Mark David

2 weeks ago | robbreport.com | Mark David |Abigail Montanez

Beauty is subjective, and so are the elements that make up a residence rarefied enough to stand out as one of the best of the best. In California’s Coachella Valley, it was the lush serenity and cluster of circular guest cabanas on the 36-acre former estate of the late talk show pioneer and media tycoon Merv Griffin. And in London, it was a duplex penthouse’s private roof deck set below the still-standing smokestacks of the decommissioned and repurposed Battersea Power Station.

4 weeks ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Mark David

More from Robb ReportMidcentury Architect Craig Ellwood's Case Study House 16 in Bel Air Lists for $5.4 MillionInside a Sprawling $49.5 Million Beachfront Estate on the Caribbean Island of Virgin GordaA New York Financier Had the World's Largest Stone Maze Built at This 280-Acre $10 Million EstateBest of Robb ReportThe 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way)In Pictures: Most Expensive PropertiesSign up for RobbReports's Newsletter.

4 weeks ago | robbreport.com | Mark David

The living room. Walls of glass blur indoor and outdoor spaces. A small study sits just off the living room. The dining nook and kitchen are updated but still retro in style. The secondary bedroom.

4 weeks ago | robbreport.com | Mark David

Midcentury homes are highly coveted across Southern California, but rare is the opportunity to acquire one of the just two dozen innovative homes built as part of Arts & Architecture magazine’s groundbreaking Case Study House program that began in 1945. Even more unusual is that the residence available, Craig Ellwood’s International Style Salzman House in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood, is remarkably well preserved, looking almost exactly as it did when it was completed in 1953.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mark David

• None Inside a Sprawling $49.5 Million Beachfront Estate on the Caribbean Island of Virgin Gorda• None A New York Financier Had the World's Largest Stone Maze Built at This 280-Acre $10 Million Estate• None The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way)Sign up for RobbReports's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to read the full article. A small study sits just off the living room.