The Los Angeles Metropolis Council voted unanimously at this time (Wednesday) to designate the previous dwelling of actress Marilyn Monroe as a “historic landmark” – thus stopping the home from being demolished – the place the a Hollywood legend lived and died.
Based on the Los Angeles Instances, the choice comes after a months-long battle between the Metropolis Council and the house owners of the home situated within the prestigious Brentwood space. Roy Financial institution and Brianna Milshteyn purchased the property in July 2023 for $8.35 million – with plans to demolish the home to develop their property.
The couple have been granted a demolition allow quickly after, however councilwoman Tracy Park launched a movement final yr to guard the home by giving it historic standing, profitable approval from the Cultural Heritage Fee. and the Planning and Land Use Administration Fee.
“There is no such thing as a different individual or place as iconic in Los Angeles as Marilyn Monroe and her dwelling in Brentwood,” Park stated earlier than Wednesday’s council vote on our city historical past.”
Monroe purchased the home – constructed within the Spanish Colonial model – in 1962 for $75,000. This was the one residence she lived in earlier than she died there six months later as a consequence of a drug overdose.
After the choice, Pennybank and Milstein sued town in Could for performing unconstitutionally to protect the home, in keeping with the Los Angeles Instances. A decide denied their request for an injunction to cease the historic advert, and a listening to on the pending lawsuit was set for August 13, in keeping with The New York Instances.
