8170 Laurel View Drive

If you are looking for a modern box house with a shark tank and a gazillion car garage with viewing windows…well, we don’t know what to tell you. You be you. However, if you are looking for a fabulous value for your luxury dollar in what might be the best-kept secret in Los Angeles, keep reading.

Now available is this much-loved slice of LA paradise, which has an art gallery-modern interior cloaked by a gracefully restored 1926 Old Hollywood castle exterior. It’s carefully hidden in a quiet, private part of Hollywood Hills yet offers spectacular jetliner views, a huge gorgeous flat yard (just shy of a half-acre), and 7,732 square feet of interior living space jam-packed with minimalist luxury features like Schotten and Hansen wood floors and Commune tile. Over four view levels, there are world-class indoor and outdoor kitchens, huge hotel suite-style bedrooms with sitting rooms, large closets and spa-like bathrooms and massive loft-like entertaining spaces with expansive views from Downtown L.A. to the ocean. While there isn’t enough space here to discuss all the amazing amenities, if you’re into clean eating, wellness and new media—like streaming and podcasting—the property has extra cool goodies just for you.

For those who work or create at home, Wi-Fi is modern 802.11 AC with WPA2 encryption. The network gear is enterprise-grade Ubiquiti with a managed security gateway hardened against network intrusion, hacking and phishing attacks. There are seven Wi-Fi access points arranged throughout the house to provide full-signal strength in all rooms on all floors. Service is via Spectrum gigabit-class internet.

And yes, the property also includes all the typical luxury property amenities like a pool, spa, four-car garage, multiple fireplaces, security cameras, alarm system, Vantage lighting system, a lux walk-in closet with an illuminated shoe tower, a mini basketball court with sound-dampening floor material, huge Sub-Zero refrigerators, a gated motor court and more.

The estate is currently move-in ready and has a full array of eclectic modern furniture, as well as a stunning, large-scale photography collection, a library of thousands of new books personally curated by the home’s owner, all-new eco mattresses and luxury bedding, a fully stocked dream kitchen (right down to the Italian espresso maker), eight huge televisions, a full Sonos system and most importantly, a turntable with a selection of jazz and blues albums.