Check out this quietly lovely compound hidden in the hills above Hollywood. Built in 1948, this .37-acre gated spread is invisible from the street out front, hidden behind a dense (but carefully manicured) row of hedges. Beyond the foliage lies an updated 1948 spread with a 3-bed main house, a two-story guest house, and a separate music studio. The property is located in the heart of Nichols Canyon, long a haven for celebrities from all walks of life. Current residents include Lady GaGa, Will Ferrell, and Rose McGowan.
And the sellers of this property themselves were certainly well-known in Hollywood, if not exactly famous. They were film score composer Woody Jackson and his wife Sharon, a high-powered talent agent at William Morris Endeavor (WME), arguably the most high-profile talent agency in LA. The couple purchased the property back in 2003 for just $925,000 and substantially upgraded it since.
Anyway, the house popped up for sale last year and quickly sold little more than a month later for $3.3 million. The buyer was Jaime Johnson, an heiress to a multibillion-dollar fortune.
Johnson — not to be confused with her documentary filmmaker cousin Jamie Johnson — is an heiress to Johnson & Johnson, the $76 billion conglomerate that was founded in 1886 by her great-great-grandfather, Robert Wood Johnson I, the originator of New Jersey’s wealthiest family.
Because of her propensity to avoid public events and the party circuit, you may have never heard of Johnson herself. But her other family members include her father Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and the current U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, appointed by President Trump. Per Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index, he is also worth $4.2 billion.
Johnson’s older sister Casey was once a big tabloid queen alongside celebrity pals like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Casey passed away at the age of 30 after a short life filled with hard partying and high-profile relationships.
Privacy, security, and serenity are virtues valued here. The house is surrounded by a bevy of security cameras — 16, to be exact. Access is provided via a large iron gate, which guards a wooden carport capable of covering two vehicles. Gravel pathways lead to the single-story main house.
Inside, the fully renovated main house has wide-plank white oak floors, snow white walls, and an open floorplan. The all-white kitchen sports marble countertops, glass sliders opening to the side yard, and top-of-the-line designer appliances.
As previously mentioned, there are a total of three bedrooms and four baths in the 2,500-square-foot structure. The master suite has more glass sliders, a bathroom that looks entirely hewn from one chunk of marble, and a walk-in closet.
An outside staircase leads down from the off-kitchen deck to the private music studio. A manicured walkway connects the main house to the two-story guesthouse that sports a bedroom suite a living room, and a kitchenette.
