2571 Wallingford Drive

At the highest level of Los Angeles real estate, square footage alone no longer defines scale. The more persuasive measure is how completely a property can control the experience of arrival, residence and retreat. At 2571 Wallingford Drive, that control begins at the perimeter.

The newly rebuilt estate occupies five acres on a promontory above Beverly Hills, inside a secure gated enclave. Two separate access points allow the movement of owners, guests and staff to be managed discreetly. A guardhouse, caretaker residence and separate guesthouse establish layers of privacy before the approximately 38,000-square-foot main residence even enters the conversation.

That is what makes this 12-bedroom, 24-bath property more than another large Los Angeles house. It functions as a true compound. The plan can absorb family, guests, household operations and major entertaining without forcing those worlds into the same spaces. For a buyer whose life requires both visibility and protection from it, the distinction is commercially meaningful.

The amenities have been conceived on the same scale. An indoor sports complex brings basketball and pickleball courts together with a full gym, lounge and bar. The motor court is supported by a 12-car garage and additional parking for as many as 80 vehicles, creating unusual capacity for a collection or a large event. Outdoors, a zero-edge pool extends the long mountain outlook while mature landscaping gives the grounds a settled, private character.

Yet the estate's strongest selling point may be the balance between seclusion and access. The address is minutes from the Beverly Hills Hotel and within reach of Van Nuys Private Airport. It offers the ability to withdraw without disconnecting from the city—a combination that is increasingly difficult to assemble on five contiguous acres in Beverly Hills.

For the next owner, Wallingford is not simply a stage for entertaining. It is infrastructure for a private life: multiple residences, separate circulation, serious recreation and the physical room to accommodate a household at full scale. The asking price is $49.995 million.

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