There are emblematic houses thanks to their famous owners and the stories that have managed to happen within their walls, and one of them is the apartment in West Hollywood that belonged to Marilyn Monroe and where she lived after her separation from her second husband the famous baseball player of the Yankees from New York Joe DiMaggio. Its recent sale for the sum of $2.49 million has made the memory of this sensual actress and her penthouse apartment make headlines.
Maintaining a location within Granville Towers at Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights enjoys being the actress’s last home before buying and moving to her Brentwood mansion in California, where she eventually died in the 1960s. Undoubtedly a privileged area of the United States, worthy of the astronomical fame of this actress who is undoubtedly part of the American and world culture.
This California penthouse belonged to actress Marilyn Monroe
The living space of the apartment is 189 square meters distributed in a couple of bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and of course an elegance that overflows from and to every corner of the apartment. The apartment also offers excellent views of the city of Los Angeles and the California mountains thanks to the large windows and skylights installed in the bedrooms.
The rooms are also built for warmth and classic style with elaborate wood floors and spa-like bathrooms. The kitchen is covered with Venetian plaster and a central island that can be used as a breakfast bar, while the food and dishes are guaranteed to be properly treated thanks to high-end appliances and the use of a lot of stainless steel on the shelves and on all the furniture.
The spiral staircase plus a formal dining room make the living in this building is a truly high-end experience The building also includes common areas such as a clubhouse, a courtyard with a large outdoor garden, spa area, a swimming pool and 24-hour private security, among other amenities.
Although modest in size, it is a beautiful apartment with great views.
Although the living space of the apartment is not extremely generous, it is possible to enjoy just enough to achieve comfort and luxury, in addition to being located in an area desired by many and of course forming part of a building that is undoubtedly iconic within the city of Los Angeles and the state of California itself.
In addition, the penthouse built in 1930 has its own history of celebrities who have paraded through its spaces, such as having belonged to Portia de Rossi, the wife of the famous TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres. Undoubtedly a home that will give great views to its new owner’s thanks to its high glass walls, perfect to enjoy the sunsets or the sunrises of the whole area.
The diva with great gifts as an actress, singer and model enjoyed this real estate property in 1954 to later move to what was to be the last home that saw her alive on this earth, her mansion in the town of Brentwood where she was found dead after an overdose on August 4, 1962, marking forever the legend of this incomparable actress.