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A rare Case Study House melding high design and ocean views in Pacific Palisades, CA, is seeking its next owner.
The two-bedroom, 2.5-bath home was listed for $8,900,000 with Crosby Doe of Crosby Doe Associates. It was on the market in 2018 for $10 million.
This Case Study House #18, known as the West House, was designed by Rodney Walker and built on a bluff in Westside Los Angeles.
Three other Case Study Houses in the neighborhood were designed by Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Richard Neutra. These groundbreaking Arts & Architecture–sponsored homes were commissioned between 1945 and 1966. Of the 36 designs, 25 were built. Still standing are 22—most of them in Southern California.
The 1,701-square-foot West House is the only Case Study House in the neighborhood oriented to capture ocean views.
“When people walk in the door, their jaws drop,” says Doe. “It lends itself to entertaining with the openness to the huge lawn and the view. You open the front door, and it’s all right there in front of you.”
“When people walk in the door, their jaws drop,” says the listing agent.
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All-white kitchen
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Indoor-outdoor garden room
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Living room with a two-sided fireplace
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Bedroom with an ocean view
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Patio on the bluff
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The home has had only three owners. The first owner swapped out a service yard for a bedroom, turned one bedroom into a den, and added a half-bath.
Original features include the two-sided fireplace in the living room and an indoor-outdoor garden room.
“You get the ocean air, the views, and in a 10-minute walk, you’re right there on the beach,” says Doe.
“Historically, people behind the lens of the entertainment industry—the directors and the producers—have been very strong in purchasing these properties,” says Doe, adding that Sam Simon, the late “Simpsons” co-creator, owned the nearby Neutra Case Study House.
There’s also an option to build a second home on the .53-acre lot, with preliminary concept plans by modernist architect Tom Kundig.
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