Published and recognized mid-century Case Study architect Craig Ellwood, The Bryon Lamar Johnson House, 1953 is the third in the series of Ellwood’s recorded steel hillside houses, located in Crestwood Hills of Brentwood, on prestigious Tigertail Road. Here is a great example of pedigree mid century architecture at the top of Crestwood Hills, an incredibly prized Ellwood, here you will find a meticulous restoration honoring the Ellwood design ethos. Conceptually pristine, once called “Beauty of the House of Steel” in the LA Examiner. Upgraded seismically, crisp modular frame steel columns and wooden beams enable the house to ride out from the slope creating a floating effect for the home, by night twinkling lights of LA below the living room, by day ocean views and Catalina Island. The residence incorporates 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, plus new ADU 1 bed w/full steam shower bath & kitchen direct to the pool area. Whole house automation, solar panels, Tesla power walls, EV charger, brand new roof w/rooftop sprinkler, terrazzo floors, Lutron lighting, Baldwin and Fleetwood doors/windows, new sewer and gas line, motorized shades, restored gas/wood burning fireplace, water filtration, Gaggenau, Wolf Subzero appliances, outdoor kitchen w/Lynx Barbecue & pizza oven, grass lawn w/period chai
MLS #
CRNP25277717
MLS Source
California Regional MLS
Days on Site
0
Bedrooms
Ground Floor Bedroom, Primary Suite/Retreat
Kitchen
Other
Appliances
Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Other, Oven - Double, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer
Dining Room
Formal Dining Room
Fireplace
Gas Burning, Living Room, Wood Burning
Laundry
Hookup - Gas Dryer, In Closet, In Laundry Room, Other, Stacked Only
Cooling
Central Forced Air
Heating
Central Forced Air
Foundation
Other
Pool
In Ground, Pool - Yes
Garage/Parking
Covered Parking, Detached, Other, Side By Side, Garage: 2 Car(s)
Elementary District
Los Angeles Unified
High School District
Los Angeles Unified
HOA Fee
$0
1515 N Tigertail is a Single Family Residence in Los Angeles, CA 90049. This 1,926 square foot property sits on a 0.269 Acres Lot and features 3 bedrooms & 2 full and 1 partial bathrooms. It is currently priced at $6,295,000 and was built in 1953. This address can also be written as 1515 N Tigertail, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
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