Newly built house in Beverly Hills turns on the waterworks

At first glance, this newly built contemporary in Beverly Hills appears to float on the lot. Inside, a great room with 24-foot-tall ceilings and retractable walls of glass open the core of the house to abundant light and water views. Gates and hedges keep the open-plan living space private.

Address: 1418 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills 90210

Price: $8.5 million

Built: 2017

Lot size: 19,833 square feet

House size: 6,745 square feet, five bedrooms, six bathrooms

Features: Screening room, family room, den/office, butler’s pantry, marble kitchen island, warming drawers, coffee station, swimming pool, fire pit, barbecue center

About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 90210 ZIP Code in December was $6.298 million based on 23 sales, according to CoreLogic. That was a 60.5% increase compared with the same month the previous year.

Agents: Paul Wylie, (323) 515-9585, and Richard Albert, (323) 929-7653, both with Lamerica Real Estate

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