The Brody Estate in Holmby Hills has sold for $14,888,000. The proceeds from the sale of the A. Quincy Jones house will go to the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino.
In mid-November, the Huntington received a gift of more than $100 million from the Frances Brody estate. The combined funds, the largest single donation the institution has ever received, will be used for the 120-acre botanical gardens. Brody, who died in November 2009 at 93, sat on the gardens committee during her 20 years on the Huntington’s board. The arts advocate and philanthropist was the daughter of advertising giant Albert Lasker.
The two-story house, commissioned in 1949, sits on 2.3 acres and features a walled outdoor living room and floor-to-ceiling windows. There are nine bedrooms and 71/2 bathrooms in 11,511 square feet of interior space. Outdoor amenities include a swimming pool and a lighted tennis court on grounds designed by landscape architect Garrett Eckbo.
The mansion, which came on the market in May at $24.95 million, was most recently priced at $21 million.
Real estate agent Drew Fenton of Hilton Hyland, Beverly Hills, described the buyer as local investor who plans to restore and enhance the property.
Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills South, and Linda May of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills North, had the listing.
Pat Boone buys home on the sea
Entertainer Pat Boone has purchased a second home on the residential ocean liner the Utopia.
Expected to launch in 2013, the ship will journey around the globe and stop at locales with sporting and cultural events such as the Cannes Film Festival in France, the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia.
“Everyone in my family is thrilled about having future family reunions on the Utopia and traveling the world without leaving our home on the sea,” said Boone, a Beverly Hills resident.
The 199 residences range from 1,453 to 6,100 square feet and are priced from $3.9 million to $25 million. The listing price for a unit similar to the one Boone purchased is $4 million. The exact purchase price was not disclosed.
Buyers own a 70-year right to use the residence much like a land lease. Fees are about 4.5% of purchase price annually.
Boone’s 1,453-square-foot unit can be configured as a one-bedroom with a study/media /guest room or as a two-bedroom home with a third room for a library or office. It has a living room and a terrace with an ocean view. The unit is fully furnished, including multimedia equipment and even flatware and linens.
Boone, 76, enjoyed his heyday as a pop singer in the ’50s and ’60s and had his own variety show. Among his hit songs were “Love Letters in the Sand,” “April Love” and “Moody River.”
His leading man work included “Journey to the Center of the Earth” (1959) and “State Fair” (1962). He moved into country and gospel music and in 2003 was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Calabasas home sells at a loss
Actor Justin Berfield, the wise-aleck sibling Reese on “Malcolm in the Middle,” has sold a Calabasas house he bought for $3.75 million four years ago for $2.1 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows.
The Mediterranean home, on a half-acre in a gated community, had been listed as “approved for short sale at $2.5 million.” The 6,483-square-foot house has travertine floors, a home theater, a wine cellar, a bar, four sun decks, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. A soundproof room can be used as a recording studio. The grounds include an infinity pool, an outdoor dining area and a built-in barbecue.
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