While our Hillside project is no stranger to high-profile coverage, named “Home of the Week” by the L.A. Times upon its completion, the luxury property development has recently garnered significant attention from the business news world. Hillside had previously been covered by Forbes—both in multiple articles and on their social media channels—but now, another financial news giant is weighing in on the $43.9M development which was recently determined to be “the biggest home in the Hollywood Hills.” This time, however, CNBC accompanied the profile of Hillside House with some steller new images and video coverage.
“This is the biggest home in the Hollywood Hills, we did our research and this is it”
David Parnes (The Agency)
The video, provided by Hillside’s listing agent, The Agency, gives viewers a stunning inside view of the property’s awe-inspiring design features—spearheaded by Cape Town-based architect, SAOTA. A more interactive version of The Agency’s prior trailer video—which took a more sleek, refined, and reserved approach—the CNBC video follows the listing agent, David Parnes (well-known for his appearance in Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing“), in a personal tour of the property’s numerous unique features.
The Tour
In his tour of the 20,000 sq. ft. estate, Mr. Parnes—who recently told Fox Business, “this is the biggest home in the Hollywood Hills, we did our research and this is it”—guides viewers through Hillside’s temperature-controlled 10-car garage, humidity-monitored wine celler, state of the art gym, limestone-clad private theater, and wellness area with both hot and cold plunge pools, steam room, sauna, and spa facilities.
The View
The tour of this three-story modern residence—which, at over 20,000 sq. ft. is over 840% larger than the average single-family home (2,386 square feet, according to Census Bureau data)—of course, begins with a panoramic aerial shot from the 2,000 sq. ft. rooftop deck (just shy of the size of your average single-family home) and its unobstructed, 270-degree views of Los Angeles. The view, however, was not always so wonderful, which led to the project to include over $2M in costs associated with digging up and burying the dangling power lines which previously hindered the Hollywood Hills property’s view.
View of Downtown LA from Hillside’s Open-Air Deck
The Details
With so many other features—including Hillside’s 163-ft. infinity edge pool, custom sunken bathtub, master suite private spa, and walk-in dressing room imported straight from Lake Como, Italy—we encourage those interested to see the video for themselves. We’ve embedded it below, but we also encourage you to take a look at the CNBC coverage and gallery, which includes many more images and project details than we have been able to mention here.
Our Work
Our firm, California Energy Designs, provided HVAC & Plumbing Design solutions for the SAOTA-led residential project. From the 12-ft. indoor waterfall and spa facility with hot & cold plunge pools to the humidity-controlled wine cellar and 10-car garage, we revel in the energy design challenges of incredibly projects like Hillside. For more information about our design solutions, please see our “Services” page.
Our Coverage
For more information on the Hillside development project, please see our portfolio page with full coverage of the facility and its energy requirements. The coverage is also linked in the image box below.
HVAC & Plumbing Design
Hillside House | SAOTA
Hillside House, located at 8408 Hillside Ave. in Los Angeles, is a 20,058 sq. ft. Hollywood Hills estate designed by internationally-renowned architecture firm, SAOTA—headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. A powerhouse project with an incredibly talented team—comprised of SAOTA (Lead Architect), Woods+Dangaran (AOR), Park Lane Projects (Project Management), Fortis Construction (Contractor), and our team at California Energy Designs (MEP)—Hillside House required a fusion of innovative engineering and design to make this dream-like project, a reality. Listed at $43.9 Million, Hillside contained some incredible features & design feats—including a twelve-foot indoor waterfall, hot & cold plunge spas & sauna, a gym, and a 163 foot infinity-edge swimming pool—that earned it the title of the “House of the Week” by the Los Angeles Times, in addition to enduring coverage by Forbes magazine.
