Pasadena’s most expensive home hits the market for an eye-watering $38.5 MILLION
Pasadena’s most expensive home, complete with its own Tiki bar and putting green, has hit the market for a whopping $38.5 million.
Known as the Knoll House, the sprawling property sits on two and a half acres in an exclusive cul-de-sac with just eight homes adjacent to the iconic Langham Huntington hotel.
It features two separate buildings connected by an underground tunnel – the 12,300-square-foot house and an adjacent 20,000-square-foot museum-like, commercial-grade sculpture that has been converted into an entertainment center.
Among the many amenities homeowners can enjoy are a 46-seat movie theater, spa and pool pavilion complete with two fireplaces, two sets of changing rooms and a full kitchen equipped with a BBQ and pizza oven.
This is the most expensive home in the affluent Pasadena neighborhood of Los Angeles County
The entrance with marble floor of the country house
The home is spread over more than 30,000 feet with two adjoining buildings, a main residence and an entertainment center
The luxury home has hit the market for a whopping $38.5 million
It is currently owned by philanthropist John Vidalakis, who is reportedly moving out of state
Over the past decade, Vidalakis attempted to restore the 1916 Colonial Revival six-bedroom, 13-bathroom designed by Myron Hunt and Gordon Kaufman and built by Peter Hall
A 46 seat cinema is part of the property
A tiki bar is a feature of the mansion, while the adjoining wine cellar holds 2,500 bottles
One of the six spacious bedrooms that are located in the lavish residence
It is currently owned by philanthropist John Vidalakis, who is reportedly moving out of state.
Over the past decade, Vidalakis attempted to restore the 1916 Colonial Revival six-bedroom, 13-bathroom designed by Myron Hunt and Gordon Kaufman and built by Peter Hall.
The home comes with five fireplaces and a 2,700-square-foot furnished basement equipped with a temperature-controlled wine cellar that has a capacity of 2,500 bottles.
Other amenities include an on-site pub, breakfast room with original marble floor, wood paneled library and grand wood paneled staircase lit by a custom chandelier.
A four-car garage has also been attached with room to charge a Tesla, and the entire property is equipped with a Crestron system – an automation system that automatically locks doors and uses high-tech surveillance cameras and facial recognition.
The house is reached by a driveway made from over 13,000 square feet of handmade, reclaimed historic Chicago brick pavers.
Adjoining the spacious mansion is a museum-like structure designed by architects Ladd and Kelsey, who also designed the nearby Norton Simon Museum.
Vidalakis used the area as an entertainment center, with a 40-foot high atrium, the cinema, an arcade and a games room.
The 2.6-acre in-ground feature and in-ground pool and spa, along with a pavilion with a pizza oven
Vidalakis bought the massive estate in 2011 for $7.294 million from the widow of Dr. Gene Scott, a popular televangelist who died in 2005 at the age of 75.
Scott, in turn, purchased the property in 1985 from the estate of philanthropist and art patron Virginia Steele Scott. The two were not related
There is also an art museum attached, it was built to house the state of Virginia Steele Scott
There is also a gym in the structure, meeting rooms, lounges, a catering kitchen and a separate guest house.
And of course there is a Tiki bar inside.
“Our client used the premier manufacturer of Tiki bars and all of the furniture and decor is sourced from various Tiki bars or artifact museums,” said real estate agent George Penner, who is handling the sale. broker. com.
He added that Vidalakis uses the gallery primarily as “an event space for philanthropic events,” noting “it can host hundreds of people.”
But Vidalakis really wanted to preserve the integrity of the house, Carol Chua said earlier Mansion worldwidewho describes his efforts as a ‘labour of love’ with ‘no expense spared’.
“If original details couldn’t be restored, they were duplicated because this was meant to be a forever home, but the sellers are moving to another state.”
Her partner, Darrell Done, also noted that the two structures are designed to complement each other, adding that the construction of a commercial structure like the gallery is no longer allowed on residential real estate in the wealthy city of California .
Vidalakis bought the massive estate in 2011 for $7.294 million from the widow of Dr. Gene Scott, a popular televangelist who died in 2005 at the age of 75.
Scott, in turn, purchased the property in 1985 from the estate of philanthropist and art patron Virginia Steele Scott. The two were not related.
Virginia had first purchased the property in 1968 and in 1974 completed construction of the private museum to house her collection of European Modernist works, now in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens .
Now Vidalakis hopes to sell the property to another art or car collector.
“We’re targeting that avid collector specifically,” Penner said. ‘That could be a collector of beautiful paintings or even a car collector.’
And, along with the property, whoever buys the estate will be the proud owners of two sculptures believed to be from Virginia Steele Scott’s original collection.