Judy Garland’s former Bel Air home, built the same year she was cast in “The Wizard of Oz,” has traded for $11.1 million, The Real Deal has learned.
Escrow closed Friday on the nearly 2.7-acre estate at 1231 Stone Canyon Road. Property records show a trust tied to Jill and Merrill Chozen sold the home.
Josh Flagg of Compass was the listing agent, while Carolwood Estates’ Sebastian Spader and Kevin Dees represented the buyer. Both declined to comment on the buyer.
The home, which was originally listed for $11.5 million in March, is located about a mile from Sunset Boulevard and a few blocks from the Hotel Bel-Air.
Garland was 16 years old when the home was built and commissioned famed architect Wallace Neff to design the estate. Neff is often credited with defining California-style architecture, with his work drawing influences from Spain and the Mediterranean.
The home has since been linked with other celebrity residents, including Quincy Jones and Marvin Gaye. Property records show the most recent seller acquired the property from Stephanie Booth Murray, the great-great granddaughter of Times Mirror Company founder Harrison Gray Otis.
The 5,500-square-foot home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It includes a gated driveway, iron staircase anchoring the home’s formal entry, chef’s kitchen with a marble island, pool and writer’s cottage.
Garland’s former home is the latest residential deal in the popular Bel Air market.
The trade comes on the heels of serial entrepreneur Jonathan Gray’s $23 million purchase last month of 657 Perugia Way from Palmer Murray, who is the chair of financial services firm LourdMurray.
In May, Erewhon owners Anthony and Josephine Antoci bought 755 Sarbonne Road from VistaJet founder and chair Thomas Flohr. The couple of the upscale organic and wellness grocer paid $22.5 million for the mansion.
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