The Brentwood house where he died Marilyn Monroe It is now safe from being demolished. The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to grant historic status to the site, preventing the current owners from moving forward with planned demolition.
A vote on the motion, which Councilwoman Traci Park introduced in September, was delayed until local residents were assured that the designation would not negatively impact their privacy and safety.
The house is at 12305 W 5th Helena Dr., where the screen icon was found dead on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old.
Park said on Wednesday: “We have the opportunity to do today something that should have been done 60 years ago.…there is probably no woman in history or culture who captures the public imagination like Marilyn Monroe did. Even all these years later, her story still resonates and inspires many of us today.”
The vote was 12-0, with support from both the land use management subcommittee and the cultural heritage commission, according to media reports.
Last September, Park argued that less than 3% of historic designations in the city are associated with women and that allowing the Monroe House to be demolished would be a “devastating blow.” As part of her obligation to the neighborhood’s property owners, the councilwoman introduced another motion to evaluate restrictions on tour buses on neighboring streets.
What the current owners of Marilyn Monroe’s house said
The current owners, Brinah Milstein and her husband, “Flea Market Flip” producer Roy Bank, filed court papers in May that They claimed the city violated the law by revoking their demolition permit. previously issued. A judge ruled in favor of the city.
The couple paid $8.35 million for the home in July 2023. A current Zillow listing estimates the home is now worth $8.67 million.
His attorney, Peter C. Sheridan, sent a statement to TheWrap saying that “neither [Traci Park] “neither the property nor its staff have worked closely with the owners, during this process or at any other time, to relocate the house and allow public access.”
The statement continued: “Ms. Park has ignored the fact that her constituents (community civic and homeowner groups) are adamantly against the house’s designation,” adding that 14 previous owners were allowed to remodel the house, “which resulted in that there was nothing left to reflect Mrs. Monroe’s identity. brief time there 60 years ago.”
Sheridan concluded: “Today’s designation was another step in a process that is unquestionably biased, unconstitutional and rigged, as set forth in the property owners’ lawsuit. Traci Park’s actions today and throughout the process, with no regard for the interests of its constituents and the facts and merits, demonstrate that neither anyone’s home nor investment is safe.”
Source: Ambito
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