For work and play

Location: 2261 Hercules Drive, Los Angeles 90046

Asking price: $3,695,000

Previously sold for: $2,540,000 in 2007

House size: Three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a half bath in 4,057 square feet

Lot size: 14,610 square feet

Additional features: Thermador Professional six-burner, dual oven with stove-top grill, GE Monogram wine cooler, dual Fisher Paykel dish drawers, Sharp microwave, outdoor dog run, two LPE wood patios, a fire pit and two water features at the front entrance

Around the neighborhood: Through the first half of the year, 116 existing single-family homes sold in the 90046 ZIP Code at a median price of $850,000, according to MDA DataQuick. That was an 8.6% decrease from the first half of 2009.

Listing agent: KJ Marmon, Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, (310) 439-3403