Jane’s Addiction Frontman Perry Farrell’s Former L.A. Home Lists for $2.7 Million
More than 15 years after rocker Perry Farrell sold his Los Angeles home in the artsy, seaside community of Venice for just over $1.4 million in lieu of a bigger place for his family, the Jane’s Addiction lead singer and Lollapalooza founder’s former residence has once again surfaced for sale. Dubbed the Farrell House, the cubist digs are now on the market for $2.7 million. Laci Buller of Compass holds the listing.
Records show Farrell paid around $310,000 for the property in the early 1990s. The musician subsequently enlisted modernist architect Steven Ehrlich to transform the original 1940s bungalow on the site into a contemporary, Asian-influenced oasis before offloading the place to the current owner in spring 2010 for $1.4 million.
The great room is topped by a double-height barrel ceiling in maple veneer.
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Tucked away on a compact parcel spanning less than a quarter of an acre, just minutes from the area’s bustling Abbot Kinney Boulevard and picturesque canals, the dark-hued and red-trimmed structure features roughly 2,000 square feet of open-plan living space across two levels boasting three bedrooms and two baths. A striking maple veneer, barrel-vaulted ceiling runs the entire length of the house.
Among the highlights is a spacious living/media room sporting a massive glossy red and blue tile fireplace and pocketing sliding glass walls leading outside. There are also surround-sound speakers, a custom AV cabinet, a coffee table with a built-in projector, and a valance concealing an automated movie screen and a blue screen for video production. A dining area adjoins the wood-clad kitchen, which is outfitted with a tall and slender stained-glass window, a breakfast peninsula, and top-tier stainless appliances.
A mosaic-tiled lap pool in the hedged backyard has a pergola-shaded sitting area on one end.
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Elsewhere is an inviting primary suite flaunting custom cabinetry, a walk-in closet, and a bath with dual vanities, a glass-wrapped soaking tub, and a large rainfall shower, plus a lofted office that spills out to a rooftop deck ideal for alfresco entertaining. Down below, the private backyard hosts a mosaic-tiled lap pool flanked by a sundeck and a pergola-shaded dining spot. A detached three-car garage can also double as an art studio.
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Wendy Bowman
Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…
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