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Agent: Ilana Gafni Story by Emma Tucker Rudolph M Schindler’s S T and Pauline Falk Apartments building is fresh from a refurb and is on the market in Los Angeles for $3.65m. The architect completed the building in 1940, carefully planning each of its four units to make the most of its corner site while preserving the owner’s privacy. Now the whole Silver Lake property is for sale via Ilana...
Agent: Ilana Gafni By Henri Stout After barely a month on the market, the fastidiously restored and carefully updated John Kelsey House in Pasadena has sold for its full asking price of nearly $4 million, offering further evidence of not only the desirability of mid-century modern gems but also the remarkable resilience of the real estate industry, which continues to keep its head above...
By NEAL J. LEITEREG The historic Calori House, an early work of Lloyd Wright, has sold in Glendale for $1.575 million. The Spanish Colonial Revival-style home, built in 1926, was recently restored and mildly echoes the avant-garde concrete block technique developed by Wright’s father, Frank Lloyd Wright. Cascading blocks surround the entry to the house while supporting a small balcony above. The...
By Kathryn M. Before he became a monolithic figure in American architecture, John Lautner’s first significant solo project was a home he designed for himself and his first wife, MaryBud, just on the heels of a fellowship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. Now, for the first time in decades, the Los Angeles property is up for sale. Interesting features include the hexagonal shape that defines much...
By PMC When legendary architect John Lautner moved to Los Angeles in 1939 and completed his first building, architectural critic Henry-Russell Hitchcock hailed it as “the best house in the United States by an architect under 30.” Incredibly, you now have a chance to live in that house. Located in Silver Lake, the 1,244-square-foot residence has three bedrooms, two baths, and a patio extending...
By Jessica Ritz A lesser-known yet important piece of L.A. modern architectural heritage is newly available for sale. John Lautner's own two-bedroom, two-bathroom house, which the architect designed and completed in 1940, is located near Lautner’s iconic Silvertop house on Micheltorena Street. Ilana Gafni of Crosby Doe Associates has the $1.59 million listing of the Silver Lake property, which is...
By Claudine Zap The only residence that the legendary architect John Lautner ever built for himself has come on the market. It hasn't changed hands since the 1980s, and now the Los Angeles home is available for $1.59 million. “It’s a very important house, because of its history and because of the plan,” says the listing agent, Ilana Gafni with Crosby Doe Associates. The building in the Silver...
By Pauline O'Connor In the late 1940s, after being impressed by the three houses he had produced under the auspices of Arts & Architecture’s Case Study program, Dr. Leonard Asher and his wife, Betty, commissioned designer Rodney Walker to build a residence for their family on a site in Sherman Oaks. The Ashers were serious collectors and patrons of modern art—Betty would eventually become...
R. Daniel Foster Growing up in the home of a renowned architect — one who designed four Case Study Houses for that landmark program — was akin to living in a model home, at least for the children of Edward Killingsworth. With his office less than a mile away, Killingsworth would invite clients to the family’s 1961 Long Beach home, which served as an ineffable exemplar of glass, light, air and...