Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Your Mama Hears...


...from Our Fairy Godmother in Beverly Hills (and various other real estate insiders) that interior design world darling and dilettante Kelly Wearstler and her property developing hotelier husband Brad Korzen have quietly hoisted their historic and spectacularly re-done Beverly Hills, CA mansion on the market with an asking price of $39,900,000.

This is not the first time Miz Weastler and Mister Korzen have attempted to unload their storied estate located just couple hundred feet as the crow flies from Madonna's west coast abode and a few short blocks from the recently expanded and rehabbled mansion Jennifer Aniston just sold to a mutual fund mogul from Orange County for a toe curling $35,000,000.

Anyhoo, Your Mama discussed the rather epic Wearstler-Korzen crib in much detail and at great length back in February 2010 when the Tinseltown Celebrity Real Estate Gossip Grapevine was rife with rumors the pampered pair were surreptitiously shopping the property off-market with a staggering $50,000,000 price tag.

The 3.2 acre gated estate includes an 11,000-plus square foot multi-winged mansion that wraps around a small courtyard and contains–as per the L.A. County Tax Man–8 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. There's also an extensive swimming pool complex with semi-circular cabana/guest house, broad sloping lawns, formal gardens, tennis court, and a long, double-wide celebrity-style driveway that swoops up from the street and around the house to a vast, parking lot-sized motor court perfect for when a couple hundred of your closet pals and associates come by for some booze and a bite.

Iffin the children want to read (and read and read) our admittedly (far too long) February 2010 discussion of Mister Korzen and Miz Wearstler's plum property, click here. We suggest before clicking over that y'all settle into a cozy, well-lit spot because, bunny rabbits, Your Mama was even more loquacious and purple than usual so you're likely to need an alcoholic beverage, candy snack, and the better part of an afternoon a day to get through the whole damn thing.

Don't say you weren't warned iffin you fail to heed Your Mama's sage advice and get thirsty and headache-y with hunger when you realize you're only half way through the tome-length discussion.

listing photos (from February 2010): Everett Fenton Gidley for Westside Estate Agency

12 comments:

angie said...

Well Mama, in an highly unusual and very rare occurrence, I have to disagree with the "spectacularly re-done" evaluation. I do not like the decor any better even with a $15MM price cut.

angie said...

Oops, only a $10MM price cut - even worse, lol

Desert Donna said...

Appears like a 2005 make over, inspired by a Palm Springs hotel Merv (RIP) owned at one time.

Babe Parish said...

As much as I love La Wearstler (and you know that I do), here are my two cents: PAINT OVER THE WANNABE HARING PEACH SCRIBBLE! and maybe throw in a St. Joseph figurine here or there to help with a speedy sale.

x
Babe Parish

Anonymous said...

looks like its time for a reduex..
the flea market chic thing is so so 2003-2007.. that ship has sailed.

it time for a new look hipper look

Anonymous said...

Perfect for the party to re-elect Bush in 2004.

midTN said...

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Well, it IS in California, so it MUST be worth nearly 40 mil...no matter what it looks like.

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TD Class said...

The high quality of the original architecture helps make the splashy but not well thought out decor work; it makes for good copy but must be hard to live with. As for buyers, it only takes one.

Anonymous said...

7:28 I heartily agree that the Cy Twombly (?) effect in the entrance hall is not only dizzying but very ugly, as are the pointless lines on the ceiling of the "living room"? What's wrong with a nice simple plain white wall or ceiling?

Babe Parish said...

Thanks Anon 8:15. Wasn't it Coco Chanel herself who said, "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory." ? Well, in this case, i vote for the neutralization of the peach mish mash. 99.4% of buyers in this price range aren't as edgy as Kelly W. and will be freaked out, except for maybe Drew Barrymore...
;)

Anonymous said...

Loves the classic architecture... loves the prime East Beverly Hills Location just north of Sunset.... loves the splash of unrestrained glamour...... Don't love the lacking of views that would be had if the house was literally 2-3 houses North of current location.

With that said one of the best properties on the market in L.A.

Love Kelly too.... have her books staring me in the face from my coffee table.

MH Critic said...

Now they are saying, "Look in the mirror and add two accessories!"