Richard Neutra achieved some of his most creative architectural solutions with homes in Hollywood Hills when confronted with the necessity of making compact space function comfortably and efficiently through varied social circumstances. Success in this endeavor at the Hailey Residence, designed by Richard Neutra in 1959, has been brilliantly achieved through a plan which opens private space to public space and brings in the outdoor nature of the Hollywood Hills. This compact mid-century modern home in the Hollywood Hills, northwest of the Hollywood Reservoir is in an area called Lake Hollywood. Just east of the 101 freeway, Lake Hollywood is known for being a friendly community, filled with nature and excellent woodsy hiking trails.
Sited on a 5,616 square foot lot, this 2 bedroom and 2 bath house for sale in the Hollywood Hills features beamed ceilings, built-ins, a wood-burning fireplace, sliding glass walls, a soft mobile wall that when open, allows for a generous den off the living-dining area. Expansion is further enhanced by opening Neutra’s typical oversize mobile glass wall to the outdoor deck, and view to the hills beyond the Cahuenga Pass mountains. Visual expansiveness is accentuated, without compromising privacy, by opening a vertical glassed in sliver of the master bedroom wall at the perimeter. Much of the original architecture seems to have been well preserved and restored with care. Improvements include central air-conditioning, a small office, control temp wine cellar & laundry constructed within lower undeveloped space.
The property last sold in 1996 for $275,000 and is now asking $895,000. It is a rarity to be able to purchase an architectural house with views, let alone a Neutra house in the Hollywood Hills for under $1 million. This is a great starter house for an architectural enthusiast.