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traditional. The property itself is fantastic
— it's a large lot and the gardens have a
great vibe for entertaining."
With his husband, Jason Duzansky, and
their 3-month-old son Leo, Alhadeff
decided to make the Goldwyn House
their personal residence — but he had
plans beyond that, too. It is also the gallery
location for The Future Perfect in LA, with
custom and site-specific installations
from a rotating roster of internationally
acclaimed artists and designers in some
of the rooms that are accessible to the
public (through self-guided visits or
one-on-one appointments).
OCATED IN AN old neighborhood
of historical mansions at the
base of Runyon Canyon, this
7,000-square-foot, three-story
beaux-arts neoclassical house
(plus a guesthouse attached to the rear
of the garage) was originally designed by
Arthur S. Heineman and is named after
legendary film producer Samuel Gold-
wyn, who resided there in the early 1900s.
Today, a new chapter has started for this
property, now owned by David Alhadeff,
the founder of renowned contemporary
design gallery The Future Perfect.
Alhadeff fell in love with the ideal location
— steps from the heart of Hollywood — and
the privacy of the house that is situated
behind a 30-foot wall of hedges on all sides.
"The home is very grand, in a traditional
way, which I loved," he says. "We'd lived
in midcentury modern homes previously
and I was excited to be somewhere more
