Judy Garland’s Home Sells Again!

Judy Garland’s Home Sells Again!

Judy Garland's Home Sells Again!

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Judy Garland’s Bel Air home has sold again for the second time in a year. Get an introduction to the good taste of Stephanie Booth Murray before you even enter the house. The lawns are now not just grass, but dark emerald and mowed to perfection, and in simple but dramatic contrast, plain white low borders of flowers outline the walks and accent exterior features. We also see boxwoods with little rounded heads both standing like soldiers along a porch or in large pots as topiary. It’s all about bringing simplicity to a traditional house to brighten it and give it a new freshness. Stephanie is the great great-granddaughter of General Harrison Gray Otis, first editor of the Los Angeles Times and founder of the Times Mirror Co. She bought the Garland house shortly after it appeared on the market last year to live in while her own house was being constructed nearby. While there, she did considerable updating to the Garland house. Stephanie has a midas touch. She has brightened everything, removing the traditional colors that tend to be a bit smothering, so now the house is cheerful and its architectural assets enhanced. At 5,513 sf, 5 bedrooms, 7 baths, on 2.58 acres with cabin, pool and cabanas, the house was originally built in 1938 for Judy, her mother and sister. Since their time, the house has seen other notable residents in Marvin Gaye and Quincy Jones.

In a time when real estate is the most sluggish in sales that we can remember, the testament to Stephanie’s artful eye is apparent since the house has sold in record time. Listed at $7.1m, it sold for $6.8m. Well done!

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