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Holmby Hills

Holmby Hills

Holmby Hills Real Estate ā€“ Los Angeles California 90024 & 90077
About the City of Holmby Hills:

Holmby Hills is an affluent neighborhood in western Los Angeles. It is bordered by the city of Beverly Hills on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, Westwood on the west, and Bel-Air on the north. Sunset Boulevard is the areaā€™s principal thoroughfare.

Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, and Beverly Hills form the ā€œPlatinum Triangleā€ of Los Angelesā€™ priciest and most exclusive neighborhoods. Many of the estates in Holmby Hills boast panoramic views of the entire Los Angeles Basin. Many high-level entertainment industry executives, such as Interscope Records founder Jimmy Lovine, television producer Aaron Spelling, movie mogul Ray Stark, and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (whose home is better known as the Playboy Mansion), currently reside or have previously resided in the area.

History of Holmby Hills

The first developer of the land that Holmby Hills, Westwood, and UCLA now occupy was Don Maximo Alanis, a Spanish soldier who obtained title to 4,438 acres under a Mexican land grant in 1843. He called it San Jose de Buenos Aires. In 1884, about 2,000 acres of this land came into the possession of a forty-niner named John Wolfskill, who paid $10 an acre for it and built a ranch house near the present-day LA Temple of the LDS Church.

The actual development of Holmby Hills began when millionaire Arthur Letts, Sr. purchased 400 acres of the original Wolfskill ranch at $100 an acre. Letts, who was born in England in 1862, had made his fortune by transforming a small, bankrupt dry goods business in Los Angeles into the Broadway Department Store empire. He was not only a shrewd businessman, but also a skilled horticulturist; the grounds of his Hollywood home were planted with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and his cactus collection was known across the country.

His master plan for the prime land he had purchased in west L.A. was to create a neighborhood of grandiose estates. He personally christened the development ā€œHolmby Hills,ā€ which was loosely derived from the name of his birthplace, a small hamlet in England called Holdenby. Letts died suddenly in 1923, before he could realize his vision.

His son-in-law, Harold Janss, took over the project, which was billed as ā€œThe Ultimate in Residential Estate Development.ā€ Zoning for the community, which straddles Sunset Boulevard, was designed to accommodate large lot sizes (up to 4 acres). Electric and telephone lines were buried beneath the wide, tree-lined streets to preserve the landscape. Handsome, English-style street lamps, designed exclusively for Holmby Hills, were erected throughout the neighborhood.

Among the first mansions built here in the late 1920s was the Tudor-style home of the founderā€™s son, Arthur Letts, Jr. Thanks to its lush landscaping, enormous lot sizes, and privacy, from the beginning Holmby Hills has attracted the rich and famous. In the 1950s, Walt Disney built his dream home here, which featured a miniature steam railroad, complete with 300 feet of track and a 90-foot long tunnel. Celebrities such as Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Barbara Streisand, Hugh M. Hefner and Sonny & Cher have all called Holmby Hills their home.

The Draw

Besides grand homes, the neighborhood has two parks ringed by mature sycamore trees.

Holmby Park is south of Sunset Boulevard, and the quaint De Neve Square is to the north. Holmby Park has two playgrounds, a nine-hole putting green and classic lawn bowling. The Armand Hammer Golf Course is named for the founder of Occidental Petroleum, who lived just up the block and enjoyed the greens. The Holmby Park Bowling Club was established in 1927 and calls itself the official lawn bowling club of Los Angeles.

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Holmby Hills

Holmby Hills Geographical Location

Holmby Hills Mapped Listings for Sale

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Beds
8 | 19
Baths
56,500
SqFt
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#23231909 | House
10
Beds
13 | 6
Baths
21,000
SqFt
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#23239903 | House
17
Beds
12 | 13
Baths
30,000
SqFt
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#22116521 | House
Based on information from CSMAR, CRMLS, and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS as of March 18, 2024 11:30 AM PT. The information being provided by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW and/or CRISNet MLS is for the visitor's personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties the visitor may be interested in purchasing. Any information relating to a property referenced on this website comes from the Internet Data Exchange ('IDX') program of CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS. This website may reference real estate listing(s) held by a brokerage firm other than the broker and/or agent who owns this website. Any information relating to a property, regardless of source, including but not limited to square footage and lot sizes, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be personally verified through personal inspection by and/or with the appropriate professionals. The data contained herein is copyrighted by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS and is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Any dissemination of this information is in violation of copyright laws and is strictly prohibited. IDX powered by iHomefinder, Inc.
Listing # 23231909
594 S Mapleton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90024
$155,000,000
Beds: 14
Baths: 8 | 19
Sq. Ft.: 56,500
Type: #23231909
Listing # 23239903
107 Delfern Drive Los Angeles, CA 90077
$85,000,000
Beds: 10
Baths: 13 | 6
Sq. Ft.: 21,000
Type: #23239903
Listing # 22116521
10250 W Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
$75,000,000
Beds: 17
Baths: 12 | 13
Sq. Ft.: 30,000
Type: #22116521
Listing # 21705644
133 S Mapleton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90024
$65,000,000
Beds: 9
Baths: 10 | 4
Sq. Ft.: 30,000
Type: #21705644
Listing # 23336931
10250 W Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
$55,000,000
Beds: 14
Baths: 12 | 13
Sq. Ft.: 30,000
Type: #23336931
Listing # 23326547
615 N Faring Road Los Angeles, CA 90077
$45,000,000
Beds: 6
Baths: 9 | 3
Sq. Ft.: 17,661
Type: #23326547
Listing # 23330497
530 S Mapleton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90024
$39,750,000
Beds: 11
Baths: 27
Sq. Ft.: 33,652
Type: #23330497
Listing # 23302193
111 N Mapleton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90077
$29,900,000
Beds: 7
Baths: 9 | 4
Sq. Ft.: 14,259
Type: #23302193

Based on information from CSMAR, CRMLS, and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS as of March 6, 2024 12:57 PM PT. The information being provided by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW and/or CRISNet MLS is for the visitor's personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties the visitor may be interested in purchasing. Any information relating to a property referenced on this website comes from the Internet Data Exchange ('IDX') program of CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS. This website may reference real estate listing(s) held by a brokerage firm other than the broker and/or agent who owns this website. Any information relating to a property, regardless of source, including but not limited to square footage and lot sizes, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be personally verified through personal inspection by and/or with the appropriate professionals. The data contained herein is copyrighted by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS and is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Any dissemination of this information is in violation of copyright laws and is strictly prohibited. IDX powered by iHomefinder, Inc.

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Homes Sold in Holmby Hills

Listing # 22117397
312 N FARING Road Los Angeles, CA 90077
SOLD: $49,500,000
Beds: 8
Baths: 11
Sq. Ft.: 18,925
Type: #22117397
Listing # 23303399
10350 Wyton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90024
SOLD: $34,550,000
Beds: 10
Baths: 12
Sq. Ft.: 24,488
Type: #23303399
Listing # 22210489
469 St Pierre Road Los Angeles, CA 90077
SOLD: $15,850,000
Beds: 7
Baths: 8
Sq. Ft.: 8,069
Type: #22210489
Listing # 22212623
10101 W SUNSET Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
SOLD: $7,900,000
Beds: 5
Baths: 6
Sq. Ft.: 8,182
Type: #22212623
Listing # 22219969
130 N Beverly Glen Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
SOLD: $6,417,500
Beds: 6
Baths: 6 | 1
Sq. Ft.: 5,745
Type: #22219969
Listing # 22185807
201 S Beverly Glen Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024
SOLD: $6,075,000
Beds: 5
Baths: 6
Sq. Ft.: 5,250
Type: #22185807
Listing # 23313941
393 S Beverly Glen Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024
SOLD: $4,895,000
Beds: 4
Baths: 4
Sq. Ft.: 3,864
Type: #23313941
Listing # 23262755
401 S Beverly Glen Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024
SOLD: $4,741,000
Beds: 5
Baths: 4 | 1
Sq. Ft.: 4,055
Type: #23262755
Listing # 21110551
567 N BEVERLY GLEN Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
SOLD: $4,400,000
Beds: 4
Baths: 4
Sq. Ft.: 2,944
Type: #21110551

Based on information from CSMAR, CRMLS, and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS as of March 6, 2024 12:57 PM PT. The information being provided by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW and/or CRISNet MLS is for the visitor's personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties the visitor may be interested in purchasing. Any information relating to a property referenced on this website comes from the Internet Data Exchange ('IDX') program of CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS. This website may reference real estate listing(s) held by a brokerage firm other than the broker and/or agent who owns this website. Any information relating to a property, regardless of source, including but not limited to square footage and lot sizes, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be personally verified through personal inspection by and/or with the appropriate professionals. The data contained herein is copyrighted by CSMAR, CRMLS and/or CLAW, and/or CRISNet MLS and is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Any dissemination of this information is in violation of copyright laws and is strictly prohibited. IDX powered by iHomefinder, Inc.

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