Selling an architect-designed home in Venice
Venice is where Los Angeles architects tried the ideas they couldn't get away with anywhere else.
Gehry's Norton House on the beach. Morphosis's 2-4-6-8 House. Brian Murphy's provocations. Dan Brunn on Ocean Front. The experiments are still standing, wedged between bungalows and beach cottages, and so are a generation of houses by Charles Ward, DU Architects and the designers who followed them. Selling one of these is a different job from selling a house. The buyer is an architect, a creative director, a collector, someone who has been watching the street for years. They pay for authorship and pass on a remodel that erased it.
I've been selling Venice since 2002. Between October 2025 and October 2026 I sold seven Venice homes, every one as the listing agent.
Updated November 10, 2026 · Diana Braun, Broker-Associate, Compass · DRE# 01362342
518 Sunset Avenue$4,390,000 · 2026 · sold twice, first to Leanne Ford, then for her after her redesign
664 Broadway$3,750,000 · 2021 · Charles Ward design
2211 Glencoe Avenue$3,130,000 · 2023 · Bradley Cooper's former bungalow, 20+ buyers
509 Rialto Avenue$2,750,000 · 2022 · Charles Ward design
1621 Crescent Place$6,450,000 · 2021 · both sides · DU Architects- I don't live in LA anymore. Can I still sell?
- Yes. I manage the entire process for out-of-town and international sellers, and you sign everything electronically.
- Do you also sell architectural homes outside Venice?
- Yes: Santa Monica Canyon, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Mar Vista.
More on design homes across the Westside: selling an architectural or mid-century home and the Venice guide. Thinking about selling a design home in Venice? Call or text me directly at 310-866-5039.