The Beverly Hills Hotel celebrated its centennial birthday 13 years ago. Originally designed by architect Elmer Grey, the iconic Mediterranean Revival resort was completed in 1912 and updated in the 1940s by architect Paul Williams. Golden Age stars of Hollywood like Cary Grant and Marlene Dietrich were known to book rooms there, but fans of the pioneering architect will note that a sprawling residential compound he designed less than 10 minutes away is now available.
Built in 1926 and tucked away behind gates, the Tudor Revival estate in Bel Air, comprising a main home and four outbuildings with a total of 24 bedrooms, is listed with James Harris and David Parnes of Bond Street Partners. And, for $30.5 million, you can call it home.
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An eight-bedroom main house and a 10-bedroom guesthouse sit atop more than two park-like acres, alongside a pool house, a three-bedroom carriage house for staff and security, and two studio apartments tucked underneath a sports court complex.
Lush lawns and mature trees trail the private driveway and bolster the stately main home’s Old World charm. Here, the facade’s pitched roofing and decorative half-timbering mirror Elmer’s Tudor influences. The enchanting, classic elegance continues beyond the entry. Aside from the two-story abode’s primarily neutral color palette that ranges from creamy beige to bluish gray, its use of natural materials to create coffered wood-paneled walls and stone fireplaces seamlessly imbues timeless sophistication throughout.
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Light spills in through arched and diamond-pane leaded-glass windows in the expansive reception areas, which include a soaring entrance hall, side-by-side formal living rooms, a paneled sitting room, and a formal dining room that comfortably seats 10 or more. Upstairs, the primary suite occupies an entire wing with multiple walk-in closets and dual bathrooms. There are several more en-suite guest rooms on the upper level as well as a three-bedroom staff wing back on the main floor.
That’s not all, though. The guesthouse that sleeps a village also includes spacious lounges for relaxing and eating, a kitchen, and a wet bar. And just outside, a wooden bridge spans the tail end of the guesthouse’s private pool. The main swimming pool and spa sit across the lawn at the back of the main residence, and its accompanying pool house offers one-bedroom, one-bath accommodations.
With a neighboring $24.5 million estate on the market, a space-craving buyer could snag both to create a 3.8-acre oasis in the heart of one of the country’s most coveted zip codes.
