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$2,895,000

For Sale

8 hours ago

16045 Royal Mount Dr, Encino, CA

House

MLS® 26828983

4 Bed

4 Bath

3144 sqft

2 Parking

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Key Facts

Type Single Family Residence
Levels Residential
Size 3144 sqft
Garage Yes
Taxes 
Days Active 0
Lot Size 
Approx. Age 1964
Avg. Price Per Sqft $920
MLS® Number 26828983

Property Address: 16045 Royal Mount Dr, Encino, CA, 91436-3337

Average square foot calculated using Size range provided by listing agent.

Description

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 and her fur coats. 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.
MLS® Number26828983
Laundry LevelEnsuite
Central VacNo
FireplaceNo
Acreage
Exterior
GarageYes
Approx. Age1964
Basement
DrivewayDoor Multi, Garage, Workshop In Garage
Garage Spaces
Heat
A/C
Heating Fuel

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Price History

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For Sale

May 4, 2026List Date
$2,895,000List Price

Home Appraisal

This property is estimated to sell between: $2,319,000 and $3,183,000.
Similar properties in this area sold on average for: $2,319,062
Expected to sell in 60 days. Similar properties sold in 60 days. This home has been on eXp Realty for 0 days.

The estimated sale price does not take into account many variables such as recent renovations, type of appliances, school district etc. To get a more accurate estimate please contact agent.

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