After barely 4 years of possession, Melissa Cobb has determined to hoist her elegant residence in a major Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles onto the market. And, based on the itemizing held by Marci Kays and Jonathan Mogharrabi of Carolwood Estates, the glam Spanish-style mansion “really embodies Hollywood’s golden period.”
The veteran leisure trade govt — in all probability greatest identified for producing the Kung Fu Panda franchise — is asking $11.5 million for the multi-level digs she picked up for practically $6.4 million again in fall 2019.
Initially commissioned by rich entrepreneur William C. Hay and accomplished by architect Charles H. Kyson within the early Twenties, the premises had been prominently featured in a 1925 Architectural Digest article. The place underwent an in depth renovation courtesy of its earlier proprietor, with Cobb additionally sprucing up the grounds throughout her tenure.
Nestled on a gated hillside parcel spanning over a half-acre, the stucco and terra-cotta-roof construction options 5 bedrooms and 5 baths in nearly 5,500 sq. toes of dwelling house, all of it flaunting fashionable interiors accented with a mixture of hardwood and marble flooring, hand-painted oak doorways and stained-glass home windows all through.
A walkway passes by way of a lushly landscaped yard earlier than emptying out at an ornate wooden entrance door, which leads into an entry lobby displaying a “scene-stealing” staircase topped by a barrel-vaulted ceiling. From there, highlights embody a hovering fireplace lounge resting beneath a hand-painted coffered ceiling, and a step-down den and seated moist bar.
The hearth lounge is adorned with a decorative hearth, a hand-painted coffered ceiling, and French doorways spilling outdoors.
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A proper eating room sporting wooden paneling imported from England and a decorative tracery ceiling opens to a second-level veranda, and the gourmand kitchen is outfitted with high-end home equipment, an eat-in island and a comfy breakfast nook. Elsewhere are a household room, library, wine cellar, dwelling places of work and workers lodging, together with an outsized major bed room that homes a hearth, an elevated closet, and a spa-inspired bathtub geared up with twin vanities, a soaking tub and glass-encased bathe.
Open air, the grounds are laced with fruit bushes, terraces and gravel pathways resulting in secluded gathering areas, and host a sunken fire-pit lounge and personal pool flanked by a grassy garden centered round a interval fountain. There’s additionally a street-level storage for 3 autos — all simply minutes away from the Griffith Observatory and Greek Theatre.
Cobb joined Netflix as head of children and household in 2017 and went on to achieve recognition for serving to to construct the corporate’s animation studio. In 2022, after buying The Lego Film animation studio Animal Logic, the previous DreamWorks govt stepped down as vice chairman of animation movie and presently serves as a producer for Netflix.
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