NBA guard and L.A. native Spencer Dinwiddie took time out this summer to pick up this investment residence in Calabasas. The Dallas Mavericks team member paid $6.87 million for the spec-built property. The seller was looking for $7.685 million for the property when it first hit the market in December of last year; by April and prior to the sale, it was tagged at $7.249 million.
A contemporary Craftsman, the 2021-built home makes for a refreshing change of pace for the place and time, and kudos to Dinwiddie for taking a bit of a chance and not going with the tried-and-true moody modern farmhouse and its almost guaranteed return. The architecture fits right into the property’s mountain backdrop, and the home’s interiors are warm, down-to-earth and optimistic.
Highlights of the elements at work in the home: the fireplaces, clad in weathered-finish masonry; the living room gets one, it’s perpendicular to the room’s full-length bar, and there’s one in the dining room. The last is in the 1,000 sq. ft. master, one of five suites in the home. The mosaic effect of the fireplace accent walls is picked up in the fine tilework of the outdoor spa, which is positioned on the upper patio.
Down the hill via a meandering staircase, a second patio with a fire pit. Why not? The property has 2.37 acres to stretch out on.