Brody House By A. Quincy Jones

Brody House By A. Quincy Jones
Los Angeles, California (CA), US
The Brody House was designed by A. Quincy Jones in 1949 on South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills neighborhood for Frances Brody, a well-known LA philanthropist and daughter of advertising titan Albert Lasker. She lived here until her death.

It as sold for $15 Million in 2010 to billionaire James Chao, the chairman of Houston-based Westlake Energy.

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In January 2014, it was sold to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi for $40 Million.

6 months later in the summer of 2014, they sold the house to Napster co-founder Sean Parker for $55 million.
The Brody House was designed by A. Quincy Jones in 1949 on South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills neighborhood for Frances Brody, a well-known LA philanthropist and daughter of advertising titan Albert Lasker. She lived here until her death.

It as sold for $15 Million in 2010 to billionaire James Chao, the chairman of Houston-based Westlake Energy.

In January 2014, it was sold to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi for $40 Million.

6 months later in the summer of 2014, they sold the house to Napster co-founder Sean Parker for $55 million.
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imkjam picture
imkjam
@ 2010-01-15 21:01:22
Son Christopher W Brody is a director at Intuit, a former partner at Warburg, Pincus and partner at Vantage Partners
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jdubble07
@ 2011-03-07 16:23:06
Frances and her husband Sidney owned Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust for nearly 60 years. In March 2011, the painting was sold, presumably by their estate for a record breaking $106.5M USD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude,_Green_Leaves_and_Bust
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pmoore66
@ 2012-02-02 06:28:22
Arch = A. Quincy Jones, 1950
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gordonhigh
@ 2013-05-23 12:04:13
Was sold for $14.88M in 2010

The new owner is billionaire James Chao, the chairman of Houston-based Westlake Energy.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-17/hidden-billionaires-unmasked-as-westlake-chemical-soars.html
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jdubble07
@ 2014-01-10 12:28:26
Just purchased by Ellen Degeneres for $39.888M.
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WorldCitizen
@ 2014-07-08 09:59:33
Ellen Degeneres reportedly sold the house for $55M to IT entrepreneur Sean Parker, making a $15M profit.

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