\u201cI look forward to seeing this memorialized in the appropriate way as part of San Fernando Valley television history,\u201d Councilmember Adin Nazarian said during the Planning meeting.<\/p>\n
The landmark status<\/a> protects the home from demolition, but doesn\u2019t prohibit it. If the owner ever wants to destroy the home, the Cultural Heritage Commission can delay the process for up to a year to find preservation solutions. The commission also gets more oversight on proposed alterations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Brady Bunch\u201d was filmed in a studio for the entirety of its iconic run from 1969 to 1974. So how does a house that was merely for exterior shots wind up as a landmark?<\/p>\n Through painstaking renovations and a bit of reality TV magic.<\/p>\n The house was built in 1959 by architect Harry M. Londelius, who gave the contemporary ranch a shake roof, cathedral ceilings and heaps of Palos Verdes stone. After starring in the show, the home became a symbol for Southern California\u2019s suburban, single-family charm.<\/p>\n For decades, it was owned by Violet and George McCallister, who bought it for $61,000 in 1973. Once they died, their children sold it in 2018<\/a> for $3.5 million \u2014 nearly twice the original ask.<\/p>\n The bloated sale price was the result of a bidding war, as offers poured in from TV enthusiasts and celebrities, including \u2018N Sync\u2019s Lance Bass. In the end, cable network HGTV emerged as the winner.<\/p>\n The channel had big plans for the property, announcing a $1.9-million remodel that would recreate the interiors exactly how they looked in the show. The entire process was documented in a four-part miniseries titled \u201cA Very Brady Renovation.\u201d<\/p>\n The show featured the actors who played the Brady kids taking sledgehammers to the interiors while \u201cProperty Brothers\u201d stars Drew and Jonathan Scott reshaped the living spaces.<\/p>\n An inside look at the \u201cBrady Bunch\u201d house in Studio City.<\/p>\n (Ryan Lahiff for Eklund | Gomes)<\/p>\n The final result was a near picture-perfect replica of the Brady abode: the floating staircase, the groovy orange kitchen counters, even the famous vase destroyed by a stray basketball during a famous episode<\/a>. (\u201cShe always says don\u2019t play ball in the house.\u201d) To make space for the throwback bedrooms, the crew added 2,000 square feet to the rear of the house, as well as a second story \u2014 which they hid from the street by lowering the foundation<\/a> by a foot.<\/p>\n The renovation nearly doubled the square footage, featuring five bedrooms and five bathrooms across more than 5,000 square feet.<\/p>\n After the miniseries, HGTV took a bath on the sale. They flipped it<\/a> for $3.2 million in 2023 \u2014 $300,000 less than they paid for it five years earlier and $2 million less than the asking price.<\/p>\n The house was bought by historic-home enthusiast Tina Trahan and her husband Chris Elbrecht, former chief executive of HBO. It came with a few Brady-themed furniture throw-ins such as a green floral couch and credenza complete with a 3-D printed horse sculpture.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772658853_355_.jpeg\")
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