A wooded Topanga compound has hit the market for just under $2.5 million.
Sited on more than an acre of oak grove, this 2,500-square-foot retreat includes a three-bedroom, two-bathroom main house, a restored 1927 hunting cabin and a Foley stage recording studio where sound effects are physically recreated in sync with film.
Records show the property belongs to Emmy Award-winning Foley artist Jody Thomas. She won a 2010 Emmy for her work on “The Pacific,” the 10-part World War II miniseries executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Steven Spielberg.
Completed in 1992, the starring attraction of the 1,556-square-foot main house is the gourmet kitchen. Details include soapstone countertops, an Italian limestone sink, Emu tiles, high-end stainless appliances, hand-distressed cabinetry and vintage Holophane lighting fixtures salvaged from a Chicago warehouse.
Pocket doors from a late 19th-century Ohio estate close off the dining room, while the living room, anchored by a fireplace, flows through glass doors to an outside patio with a built-in AOG barbecue.
All of the bedrooms are upstairs. Skylights illuminate the hallway, and there’s an additional staircase to the flat rooftop.
Outdoor features include a built-in bench that runs the length of the Ipe deck. It leads to the 480-square-foot Foley studio, which opens into a small control room with a window onto the larger live room.
The vintage cabin is a guest house accessible by a hillside staircase. It has an open-plan living area and kitchen, a full bathroom and a front porch.
A garage with ample built-in storage rounds out the listing held by Chryssa Lightheart of Sotheby’s International Realty.
3217 Canon Place in Topanga will open from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
