Go With the Flow: Luxe Malibu Compound Featuring Japanese Design Seeks $68.8M
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Constructed from steel, concrete, and glass to withstand the elements, a new Malibu, CA, listing clocks in as the fourth-highest-priced home for sale in this tony beach community.
Perched on the Pacific Coast Highway, it’s on the market for the first time. It’s co-listed by Madison Hildebrand and Jennifer Chrisman of Compass for $68,800,000.
The seller bought the property for $2.1 million in 2003 and tapped Malibu architect Edward Niles, known as “the master of glass,” to build the modern masterpiece.
Totaling 8,206 square feet, the main house (with four bedrooms and 5.5 baths) and the detached guesthouse (one bedroom and one bath) were completed in 2010. The bedrooms are all en suite and feature ocean views.
‘Very strategic’
“It’s really thought out and very strategic,” Hildebrand says about the property’s layout and design. “It’s really built for longevity … as low maintenance as possible for a very high-maintenance area.”
The design draws inspiration from the feng shui and shoji concept of translucency, a traditional style of Japanese architecture, the listing notes.
Luxury amenities include a home theater, a sound-proof music room, an elevator, a stainless-steel Japanese soaking tub in one of the baths, a built-in audio system, a remote-monitored security system, and an outdoor fire pit.
The kitchen is equipped with Gaggenau appliances, Bulthaup cabinetry, and Brazilian-quartz countertops.
The grand entry hall space can host 100 guests, and 47 skylights fill the home with natural light.
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The uniquely designed property is a rare find in Malibu due to the sheer size of the house, the 0.8-acre lot with 75 feet of beach frontage, and a lawn next to the beach.
This part of Malibu is also a draw, Hildebrand says. “The reason why people like it out there is it’s much more rural. The ocean, the trails, and the hillside are more pristine.”
It’s also a 20-minute drive to Camarillo Airport, which “caters to the private-jet community,” he adds.
Hildebrand has hopes for an international buyer.
“COVID was creating a very localized market, and now that people are investing in travel again, Malibu is a hot place,” says Hildebrand. “This is one of those architectural-trophy properties any real estate collector would want in their portfolio.”
The listing is also represented by Wendy Wong and Katherine Quach of Treeline Realty & Investment.
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