Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame seeks a buyer in Hollywood Hills
An investment property owned by singer-songwriter Dean Torrence, half of the surf-rock duo Jan & Dean, is listed for sale in Hollywood Hills at $1.699 million. That’s a slight uptick from the $1.65 million that was asked in January.
The country English manor, built in 1926, was home in the late 1930s to Humphrey Bogart.
Set beyond a wooden gate on a shaded lot near the Hollywood Reservoir, the property has a storybook quality with its thatched-style roof, stone accents and walking paths.
Leaded glass windows, a formal living room with beamed ceilings, a two-story stone fireplace, an office, three bedrooms and three full baths are within the 2,081 square feet of living space. French doors open to a veranda overlooking the grounds.
Torrence, 77, co-founded Jan & Dean with high school friend Jan Berry in the late 1950s. Among their hits during the “surf rock†craze were “Surf City†and “Dead Man’s Curve.â€
The musician had rented out the property in recent years at rates ranging from $5,600 to $6,000 a month.
Rose Ware and Terry Canfield Schmidt of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties are the listing agents.
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