Located on the best block of one of the prettiest streets in the so-called Beverly Hills Flats neighborhood, this 1920s English Tudor-style mansion flaunts a gorgeously landscaped lot and not one but two guesthouses. Those amenities, and many more, lured in accomplished songwriter/record producer Freddy Wexler and his wife Olivia (née Zaro), who’ve just paid $12.8 million for the property
Born to wealthy New York City and Hamptons-based parents — his father is CEO of one of Long Island’s biggest private real estate developers — Wexler has been primarily based in L.A. for the past few years, at least since 2018, when he picked up his current Hollywood Hills residence for $4.4 million. The 34-year-old has written and produced songs for Kanye West, Selena Gomez, Post Malone, and Steve Aoki, just to name a few.
Wexler’s most successful record is 2020’s “Stuck With U,” by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; that same year, he signed a major deal with Sony/ATV for worldwide publishing rights. Wexler is also a film and television producer and early stage investor in a slew of companies, including SnapChat, Roman, Coinbase and Liquid IV.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com Last sold in 2008 for $6.9 million to a local Beverly Hills dermatologist, the nearly 7,000-square-foot mansion has clearly undergone a contemporary renovation, though some original details — handcrafted stairway railings, arched doorways — remain. Hues of white, brown, and light grey define the interiors, which include a double-height foyer, a fireplace-equipped formal living room, and a step-down family room with a wet bar and a wall of arched windows overlooking the gardens.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com A crystal chandelier dominates the formal dining room, while the spacious kitchen offers top-of-the-line Wolf and SubZero stainless appliances and opens to a wee breakfast room. Medium brown hardwood floors flow throughout the entire main floor, which also includes two maid’s bedrooms, per the listing.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com Upstairs are four family bedrooms and a master suite, which includes a bedroom with wall-to-wall carpeting and a stone fireplace, plus dual bathrooms and a spacious private balcony trimmed in faux grass.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com But the real star of the property show are the half-acre estate’s grounds, which the listing claims can make you feel “transported to the English countryside.” The lush landscape includes rigidly manicured boxwoods, creeping vines, cypresses, dozens of mature trees, and sprays of white roses. An emerald green lawn surrounds the rectangular pool.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com At the far rear of the property, accessed via a discreet back alleyway, are the two guesthouses. The larger structure contains a large bedroom, plus a fireplace in the living room and a full kitchen, this one outfitted with a snazzy Viking range. The smaller “junior” guesthouse appears to be a partially converted three-car garage and includes a bathroom and kitchenette.
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Image Credit: JadeMillsEstates.com Wexler’s new digs lie on a street filled with notable folks and in fact, both of his next-door neighbors are Hollywood players. Directly to the north is a $15.3 million property owned by hotelier Jeff Klein and his husband, Hollywood scion John Goldwyn; immediately to the south is a $14.8 million Spanish-style mansion recently acquired by “2 Broke Girls” creator Michael Patrick King.
Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker held the listing; Carl Gambino of Westside Estate Agency repped Wexler.