Home of the Week: Italian-style villa in Beverly Hills

The graceful arch of the front door is repeated in the windows and openings of this classic ‘20s-era Italian-style villa north of Sunset Boulevard. A staircase in the entry hall leads upstairs to bedrooms including two master suites, one with a terrace and sitting room looking out on the swimming pool.

Location: 1010 N. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills 90210

Asking price: $14.9 million

Year built: 1926

House size: Seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, about 7,500 square feet

Lot size: 0.64 acres

Features: Step-down living room, formal dining room, hardwood and tile floors, eat-in kitchen, breakfast room, dining terrace, swimming pool, pool house, outdoor fireplace, separate exercise studio, mature trees, gardens, expansive lawn

About the area: In the first half of this year, 175 single-family homes sold in the 90210 ZIP Code at a median price of $2.7 million, according to DataQuick. That was a 3.7% price decrease from the first half of last year.

Agents: Jeff Hyland, (310) 278-3311, and Al Hughes, (310) 245-8500, both of Hilton & Hyland in Beverly Hills

— Lauren Beale

To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos on a CD, written permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to Lauren Beale, Business, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Send questions to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.