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Los Angeles,CA 90068
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,137 sqft
Price per Sqft $2,932
MLS Listing ID CL25558339
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 2
Year Built 1959
Lot Size 0.977 Acres
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Property Description
The Maurice Seiderman House, 1955. Perched on a rare, nearly flat acre in the Hollywood Hills with sweeping, head-on jetliner views, this home carries both architectural pedigree and storied Hollywood provenance. Thoughtfully restored by AD100 designer Pam Shamshiri of Commune, alongside architect Barbara Bestor and Elysian Landscapes, the residence masterfully blends modern comforts with timeless mid-century design. In 1955, Maurice Seiderman, the legendary Hollywood makeup artist whom Orson Welles called "the greatest make-up man in the world," and who was responsible for Citizen Kane, A Touch of Evil, and Jane Eyre, among other films, commissioned architect Clyde Grimes to design a home for him on this exceptional site, an unusually flat promontory with unobstructed views sweeping from downtown to the ocean. Grimes was born in Los Angeles in 1924, was a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War, then earned his architectural degree at U.C. Berkeley. Upon graduation, he apprenticed under the legendary Paul Williams before opening his own practice. He capped off his career by being appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as the Official State Architect of California. Grimes' modernist tour de force on Deronda Drive remained virtually untouched until its thoro
Location
State CA
County Los Angeles
Zoning LARE
Interior
Heating Central
Cooling Central Air
Fireplaces Type Living Room
Laundry Dryer,Laundry Room,Washer
Exterior
Pool In Ground
View Y/N true
View City Lights,Hills,Other
Building
Story 1
New Construction No