{"id":424993,"date":"2025-12-04T21:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424993\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:49:18","slug":"trina-turks-restored-lautner-house-in-l-a-lists-for-2-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424993\/","title":{"rendered":"Trina Turk\u2019s Restored Lautner House in L.A. Lists for $2.4 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAround 11 years ago, fashion designer\u00a0Trina Turk<\/a>\u00a0ran across an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0about a lesser-known house in Los Angeles<\/a> that was created by modernist architect John Lautner early in his solo career, about a decade after he had finished an apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1948, owned by the same family for over six decades, and on the market for $999,000, the modest-sized gem came with a striking butterfly roof and a site facing west toward the Pacific Ocean but was in need of an extensive makeover.<\/p>\n

\n\tTurk and her late husband, photographer and designer\u00a0Jonathan Skow<\/a>, decided to go see it for themselves at a broker\u2019s open house. \u201cThe funny thing is we were blown away and said, \u2018This is amazing!’\u201d Skow told\u00a0The New York York Times<\/a>\u00a0in 2017. \u201cAnd everybody was walking around going, \u2018Oh my God, this is a nightmare.’\u201d Added Turk, \u201cWe\u2019ve been on enough architecture tours to see what potential a house could be. It sounded like a fun project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA full-height shelving unit and snack bar separates the kitchen from the living and dining area.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRELATED<\/strong>: Apple TV\u2019s \u2018The Studio\u2019 Filmed at These 3 Scene-Stealing John Lautner Houses in L.A.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe couple went on to win a fierce bidding war in June 2014, beating out 14 others that included Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea with their $1.23 million and a letter to the late owner\u2019s children expressing their plans to return the home to its original condition. Ardent preservationists who had purchased and restored several midcentury homes from L.A. to Palm Springs, they subsequently engaged architect\u00a0Barbara Bestor<\/a>\u00a0to undertake an extensive and costly renovation that included waterproofing the house, redoing a 1960s bedroom addition, lifting the sagging foundation, unearthing the original red concrete floors, and sanding and restaining the board-and-batten redwood siding.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow, after garnering a Preservation Award from the\u00a0L.A. Conservancy<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 and being designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument by the city of L.A. in 2021, the stylishly redone home in the Echo Park<\/a> neighborhood is now back on the market. The asking price is a dash under $2.4 million, with Brian Linder and Mark H. Mendez of The Value of Architecture at Compass sharing\u00a0the listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe home features clerestory windows, red concrete floors, and redwood accent walls throughout.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRELATED<\/strong>: L.A.\u2019s Iconic Stahl House Lists for $25 Million<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tKnown as the Jules Salkin Residence\u2014after the developer who commissioned it on spec\u2014the home rests amid a hillside parcel spanning over a third of an acre and offers three bedrooms and just one bath in roughly 1,300 square feet across a single level. Among the highlights is a combination living and dining area sporting a fireplace with a white stucco chimney and sliding glass doors opening on both sides to a garden patio. There\u2019s also a window-lined kitchen with black phenolic resin countertops, handmade ceramic tile, and a vintage O\u2019Keefe and Merritt range.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn added bonus: Because of its landmark status, the property could be covered under the Mills Act in the future, meaning there would be significant property tax savings in exchange for preserving the historic appearance. The next owner will need to apply.<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more photos of the Echo Park residence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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