{"id":899557,"date":"2026-10-30T05:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899557\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:26:18","slug":"architect-bob-ray-offenhausers-personal-home-lists-for-4-2-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899557\/","title":{"rendered":"Architect Bob Ray Offenhauser&#8217;s Personal Home Lists for $4.2 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe late architect Bob Ray Offenhauser is most remembered for the opulent SoCal megamansions he designed for some of the region\u2019s wealthiest residents. But when it came to his own home, he went with something a little more intimate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn 1978, Offenhauser went to work designing a residence for his family: a 2,837-square-foot garden villa in South <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/tag\/pasadena\/\" id=\"auto-tag_pasadena\" data-tag=\"pasadena\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pasadena<\/a>. Modest compared with some of his other commissions, the three-bedroom, three-bath home has a warmth and quiet grandness about it. As the architect behind <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huntington.org\/botanical-gardens\/themed-gardens\/chinese-garden\">the Huntington\u2019s Chinese Garden<\/a>, Offenhauser prioritized elegant landscaping, and the gardens and courtyards are just as important to the home as the interiors.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-robbreport-2017-v2\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/445-Columbia-Street_Kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"445 Columbia Street kitchen\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe kitchen is surrounded by brick walls and minimal wooden cabinetry.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Bramasco &amp; Melissa Bramasco<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tManicured hedges and a courtyard with a fountain frame the entrance to the residence, which is defined by pink walls rising to a scalloped edge. Inside, the living room is anchored by an intricate 18th-century limestone fireplace from a chateau in France\u2019s Loire Valley. Opposite, a 12-foot wall of steel and glass opens directly to the gardens. Additional gathering spaces include a garden room topped by a large, Art Deco\u2013inspired skylight and a more modern kitchen surrounded by brick walls and minimalist wood cabinets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/shelter\/celebrity-homes\/palazzo-di-amore-kai-cenat-beverly-hills-1237259814\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RELATED: The Beverly Hills Estate Where Twitch Star Kai Cenat Hosts His Livestream Lists for $195 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe bedrooms and bathrooms are richly designed. One bedroom is wrapped in textured wallpaper, and its adjoining marble-covered bathroom has a vanity framed by old-school Hollywood lighting. Another bedroom is painted a vibrant red, while a separate bathroom features a forest-green wooden trellis along its walls. Out back, a secluded pool and spa complete the property.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-robbreport-2017-v2\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/445-Columbia-Street_Bedroom.jpg\" alt=\"445 Columbia Street bedroom\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe three bedrooms are all richly textured spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Bramasco &amp; Melissa Bramasco<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOffenhauser\u2019s house is now <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ericlavey.com\/properties\/445-columbia-st\">on the market<\/a> for the first time ever, with Eric Lavey at Eric Lavey and Partners holding the $4.2 million listing. The seller, Offenhauser\u2019s son, has also worked in luxury <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/tag\/real-estate-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_real-estate-2\" data-tag=\"real-estate-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">real estate<\/a>, representing Madonna when she bought the historic Castillo del Lago estate in the Hollywood Hills back in 1992.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOffenhauser, who died in 2016, designed numerous mansions in Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/shelter\/celebrity-homes\/palazzo-di-amore-kai-cenat-beverly-hills-1237259814\/\">Palazzo di Amore<\/a>, currently owned by billionaire Jeff Greene. He first listed the property in 2014 for $195 million, then the most expensive residential listing in the United States. After appearing on and off the market several times over the last 12 years, the lavish estate was last publically listed earlier this year at the same price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tClick <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/shelter\/homes-for-sale\/gallery\/445-columbia-street-photos-1238794167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> to see all the photos of Offenhauser\u2019s South Pasadena home.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/shelter\/homes-for-sale\/gallery\/445-columbia-street-photos-1238794167\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-robbreport-2017-v2\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/445-Columbia-Street_Gallery.jpg\" alt=\"445 Columbia Street exterior\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"577\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Bramasco &amp; Melissa Bramasco<\/p>\n<p>\tAuthors<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pmc-article-author-bio__avatar-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tori-Latham-Polilovi.jpg\" alt=\"Tori Latham\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTori Latham\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/author\/tori-latham\/\" class=\"pmc-article-author-bio__link text-uppercase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The late architect Bob Ray Offenhauser is most remembered for the opulent SoCal megamansions he designed for some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,2356,229,88,3,35514,1170],"class_list":["post-899557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-california","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-news","tag-pasadena","tag-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}