdoor fireplace oven, and along with the main residence there are two detached bedroom suites and a music-studio guest house.

      Southern California buyers may be familiar with Wright’s work from some of his other properties that have hit the market in recent years. A $3 million, four-bed abode came up for sale in La Cañada Flintridge in the summer of 2023. And while Keaton no longer calls the Wright property in Rustic Canyon her home, she has continued to spend her time in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, however, she decided to part with a $28.9 million residence that she built from the ground up, inspired by Pinterest.

      Click here to see all the photos of the Lloyd Wright home once owned by Diane Keaton.

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      Apple TV’s ‘The Studio’ Filmed at These 3 Scene-Stealing John Lautner Houses in L.A.

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      In The Studio, Apple TV+’s sharp, stylish send-up of Hollywood’s inner sanctums from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the Continental Studios offices rise from the screen like an architectural fever dream: a grand “temple of cinema” supposedly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1927, complete with soaring concrete blocks and Mayan Revival flair. It’s stunning. It’s cinematic. It’s also completely fake. 

      That’s right—Wright never built this shrine to celluloid. Rather, the show’s production team conjured it on the Warner Bros. lot, a loving homage to the architect’s Ennis House. But while Continental’s headquarters might be a masterclass in architectural fiction, the homes featured in the series are the real deal. And they are not just any homes; they’re designed by visionary architect John Lautner. Innovative, iconic, and gloriously unusual.

      From the spaceship-like curves of Silvertop (a.k.a. the Reiner-Burchill Residence) to the sleek lines of Harvey House and the modular magic of the Foster Carling House, The Studio goes beyond parody to pay homage to bold design that withstands the tests of time. Because while the show pokes fun at Hollywood’s obsession with legacy, it also quietly celebrates the kinds of L.A. structures that have become legendary in their own right. Just like the characters, these homes want to be remembered. And honestly, who wouldn’t want Catherine O’Hara living her best life in a Lautner?

      Harvey House  

      Episode one of Apple TV+’s The Studio filmed at John Lautner’s Harvey House.

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      One standout location is the Harvey House, a swoon-worthy confection tucked into the Hollywood Hills, where sharp-tongued producer Patty Keigh (O’Hara) welcomes newly appointed studio chief Matt Remnick (Rogen) into a sun-drenched entryway in episode one, ‘The Promotion.’ Built in 1950 for industrialist Leo Harvey, the midcentury marvel is one of Lautner’s early masterpieces—featuring a circular wooden courtyard, sweeping stone floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass that blurs the lines between indoors and out. 

      The home had its own second act in 1998, when actress Kelly Lynch and her husband, writer-producer Mitch Glazer, famously outbid Leonardo DiCaprio to purchase it, Vie Magazine reported. The couple subsequently poured another $1.5 million—an amount about equal to the purchase price—into a meticulous restoration guided by Helena Arahuete of Lautner Associates. Today, the couple still calls Harvey House home, and thanks to The Studio, it’s now playing a scene-stealing role of its own.

      Reiner-Burchill Residence (a.k.a. Silvertop)

      In episode two, the crew used Lautner’s Silvertop as a filming location.

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      Another standout is the legendary Reiner-Burchill Residence—better known as Silvertop—Lautner’s swooping, hilltop wonder overlooking Silver Lake. Built between 1956 and 1963, this gravity-defying feat of engineering serves as the dramatic backdrop for episode two, ‘The Oner,’ when Remnick stumbles through a chaotic sunset film shoot. The irony? As cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra put it, the house was an architectural dream—and a logistical nightmare. 

      “It’s an incredible house and I was so excited to shoot it, but the second I got there, I realized we had completely penned ourselves into a corner,” he told IndieWire. “Because the house is all glass walls, it’s impossible to cheat the time of day. And there’s no flat spots on the property—it’s literally perched on a ridge, with the east and west sides both sloping steeply down. You have nowhere to stage gear, nowhere to put people, nowhere to set cranes for lights. It’s really just not a great filming location for what we were trying to do. But I think that’s what made it perfect for us—it forced us to be creative and come up with fun solutions.” 

      The hilltop residence is nestled within the prestigious Moreno Highlands area above Silver Lake.

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      Rogen, who serves as co-creator, director, and actor on the project, echoed the sentiment. “The hardest part about that episode is that it’s all set at magic hour and that house is all glass,” he explained. “And when we first got there—we didn’t really have access to the house before [Goldberg interjected that they visited for just three hours the week before shooting]. We picked a location that was incredibly beautiful and very inspiring and very Los Angeles, but also completely not conducive to filmmaking.” 

      Still, what made Silvertop tricky behind the camera is exactly what makes it unforgettable onscreen. The home’s enormous arched concrete roof seems to hover above glass walls that dissolve the boundary between indoors and out, while a cantilevered driveway spirals around the structure like a concrete ribbon. 

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      Lautner originally designed Silvertop for industrialist Kenneth Reiner, whose bankruptcy left the home unfinished until Dr. Philip and Jacklyn Burchill revived it in the 1970s—with Lautner’s direct involvement. In 2014, Beats president Luke Wood and his wife Sophia Nardin purchased the residence for $8.5 million and embarked on a meticulous restoration with architect Barbara Bestor. Over two and a half years, they recreated original terrazzo recipes, replaced cork ceiling panels sourced from Portugal, and carefully restored Lautner’s open-plan kitchen—all while honoring the house’s original spirit. Bestor has called Silvertop “the Fallingwater of the West Coast,” and it’s easy to see why.  

      Foster Carling House 

      Lautner’s Foster Carling House doubles as Matt Remnick’s (Seth Rogen) personal address.

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      While Remick may be fumbling his Hollywood comeback, his home is pure architectural triumph. Enter the Foster Carling House—a 1949 creation that feels part spacecraft, part luxury yacht, and entirely ahead of its time. With its hexagonal layout, boat-like contours, and a redwood-clad exterior, the abode is perched high in the Hollywood Hills, offering 360-degree views of L.A. and some serious midcentury swagger. 

      Originally designed for film composer Foster Carling, who requested an open plan to accommodate both his grand piano and lively gatherings, the residence marked Lautner’s first collaboration with boat builder John de la Vaux, a partnership that would go on to produce some of the architect’s most daring structures, including The Harpel Residence II in Alaska and the previously mentioned Harvey House. There are no interior columns; instead, steel cantilevered beams do the heavy lifting, supporting a soaring, uninterrupted living space. 

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      The home’s standout features include a glass-walled indoor-outdoor pool and a living room wall that swings open—yes, literally swings—to reveal a terrace and extend the built-in sofa into the open air. It’s here, in episode one, that Remick and his coworker Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz) lounge back to watch Goodfellas, not long after unintentionally slighting Martin Scorsese himself. It’s also where, in episode six, ‘The Pediatric Oncologist,’ Remick entertains his new doctor girlfriend, played by Rebecca Hall.

      Last sold in 2014 for $2.95 million, the Foster Carling House is owned by fashion designer and former Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott (also the owner of Lautner’s Elrod House in Palm Springs), and it remains one of the most innovative and significant early works in Lautner’s storied portfolio. 

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      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      Frank Lloyd Wright’s Former Apartment at The Plaza Can Be Yours for $18.9 Million

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      Of course, the architect of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum needed a chic Manhattan retreat. 

      Perched atop New York City’s famous Plaza Hotel, with breathtaking views of Central Park, a legendary residence once home to famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright is now on the market for $18.9 million with The Charlie Attias Team. This 4,000-square-foot corner residence, formerly known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Suite, gives you the rare opportunity to live in a piece of architectural history. 

      In 1954, Wright relocated to New York to work on the Guggenheim, and for five years before his 1959 death, the sprawling suite at the Plaza became his home away from home while in town working on what would be his final major work and arguably his most influential. According to Wright and New York by Anthony Alofsin, the architect and his wife, Olgivanna, moved into their suite at the Plaza after it was vacated by another renowned tenant, Gone with the Wind producer David O. Selznick, The New York Post reported. During their stay, Wright furnished the spacious, park-view rooms with his signature black-lacquer furniture, and he entertained a slew of notable visitors, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Marilyn Monroe, and Arthur Miller. 

      RELATED: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Weisblat House in Michigan Lists for Nearly $2.3 Million

      The vast, light-filled living and dining room has leafy views of Central Park.

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      Fast forward to today; the residence has undergone a stunning transformation. The fourth-floor unit was acquired in 2009 for $13 million by Lisa and James Cohen, who soon embarked on a comprehensive four-year renovation led by architect Louis Lisboa of VL Architects and interior designer Susanna Maggard. The redone space was hoisted onto the market in 2015 for $39.5 million, and the price dropped to $26 million before it was taken off the market the following year, records show.

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      The dining area overlooks Pulitzer Plaza and the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street.

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      With soaring 13-foot ceilings, Venetian plaster walls, and polished wood and stone floors, every detail has been meticulously installed with meticulous craftsmanship. The open living and dining areas together stretch to 45 feet, ideal for hosting elegant gatherings, and include an integrated audio system. The dining area is spacious enough for a baby grand piano, enhancing the home’s atmosphere of sophisticated entertaining. The sleek galley kitchen is outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances, bespoke cabinetry, and elegant stone worktops.

      The primary bedroom is a sumptuous sanctuary with commanding views of Central Park, as well as a custom dressing room and a compartmentalized bathroom. Secondary bedrooms, along with a couple of bathrooms, a wet bar, and a laundry closet, are clustered at the opposite end of the apartment for maximum privacy.

      Residents of the Plaza enjoy myriad five-star hotel services, including concierge access, 24-hour in-room dining, and access to The Palm Court’s landscaped gardens. The hotel, which first opened in 1907, has long been a temporary home to an impressive roster of notable names, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to the Beatles. 

      Click here to see more photos of the elegant home overlooking Central Park and Fifth Avenue.

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      Abby Montanez

      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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