Former Bob Mackie estate on the market in L.A.

Fashion designer Bob Mackie -- a.k.a. the Sultan of Sequins -- owned this house from 1997 to 2005. It was purchased for $1,825,000 from Mackie by a real estate agent who upgraded the property and is now back on the market at $2.5 million.

The gated Mediterranean estate near West Hollywood has unobstructed city and canyon views, including a dead-on gander of the downtown skyline. There are three bedrooms -- all with decks -- and 2 1/2 bathrooms in 3,952 square feet; some of Mackie’s furniture is included in the sale. The formal entryway has 24-foot-tall ceilings and skylights. The property has three fireplaces and a large storage area. It is also available for lease at $11,000 per month.

Mackie is best known for designing costumes for Cher and "The Carol Burnett Show." At the 1986 Academy Awards, he famously dressed Cher in a bejeweled loincloth, high boots, a chain-link top and a big Indian headdress. The actress, who had been snubbed by the Oscars for her performance in "Mask," quipped how she had read her "Academy booklet on how to dress like a serious actress."

The property is listed by its owner, Chris Bregman of CSB Properties. Bregman said that within 24 hours of this item being posted on Latimes.com, a reader contacted him about showing it to potential lease clients.

-- Ann Brenoff

Thoughts? Comments?

Credit: Chris Bregman

Comments

[chem prof]

What are you doing to this blog???? Please, it is not too late to reverse course and return this site to the quality RE blog that it used to be (mere weeks ago it seems).

Aghast Chem Prof and long time reader

[blonddude]

Oh for the love of Pete-bring back Pete! If I want to read about celebrity homes, I'll go to Defamer.

Where is the analysis?

[Jeff]

Ann - rather than complain, how about a suggestion? Instead of parroting a hot property ad, I'd love to know whether the RE agent who bought the house and is trying to flip it was the original listing agent? Did it ever hit the open market in 2005? (I think lots of agents when they see deals buy it for themselves or tip friends to it rather than actually bringing them to the public). Rather than focusing on how many balconies it has, what about asking the listing agent why in the world he think it can fetch $700K more than it was bought for near the peak?

This is where the blog has the opportunity to poke into interesting, thorny questions for the readers in ways that the paper doesn't necessarily do -- but we readers would love to see.