‘Brady Bunch’ matriarch dropped anchor here
Published 1:30 am Saturday, April 22, 2017
By Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Here’s the story of a lovely lady’s home.
The Marina del Rey property last owned by Florence Henderson, the late actress who played the beloved matriarch on “The Brady Bunch,” has listed for sale at $2.795 million.
Henderson and her second husband, John Kappas, were attracted to the home’s location across from the California Yacht Club, according to listing agent Denise Fast of RE/MAX Estate Properties. The two were avid sailors and lived on a boat in the marina for many years before buying the house in 2000 for $1.021 million.
One of 12 homes on a private and gated street, the multilevel home has 3,237 square feet of living space that includes a great room, a dining room and a center-island kitchen that opens to the family room. The library, nicknamed the President’s Room, displays photos of Henderson with nearly every U.S. president going back to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Henderson died last year at 82.
PHASERS SET TO SOLD: Actress Jeri Ryan of “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Body of Proof” fame has sold her home in Encino for $4.95 million.
Ryan, 49, an ardent Francophile, bought the property nearly two decades ago for $4,000,040 and went to great lengths to build the French-country-inspired estate. Tile, cobblestone and an 18th-century fireplace and stone columns were imported from France.
Trees, including mature olives and California live oaks, were brought in to the 1.44-acre site by crane; Ryan spent about $1 million just on the grounds.
Other details of note include 100-year-old reclaimed terra cotta floors in the chef’s kitchen, Versailles-pattern French limestone floors and Venetian plaster walls in the bedrooms. The movie theater has seating for 20 and a pop-up snow cone machine. The great room features thick timber beams and a “Borg” alcove, a set souvenir from Ryan’s days on “Voyager.”
Including the pool house, guest house and detached office, there are six bedrooms and 12 bathrooms in 15,530 square feet of living space.
BOCHCO’S BIG KAHUNA OF A SALE: Television writer and producer Steven Bochco, 73, who created “Hill Street Blues” and other iconic shows, has sold his custom estate in Kamuela, Hawaii, for $11.5 million.
Named Hale Kiekiena, which means “high place” in Hawaiian, the coastal state takes in commanding ocean views from its 1.62-acre site. The exotic single-story was built for Bochco in 2003.
The 6,301 square feet of living space features pocketing doors in every room.Among living spaces are a great room with vaulted ceilings, a formal dining room, a media room and a gym. The master suite has a large soaking tub and a shower with a sliding glass door that opens to the grounds. In all, there are six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms.
