“Call of Duty” Creator Finds Buyer for Bel-Air Custom Home

The Bel-Air traditional that Dave Anthony and his wife are selling isn’t the bunker-like abode one might expect from the creator of the “Call of Duty: Black Ops” video game franchise.

Instead, 141 North Bentley Avenue takes its cues from the English countryside. The home, which is currently listed for $23.8 million, or $2,633 per square foot, fell into contract last week to become the top pending deal for the period, based on its asking price. That’s according to Douglas Elliman’s Eklund Gomes team’s Eklund Weekly Luxury Report Los Angeles, which is compiled by Marcy Roth.

Carolwood Estates’ Drew Fenton and Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California’s Aaron Kirman hold the listing.

Anthony purchased the property in 2010 for $3.5 million, when it still had the original house built in the 1940s. That was ultimately torn down for a new build in 2018, a project that was completed in 2022, according to a Wall Street Journal interview with Anthony and his wife, Betim Anthony, at the time of the property’s listing.

The new home, which sits on over half an acre, has seven bedrooms and 10 baths across over 9,000 square feet. Dubbed the “Bentley House,” the home is shrouded in privacy behind gates and hedges. Inside, there’s a screening room, wine cellar, office and gym.

Last year is when the couple decided to hang up the for-sale sign, listing the home for nearly $27 million, or $2,986 per square foot.

Sitting in the No. 2 spot among last week’s signed contracts within Los Angeles County is 14952 Alva Drive in Pacific Palisades.

The property is listed for $13.9 million, or $2,037 per square foot, and is located in the Palisades’ Huntington neighborhood.

The six-bed, nine-bath home spans 6,800 square feet. The gated property sits on about a third of an acre, with highlights that include a media room, pool house, pool, cold plunge, outdoor shower and spa.

Carolwood Estates’ Nichole Shanfeld has the listing.

The seller is a trust tied to Jeffrey Mark Hancock and Susan Gregg Renfrew, according to property records.

Overall, the number of contracts signed in L.A. County last week was flat at 16 compared to a year ago, according to the Eklund Gomes report. Meanwhile, last week’s asking volume fell about 7 percent from a year earlier to $129.1 million.

Roth called out the activity as another example of Los Angeles’ “roller coaster” real estate market, after three straight weeks notching year-over-year increases in volume.

“We suspect this is a blip in the market as, anecdotally, we are starting to see properties that have previously sat, go under contract,” she said.

Roth tempered the point, however, adding that “it is possible the holiday slowdown has begun.”