898 COMMONWEALTH AVE Pending

Venice,CA 90291

$ 5900000

3 Beds

5 Baths

3898 SqFt


Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Pending

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 3,898 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,513

MLS Listing ID 24366195

Bedrooms 3

Full Baths 3

Half Baths 2

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 2018

Lot Size 10,227 Sqft

Property Description

Back on the Market with new pricing. The John Baldessari Gallery Residence, 2018, Frank O. Gehry, CC, FAIA. John Baldessari and Frank Gehry! As impossible to pigeonhole a style of these giants of art and architecture, so it is with their collaboration on John's own home, the model of which was featured center at LACMA's Frank Gehry Retrospective. It's modern, of course, and constructed of the finest materials and accessories available, but in understanding the work, and its success, these terms seem almost irrelevant. It is probably best described in terms of function.Frank and John were friends. From stories about John, one can imagine a request that may have gone like this: Frank, I'm tired of traipsing up and down stairs every time I want something from the kitchen. I want my bedroom to be just steps from everything: my art, my library, the kitchen, and an outdoor place where I can enjoy a cigar, a glass of wine, and a view of the golf course next door. Frank achieved these requirements by pinwheeling the living space and gallery around a cloistered heptagonal courtyard, thus referencing, if not by shape, the program of the early California Missions. Reversing tradition, the master bedroom is on the ground floor, while the guest bedrooms are on the second floor. An elevator contiguous to the master bedroom ascends to the rooftop patios with golf course and city vistas.

Location

State CA

County Los Angeles

Area C11 - Venice

Zoning LAR1

Rooms

Ensuite Laundry Inside

Interior

Laundry Location Inside

Heating Forced Air

Fireplaces Type None

Furnishings Unfurnished

Fireplace No

Laundry Inside

Exterior

Garage Direct Access,Garage

Garage Spaces 2.0

Garage Description 2.0

Fence Block,Wood

Pool Permits

Community Features Gated

View Y/N Yes

View City Lights,Golf Course

Porch Rooftop

Parking Type Direct Access,Garage

Total Parking Spaces 2

Building

Story 2

Entry Level Two

Sewer Sewer Tap Paid

Level or Stories Two

New Construction No

Others

Senior Community No

Tax ID 4243013034

Security Features Gated Community

Acceptable Financing Cash

Listing Terms Cash

Financing Cash

Special Listing Condition Standard

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