{"id":1671,"date":"2023-02-16T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/16\/rare-midcentury-modern-beauty-in-santa-monica-seeks-buyer-with-10-5m\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:24:12","slug":"rare-midcentury-modern-beauty-in-santa-monica-seeks-buyer-with-10-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/16\/rare-midcentury-modern-beauty-in-santa-monica-seeks-buyer-with-10-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Midcentury Modern Beauty in Santa Monica Seeks Buyer With $10.5M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A restored 195os-era home<\/a>\u00a0in Santa Monica, CA<\/a>, channels some serious vintage vibes\u2014all within a 5-minute stroll to the beach.<\/p>\n

Designed by Thornton M. Abell<\/strong>, a midcentury modern architect in Southern California, the house is tucked into one of Santa Monica Canyon\u2019s highly desirable neighborhoods, says agent Frank Langen<\/strong>, of Deasy Penner & Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The property is listed for $10,500,000.<\/p>\n

Built for the Haines family, the beautiful abode was included in photographer Julius Shulman<\/strong>\u2019s 2013 book, \u201cModern Rediscovered<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Haines<\/strong>, the original homeowner, served as the head of the painting department at Otis College of Art and Design between 1954 and 1974.<\/p>\n

Because of financial constraints, the house was built in two stages.<\/p>\n

The concrete, glass, and wood building has 4,800 square feet of living space, including four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. It is arranged across three separate structures, connected by hardscape and an elevator.<\/p>\n

Case Study architect<\/h2>\n

Arts & Architecture\u00a0magazine\u2019s Case Study House program commissioned a series of homes by major architects, including Abell<\/a>, from 1945 to 1966. The spaces were designed to showcase inexpensive, efficient dwellings during the post-World War II housing boom.<\/p>\n

This home isn\u2019t one of the Case Study designs, but its indoor-outdoor living spaces, glass walls, and natural elements make it similar to those homes.<\/p>\n

The seller, who is an architect, bought the place in 2017 and embarked on a five-year restoration.<\/p>\n

Living room<\/p>\n

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Dining area<\/p>\n

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Kitchen<\/p>\n

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One of the baths<\/p>\n

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Deck<\/p>\n

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\u2018Like a brand-new house\u2019<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a brand-new house, but it follows the blueprint,\u201d Langen says. The seller \u201cbasically rebuilt everything and extrapolated it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Concrete flooring, solar panels, organic rooftop gardens, and the foundation are all new, and home automation was added. The kitchen and baths were also updated.<\/p>\n

A moveable wall in the main house divides two of the bedrooms for additional privacy. An art studio\u2014in a separate structure with convenient street access\u2014could also be used as a gym or office. And there is a guesthouse above the garage.<\/p>\n

Details include built-in, oak cabinetry; board-formed, indoor-outdoor concrete walls; and radiant-heat flooring.<\/p>\n

The property has mature gardens, a sky deck, and a two-car garage.<\/p>\n

Attractive area<\/h2>\n

The home\u2019s three-owner history is rare but not unusual for Santa Monica Canyon.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically, there\u2019s not a whole lot of turnover with properties like this, or in this area,\u201d Langen says.\u00a0\u201cThe area is always attractive for successful artists, creative people, Hollywood people, lots of engineers, professors, and academics. All the neighbors know each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who will move into this home next?<\/p>\n

According to Langen, it has potential for an array of buyers\u2014a single person, an empty nester, a young family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quality of the building is exceptional,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The post Rare Midcentury Modern Beauty in Santa Monica Seeks Buyer With $10.5M<\/a> appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com\u00ae<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Realtor.com A restored 195os-era home\u00a0in Santa Monica, CA, channels some serious vintage vibes\u2014all within a 5-minute stroll to the beach. Designed by Thornton M. Abell, a midcentury modern architect in Southern California, the house is tucked into one of Santa Monica Canyon\u2019s highly desirable neighborhoods, says agent Frank Langen, of Deasy Penner & Partners. The…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}