16045 Royal Mount Dr, Encino, CA

About this home

Architect William R. Stephenson --1964. There is a particular kind of house that resists the market's churn -- one that has never been flipped, never been staged for someone else's taste, never been touched without genuine consideration. This is one of those houses. Designed by William Stephenson -- who came up through Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin fellowship before building a distinguished independent practice in Los Angeles -- the residence sits within Encino's Royal Oaks, on a quiet cul-de-sac in the hills, where it has belonged to a single family since the year it was completed. Stephenson's portfolio included the Pacific Palisades home commissioned by Ronald and Nancy Reagan, work that speaks to both his standing and his sensibility: architecture that serves life without announcing itself at every turn. The house announces its intentions from the moment you step inside. The entryway is anchored in warm wood paneling -- walnut-toned, rich without being heavy -- that sets a tone carried throughout the home in built-in cabinetry and millwork that could only have been designed and installed in the early 1960s, when craftsmen still built things to last generations. There is a cohesion to these elements that no renovation could replicate. They weren't selected from a catalog. They were made for this house. The hall offers one of the home's more quietly charming originals: a cedar-lined closet, fragrant and intact, built expressly for the lady of the house. It is the sort of detail that speaks volumes about how this home was lived in -- deliberately, graciously, and with a certain style that belongs to another era entirely. Like so much here, it has never been touched because it never needed to be. That same era gave the home its bar -- an original wet bar, intact and fully functional, of the kind that once defined a certain mode of California living and has since become nearly impossible to find in original condition. It is, in the truest sense, irreplaceable. Four bedrooms, four bathrooms. Generous glazing that draws the hillside in. Living spaces that give way to the outdoors in the unhurried way that Southern California architecture, at its best, always intended. Elevated enough for layered views and genuine privacy; close enough to the city that none of that has to be sacrificed. What sixty years of single-family ownership actually means, in practice, is this: the decisions made here were made by people who lived with the consequences. Updates were introduced carefully, for comfort and longevity, without compromising the original architectural intent. The house has been preserved because it was loved -- not curated, not repositioned, not optimized. The home runs its utilities underground throughout, a quiet distinction that keeps the sight-lines clean and the neighborhood's character intact. The next owner of this house will understand what they're inheriting. They'll recognize that a residence with this kind of provenance and this kind of history asks something in return -- not restoration, not reinvention, but continued stewardship. An appreciation for what was built here, and a commitment to carrying it forward.

Property details

Price

$2,895,000

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

4

Interior

3,144 sqft

Price / sqft

$921

Year built

1964

Lot size

16,448 sqft

Type

Single Family

Days on market

2

Est. property tax

$21,713/yr · $1,809/mo · 0.75% CA avg

Estimated monthly payment

Location

This home is located in Encino, CA, in the Los Angeles area. Browse more Encino listings on the Encino market page or explore the full Encino market report.

About Encino: Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. (source: Wikipedia)

Climate: Average year-round temperature is 65°F with 312 dry days per year and 20.8 inches of annual rainfall.

Neighborhood (zip 91436)

This neighborhood is predominantly owner-occupied (78%). Median age is 47.0; 35% hold a bachelor's degree; median household income is $155,346.

Median income

$155,346

Median age

47.0

Owner-occupied

77.5%

Bachelor's degree

34.8%

Census median home value

$1,738,100

Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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