$38.5M Compound With a Museum Is Pasadena’s Most Costly Residence

Known as Knoll Home, the costliest dwelling itemizing in Pasadena—a picturesque metropolis 11 miles northeast of downtown L.A.—hopes to draw a lover of artwork or vehicles desirous to showcase a set.

That’s as a result of the property—two buildings totaling 32,644 sq. toes of residing house—contains a 20,000-square-foot artwork gallery (with sufficient room to show vehicles), together with an 11,000-square-foot, 16-room dwelling unique to the property. It sits on a 2.3-acre landscaped and gated lot.

Along with seven bedrooms and 21 baths, the perk-packed property comes with a Tiki bar, dwelling theater, and wine cellar. Plus, the outside space features a pool, a number of residing and eating areas, fireplaces, and a kitchen with a pizza oven and bar.

George Penner with deasypennerpodley actual property is dealing with the $38.5 million itemizing.

Historic dwelling

The home was in-built 1916 based mostly on designs by architect Myron Hunt. It was initially often known as the Samuel C. Fertig Home.

Then, in 1973, the house underwent an enlargement led by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann and renamed Knoll Home by then-owner Virginia Steele Scott.

Artwork lover’s amenity

Scott left behind a grand assertion to the artwork world.

“Scott [was] a distinguished American artwork collector and donated her assortment to the Huntington Library,” Penner says.

Earlier than that, the paintings had its personal place on the property.

“She had a gallery house constructed by Ladd & Kelsey, the identical architectural agency that did the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena.”

The 21,000-square-foot artwork gallery spans three ranges, offering sufficient room to additionally showcase a automotive assortment. Elevators and underground entry from the principle home seamlessly join the 2 buildings. There’s sufficient parking for friends because of a motor courtroom and a five-car storage.

One other spotlight of this property is a Tiki lounge. The sellers added the lounge after they picked up this property in 2013 for $7.5 million. The lounge decor and furnishings are included within the sale.

“Our consumer utilized the foremost Tiki-bar fabricator and all of the furnishings and décor have been sourced from completely different Tiki bars or museums with artifacts,” Penner says.

From its inception, the constructing was designed to deal with extra than simply artwork. The artwork gallery constructing features a 46-seat dwelling theater, a poker site, two industrial elevators, and a convention heart.

So, who will probably be out there for this lovely property?

“We’re particularly focusing on that avid collector. They might be a collector of effective work or perhaps a automotive collector,” Penner says. However somebody with deep pockets who likes to entertain may be tempted.

“The present proprietor makes use of that house as an occasion house for philanthropic occasions,” he provides. “It will possibly host a whole bunch of individuals.”