Record purchase price in Beverly Hills
Investment executive Louis Gonda and his wife, Kelly, have sold their Beverly Hills compound for $23 million. For the city proper, the purchase price is a record for this year and one of the highest sales prices ever.
Designed by L.A. architect Peter Choate, the Georgian-style mansion sits on 1.5 acres above the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Gondas have used it as a family home and have hosted philanthropic events for as many as 300 guests at a time.
The main house has a wood-paneled library, a family room with a step-down bar and a commercial-grade kitchen with two islands. Nine bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and four half-baths lie within 22,798 square feet.
The 1,100-square-foot guesthouse has one bedroom and one bathroom, and two staff apartments each have a bedroom and bath in 400 square feet.
The grounds include a guard house, a lighted tennis court and a glass-mosaic-tiled swimming pool.
At one point, Gonda, 57, was ranked by Forbes as one of the 300 richest individuals in the world. He made his fortune in the airplane leasing business.
The property came on the market last year at $35 million.
Zach Goldsmith and Rita Goldsmith of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, had the listing.
