The Hollywood Hills compound where David Lynch lived and worked for nearly four decades has sold for US$13 million (AUD$17 million), closing US$2 million shy of its US$15 million asking price.
Mr Lynch, who died in 2025, spent decades assembling the roughly 2.5-acre property, which ultimately comprised seven buildings totalling about 11,000 square feet across 10 bedrooms.
The centrepiece is a pink 1960s house designed by architect Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright.
According to Mansion Global, Mr Lynch purchased it for US$560,000 in 1987.
He later hired Lloyd Wright’s son, Eric Lloyd Wright, to design a pool and poolhouse for the property. In 1989, Lynch bought an adjacent two-bedroom Brutalist house for US$542,300, adding a studio building for US$346,500 in 1995.
The filmmaker, known for surreal works including the TV series Twin Peaks and the 2001 film Mulholland Drive, produced some of his best-known work at the compound.
He had several workshops on the estate and designed some of the property’s metalwork himself.
Marc Silver of the Agency held the listing with colleague Barry Sloane.
Silver also represented the buyer, according to the multiple listing service, though he declined to comment on the buyer’s identity.
In a statement, two of Mr Lynch’s children, Riley and Jennifer, said the property held “deep meaning” in their father’s life.
“It holds a lot of history for our family, and we’re grateful to see it pass to someone who is interested in caring for it and preserving what made it special,” they said.
The sale comes as Los Angeles housing prices and sales show signs of recovery following disruption from a mansion tax and the 2025 wildfires.
During the fourth quarter of last year, sales rose 1.5% year over year, according to real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel.
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