There’s a dreamy view from Mario Lopez’s historic Glendale home.
Having upgraded to a bigger, newer, more expensive mansion in L.A.’s La Ca*ada Flintridge suburb, affable media personality Mario Lopez has unsurprisingly put his longtime home in the foothills above Glendale up for grabs at $6 million. Lopez is co-host of the entertainment news program “Access Hollywood.”
The asking price not only makes Lopez’s digs the most expensive home currently on the market in Glendale but if it sells for anywhere near its asking price, it will by far be the most expensive home to sell in Glendale over the last five years. For those not ready to commit to a multimillion-dollar purchase, the property is also available as a rental at $25,000 per month.
Without improvement expenses and real estate fees, the former child actor, a teen heartthrob due to his role as A.C. Slater on the 1990s cult-favorite sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” will get more than triple what he paid for the property 12 years ago.
Its original owner, Peter Damm, who invented the armored car, dubbed the house Lorelei when it was built in 1929. A scale model of Damm’s turreted Mediterranean residence was placed on different areas of the property to determine where the best solar energy would be captured, as stated by the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts. A total of four parcels make up the property, which spans more than two-thirds of an acre, with sweeping mountain views, according to listings held by Dan Sanchez of Dilbeck Real Estate.
Located at the end of a long, gated driveway, the three-story residence offers about 6,200 square feet of living space with six bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half bathrooms.
As part of extensive renovations over the years, authentic architectural details like arched windows and wood beams coexist with glamourous touches like glossy inlaid wood floors, shimmery silver walls, elaborately carved millwork, and a built-in dining booth surrounded by pewter leather banquettes in the kitchen. There is a step-down living room large enough for a grand piano, as well as a couple of black leather chesterfields, a family room with an arched fireplace, and a semi-circular dining room with a bar.
As part of the main suite, there is a beamed and vaulted bedroom, a lavish bathroom, and a spiral staircase leading to a huge fitness/dance studio with mirrors on one wall and floor-to-ceiling arched windows on the other. An extensive terrace surrounds the swimming pool and spa on a promontory bathed in sunlight. There is an arched poolside loggia with retractable canvas shades, heaters, and fire pits, as well as a grilling area and an entertaining area with an ice maker and a beer tap. Below the pool, there is a trampoline and a bocce ball court.
Besides the new 9,300-square-foot mansion he bought with his wife, former Broadway actress Courtney Mazza Lopez, who co-hosts Lopez’s nationally syndicated radio show, Lopez bought last month for almost $9.4 million. Lopez also has a couple of modest homes in Burbank, one of which he purchased for about $240,000 in 1994 and the other for $1.35 million in 2004.
