
Los Angeles, California 90049
Analysis of 1515 N Tigertail, Los Angeles, California 90049 is currently available with a list price of $6,295,000. The property maintains a Excellent Condition Rating (95/100), indicating excellent structural integrity and modern finishes throughout. This turnkey property requires minimal updates and is ready for immediate occupancy. Located in a high-demand neighborhood within the Los Angeles Unified School District, this asset is categorized as a low-risk, high-reward acquisition suitable for both Buy-and-Hold Investors and Owner-Occupants willing to undertake light renovation work.
Property is new construction or fully renovated.
This 1953 Craig Ellwood mid-century masterpiece has undergone a meticulous, high-end restoration that meets the highest quality standards. The property features a brand-new roof, seismic upgrades, and state-of-the-art systems including Tesla Powerwalls, Lutron lighting, and whole-house automation. The interior is in pristine condition with terrazzo floors, Waterworks fixtures, and a luxury kitchen equipped with Gaggenau, Wolf, and Subzero appliances. With a newly built ADU and updated infrastructure (sewer and gas lines), the home offers a completely turnkey, modern living experience while preserving its architectural pedigree.
The property has a large lot size, which is more than 4 times of its living area. lot size in square feet = 11756, living area = 1926.
Designed by iconic Case Study architect Craig Ellwood, this meticulously restored 1953 mid-century masterpiece offers significant historical value and potential tax savings through the Mills Act.
The property’s elevated position on prestigious Tigertail Road provides breathtaking, unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the twinkling Los Angeles city lights.
Priced at over $3,200 per square foot, the valuation is heavily weighted on architectural significance, which may limit the buyer pool to specific collectors rather than value-driven families.
The dramatic steel-column hillside construction, while architecturally stunning, results in a 'floating' layout that may offer less traditional flat yard space compared to other Brentwood estates.
Published and recognized mid-century Case Study architect Craig Ellwood, The Byron Lamar Johnson House, 1953 is the third in the series of Ellwood’s recorded steel hillside houses, located in Crestwood Hills of Brentwood, on prestigious Tigertail Road. Here is a great example of pedigree mid century architecture at the top of Crestwood Hills, an incredibly prized Ellwood, here you will find a meticulous restoration honoring the Ellwood design ethos. Conceptually pristine, once called “Beauty of the House of Steel” in the LA Examiner. Upgraded seismically, crisp modular frame steel columns and wooden beams enable the house to ride out from the slope creating a floating effect for the home, by night twinkling lights of LA below the living room, by day ocean views and Catalina Island. The property consists of two separate addresses. The main residence incorporates 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, plus new ADU 1 bed w/full steam shower bath & kitchen direct to the pool area. Whole house automation, solar panels, Tesla power walls, EV charger, brand new roof w/rooftop sprinkler, terrazzo floors, Lutron lighting, Baldwin and Fleetwood doors/windows, new sewer and gas line, motorized shades, restored gas/wood burning fireplace, water filtration, Gaggenau, Wolf Subzero appliances, outdoor kitchen w/Lynx Barbecue & pizza oven, grass lawn w/period chaise lounges, skylights, Waterworks fixtures. Offered fully furnished. Every detail has been carefully curated from the furnishings to the finishes making this a truly turnkey living experience. Tigertail trailhead steps from door, minutes to Brentwood Country Mart & Farmers Market. A likely candidate for Historic Designation and The Mills Act. History preserved and restored.
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| Feature | Subject | Average Home | Neighborhood Ranking (50 Listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 3.0 | 4.0 | 33% |
| Baths | 3.0 | 4.0 | 38% |
| Square foot | 1,926 | 3,076 | 14% |
| Lot Size | 11,756 | 11,147 | 54% |
| Price | $6.29M | $3.90M | 72% |
| Price per sq ft | $3.3K | $1.4K | 97% |
| Built year | 1953 | 1955 | 46% |
| HOA | $0 | $0 | 50% |
| Days on market | 124 | 198 | 22% |
Dec 19, 2025
$6,295,000
Initial Listing
Dec 31, 2020
$3,495,000
Public Record
Nov 23, 2010
$1,966,019
Public Record