California Mediterranean Invented Here... Los Feliz Hills The Bixby Estate, 1919, Elmer Grey, architect. One of the great trophies of Los Feliz, this Med. estate occupies its own pvt, 3/4 acre+, walled park. Find your dreams here: provenance (Huntington est arch., Bixby and Chandler families for over 60 yrs); privacy (mature grounds); style (impeccably restored orig interiors); amenities (updated systems, chef\\\\\\\'s eat-in kitchen, grand master suite, swimmer\\\\\\\'s pool, guest cottage, studio); condition (move-in)-and real value. Highlights: - Nearly 6,000 square foot home on approximate 0.8 acre flat lot per public records. - 5 bedrooms; 4 bathrooms, including grand master suite, 2 family bedroom suites on same level as master suite, maid’s quarters and guest cottage. - Meticulously-groomed grounds with mature plantings and ever-blooming gardens, flat lawns, numerous bearing fruit trees, a rose garden, kitchen raised-bed vegetable and herb garden, swimmer’s pool, broad patio with fountain, garage/potting shed, detached gym/studio and dry storage building. Ideal for functions large or small. - Newer infrastructure throughout from tile roof and attic insulation to basement climate-controlled wine vault. - Chef’s eat-in, island kitchen with top-of-the-line fixtures; baths updated in complementary fashion. - The hand of master architect, Elmer Grey, is evident everywhere, from the craftsmanship and patina of 90-year old panelling in the formal rooms to the extensive use of French doors that wed the indoors to California’s climate. The idea of the “California Mediterranean” in residential architecture was, in part, invented here..
The property presented for sale is located in 2440 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90027.