Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Sprawling Hancock Park Home Officially Hit the Market at $13.795 Million
Just over two years after they purchased their sprawling 1928 Spanish Colonial home from Friends creator Marta Kauffman, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent are putting it back on the market—but not without some notable upgrades and improvements, which they detailed to AD last year. The designer couple, who have a young daughter, Poppy, originally bought the Hancock Park home from Kauffman for around $8 million in late 2016 and now have the 8,500-square-foot residence on the market for a substantially higher $13.795 million. Comprising six bedrooms and six bathrooms—with a self-contained two-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse located just atop a detached three-car garage—the foundational structure and design of the home was to the couple’s liking when they bought it, but, as they previously told AD, they knew that any changes they’d make would simply be “cosmetic.” “We were lucky that the house was in great condition,” Berkus told AD. “It had been looked after.” Changes that the couple made to the home included installing floors of antique marble to mark off points of entry and transition; replacing fireplace mantels and hardware with antique models; stripping, bleaching, and waxing the existing mahogany paneling in the dining room; adding new fixtures and surfaces to the eat-in kitchen; and outfitting the home’s many rooms in a distinctly Berks-Brent style—that is to say, in neutral tones with a hint of rustic charm.
“We chose to use more country antiques because they already feel timeworn,” Berkus told AD. “Another ding just adds to the life of the pieces. When you live with a small child, you don’t want to feel beholden to your possessions.” One of the highlights of the home is undoubtedly the master suite, which features two his-and-his closets. “Separate rooms are essential,” Brent said. “When you marry a triple Virgo, there’s no way to meditate the stress away. Good closets make for a good marriage.” In addition to the many amenities that the home itself offers, the grounds feature a pottery room, a side motor court, and a rear garden perfect for entertaining or just a fun family weekend at home, with a koi/turtle pond, an outdoor fireplace, a wet bar with BBQ grill, and organic gardens. Also of note (and left untouched by the designer pair) is a 200-year-old oak tree that, according to Berkus and Brent, helped sell them on the home when they purchased it in 2016. “We pictured Poppy, and eventually the rest of our family, playing under that tree, and we thought this was a place we could put down roots,” Brent said.
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