Songwriter Ingrid Michaelson’s Chic Spanish-Style L.A. Home Lists for $4.3 Million
Now that Ingrid Michaelson is spending more time on the East Coast—specifically, creating music and lyrics for The Notebook on Broadway—the folk-pop singer and songwriter, whose catchy tunes can also be enjoyed on TV shows ranging from Grey’s Anatomy to One Tree Hill, is making plans to scoot out of her Los Angeles abode. The New York native and her actor partner, Will Chase, have just put their delightful Spanish Revival-style home in the Outpost Estates neighborhood of Hollywood Hills on the market for $4.3 million. Eric Lavey of Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.
“I started to realize that it was more of this beautiful, almost jewel that we never wore,” Michaelson told Bloomberg, which first reported on the sale. “And it’s such a gorgeous place. I just feel like someone should live in it.”
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The Girls Chase Boys and The Way I Am crooner acquired the 1920s home in spring 2019 for around $3.6 million, picking up the multi-level spread from High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale. Weighing in at 3,520 square feet and containing three bedrooms and four baths, the Charles E. Toberman-designed premises underwent an extensive renovation before Michaelson took up residence. Francesca Grace has since staged the interiors anew, complete with a white baby grand piano that belongs to Michaelson but could be sold with the house.
The walled and gated structure stuns from the outset with a foliage-clad courtyard sporting a seating area nestled alongside a soothing water feature. An ornate wood front door opens to reveal an entry foyer holding original photographs of the home that have been passed down by the owners, as well as steps leading down to a spacious living room accented by the original dark hardwood floors, an attractive wood-burning fireplace, and the aforementioned piano. Several sets of wood-trimmed French doors spill out to a vine-laced dining pavilion flanked by an octagon-shaped fountain adorned with colorful mosaic tile.
A dining room topped by an eye-catching matchstick light fixture allows the outdoors in via more French doors, while an adjacent kitchen updated with designer concrete tiles, cobalt blue cabinetry, a pricey La Cornue range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and an oversized apron-front sink is abutted by a cozy breakfast nook with built-in banquette seating.
A wrought iron-railed staircase heads upstairs, where the primary suite boasts a seating area bolstered by large casement windows, along with a walk-in dressing room and a bath outfitted with dual vanities, a vintage-style soaking tub, and a rainfall shower. Two other bedrooms include one with a wall of integrated shelving and a black wave-shaped bed frame from the Francesa Grace furniture line, and another on the lower level that was used as a recording studio.
Rounding it all out are the alluring grounds, which span nearly a quarter-acre and come with plenty of spots for alfresco lounging and entertaining while overlooking picturesque views of the Getty Museum, Capitol Records tower, and the downtown L.A. skyline. There’s also an attached two-car garage.
Click here for more photos of Ingrid Michaelson’s Hollywood Hills home.
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