Home of the week, key features

Key features Location: Hancock Park Asking price: $17.5 million Previously sold: April 17, 2005, for an undisclosed amount; March 23, 1995, for $2,465,000. Size: 14,071 square feet, with seven bedrooms in the house and one in the guesthouse. There are 12 bathrooms, including two in the pool house. The lot size is 1 1/2 acres. About this house: By 2002 the home, which was given a Landmark Award in 1982 by the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society, had undergone a major remodel. The project included foundation reinforcement and updated wiring and plumbing. The kitchen was modernized. Most of the house’s original rooms, windows, ceilings, oak flooring and walnut paneling remain intact. Additional features: The house has formal dining and living rooms; a master bedroom with his-and-hers bathrooms and a sitting room; a breakfast room; a tea room; a library/den; a gym with treatment room; a family room; a wine cellar; a media room; a guesthouse with a kitchen and bathroom; a pool; a pool house with changing rooms; a lanai; and a tennis court. The kitchen is equipped with professional appliances. Around the neighborhood: Twenty homes sold in the 90020 ZIP Code through August this year, according to MDA DataQuick. The median price was $2.3 million. In 2007 the median was $1.33 million. Currently, 13 homes are listed for sale in Hancock Park. The least expensive, at $1.49 million, has three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,190 square feet. The lot is 10,500 square feet. The most expensive is the Ahmanson house.Listing agent: Stephen Shapiro, (310) 860-8888; Aileen Comora, (310) 300-1082; and Paul Lester, (310) 300-0851; Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills.