Home of the Day: Top-shelf Midcentury Modern in Bel-Air

Clean lines, open space and an eye-catching fireplace are among the distinctive characteristics of this Midcentury Modern-style home designed by Edward H. Fickett. North-facing walls of glass and clerestory windows center on city and mountain views from the more than one-third-acre site in Bel-Air.

Location: 15171 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, 90077

Price: $2.495 million

Year built: 1959

Architect: Edward H. Fickett

House size: 2,650 square feet, four bedrooms, three bathrooms

Lot size: 0.37 acres

Features: Open-space floor plan, floor-to ceiling glass, clerestory windows, living room with fireplace, dining room, office/den, galley kitchen, master suite with steam shower, patio, lawn space

About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 90077 ZIP Code in March was $3.875 million, based on 16 sales, according to CoreLogic DataQuick. That represents a 95.7% increase in median price compared with March 2014.

Agents: Mike Deasy and George Penner, Deasy/Penner & Partners, (310) 275-1000

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