Mild from glass partitions on the second story floods the two-story principal entryway.
Bel Air was constructed to be unique. The gated Los Angeles neighborhood identified for its giant lot sizes and plush landscaped yards within the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains remained true to the imaginative and prescient of developer Alphonzo Bell.
Because the neighborhood flourished and expanded, the Twenties tracts turned referred to as “Previous” Bel Air; decrease elevation heaps that have been bought later have been known as “New” Bel Air. The house on the market at 10901 Chalon Highway sits on the cusp of previous and new.
The excessive drama of the structure is clear from the entrance of the home.
“Bel Air and, extra notably, Chalon Highway, is preeminent in exclusivity,” says itemizing agent Christina Collins of Hilton & Hyland. “We’ve bought a variety of distinctive properties right here. However this one has been developed with such precision and care, it is actually a meticulous execution of good design, performance and luxurious.”
The house, with six bedrooms and eight bogs, was designed with indoor-outdoor entertaining in thoughts. The outside’s up to date design mixes robust darkish wooden traces with an arc-shaped wing on the second ground. It was completed in 2023 and sits on virtually an acre of land.
A curved wall of home windows opens to a deck above the swimming pool.
Bespoke particulars inside utilizing wooden, glass, pure stone and natural textures underscore the up to date really feel. “The structure creates a way of quantity and grandeur, whereas the curated interiors make it a house you really wish to stay in,” Collins says.
The principle entrance opens to informal eating and lounging areas after which to the center of the 9,000-square-foot dwelling. The lounge, with vaulted ceilings and floor-to-ceiling home windows, capitalizes on pure mild. Sliding doorways meld the room seamlessly with the out of doors patio. The lounge additionally has a wall-sized marble fire and built-in bar.
The open plan structure connects the residing areas.
Oak flooring all through preserve the texture ethereal and lightweight. Different rooms on the principle degree embody a proper eating room with a walk-in wine closet, and the kitchen, which has a marble heart island and bar chairs for informal meals. It additionally has a walk-in pantry and a small prep kitchen within the again.
A front room on the second ground results in bedrooms that every have their very own out of doors house. The principle bed room comes with a lounge space and fireside, and a non-public balcony that results in a exercise space beneath. From the room, you may soak up views of Bel Air. The first lavatory has a soaking tub, twin vanities and rain bathe head.
The kitchen options an eat-at island with a sink and prep house.
Different options within the dwelling embody a steam room and sauna in a wellness suite, an elevator, an out of doors barbecue and rooftop terraces.
It’s the form of luxurious dwelling Bell would have appreciated. The neighborhood he began has grown to greater than 2,000 properties bordered by Mulholland Drive on the north, Sundown Boulevard on the south, Beverly Glen Boulevard to the east and Sepulveda Boulevard on the west.
Vanishing partitions contribute to the convenience of indoor-outdoor residing.
One fascinating remnant of Bell’s imaginative and prescient: The estate-planning workplace he constructed on Stone Canyon Highway nonetheless stands right this moment. It’s now the posh Resort Bel-Air.
The home prices $18,995,000. Christina Collins of Hilton & Hyland is the itemizing agent.
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