Las Orquideas :: A NiNe-Home SpANiSH RevivAl villAge iN Hollywood, CAlifoRNiA

wilfRed BuCklANd, ARCHiteCt :: 1929 Howell + pAdgett, ReStoRAtioN :: 2019

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- Property Description - Architectural Highlights - A Brief History - Restoration Highlights - Development Team - Neighborhood Overview - Pro-Forma

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Nestled in the Hollywood Foothills like the Andalusian village that inspired it, Las Orquideas is a collection of five villa-like structures housing nine unique residences and one flex space. Wilfred Buckland, Cecil B. DeMille’s art director and the original owner, designed the property for himself as a replica of a Spanish hill town with ascending walkways, connecting gardens and intimate plazas. The entire complex has been immaculately restored by the design team of Howell + Padgett, renowned for their stunning restoration of Torre del Moro in Beachwood Canyon. If ever there was a pride-of-ownership asset, Las Orquideas is it. The 9-home compound offers the style, character and rich details of a landmark historic property with the modern amenities of new construction. This Mills Act building can be delivered fully vacant, providing endless opportunity to a visionary investor. A Hollywood starlet reborn.

ARCHiteCtuRAl HigHligHtS

The five buildings of Las Orquideas, with their clay tile roofs and terra cotta accents, are set into a wooded hillside at Bonita Terace and Orchid Avenue, a pastoral yet urban setting close to the Metro, Magic Castle and the landmarks of downtown Hollywood. Large expanses of wood frame casement windows, French doors with Hollywood Stripe awnings, and romantic terraces and patios open to city and canyon vistas. Grand interiors evoke the romantic style and glamour of the Hollywood Maisonette, with double-volume living rooms, sculpted Moorish hearths, wood-burning fireplaces with custom iron screens, and open stairs leading to gourmet kitchens, dining rooms, laundry, bedrooms and original baths. Orchid Avenue residences tower over the street above an ascending series of garages and gated entries. On the Bonita Terrace side, detached garages, privacy walls and four gated entries are built into the hillside, supporting expansive terraces above with parapet walls, architectural details and garden views, perfect spaces to enjoy morning coffee or evening cocktails. The thoughtful sighting, strategic window placement and stunning landscaping combine to create the ideal balance between views and privacy, individuation and community.

A BRief HiStoRy

Wilfred Buckland, Architect1866-1946 Wilfred Buckland was Cecil B. DeMille’s go-to art director. During a prolific period of impressive creative output, he worked on many of the biggest films of the silent era including “Robin Hood,” “The Squaw Man” and “Almost Human. He is considered Hollywood’s first art director and is credited with a number of advancements in lighting design, the development of architectural sets and the use of miniatures to achieve realistic scale and effects. In addition to creating a lasting legacy in film design and innovation, Wilfred Buckland designed, art directed and owned a number of important landmark properties, including his most personal project, Las Orquideas.

ReStoRAtioN HigHligHtS

· New roofs· Copper rain gutters· New exterior plaster finished in period methods with

the original 1920s color· New water mains running to each home allowing for

future individual metering

· New central air/heat units for each home· In-unit washers and dryers· New electrical· New gas lines with modern meters that can be read

from the street· Sub Zero refrigerators

ReStoRAtioN HigHligHtS

· Wolf ranges· Bosch appliances· Waterworks tile in bathrooms and kitchens· Custom kitchen cabinetry· Hollywood Stripe awnings· Soundproofing

· Expertly landscaped grounds highlighting the century-old eucalyptus trees

· 14 upgraded garages with period overhead wood doors and new openers

· Private gated and secure entrance to each building· Private terrace, garden patio or balcony for each

residence

Mark Howell graduated Phi lBeta Kappa from UCLA and began a career defined by multiplicity and collaboration. Always straddling a number of pursuits, Howell has juggled acting, singing, writing, poetry, design, jingles, political activism and fundraising, before settling on creative advertising and real estate development. He founded Industrial Creative with Brad Kurtz, a boutique advertising agency specializing in entertainment that was the principal creative resource for the Fox network for twenty years. Their creative output includes naming “Beverly Hills, 90210,” promotion for the full runs of both “The X-Files” and “24,” and over a thousand motion picture and television campaigns. The disposable nature of that work and a reverence for architecture led Howell to the relative permanence of real estate. Several small restoration and development projects led to the purchase of his first apartment building and the start of his collaboration with Jon Padgett.

Development team

In 2004, Howell & Padgett collaborated on their first development project, The Plymouth in Larchmont Village, which earned special recognition from the Los Angeles City Council. From there, Howell + Padgett went on to develop several houses, the Spanish Steps apartments and the iconic Torre del Moro condos in Beachwood Canyon. In addition to Las Orquideas, Howell + Padgett are currently developing a hotel project in Buenos Aires, and the landmark La Fontaine apartment house, built by the legendary Leland Bryant in West Hollywood, CA.

Trained as an artist in England, Buckland invested his creative talent, training and resources in the design of Hollywood architecture. In much the same way, decades of graphic design, art direction and creative exploration in advertising and marketing prepared Howell & Padgett to recognize the value of Las Orquideas as an important piece of Los Angeles real estate and an inarguably worthy preservation project. They invested countless hours and energy across years of painstaking research, exploration, development and execution. Their management skills and attention to detail are evident at every turn — a meticulous restoration of a Holywood icon of which Buckland would be proud.

Jon Padgett began his professional career at a boutique advertising agency with offices in Irvine and Los Angeles, California. Within two years, he was heading his own firm, Indigo Advertising and Design, specializing in image design, brand development, and catalogue production for regional shopping centers and real estate developers throughout the nation. His firm received numerous design and professional marketing awards during its 12-year history, before being sold to a Los Angeles based entertainment firm. Padgett then focused his design skills on something longer lasting and more dimensional. He co-created a real estate design and development company responsible for the restoration and management of more than 50 high-profile properties in the Los Angeles area.

NeigHBoRHood oveRview

Sited perfectly on the hills overlooking Hollywood, the neighborhood truly offers something for everyone. There’s an endless stream of energy, from the tour buses and “characters” on Hollywood Boulevard to the Walk of Fame and iconic Hollywood sign. But the neighborhood is so much more. Hollywood is enjoying a renaissance thanks to the seemingly endless openings of new restaurants, bars, and clubs. There’s no shortage of iconic theaters (the Pantages, Palladium, Cinerama Dome) and architectural gems, like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, which is now open to the public. Take in a screening at American Cinemateque’s Egyptian Theatre, picnic at the Hollywood Bowl before a concert with the L.A. Philharmonic, and channel your inner Rat Pack-er at the 96 year-old Musso & Frank Grill. And if you know a magician, they can get you into the members-only Magic Castle, housed in a storied Victorian mansion adjacent to the Las Orquideas villas. If you’re seeking a more tranquil vibe, the nature-filled Hollywood Hills is where it’s at. Hike Runyon Canyon—a 161-acre park filled with wild chaparral and drought-resistant evergreen trees— for jetliner views and insanely good people watching. The Hollywood Hills moniker is attached to several well-known neighborhoods, including Outpost Estates, Whitley Heights, Hollywood Dell, Hollywood Heights, the original Hollywoodland estates, Beachwood Canyon, the Vine Hills and Los Feliz. Thanks to their proximity to nearly every major studio, these Hollywood hillside neighborhoods are home to countless celebrities and entertainment industry executives. They remain one of the most desirable places to live in Southern California.