Expansive Off-Market Laurel Canyon Parcel with 18K SF Potential Lists for $2M

We have a great and very interesting story on many levels that ties in to one of our listings, the Craig Ellwood Midcentury Modern Case Study House #18, to the rebuilding solution after the Los Angeles Fires, as well as the new architectural movements that are rising from the ashes and rebooting the original Case Study project.

About 5 years ago one of our great clients, Nicholas Kirkwood, who is a very well known British high end women's shoe designer, and passionate about architecture, rescued the Craig Ellwood Case Study #18 house, AKA, The Fields House, from demolition in Beverly Hills. He deconstructed it and then had it stored while getting it ready to be rebuilt on the right lot that simulated the original one.
Finding the right lot in Los Angeles that would suit the bill was no small task. There were a lot of requirements involved: It had to be in the hills with a view; large enough to fit a house on one level with a pool; it had to have privacy; face in the same direction as the house was intended and originally designed; and of course, the lot had to be available. We were lucky enough to find the perfect lot in Laurel Canyon, three acres with a view and a dirt road leading to the top of the promontory where this architectural treasure could live again.
Then January 2025 hit with the worst fires in Los Angeles history at the same time Nicholas Kirkwood was considering passing the project on to a new stewart because the timing wasn't right for him. The land could be sold with multiple options to build on, but the agents Emmanuel Xuereb and Salvator Xuereb from the Xuereb Group at Compass felt the Case Study house seemed perfectly timed to spearhead and inspire the rebuilding in the fire affected areas. Namely, the architecturally significant Case Study house being rebuilt after almost ending up in a landfill, and by being the first house to be built after the fires because it only had to be reconstructed, avoiding all the usual building delays. A real symbolism of rebirth and hope.
We are in discussions with a few groups of architects that are forming to help with the rebuilding who are very interested in the concept. This is a story that will be very interesting to see where it leads to.