The Knoll (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Beverly Hills / Los Angeles, California / Schuyler Road, 1130
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Currently owned by Eric L. Smidt, an American businessman who is Chairman, CEO, and sole proprietor of Harbor Freight Tools; his net worth is estimated north of $1 Billion dollars based on his sole proprietorship of Harbor Freight Tools which reportedly makes $1.5 Billion dollars a year

It has had a long history of famous owners:
It was built in 1955 for the late Lucy Doheny Battson, widow of oil heir Edward ("Ned") Doheny Jr.
Then the home was owned by film producer Dino De Laurentiis.
Late billionaire Marvin Davis and his wife, Barbara purchased the Georgian-style manor designed by architect Roland Coate in March 1984 from singer Kenny Rogers.

The industrialist and philanthropist Marvin Davis lived here and made his fortunes as the chairman of Davis Petroleum, and at one time owned 20th Century Fox, Pebble Beach, the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Denver Broncos NFL team, and the Aspen Skiing Company.

The Beverly Hills mansion, on 10-plus acres, was listed in November 2003 at $70 million. The price was reduced in June 2004 to $59.5 million. The selling price was not disclosed, but area real estate agents estimate it to be in the low- to mid-$40-million range. The buyers are Susan and Eric L. Smidt. He is president of Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc.

In 2014 the Knoll is #7 house with biggest taxes of $515,159 belongs to President of Harbor Freight Allan Mutchnik/

LA Times source:
articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/27/realestate/re-hotprop2...
www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/2014/05/28/bi...
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Coordinates:   34°5'33"N   118°24'11"W

Comments

  • Marvin Davis died in 2004. Brandon Davis is his grandson. Mrs. Davis sold the house in 2005 for 42 to 46 million depending on the who you believe.
  • Named The Knoll, now belong to Eric Smidt
  • The knoll is supposed to be a beautiful house that is filled with amazing memories
  • This is just being built as of this view. They must have demolished the old house?
  • Yep, it was demolished.
  • It's a remodel....
  • he paid $39 million. Better negotiator the we all thought: http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/4350005008/1130_schuyler/
  • The old residence was not demolished; this is a remodel+addition. Please don't post things that aren't true.
  • I worked at this mansion in the mid 80's when Marvin Davis owned it. My brother was the plumber for the remodel that was being done at that time, and I was his helper. We built a beautiful fountain in front of the mansion in the middle of the circular driveway. I also met Lionel Richie there as he was living in one of the guest bungalows.
  • This 25437 square foot single family home has 13 bedrooms and 12.0 bathrooms. It is located at 1130 Schuyler Rd Beverly Hills, California. Facts Lot: 10.19 acres Last sold: Feb 2005 for $39,352,890
  • He also didn't fully pay many of the construction companies who did the work on this mansion. Some went out of business.
  • Lies
  • Don’t post things about people when you don’t know the facts. Saying he didn’t pay and caused businesses to fail is untrue and damaging to his reputation and just plain evil. He is a very very generous and kind person who would not do something like that.
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