Actress Lily Collins’s home on the east side of Los Angeles has sold to an unidentified buyer in an all-cash, off-market deal for a speck under $6.2 million. That’s not only above the $6 million ask, but it’s also $2.3 million more than the Emily in Paris star and daughter of musician Phil Collins paid fellow actress Kristen Wiig for the historic midcentury gem in early 2021.
Since then, Collins has thoughtfully renovated the premises in collaboration with Los Angeles-based designer Emily Farnham, with the finished project featured in the pages of Vogue last year. Originally designed by father-and-son architects Kemper Nomland and Kemper Nomland Jr. as part of the influential Case Study program sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the pad is known as Case Study House #10 and is included on the National Register of Historic Places.
A plaque in the yard shows the property’s official designation as Case Study House #10.
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Set on a gated and hedged corner hillside parcel spanning a third of an acre, amid a picturesque street in a sought-after neighborhood pocket of Pasadena where nearby neighbors include Meryl Streep, Grimes, and Oscar De La Hoya, the redwood-sided structure offers three bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 3,400 square feet. Three levels of “mid-century California meets Scandinavian’ living space showcase restored concrete floors, warm earth-hued interiors, and a floating staircase. There’s also a detached one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse on the property.
Among the highlights is an open living and dining area, which is divided by a huge brick fireplace and has sliding glass doors spilling out to a terraced backyard sporting a pool and raised spa, multiple patios, and a garden inspired by the work of noted Dutch landscaper Piet Oudolf. Back inside, a family room connects to the eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with stone countertops and newer appliances, while the primary suite has an updated marble bath with dual vanities and a walk-in shower.
Sliding glass doors in the concrete-floored living area open out to the tree-laced backyard.
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Collins previously owned a John Elgin Woolf-designed mansion in Beverly Hills that she picked up in 2016 for $12.5 million and sold five years later for a million dollars more. She and her director husband, Charlie McDowell, also reportedly own a couple of homes in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The listing was held by Ted Clark and Heather Lillard of Compass. William Baker of The Agency repped the buyer.
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