Home of the Week: Tuscan-style estate in Topanga

Bringing to mind a country estate in Europe, the Tuscan-style Mendenhall Estate sits on acres of landscaped grounds in a gated community. The graceful mansion’s high-ceiling living room, master suite and swimming pool take in views of the surrounding mountains and canyons.

PHOTOS: The Mendehall Estate in Topanga

Location: 21000 Mendenhall Court, Topanga 90290

Asking price: $21.5 million

Year built: 2004

House size: Eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 12,000 square feet

Lot size: 23 acres

Features: Media room, office, wine cellar, children’s wing with game room, covered terraces, saline swimming pool, spa, lighted tennis court, soccer field, bocce court, well, solar panels, fruit trees, four-car garage, 35 on-site parking spots, zoned for horses

About the area: In the first half of the year, 42 single-family homes resold in the 90290 ZIP Code at a median price of $980,000, according to DataQuick. That was a 42.6% price increase from the first half last year.

Agent: Gracee Arthur, (310) 804-0708, Ewing & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty; and Michael Libow, (310) 285-7509, Coldwell Banker’s Beverly Hills South office

—Lauren Beale

To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos on a CD, written permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to Lauren Beale, Business, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Send questions to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.