A concrete hilltop home in Calabasas that hit the market for $8.5 million comes with a wildfire suppression system, concierge firefighting team and a helipad for quick escapes.
The 4,400-square-foot home surrounded by 37.2 acres has been listed at 415 Stunt Road, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
The sellers are Doriana and Roger Richman, co-owners of L.A. Motorsports, which provides stunt coordinators and drivers for film and TV productions. They bought the house in 2017 for $1.7 million.
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom house sits at the end of a long driveway, with 360-degree views of the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountains.
The gated property includes the contemporary home, built in 1989 out of poured-in-place concrete, parking for more than 30 cars, a private helicopter landing pad, plus a pool and spa.
The home’s big selling feature, on a hilltop surrounded by brush, is a wildfire suppression system that uses a high-pressure pump to draw water directly from the pool.
Push a button, and the pump can spray 37,000 gallons of water onto the house and surrounding landscape for more than 90 minutes, lowering the ambient temperature to stop the fire in its tracks.
For more peace of mind, a firefighting strike team is on constant standby. In the event of a fire, professional firefighters will blitz the property in a state-of-the-art firefighting truck, then stay until the danger passes.
A getaway chopper is not included in the sale.
The west San Fernando Valley city of Calabasas is popular with celebrities. The home on Stunt Road includes a koi pond lit from above by a circular atrium inside the front door. The house features finished hardwood and tiled floors and arched windows.
It comes with an eat-in gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room that opens onto an outdoor deck, and a master suite that opens onto a terrace. The grounds include lighted waterfalls, an outdoor kitchen and a lawn at the end of a stone walkway.
Brokers Wailani O’Herlihy and Cormac O’Herlihy of the O’Herlihy Group at Sotheby’s International Realty and Ani Dermenjian of Douglas Elliman Real Estate hold the listing.
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