Jazz punk musician Flea listed a historically significant high modern architectural curiosity in Los Angeles for sale this winter. The low-down frequency virtuoso born Michael Balzary has tagged the compound at $9.799 million. He’s selling the place after about four years of ownership, and after acquiring a rather beautiful 7,334 square-footer in Beverly Hills in the days leading up to last Thanksgiving.
The La Crescenta estate features two main houses. The first is a Richard Neutra-designed home called the Dorothy Serulnic Residence. It was completed in 1953; according to listing information, Serulnic was Neutra’s secretary. The home spans 1,350 sq. ft. and contains two bedrooms and one bath; it also contains the original Richard Neutra-designed furniture and fireplace built with Bear Valley stone. The Neutra furniture includes perhaps the most elegantly hip midcentury stereo ever designed.
The second residence is a newer build from architect Michael Maltzan. That’s the heptagon-shaped home that features a large master suite with a penny-tiled bath, a smart office, and abundant built-in storage. Outdoor amenities adjacent to this house include a 50-foot lap pool and movie pavilion, and renovations conducted by Flea include a 900 sq. ft. addition on the more adventurously designed build.
Along with a 5.7-acre succulent garden, a third dwelling — a cabin designed by Peter Staley — completes a sketch of the most curiosity-inducing compound to hit the Los Angeles real estate market in months.
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