Do you have a spare $24,999,000? If so, you can purchase Bob Hope's estate.

[demmiblue]

http://www.estately.com/listings/info/2466-southridge-drive--2


P.S. the HOA fees are a mere $5,167 per month!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. Pretty cool. But who wants to feel like living in an airport terminal?

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. Apparently the late Bob Hope! n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. I would build a smaller "comfy" house on the property and use that one for parties.

The scale of the relatively tiny, chair, rug couch and lamp highlight the absurdity.

I have friends who lived in a Mies van der rohe pent house and hanging out there was like hanging out at the airport.

I told them their steel and leather armless furniture was in airports so bums wouldn't hang out. They told me to take a hint. nyuk nyuk.

[KamaAina]

5. Well, the Burbank airport is named Bob Hope Airport

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Yup. Went by there this morning. n/t

[edbermac]

8. Well he did all those USO tours.

Probably felt at home with an airport themed house.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. I just requested a showing. I'm waiting for a call back.

[Yavin4]

10. I'd be wondering around my house looking for my flight. n/t

[demmiblue]

14. I'm not gonna lie... this was my first thought:

[elleng]

19. EXACTLY!

I lived nearby when it first opened, and ran around the place with high school friends one late night!

[clarice]

3. Thanks for the Memories.nt

[Iggo]

6. HOA? Fuck that!

[hibbing]

7. I like it

But yeah, agree with some other posters, lot of airport look to it. I love the skylight. I wonder how much just the land itself is valued at.

Peace

[becca da bakkah]

12. I Used To Work With A Guy Who Did Guard Duty There.....

...on weekends. This was back in the '80's. Every Friday morning he'd show up with his briefcase packed with a few sandwiches, a couple of books/magazines, a thermos of coffee, and.....a roll of toilet paper.

Finally, after a few weeks of this, I couldn't contain my curiosity. Why the TP? He explained, because the guards have to bring their own, Bob Hope doesn't supply that. I was flabbergasted. The cheap bastard can't even buy toilet paper for the people who guard his house?? What the heck would that set him back a month.....10 bucks?!

My co-worker shrugged and said, "well, at least he doesn't make us drive down the hill to the nearest service station!" I never forgot that, and it made me very sour towards Bob Hope. Who wasn't very funny in the first place, IMO.

[Yavin4]

15. And Hope could write off that expense on his taxes

IOW, it would cost him nothing to provide TP.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Well, he WAS a republican. So not surprising.

[Enrique]

13. are the geese included?

i'll think about it...

[Lucinda]

16. Love what I can see of the house, but you'd have to pay ME to do another HOA

We've had four presidents of our HOA so far, in less than 10 years. I can guarantee this will be my last home with a HOA board.

[Xipe Totec]

17. Sorry, I left my spare millions in my other pants. nt

[NewJeffCT]

18. sorry, a little too modest and small for my tastes

I prefer big & extravagant.

[pinboy3niner]

21. Ted Cruz would love those. They look like they have...

high dungeons.

"High dungeon" ???
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027923077

[ailsagirl]

24. The 2nd one is the Hohenzollern Castle in Germany

I've seen it (from afar) in person-- I don't think they were conducting tours then (or now?).

Certainly is beautiful but could you imagine actually living in a place like that??

[ohnoyoudidnt]

20. I'm not spending 25 million on a house

unless it's in Hawaii.

[ailsagirl]

23. This house (Hope's second) went on sale in 2013 for $50 million-- now reduced to a mere $23 million

A real steal-- Get it while you can!!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/01/13/bob-hopes-toluca-lake-estate-hits-the-market-again-this-time-for-23-million/#75c6c56124e1