10644 Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, California 90077

There are great houses, and then there are defining ones. Casa Encantada belongs to the lattera residence so rare it transcends comparison. Set atop a fully usable 8.4-acre promontory overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club, this legendary estate stands as the apex of American residential architecture, where history, artistry, and power quietly converge. Originally conceived in 1937 and later reimagined in the grand Deco-Hollywood tradition, Casa Encantada is not bound to a single era. Its most recent restoration is neither cosmetic nor nostalgicit is a resurrection. Every detail was revived with reverence, reclaiming the spirit of a time when craftsmanship was the ultimate luxury and permanence was the point. From the oval foyer, a sweeping staircase rises to a grand hall crowned by soaring fourteen-foot ceilings, setting a tone of scale without excess. Formal and junior dining rooms, a walnut-paneled library, and dual living salonsone stately, one intimateunfold in perfect symmetry. Vast steel-framed windows bathe the interiors in natural light, while a gleaming Lucite bar recalls the effortless glamour of Hollywood’s golden age. The primary suite presides in quiet authority, offering two private sitting rooms, dual marble baths, refined dressing salons, and views that stretch endlessly across green fairways and distant horizon. Three additional bedroom suites complete the main residence, each executed with the same disciplined elegance and restraint. Beyond the house, the estate reveals itself as a private kingdom. Terraced rose gardens, botanical sanctuaries, orchard and herb gardens, and sweeping lawns are encircled by a private road, creating a world entirely its own. A sixty-foot tiled pool, tennis pavilion, and sports court are placed with intention and balancenever competing with the land, only honoring it. Built to be the greatest residence in America and maintained as such for nearly a century, Casa Encantada remains unmatched in legacy, scale, and beauty. This is not simply a home; it is a cultural artifact, a monument to ambition realized. A place where architecture becomes destinyand where the next chapter awaits its rightful steward.