Noteworthy new listings….
When 1035 Coyote Road ($4.175 million) last came on the market in April 2020, it was touted as a “rustic 1970’s Adobe pied a terre” with wine bottles “that are said to have been drunk by the builder before putting them in the walls”—but I called it a hovel, and I stand by that. (Check out the photos.) After selling for $669,000, it got cleaned up and expanded, with interior moments—such as the marvelous fireplace and even some of those wine bottles—that pay appealing homage to the structure’s past. Less successful is the facade, the architectural equivalent of a skin condition.
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The recent sale of 843 Hot Springs for $8.25 million might have inspired the owners of neighboring 1285 E. Mountain Drive ($11.5 million) to test the market. Much of the 1975 house wants updating, but it does have an ocean view, intricate terracing in the backyard, and an adjacent one-acre lot at 1297 E. Mountain Drive. P.S. Note the stairway entrance to the primary bedroom.
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I love the Masonic Temple–ish entrance at 532 Las Fuentes Drive ($8.5 million) in Birnam Wood, but the interior archways and columns haven’t aged as well, and myriad styles bump up against each other: the peacock powder room, the terrace that calls to mind Roberto Burle Marx, the country-cousin kitchen. But the pool is the sexiest we’ve seen in a long time, and you also get a guest house. And who doesn’t like a topiary garden?
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743 Alturas del Sol ($4.495 million), off Las Alturas, is classic Barry Berkus, with choices that must have felt fresh when the house was built in 1976. The interiors evoke Halston in a monochrome phase, and the communal tennis court is also very ’70s. P.S. The recording that says, ““Hi! You are currently being recorded!” has presumably been deactivated while the house is on the market.
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Built in 1987, 40 El Cielito Road ($4.25 million) is in the shape of an X, with the living room at the node and four bedrooms—including a large primary—in the wings. It, too, has access to communal tennis.
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The listing for 3919 Antone Road ($3.895 million) calls the 1966 house “midcentury modern,” but the only flair is in the windows and deck railing that tilt outward. Everything, including the landscaping, needs to be redone, which makes the price seem ambitious for the part of town above N. La Cumbre.
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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 2311 Anacapa Street ($2.795 million): Modest 1948 three-bedroom in the Upper East.
••• 350 Conejo Road ($2.695 million): Change of heart about this 2017 contemporary three-bedroom; the seller paid $2.4 million in September 2022.
••• 1465 S. Jameson Lane ($3.3 million): 1930 two-bedroom, one-bath fixer cottage next to the freeway; comes with a creepy outbuilding (below).
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Skin condition! LOL. Who designed that Coyote house? Please publish their name. Everyone in the community needs to make sure to never hire this person to design anything, ever again. It is by far, the ugliest exterior on any new build, I have ever seen.
Please consider publishing their name as an act of good will towards humanity. We need to protect our children and society from this type of visual assault and architecual atrocity.
Isn’t there design review to provide some “guidance” to what shares the corniness of a Chevy’s restaurant facade ?
The finish of the Coyote house is really bad. Reminds me of the section of Magic Mountain where the Viper Rollercoaster is.
Erik, the hovel comment is funny and not wrong. That said, I’m surprised you didn’t call out the original dwelling’s place among the unique and fascinating vernacular architecture of the bohemian Mountain Drive community. I’m glad to see they incorporated it into the new build for that reason. Elias Chiacos’s book, ‘Mountain Drive’ is a fun read in case you aren’t familiar with the history of that area
I have a friend that lived at the the “hovel” on Coyote rd just before it was sold several years ago – the home was truly magical and (unfortunately – or fortunately for some) something that you’ll never get see again in the area.
Wow a lot of design experts that seem to know what’s best for everyone. How can we ever survive without you?
We live on Mountain Dr and pass the “hovel” daily. Interesting that the listing has been completely removed altogether. Hopefully if ever reposted there’s a desire to use local realtors, who know the historical significance of Mountain Dr as mentioned above.
It is still up on Zillow as active, though cancelled in SBMLS. Pictures of the new and original listing are still available.