The Golden Girls house is for sale for the first time ever, and for a famous property, some 2,901 square foot Los Angeles two-bedroom house is a bargain, listed for only $ 2,999,000.
Set in a lush landscape filled with exotic plants, the property, located in the Brentwood neighborhood, was used only for exterior shots of the show, which ran from 1985 to 1992 and starred in Rue McClanahan as Blanche, a widow who opened her house to three roommates played by Betty white (Rose), Bea Arthur (Dorothy) and Estelle Getty (Sofia).
However, most of these brave old-age antics, which occurred indoors, around the kitchen table, or in the living room, were filmed on a Hollywood set.
As such, while this house has attracted some fans to take photos on the sidewalk, the interior of the house has long remained a mystery, which is one more reason why this house will surely receive tons of attention now. .
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The reality behind the house of ‘The Golden Girls’
In real life, this house served as a residence for many years of David Noble Barry III and Margaret Carr Barry, a married couple who built the house in 1955. The Barrys lived in the house for more than 60 years until his death in 2017 and 2019, respectively. The property is sold by a trust.
James Barry, the son of the deceased couple, reported that location explorers first noticed the property due to its green landscape, thinking it had the right aesthetic to represent the fictional home of the four friends in Miami at 6151 Richmond St. (FYI , there really is no such address.)
So the NBC network paid the Barrys a small sum of money to film outdoor shots at home. They agreed, in part because they wanted to showcase the unique architecture of their home.
In fact, the house was primarily used as a filming location only during the show’s first season. For subsequent seasons, the Barrys loaned NBC the original plans for the house so the network could build a replica at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where fans could tour the house until it was demolished in 2003.
So what is the original “Golden Girls” house really like?
A tour of ‘The Golden Girls’ house today
The Barrys modeled their Brentwood property after the Honolulu home of David Noble Barry III’s father. Japanese and Hawaiian influences abound throughout the property, which features original oak floors, high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding Shoji screens, built-in cabinets, and a engawa, a traditional Japanese hardwood floor that surrounds the home.
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The retro kitchen, which is original to the house, has turquoise and avocado cabinets, yellow accents, and turquoise formica countertops.
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Who will buy the house from ‘The Golden Girls’ and how much will it cost?
So who will be the lucky new owner of this iconic TV house? Many real estate experts say that their sale is priced aggressively and that the buyer will likely be a shock to TV or movie producers who want to use the location, or private buyers who may be fans of the show.
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“The list price is strategic and aims to attract a lot of attention and interest,” he says. Rachelle Rosten, the house agent with Douglas Elliman. “The beauty of this pricing strategy is that the market ultimately determines the value. I anticipate that this property will sell above the list price. It is an exciting and emotional home, as well as being a good size lot on a street. desirable. The market will respond accordingly. It will be very interesting to see who ends up buying this property. “
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A potential buyer? HGTV, which in 2018 exceeded Lance Bass Buy the house used for exterior shots for “The Brady Bunch”. The network renovated the house to its’ 70s glory on the hit show “A Very Brady Renovation”.
“The ‘Golden Girls’ house reminds me again of ‘The Brady Bunch’ home sales scene,” he says. Cara Ameer, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker in California and Florida. “A television network could be an ideal buyer for the property, such as HGTV or even NBC, which originally aired the series. Perhaps Amazon, Netflix, or a studio like Paramount want it for future projects: a remake of ‘Golden Girls’ or a similar show with a new twist or even a movie. “
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As for dollars and cents, Ameer says it’s hard to put a specific price on a house with celebrity status.
“I would go so far as to say that this will be subject to multiple offers and can go well above the asking price, as much as $ 1 million or a little more,” he says.
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But not all houses with celebrity status sell quickly. Just look at the famous “Full House” house in San Francisco, which last sold for $ 4 million in 2016 and has been listed twice since then without success. One possible reason could be that all “Full House” tourists crowd the front, which could become a nuisance at “The Golden Girls” house, especially if it becomes the subject of a culture revival pop.
“A buyer of this home will have to deal with tourists and fans who constantly take photos and the privacy concerns that come with it,” he says. Shane ray, a San Francisco real estate agent with Domicile Properties / Compass.
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Some real estate agents think that the headaches of owning a famous home make it a bad investment.
Cedric Stewart, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Capital Properties in Washington, DC, believes that the house “The Golden Girls” will sell for less than $ 1.95 million.
“Is there any chance that someone would buy it for sentimental purposes or use it as a kind of attraction? Sure,” says Stewart. “But the generation that would appreciate that the most is about to leave, so this is not a place to buy to earn money.”
Only time will tell what will happen to this house, but in the meantime, it is fun to have the opportunity to see a part of the history of television.
