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A. Quincy Jones | The Richard & Helen Arens House, 1949

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The spacious backyard features a pristine hillside pool and hardscape overlooking panoramic views from the Santa Monica Bay all the way to Catalina.
The spacious backyard features a pristine hillside pool and hardscape overlooking panoramic views from the Santa Monica Bay all the way to Catalina.
While conveniently located in the Westside of Los Angeles, the home offers a quiet city escape.
While conveniently located in the Westside of Los Angeles, the home offers a quiet city escape.
A cheerful bright green door welcomes guests into the thoughtfully restored 1949 home.
A cheerful bright green door welcomes guests into the thoughtfully restored 1949 home.
Resting gently on slender beams and posts, the original tongue-and-groove ceiling embodies the purest expression of form and function.
Resting gently on slender beams and posts, the original tongue-and-groove ceiling embodies the purest expression of form and function.
Strategically placed windows allow ample natural light to illuminate the single-story interior.
Strategically placed windows allow ample natural light to illuminate the single-story interior.
Rich textured wood paneling lines the living room walls, contrasting nicely against the polished concrete floors.
Rich textured wood paneling lines the living room walls, contrasting nicely against the polished concrete floors.
The Poliform Italian kitchen features Corian countertops, stainless-steel appliances, and custom cabinetry.
The Poliform Italian kitchen features Corian countertops, stainless-steel appliances, and custom cabinetry.
Colorful, geometric artwork adds a playful touch to one of the home's four bedrooms.
Colorful, geometric artwork adds a playful touch to one of the home's four bedrooms.

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A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith, Architects | The Richard and Helen Arens House, 1949. City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 720. High up in the Santa Monica Mountains of Brentwood, this landmark home is one of the best surviving examples of the forward-looking Mutual Housing Association’s postwar experiment. The architecture is elegantly simple: a low-slung horizontal roof with tongue-and-groove ceiling resting gently on composite beams and slender posts – the purest expression of form and function. The second owners have impeccably restored and renovated the home in keeping with the original design intent, with a Poliform Italian kitchen, Corian countertops, high-end stainless steel appliances, cork and polished concrete floors, custom cabinetry, decorative tile, and European fixtures. A rare hillside pool and hardscape provide panoramic views of the Santa Monica Bay, all the way to Catalina. Mills Act status ensures a substantial reduction in annual property taxes, but grandfathered addition may allow future expansion to include a second story with views. 4 BD, 2 BA, 2,232 SF.