5 Seconds of Summer’s Calum Hood Buys Zen-Inducing LA Home

For the past six years, Calum Hood has lived in a Hollywood Hills house he purchased from rock musician Richie Kotzen. Now the bassist/singer of the Australian pop-punk band 5 Seconds of Summer has significantly upgraded his residential circumstances, having picked up the keys to a peaceful retreat in the affluent San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Encino.

Records show Hood doled out just over $2 million for his new estate, around $300,000 less than the original asking price. Built in the early 1950s and since renovated, the property includes a main house, plus an accessory dwelling unit with its own private entrance and separate address — for a total of four bedrooms and a matching number of baths in a little more than 2,500 square feet of living space.

Tucked away on a nearly quarter-acre parcel, in a prime south of Ventura Boulevard locale, the low-slung white stucco structure is accessible via a wood-trimmed portico entryway, and features open-concept interiors boasting rich hardwood floors, high ceilings and designer light fixtures throughout.

Highlights include a combined living/dining area spotlighted by a pair of intriguing accent walls — one painted a cobalt blue shade to match the front door, and the other a wood-slatted affair adorned with hanging plants. An updated kitchen sports granite countertops, sleek white cabinetry, an eat-in island, appliance gallery, and a built-in Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, while the family room is marked by a glass-encased atrium and clerestory window-topped sliding glass doors spilling out to the backyard.

Sequestered in a wing by themselves are three bedrooms, including a master retreat that opens completely to a grassy palm-laced lawn hosting a buddha statue inset into a brick wall, and flows to a walk-in closet, and moody-hued bath decked out with dual vanities and a large brick-clad shower. An additional ensuite bedroom also opens to the backyard, which hosts a pool and spa surrounded by a wood deck holding a custom daybed, teak dining table and chaise lounges.

As for the aforementioned ADU, that space is a former two-car garage that’s been converted into a standalone apartment offering a bedroom, full bath, living area and kitchen — perhaps the ideal spot for a recording studio.