24-03-2025
A Restored L.A. Home by Acclaimed Architects Buff & Hensman Hits the Market for $2.6 Million
One of mid-century architecture's favorite duos is behind this hillside abode in Glendale.
Completed in 1961, the Buff & Hensman-designed home just hit the market for $2.6 million after being lovingly restored to its former glory by the sellers, Jamie Ting, an award-winning comedy writer and film director, and landscape designer Rebecca Delgado Berg. The two snapped up the residence in 2019 and infused it with Scandinavian and Japanese influences. Jermayne Shannon at Compass holds the listing.
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On the main level, a sandstone fireplace anchors the open living area. European oak wraps the kitchen, where you can brew a cup of tea to enjoy on one of the three decks, one facing south, another east for sunrise watching, and the last on the western side of the house and ideal for outdoor dinners.
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During their renovations, Ting and Delgado Berg uncovered the original oak and fir staircase, which leads upstairs to three bedrooms and two baths. 'The feeling of walking up and down the oak staircase is a bit magical—it has a light feeling to it, and the suspense of the view revealing itself is perfect,' Delgado Berg said in a statement.
The primary suite gets the same sunny southern exposure as the living area, along with a fireplace, a walk-in closet, and a soaking tub with views of the surrounding greenery. Throughout, Ting scoured eBay for original mid-century Schlage hardware in oil-rubbed bronze for the doorknobs, with Schlage lion-head knobs featured on the entry.
Situated in the Bellehurst Hillslopes neighborhood above the historically protected Rossmoyne area, the property includes an amphitheater-like backyard, with cascading steps taking you down to a century-old California live oak tree. A waterfall and pond regularly attract wildlife like deer and hummingbirds, and Delgado Berg has started building out a native plant garden for the next owner to take over. A one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite with a living room, full kitchen and two decks can just as easily serve as an artist's studio.
The original owner of the hillside home was Robert V. Seeds, who worked in personnel management throughout the Los Angeles area and advocated for equal rights. During the construction of the property, images of the process were taken by the celebrated photographer Julius Shulman, and they now sit in the archive of the Getty of Robb Report
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