Trulia Luxe Living

Built in 1904 for the prominent industrialist and financier Julius Mack, this timeless residence of uncompromising elegance from the Beaux-Arts era is gracefully situated on the corner of one of the City’s premier residential blocks in the heart of Pacific Heights, one of the most pricey and elegant neighborhoods in the City by the Bay.

With extraordinarily unique architectural features, grand-scale rooms, lovely views of the Bay and City lights, and a wonderful quality of light and openness, this Renaissance Revival-style mansion affords an elegant contemporary lifestyle while enjoying the unforgettable glamour and timeless elegance of another era.

This residence’s many amenities include eight bedrooms, seven baths, two powder rooms, seven fireplaces, two libraries, four offices, sitting room, two terraces, formal dining room, kitchen with separate butler’s pantry, ballroom converted into a giant family/entertainment room, and motor court for six to seven cars parking.

Joel Goodrich of Coldwell Banker holds the listing and this stunning home was also featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Megan Ellison is making some serious real estate moves. Before we get into the details, you’re not alone if you’re scratching your head wondering where you know that name. Here’s a hint – focus on the last name…

Got it yet?

Her father is none other than Larry Ellison, the ritchy-rich founder and CEO of Oracle, and also “the nations’s most avid trophy home buyer.”

26-year-old film producer Megan is quite the avid home buyer herself. She purchased this home at 9258 Nightingale Dr. in West Hollywood on February 4, 2008 for $12,600,000. She also sent real estate tongues wagging last year when she purchased the house next door for almost 14 million. Now, this first home on Nightingale Dr. has been listed for $15,500,000.

The home is a “stunning architectural masterpiece” that has been re-built from the ground up with no expense spared. Through glass windows, you can gaze upon downtown to ocean city lights views. Perfect for a movie producer and any other “Hollywood type,” the home has a 20 seat theatre and whole home audio and security. The gated and private home also has a pool, 13 foot ceilings throughout, amazing volume, 8′ wide gallery hallways, poliform kitchen/closet, agape baths and tre-piu doors. According to the listing, nothing like this has ever been built in the hills.

Now for sale in Los Angeles – a piece of rock and roll history: 1567 Blue Jay Way. Known best for inspiring George Harrison‘s song “Blue Jay Way“, this property is in a class of its own. The home can only be reached from downtown Los Angeles via a complicated street route, difficult to navigate on a foggy night — thus creating the backdrop for the opening lines of the song: There’s a fog upon L.A., and my friends have lost their way.”

Now, someone with deep pockets (and perhaps a penchant for music history) can find their way home. Home to the exact property that inspired this famous Beatles song on the Magical Mystery Tour album, to be precise. Harrison rented the home in August 1967 and was inspired to write the song after an evening where The Beatles’ publicist Derek Taylor was late arriving back to the estate.

With 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4,116 square feet and a pedigree that money can not buy, the sellers are asking $4,599,000. 1567 Blue Jay Way has amazing views, massive walls for art, glass sliding doors that expose house to courtyard with large outdoor space that includes a wrap around patio, fire pit, pool and spa. A massive open floor plan with high ceilings offers tons of lights and the ideal indoor/outdoor living for Los Angeles. It’s well-suited for parties and entertaining. The home also includes a gorgeous screening room, touch screen surround throughout and a 2 car garage with direct entrance. The grand entrance is just the beginning of what this home has to offer in the sought after bird streets. This home in celebrity row is close to all things important in Los Angeles: The Sunset Strip, Beverly Hills and Century City are just minutes away.

Completed in 2010, this home in Atherton, California, one of the “most expensive zip codes in America,” is a masterful expression of modern design situated on 2.6 acres of private resort-like grounds with pool, spa, barbecue kitchen, playground and vast stretch of level lawn. Precision craftsmanship showcases the architecture of award-winning firm Swatt Miers.

Throughout the three levels, the pervasive use of extraordinary materials – Honduran mahogany, African walnut, and lighting fixtures that stand alone as pieces of art – establish a rich, meditative tone that works in harmony with the beauty of the setting. Tremendous walls of glass, all with hidden custom shades and many providing cross-ventilation, provide a seamless connection to the outdoors where a heritage oak stands as the focal point around which the home’s L-shaped design was conceived.

The home’s personal accomodations are comprised of 5 bedrooms upstairs, including a divine master suite, plus a main-level suite accessed from the outside – making it ideal for guests or as an office. The design is open and voluminous, accentuated with floating steps, a glass bridge walkway inspired by the Museum of Modern Art, and ceiling lines that connect with cantilevered extensions outdoors. The property also features an attached 3-car garage.

Brent Gullixson and Royce Cablayan have the listing.

Abbot Kinney has long been lauded as the epicenter of cool, and GQ magazine just made it official, naming the Venice neighborhood “The Coolest Block in America.”

Want to live and work in the middle of all things awesome? Look no further than the for-sale piece of property at 1511 Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Listed for the a very sophisticated price tag of $4,700,000, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, half retail/commercial, half single-family home is as sleek and hip as the residents who roam the street outside.

The 5,060 structure was designed by noted firm Glen Irani Architects and it’s described as “the most extraordinary contemporary-style building on the street.” Clad in beautiful dark zinc, expansive heavy-glass and one-of-a-kind window wall system, the design aims to co-exist with dignity and permanence on a boulevard of century-old historical structures. Every detail exemplifies very high architectural and craft standards for which this architect is known. Specialty finishes include Italian hardwood floors, European fixtures and appliances, Italian mosaic tile, stone paving, architectural exposed steel and more. Perfect for Venice’s be achy vibe, the property features over 700 square feet of outdoor terraces and balconies.

While designed for both commercial and residential uses, the possibilities are endless for this outstanding property located on the hottest street in Los Angeles.