Fashion designer Hiroki Nakamura buys Richard Neutra home for $7.5M

Hollywood Hills West property hit market in March asking $8M

Fashion designer Hiroki Nakamura and his new property, the Schaarman House (credit: Hilton & Hyland, Getty Images)
Fashion designer Hiroki Nakamura and his new property, the Schaarman House (credit: Hilton & Hyland, Getty Images)

Hiroki Nakamura, the fashion guru best known for creating Japanese cult menswear label Visvim, is bringing his vintage style to the Hollywood Hills.

The designer purchased the Richard Neutra-designed Schaarman House in the Hollywood Hills West area for $7.5 million, or $525,000 under its initial $8 million asking price. It had been on the market since March.

The 3,378-square-foot house, which dates back to 1951, is a classic Neutra with wooden floors and ceilings and a stacked stone fireplace, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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The property comprises four bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as an entry garden reflecting pool and a separate one-bedroom guest house on the opposite side of the site, according to the listing details. 

Brett Lawyer of Hilton & Hyland and Aaron Kirman of John Aaroe Group had the listing. Brian Courville and JB Fung of John Aaroe Group represented the buyer.

Nakamura’s label, launched in 2000, is a favorite of celebrities such as Kanye West and Rihanna, the Times said. [LAT] — Subrina Hudson