Big sales take time…but the pay off can be grand. A Beverly Hills spec mansion that just closed for $31 million has become the largest sale of the year in the area thus far. Originally listed for $39.9 million back in 2020, the property underwent a handful of price adjustment before landing at a final list asking price of $36,999,000 last September.
Known as the Laurel House, this nine-bedroom, 14-bathroom estate was crafted by famed West Coast-based architect William Hefner and encompasses nearly 16,000 square feet of living areas over three levels. Set on nearly one acre, the Laurel House blends timeless interiors with the outdoors, with features including a double-height entry, stately columns and artfully arched windows.
The open main-level floor plan features a chef’s kitchen with marble-topped counters, a large eat-in island, stainless steel appliances plus a breakfast area and adjoining family room all imbued with natural light from walls of windows. Two offices with ensuites offer seamless, professional work-from-home spaces. A second catering kitchen is located behind the main kitchen, ideal for accommodating large-scale events.
A gallery hall connects the kitchen to the formal dining room and living room, which is lined with glass pocket doors that disappear to reveal the expansive, park-like grounds’ mature trees and privacy-enhancing foliage, a reset oversized pool with built-in seating, an outdoor kitchen, stand alone resort-style cabana, firepits and a lush expanse of grass.
The second floor has four ensuite bedrooms with adjoining family rooms, as well as the primary suite with dual baths both with soaking tubs a private bar, fireplace, designer closets and two balconies overlooking the grounds. The lower level is replete with two ensuite bedrooms, a glam room, a 12-seat screening room, wine cellar with a tasting room and gym with an infrared sauna. Additional home amenities include a one-bedroom detached guest house and a gallery garage that can accommodate up to 10 cars.
Pate Stevens with the Agency held the listing while Dustin Nicholas and Jackie Feldmar-Cohenca with Nicholas Property Group repped the buyer.
Photos by Noel Kleinman courtesy of marketing materials