Known as a Midcentury masterpiece the world round, Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House has returned the market, this time with an asking price of $16,950,000.
Robb Report notes that the property was first listed last October for $25 million, before a price drop this past spring. With no takers, it has now been re-listed.
Currently owned by Brent R. Harris, managing director at Newport Beach’s Pacific Investment Management, Harris purchased the house for $1.5 million in 1993. Prior to that, the home was once owned by the late Eugene Klein, former owner of the San Diego Chargers, and then singer Barry Manilow.
Sitting on more than two acres and featuring 3,000+ square feet of living space, the home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms. Additionally, the adjoining lot is home to a tennis court, a poolhouse and the iconic pool made famous by that classic 1970 Slim Aarons photograph “Poolside Gossip.”
To ensure the architectural integrity was kept intact, the property underwent a five year, award-winning restoration by Marmol Radziner. One of the most unique features of the home is its second-floor, open-air covered patio—designed as a way of getting around strict building regulations that, at the time, restricted home construction to a single level.
Robb Report points out that if the Kaufmann House sells for close to its current asking price, it will be the most expensive sale in Palm Springs history. The current record is held by the John Lautner-designed compound owned by the late comedian Bob Hope, which sold for $13 million in 2016.
Gerard Bisignano of Vista Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.