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Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Jennifer Lopez JLo and Ben Affleck just bought Wallingford Estate at 2571Wallingford Dr Beverly Hills, California by Mary Cummins


Jennifer Lopez JLo and Ben Affleck buy Wallingford Estate in Beverly Hills for $60,850,000. The home is located at 2571 Wallingford Dr, Beverly Hills, California 90210. This is the City of Los Angeles aka Beverly Hills Post Office. It's not Beverly Hills. 

It was originally listed in 2018 at $135,000,000 then $85,000,000 then .... then $74,995,000. It was also listed for rent for $300,000 and $350,000 per month. The home is approximately 30,000 sf on a 226,513 sf lot per MLS. It could only be 22,163 sf per tax with 8 beds, 12 baths. The actual address is 2543 Hutton Dr. and 2543 1/2 Hutton Dr. Per one of the more recent listings,

"One of the most private and secured estates in Beverly Hills 90210 with stunning mountain views. The newly rebuilt & expanded Wallingford estate is spread over a 5-acre exclusive promontory. A one-of-a-kind indoor sports complex w/ basketball, pickleball, gym, boxing ring, sports lounge & bar all celebrate an active lifestyle & the love of sports. Located just 8 minutes from the BH Hotel & 20 minutes from Van Nuys private airport, both entrances can only be accessed through private/gated streets. Exquisitely designed & built w/ impeccable taste, the sophisticated & stylish estate infuses today's technology w/ magnificently refined rooms. Totaling approx. 46K SF under roof & approx. 38K SF under A/C & boosting 12 bedrooms & 24 bath, approx. 5K SF guest penthouse, caretaker house, 2-bdrm guardhouse, 10 car garage & parking for 80. The biggest zero edge pool in BH perfectly frames the extensive grounds & views. Additional property on private street also available separately."

It's only called the "Wallingford Estate" because it's on Wallingford Dr. The owner builder of the current home was Jeoung Lee. I do see a Jacob Wizman as the owner when it was being built. The architect was Richard Schwartz. It was built by Dover Hills Construction. Engineer was Leon Iancu. 

More recent photos from the MLS. 

















It was originally built in 1997-2000 and listed for sale in 2016 for $29,000,000 as 8 bed, 15 baths, 22,000 sf. The RealAVM value is $2-4 million :-D There was another home built there in the 70's which replaced one built 1947 by A.C. Pillsbury. That was a caretaker's house and a barn. The newer home was in French Provincial style and was built for Ilhie and Jeoung Lee, Paul D. Jeoung . The home was 124' x 106' with an unfinished basement and subterranean garage. I think they illegally added basement size to home size. They call it a basement because it's cheaper, easier to get permits but it's not legally gross living area. There is an ADU which is the caretaker unit which was once a storage barn. Just found a permit where they converted the basement to an ADU or at least tried to.

2019 permit for FULLY SPRINKLERED TWO STORY ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS W/ ATTACHED GARAGE. IRREG SHAPED BUILDING 132'-4" X 113'-3". I believe it was built previously and just permitted at this time.





It's in a homeowners association and is accessed off the end of a cul-de-sac. GPS 34.11887000139121, -118.43406722770074 APN 4382-009-005 . Tract is PM 1768 Parcel B.

Below are the basic plans for the home. They added foundation pilings years after the home was built. May have been an issue because property is in an earthquake fault with shale and clay. It's near the Hollywood fault line in a landslide and liquefaction zone. That's probably why it wasn't really built until more recently when finances and engineering made sense. Click to see larger.




This is the previous listing when it was French Provincial. The house looks the same size. I don't see a certificate of occupancy for any new size added to the home. I think it's still a 20,000 or so sf home with a caretaker residence, pool house and basement. That size is never added to the legal main dwelling size. I think the home may have just been remodeled. I'm still looking at permits most of which are under the Hutton address.







Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Sussexes did not use a different home to look wealthier by Mary Cummins

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Rockridge, the Sussexes, home, house, montecito, california, rockridge, mary cummins,real estate appraiser, real estate appraisal, netflix, movie, series

I thought I wrote an article here about the Sussexes home in Montecito but it's gone. It's public knowledge it's Rockbridge, Montecito, California. They bought it mid 2020 for $14,650,000. It sold 2009 for $29,000,000. It was marked down from $34,000,000 in 2020. It's clearly worth more than what they paid for it plus they upgraded it. There has been a lot of appreciation since June 2020 in 2.5 years. They did not use a different house for the show to try to look wealthier. Their home is bigger, nicer and probably worth more than the other home. They didn't want to disturb their family life, security and privacy.

  https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/11/prince-harry-meghan-markle-mansion-netflix-documentary-not-their-home/

This is the home where the Netflix series was shot, 888 Lilac Dr, Montecito, California. It was built 2006 on about 2 acres, 13,599 sf, 6 bed, 6.2 baths. listed at $33,500,000. It's been on the market 473 days which means it's probably over priced. 

https://www.compass.com/listing/888-lilac-drive-montecito-ca-93108/858159209087806745/

Sussexes house 7** Rockbridge, Montecito, California built 2003 on 5.3 acres, 14,563 sf, 9 bed, 13 baths, listed at $34,000,000 in June 2020. They are three miles apart equidistant from the ocean and main road. The Sussexes house is most likely worth more because it's larger on a lot over twice as large. 


Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Dia de Muertos Celebration Grand Park Los Angeles October 22, 2022 by Mary Cummins

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Mary Cummins, Dia de Muertos,Grand Park, Los Angeles, California, October 22, 2022, Day of the Dead, altars, ofrendas, real estate appraiser, real estate, appraiser, appraisal, folklorico dancing, las catrinas mariachi

Tenth 10th Annual Dia de Muertos celebration at Grand Park 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California 90012. It was between Grand Ave and Hill St. between 1st and 2nd St. Below is the event schedule for opening day October 22, 2022. Las Catrinas Mariachi Band and Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin & Teatro Aztlan were there along with poetry reading, sugar skull decorating, Dia de Muertos face painting and a few booths. This was also the 10th Anniversary of Grand Park. It was the Grand Avenue Arts All Access 


Below are a few photos and videos of the event. @mariachilascatrinas
Event information: https://grandparkla.org/event/grand-parks-downtown-dia-de-los-muertos-2022/

Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos honors people, places and ideas that merit reverence and commemoration. Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos is a community-oriented space inviting park-goers to contribute to the community altar, ideated by artist and educator Consuelo Flores and to stroll through the park viewing numerous altars made by professional artists and local organizations. Additional public programs and activities on the opening day to include, poetry reading by Women Who Submit and Luis Rodriguez, musical performance by Las Catrinas Mariachi Band, dance performance by Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin with Teatro Aztlan, sugar skull decorating with East Los Sweets and colorful chalk art with KDaze Art. Plus professional face painting with Color Me Face Painting. 

"Curator’s Statement  

By Consuelo G. Flores 

Los Angeles is comprised of different communities with rich, impactful histories and cultural contributions. What you’ll see as you walk through Grand Park are exquisite threads that create tapestries that focus on legacies, families, and the beauty of our diverse Latino community. 

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Grand Park, offers Los Angelenos and city visitors the opportunity to interact with an intimate and important component of the celebration – the ofrendas/altars. Each installation gives the viewer a glimpse of the person(s) being remembered, who they were in life, what was important to them, what brought them passion, what their impact was on those still living and especially how they were loved. As you visit with each ofrenda, perhaps you can imagine sharing a cup of coffee or a sip of tea or getting a good book, movie or play recommendation from those who are being remembered.  

Each altar is dedicated to people like you or me or someone we know, who lived, loved, and became part of our community. Sometimes they were here for a long time, sometimes for a short time – but always an impactful, memorable time.  

As you interact with and learn from each ofrenda, remember what the Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration is in three simple tenets:  

  • To remember, honor and memorialize those who we’ve lost.
  • To come to terms with our own mortality.
  • To celebrate life – ALL LIFE – every day. "

East Los Sweets https://www.facebook.com/Eastlossweets

Las Catrinas Mariachi https://www.facebook.com/mariachilascatrinas

Color Me Face Painting https://www.facebook.com/colormefacepainting

Grand Park Los Angeles https://www.facebook.com/events/656488959244809/

Altar installations by: 

Consuelo Flores 

Self Help Graphics 

Alain Norte  

Beatriz de Alba Spears  

Carolyn Castaño  

Denise Esparza  

The Latino Theater Company 

Familia Flores 

Gian F. Norte  

Ginette Rondeau  

Generaciones en Acción 

The Wall Las Memorias   

Jessica Monares  

LADWP Society of Hispanic Engineers  

Latino Outreach+Understanding Division (LOUD) 

Marissa Magdalena Sykes  

Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural 

Mexican Cultural Institute & José Antonio Aguirre 

Richard de Alba 

Rock Rose Gallery 

Rose Portillo  

United to House LA (ULA) 

Women Who Submit 





































































Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary, Cummins, #marycummins #animaladvocates #losangeles #california #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #wildliferehabilitator #realestate #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal #lawsuit real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, certified, single family, condo, condominium, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, fha, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, brea insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, 1073, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls, historical appraisal, facebook, linkedin DISCLAIMER: https://mary--cummins.blogspot.com/p/disclaimer-privacy-policy-for-blogs-by.html