Is this house for sale in California beautiful or a ‘supervillain lair’? You decide
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A house with a wild design and strong Hollywood connection has landed on the real estate market in Los Angeles.
It’s known as the Garcia House and it was the brainchild of famous architect John Lautner, who built it in 1962.
And if it looks familiar, it’s because it was featured in “Lethal Weapon 2” when Mel Gibson’s character, Martin Riggs, drags a replica of the mansion down a hill with his truck. In real life, this is the first time the house has been up for grabs in two decades, Robb Report says.
Features inside the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home include:
Lava rock entryway
Original terrazzo flooring
Parabolic roof
55-foot wall of windows
Panoramic views of LA
Swimming pool
The house was beautifully restored by Marmol Radziner “with a focus on preserving original details and functionality,” the listing on Zillow.com says.
The 2,596-square-foot residence was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page and Twitter account that highlights unique houses for sale around the country, and people immediately fell in love.
“I would love all those plants so hard until I killed them!!” one person joked.
“I remember this house, it was in ‘Lethal Weapon 2,’” another pointed out.
“My first thought is ‘who would clean all of those windows?’” someone asked.
“I’m pretty sure that this is my favorite ZGW house ever. I’m buying a lottery ticket tonight,” one person remarked.
“I’d be afraid Mel Gibson would come by and try to pull the whole thing down with his truck,” another joked.
“Okay. This is it. Supervillain lair targeted,” someone commented. “No renovations needed. Now I just need some minions and a plan and I’m all set.”
“In my book, this is solely known as the ‘Lethal Weapon 2’ house,” one person tweeted.
This story was originally published January 24, 2023 at 3:31 PM with the headline "Is this house for sale in California beautiful or a ‘supervillain lair’? You decide."