This Swinging Laurel Canyon Abode Has Hosted Everyone From Mick Jagger to a 1980s Bond Girl
Situated between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, Laurel Canyon has a long artistic legacy in L.A.'s entertainment industry lore. Early 20th-century hunting cabins gave way to bohemian cottages and secluded bungalows that, over the decades, attracted a who's who of the film and music industries, including Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, and Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas.
This 1956 midcentury residence, now available for the first time in 25 years, shows signs of that lineage, playing host to some of pop culture's biggest names, from Mick Jagger and Marilyn Manson to Gwen Stefani and Heath Ledger. It was previously owned by the actor and singer Olivia d'Abo, best known for her role on the sitcom The Wonder Years, and her cousin Maryam d'Abo, a former Bond girl (1987's The Living Daylights), also spent time there. Continuing the theme, the current owner, Nico Golfar, runs an event company that has worked with numerous celebs. The three-bedroom, two-bath abode is listed for $1.6 million with Mason Canter at Keller Williams Realty Los Feliz.
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The Mulholland Drive home could use a little love from whoever snaps it up, but its creative flourishes and original details, such as the irregular flagstone floors, make it by far a more interesting option than your typical fixer-upper. A swooping, freestanding fireplace with a circular opening anchors the open-concept main and provides a template for the curving walls and circular cutouts in the ceiling. To one side of the fireplace is a slightly sunken living room, while the other side is home to a pop art-red built-in dining banquette and a pass-through kitchen.
The primary suite includes a funky bathroom with a rainfall shower above a double-size soaking tub, along with a wood-paneled W.C. Currently configured with two bedrooms, the third bedroom has been converted into an office with direct access to the backyard. There, you'll find a large pool, accompanied by a small patio with just enough room for an al fresco dining spot and a fire pit.
This part of Laurel Canyon is famously appealing to Hollywood heavy hitters, in part due to its easy access to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the Burbank studios. Among the immediate area's past and present residents are Quentin Tarantino, Justin Bateman, Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Ball, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Last year, the musician Rufus Wainwright listed his property for $2.2 million (it didn't sell), and Rob Zombie just spun his secluded side-by-side homes in the canyon on the market for $9 million.Best of Robb Report
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