Linda Lavin Called This Vintage L.A. Bungalow Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $2.2 Million.
Well, kiss my grits! A charming Spanish Revival-style home owned by the late Linda Lavin has just popped up for sale in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Toluca Lake. Rose Ferraro Fahey of Compass holds the $2.2 million listing.
Records show the veteran stage and screen actress—probably best known for her Golden Globe-winning role as a waitress and single mom on the long-running sitcom Alice and Tony-winning performance as 1940s Brooklyn matriarch Kate Jerome in the play Broadway Bound—and her third husband Steve Bakunas paid the exact same $2.2 million amount for the property almost three years ago, back in spring 2022.
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Built almost a century ago and updated during Lavin’s tenure, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure features three bedrooms and two baths in a little more than 2,000 square feet of single-level living space boasting the original wood floors, Saltillo tile, and arched windows and doorways.
Secluded behind bougainvillea-topped walls and a gated entry, the home is accessed via a brick and tile-accented walkway that meanders through a grassy lawn before emptying out at a front porch and hand-carved wood door. Once inside, highlights include a dining area that flows to a living room sporting a gas fireplace embedded within a gray accent wall and French doors spilling out to a pergola-shaded courtyard. A Talavera-tiled kitchen is outfitted with reclaimed wood cabinetry, a hammered-copper sink, Thermador appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook.
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Set off by themselves are the sleeping quarters, which include one en suite bedroom and two others that share a vintage-style bath dressed in mint green and black tile. Outdoors, the corner parcel spans less than a quarter of an acre and is spotlighted by a second pergola-shaded terrace holding a summer kitchen and dining area. There’s also a detached two-car garage with a bonus space that’s currently being used as a workout spot.
The Portland, Maine, native passed away unexpectedly in late 2024, due to complications from lung cancer at age 87. The news of Lavin’s death came as a shock, according to Deadline, as she had recently been promoting her new Netflix series No Good Deed and filming the upcoming Hulu comedy Mid-Century Modern.
Click here for more photos of the Toluca Lake bungalow.
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