Frank Sinatra’s former home sells for $12.8 million

This is your chance to step into the shoes of the singer who definitely knew how to do things his way: Frank Sinatra. An elegant glass-walled mid-century property that was the singer’s home is asking $12.75 million, reports Global Mansion. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home was previously listed at $21.5 million and was on the market for more than a year before being reassessed at its new price. Located at the end of a mile-long driveway on a hill in suburban Los Angeles’s Chatsworth neighborhood, the 8-acre property offers ample space for living and entertaining with 360-degree views across the mountain, the city and nature.

The pool area.

Scott Everts for Sotheby’s International Realty.

The 7,000-square-foot main house, known as Byrdview, was designed by the prolific mid-century architect William Pereira and completed in 1951. Known for its style of futuristic designwhich manifested itself above all in the Transamerica pyramid in San Francisco, Pereira was commissioned by the heiress of a New York bank, Dora Hutchinson, who le rented the complex to Frank Sinatra in the mid-1950s and 1960s. The lavish property has since served as a filming location for Mad Men, dreamgirls, Six Feet Under Y Californication.

One of the rooms.

Scott Everts for Sotheby’s International Realty.

Marble floors, floor-to-ceiling glass windows and sliding doors, custom built-in closets, elegant multi-colored wood paneling, a wet bar and a large white brick-lined fireplace are some of the elegant amenities found within the main house. open plan. In the backyard, a 15-meter rectangular pool surrounded by natural stone paving is flanked by a 186-square-meter pergola lounge and dining area and an independent cabin in which he lived Marilyn Monroe, now with gym and massage area. A stone’s throw away, the guest house offers another 93 square meters of living space, plus its own circular pool and patio.

The current owner bought the property for $1.54 million in 1998 and has tried to sell it multiple times since 2011.

Article originally published in ADUS.
Translation and adaptation of Fernanda Toral.

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Frank Sinatra’s former home sells for $12.8 million