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THE STURGES RESIDENCE BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN BRENTWOOD

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449 NORTH SKYEWIAY ROAD, LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,750,000 | 2 BD | 1 BA

The Sturges Residence, 1939 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The George Sturges House is a single-story house, designed by celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for George D. Sturges in Brentwood Heights; It is the first time it’s been available in nearly 50 years. This home is a masterpiece of American design and has been often compared to Wright’s most famous project: The Kaufmann Residence, also known as Fallingwater.

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THE ANSALEM A. ERNST HOUSE BY GREGORY AIN IN LOS FELIZ

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5670 HOLLY OAK DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,799,000 | 3 BD | 3 BA

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 840. Available for the first time in over twenty years, The Ansalem Ernst House by Gregory Ain circa 1937 is perfectly nestled in the coveted Los Feliz Oaks. This remarkable work of early modernist architecture features a tranquil indoor/outdoor flow with widespread canyon views.

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THE BAILEY HOUSE PIERRE KOENIG CASE STUDY 21

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9038 WONDERLAND PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,600,000 | 2 BD | 2 BA

The Bailey House Pierre Koenig Case Study 21 house, perched above the famed Sunset Strip. Built between 1956-58 the house was designed on a north and south axis in order to maximize sunlight in the winter and screen it out during the summer.

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THE ARENS HOUSE, 1949 BY A. QUINCY JONES, ARCHITECT

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12436 DEERBROOK LANE, LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,995,000 | 4 BD | 2 BA

A. Quincy Jones, Architect The Arens House, 1949. City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 720. Soaring, up in the Santa Monica Mountains of Brentwood, this landmark home is one of the best remaining examples of the forward-looking Mutual Housing Association’s postwar experiment.

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THE LECHNER HOUSE BY NOTED ARCHITECT R. M. SCHINDLER

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11600 AMANDA DRIVE, STUDIO CITY, CA | $4,800,000 | 4 BD | 4 BA

The Lechner House, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1024, c. 1947, by RM Schindler. Remarkable decade long restoration by Pamela Shamshiri, Design Principal of Studio Shamshiri.

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SILVER LAKE GREGORY AIN CONDO, 1947

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2845 1/2 AVENEL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA | $995,000 | 2 BD | 1 BA

The Avenel Homes, a Silver Lake Gregory Ain condo building. Rare opportunity to own one of the best units in this landmark Silver Lake complex that represents the best of mid-century modern design and thinking. Ain worked with the 10 original owners to create an innovative plan that offered each owner privacy and flexible floor plans for amazing indoor/outdoor living.

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THE SUNSET STRIP WOLFF RESIDENCE BY JOHN LAUTNER, AIA

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8530 HEDGES PL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 | $6,500,000 | 4 BD | 2 BA

One of the most coveted streets in Los Angeles, Rising Glen is home to great architecture. This reborn Modern Sunset Strip home is no exception. The home is covered in Balua wood and crosscut travertine and commands an impressive presence from the street.

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SOUTH PASADENA MID CENTURY HOME, THE WILKINS HOUSE – RICHARD NEUTRA

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528 HERMOSA STREET, SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $5,999,000 | 5 BD | 5 BA

South Pasadena Mid Century home, The Wilkins House – Richard Neutra, 1949. Case Study House #13 (also known as the Alpha House), has been designated as “unbuilt” – however, Neutra was able to realize his design in this fine example of Modernist architecture.

The home sits at the end of a long drive and resides on a gorgeous lot of over 30,000 square feet of usable land in South Pasadena. The main house features 3 bedrooms and 3 baths and features a 2 bedroom and 2 bath guest house.

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STUNNING STEN FRENKE HOUSE BY RICHARD NEUTRA

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126 MABERY ROAD, SANTA MONICA, CA | $15,000,000 | 5 BD | 7 BA

The Sten Frenke House, architect Richard Neutra – Historical Landmark #647, often thought to be one Neutra at his best. Originally custom-built for a Ukrainian actress and her husband in 1934, this iconic Bauhaus inspired piece of architecture won the House Beautiful competition, becoming the first modern home to win that particular contest and was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, No. 647. Located on a double lot at the mouth of Santa Monica Canyon and close enough to the ocean to hear the roaring surf.

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