Luxury Real Estate: A Dramatic Mid-Century Home in Austin & A Hollywood Producer’s Park Avenue Abode
1. This dramatic 1960s home is brimming with mid-century charm.
While this commanding 1967 retreat looks like it came right out of Palm Springs, it’s actually located in Austin, situated on half an acre overlooking the city and Bull Creek. The four-bedroom, 3,597-square-foot residence has undergone a thorough restoration and in 2010, the outdoor areas were completely overhauled by local landscape architecture firm, Root Design Company. The project involved creating a replica of the original kidney-shaped swimming pool and the installation of spacious, cantilevered decks.
The post-and-beam residence features walls of glass throughout, soaring ceilings, a floating fireplace, and an assortment of rich materials, including lava, terrazzo, and fossilized limestone. The interiors put a playful spin on the mid-century modern aesthetic thanks to their exuberant forms and pops of bold blues, yellows, and greens. The current inhabitants opted for period-appropriate furnishings, including Eames shell chairs in the dining room, a quartet of Egg Chairs by Arne Jacobsen in the living room, a coffee table by Gabriella Crespi, and a marble-topped Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen.
The dramatic home, which includes a koi pond and a wall of black bamboo for ultimate privacy, is listed for $1.24 million. Click here to view the full listing.
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Clockwise from top left: Tulip coffee table by Eero Saarinen. Offered by Automaton; Original Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair, 1965. Offered by Collection20c; Pair of glazed terra cotta leopard print garden seats. Offered by F.S. Henemader Antiques; Emil Stejnar cylindrical brass starburst pendant. Offered by John Salibello.
2. This refined Park Avenue abode belongs to a major Hollywood producer.
This sophisticated Park Avenue apartment is being offered by Martin Bregman—a celebrated Hollywood producer whose credits include Scarface and Dog Day Afternoon. Located in a coveted pre-war building, the home boasts four bedrooms, a grand living room with a decorative fireplace, a spacious dining salon, and a library room complete with a built-in wet bar and a movie projector with a hidden screen.
The furnishings in the gracious interiors echo the residence’s classic sensibility and timeless appeal. In the living room, a commanding classical painting of a family is complemented by a black and gold painted Chinoiserie case piece, while in the library, a Regency period curule form stool appears alongside a Chippendale wing back chair and sofa.
The residence was first listed back in November for $9 million and later underwent a price cut, bringing it down to $7.9 million. After a brief period off the market, it has been relisted for a cool $10 million. Click here to view the full listing.
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Clockwise from top left: Regency period curule form lions head stool. Offered by R.M. Barokh Fine Antiques; A small scale Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany wing chair, Philadelphia, circa 1780. Offered by The Stanley Weiss Collection; English Regency period mahogany drum library table. Offered by Blithewold Home; Edward Troye, Portrait of the Thoroughbred Kentucky. Offered by Clifton Anderson Art & Antiques.