Sold

898 COMMONWEALTH AVE

VENICE CA, 90291

$5,000,000


$1,282.71 per sqft

Sold

3 Beds

5 Baths

3,898 sqft

Residential

Built in 2018

Back on the Market with new pricing. The John Baldessari Gallery Residence, 2018, Frank O. Gehry, CC, FAIA. John Baldessari and Frank Gehry! As impossible to pigeonhole a style of these giants of art and architecture, so it is with their collaboration on John's own home, the model of which was featured center at LACMA's Frank Gehry Retrospective. It's modern, of course, and constructed of the finest materials and accessories available, but in understanding the work, and its success, these terms seem almost irrelevant. It is probably best described in terms of function.Frank and John were friends. From stories about John, one can imagine a request that may have gone like this: Frank, I'm tired of traipsing up and down stairs every time I want something from the kitchen. I want my bedroom to be just steps from everything: my art, my library, the kitchen, and an outdoor place where I can enjoy a cigar, a glass of wine, and a view of the golf course next door. Frank achieved these requirements by pinwheeling the living space and gallery around a cloistered heptagonal courtyard, thus referencing, if not by shape, the program of the early California Missions. Reversing tradition, the master bedroom is on the ground floor, while the guest bedrooms are on the second floor. An elevator contiguous to the master bedroom ascends to the rooftop patios with golf course and city vistas.

24-366195

MLS ID

March 7, 2024

Listed

November 6, 2024

Updated

Map

898 COMMONWEALTH AVE
VENICE CA, 90291

Interior Features

Total Stories

2


Bedrooms

3


Total Bathrooms

5


Full Bathrooms

3


Half Bathrooms

2


Appliances

Alarm System


Laundry Description

Inside, Laundry Area


Floor Description

Mixed


Fireplace

No


Fireplace Description

None


Cooling

Yes


Cooling Description

Air Conditioning


Heating

Yes


Heating Description

Forced Air

Exterior/Building Features

Lot Size

0.23 Acres


Architectual Style

Architectural


Roof

Flat


Sewer

Paid

Other Property Details

Area Name

Venice


Days on Market

180


Garage

Yes


Garage Spaces

2


Parking

Direct Entrance


Parking Total

2


View

Yes


View Description

Golf Course, City


County

Los Angeles


Water Source

Public


Pool

No


Pool Features

Room For, Permits


Zoning

LAR1

Listing History

Date

Event

Price

11/4/2024

Sold

$5,000,000

9/23/2024

Pending

9/5/2024

Under contract

Listed by Crosby Doe with Crosby Doe Associates, Inc.
Listing Contact: 310-275-2222 

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