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More on Tom T.’s house, whose escrow is coming along fine:

Bob the listing agent and his staff have found us here, so I told him I’d try to help him rustle up a few more bidders for the next auction coming up Thursday.  Tomorrow is the deadline to get in your $500,000 deposit to qualify to bid! From the U-T:

The auction date for “The Razor” house, a bankruptcy estate in La Jolla once featured in TV commercials, has been rescheduled for Nov. 10, according to the listing agent and recent court records.

The starting bid for the 11,000-square-foot home with private access to Black’s Beach also has changed, falling to $13.9 million from the $16 million set in September, documents show.The never-occupied home, at 9826 La Jolla Farms Road, is the bankruptcy estate of Jimmy Donald Cooksey Jr., according to the documents.

The original Sept. 27 auction was not held because “unfortunately, no bidders qualified for the auction,” the attorneys representing trustee Leslie T. Gladstone wrote. Listing agent Bob Hurwitz, who is based in Beverly Hills, said the real estate company came close with an overseas buyer but the funding could not be ironed out in time.

The terms for the newly set auction also have changed. Previous terms required bidders to wire in $500,000 to the trustee one week before the auction date. Now, interested buyers can demonstrate ability to close two days before the auction and bring a cashier’s check to the trustee in the amount of $500,000. The winning bidder would endorse the check over to the trustee.

The Nov. 10 auction will begin at 11 a.m. at 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300 — the law offices of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., which is representing trustee Leslie T. Gladstone.

Court documents say the property, which was never finished by the former owner, will be sold free and clear of liens.

The home is the work of San Diego-based architectural designer Wallace E. Cunningham, named one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Designers.

About $34 million was spent building the estate, which was once featured in commercials for Calvin Klein and Visa. The original asking price was $45 million.

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Bob needs to include the girl, or at least have her be the auctioneer!

From the U-T:

The Coronado mansion at the center of two deaths and much speculation is being sold.

An investment group is in escrow on the historic Spreckels mansion owned by Arizona pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai, whose 6-year-old son Max died after accidentally falling over the second-story railing, and whose girlfriend Rebecca Zahau was found hanging from a balcony in July.

Scott Aurich, a Realtor for Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty who brokered the transaction, would not disclose details about the deal, including the purchase price or the identity of the buyers.

The group, which includes a local developer, plans to remodel the property and then put it back on the market. The 12-bedroom oceanfront home is currently listed on Aurich’s website for $14.5 million, although it could be sold for less without the renovations.

Shacknai, who is founder and CEO of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., bought the home in 2007 and used the spread as a summer home when he wasn’t in the Phoenix area.

Aurich said he hopes potential buyers will be able to look past the deaths. The home was built 103 years ago by John D. Spreckels, one of San Diego’s first tycoons.

“Hopefully, the rich history of Spreckels owning it and the luminaries who were entertained there outweigh the recent history of the tragedy,” he said. “It’s still one of the most premiere estate properties in Coronado.”

More photos here.

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From the latimes.com:

Centered on a century-old Moreton Bay fig tree, this neo-Craftsman looks at home among the historic estates of Pasadena. Wood beams, floors, built-ins and ceilings continue the contemporary take on Arts and Crafts architecture inside.

Location: 335 W. Bellevue Drive, Pasadena 91105

Asking price: $2,895,000 (pending after 7 DOM – redfin link for more photos)

House size: Five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, 5,532 square feet  Year built: 1991

Lot size: 20,790 square feet

Features: 18-foot entry and living room ceilings; built-in shelves and window seat in library; office; elevator; two-bedroom upstairs guest suite includes a second kitchen, dining area, living room and bathroom; 1,012-square-foot basement.

Sorry about the length of this youtube, but this house deserves a good look:

Tom has listed the home with JtR. We’ll both be there on Sunday, October 23rd from 1-3pm for those who want a closer look – and possibly buy it!  Click here for the MLS listing with the full photo gallery.

From the Contemporist, link here.

Located on an infill lot in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego, the client desired a home that would make the most of its site, be low-maintenance and incorporate a variety of energy and resource-conserving features.

The house has been conceived according to passive solar and natural ventilation design principles. Horizontal sunshades shield glass from summer heat gain, while the interior is naturally ventilated via the central atrium and clerestory windows. The house’s simple form is compact  (48’ L x 40’ W x 23’ H), minimizing the exterior surface area, maximizing thermal performance, and reducing electrical and plumbing runs. The living, dining, kitchen and master bedroom are located on the upper level and oriented to capture views of the Pacific Ocean, Mission Bay and La Jolla.

Due to the client’s concern with durability and maintenance, the house is constructed entirely of steel and integrally colored concrete masonry. The exposed steel seismic-resisting frame is filled in with a super-durable pre-finished panel façade system consisting of real wood veneer over a bakelite core. The walls are entirely non-bearing and are constructed of light-gage steel framing. The roof and floors are framed with light-gage steel, pre-punch for easy routing of services.  Steel typically contains at least 25% recycled content.

In addition to a high “R- value” rating for the walls and roof, the building has a “cool roof” consisting of a membrane system with an aluminized coating.

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From the Rancho Santa Fe Review:

The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, where silent-era movie icons such as Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Mary Pickford came to relax, and which served as the backdrop of a midnight marriage ceremony for architect Frank Lloyd Wright, may soon change ownership for the first time in 53 years.

The Royce family, which has owned the historic inn since 1958, has placed the property on the market. The sale will be handled by the Newport Beach-based CB Richard Ellis hotels group, according to Jed Stirnkorb, a senior vice president with the company.

“The Royce family has received numerous inquiries from people interested in buying The Inn,” Stirnkob wrote in an email. “Rather than having their management continually answer questions, they selected CBRE to handle all inquiries. The family would consider selling The Inn if a significant offer is made by a group that would uphold the longstanding traditions of the Covenant.”

The hotel has not been listed with a specific asking price, Stirnkorb wrote in an email. “Prospective buyers will value the property differently and we want to be open to all serious offers.”

The hotel opened in 1922 and was designed by Lilian Rice, one of San Diego’s first female architects, whose work established themes and styles that define Rancho Santa Fe to this day. The Inn sits on a 21-acre property along Linea Del Cielo at the entrance to the Rancho Santa Fe Village.

Today, The Inn has 107 guest rooms, the Fusion restaurant and bar, a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, spa, fitness center, tennis courts, a business center and meeting space, wrote Stirnkorb.

Since it was first built, The Inn has played a central role in Rancho Santa Fe’s civic, cultural and social life, said Diane Welch, an author and journalist who published an award-winning biography of Rice in 2010, called “Lilian J. Rice, Architect of Rancho Santa Fe, California.,” and has written extensively about Rancho Santa Fe’s early history.

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From CurbedLA:

This house was built in the hills of Malibu with parts from a 747.  It’s also registered with the FAA so pilots flying overhead don’t think they’ve spotted a crash!

Achieving space maximization and privacy were factored into this design, in view of the house’s close proximity to neighboring units. As a result, the internal spaces face inward into a multi-functional courtyard which acts as circulation pivot, light well and ventilation exhaust, while also serving as a visual focal point. Dense foliage also provides a natural means for additional privacy.

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This is Carlsbad’s second oceanfront sale this year over $6,000,000 – click here for the full tour: