Yahoo Finance One of L.A.’s Most Avant-Garde Homes Is for Sale at $2.3 Million
Ulysses Romero didn’t even have time to take a shine to this glassy geodesic dome before deciding to flip it back onto the market. The ask is $2.3 million, which is $300,000 more than the Tierra Mia Coffee founder paid for the aptly named “Domestead” house, tucked away in L.A.’s Glassell Park neighborhood, about a year ago.
Originally commissioned in the early 1980s for a young pediatrician named Joy Gaertner, the William King-designed home was acquired some two decades later by artist and “Edible Gardens” author Fritz Haeg, who subsequently renovated the premises. Used during the creative owner’s tenure as a hub for his regular “Sundown Salon” series, the three-story structure comes complete with two bedrooms and an equal number of baths in almost 1,800 square feet of living space boasting a spiral staircase to all levels, plus an inviting mix of terrazzo and hardwood floors.
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Perched atop a hillside parcel spanning a quarter of an acre, at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac street, the dramatic abode is distinguished by a signature geodesic dome featuring a wealth of triangular skylights and windows painted in varied shades of blue and purple, hence its “Domestead” nickname. A surrounding deck overlooking sweeping city lights and San Gabriel Mountain views adds to the appeal.
Within the dome is a primary bedroom flaunting built-in shelving and a seating area, while the level below is highlighted by a redwood-framed kitchen sporting polished wood countertops and a moveable dining room table set on a track system, as well as an adjacent bath providing access to an outdoor soaking tub and shower. Rounding it all out is an excavated bottom level, which holds an elevated living area displaying textured concrete walls, sky-lit sleep chamber and another bath.
Outside, the terraced grounds are laced with fruit trees and native plants, and host a 250-square-foot domed canvas yurt resting atop a wooden platform that could be used as a gym or yoga sanctuary, along with plenty of spots ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining; and elsewhere is a “creative reading nook,” two-car garage and separate buildable lot.
“The house is spectacular,” says Carl Gambino, who shares the listing with Ariel Putman, both of Gambino Group at Compass. “It’s like standing inside a functional work of art—one that someone will be incredibly fortunate to live in.”
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