The Chasan Villa
| The Chasan Villa | |
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 The Chasan Villa and its panoramic views | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed (fell into sea) |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean style |
| Address | 901 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Drive |
| Town or city | Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA |
| Country | United States of America |
| Coordinates | 33°47′39.0″N 118°24′17.9″W / 33.794167°N 118.404972°WCoordinates: 33°47′39.0″N 118°24′17.9″W / 33.794167°N 118.404972°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Owner | |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Roy Bayer |
| Known for | Collapsed into the ocean due to landslide |
The Chasan Villa was an ocean front house on Paseo del Mar in Palos Verdes, California. The villa was destroyed in after a landslide destabilized the cliffs underneath the property.[1]
Design[edit]
In the late 1970s, Roslyn Chasan, along with her husband Fred Chasan,[2] set out to build a villa designed for entertaining in Los Angeles, California.[3] Working with architect Roy Bayer, Roslyn constructed a large Mediterranean-style villa on Paseo del Mar off of Palos Verdes Drive on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.[4] The house was the subject of press coverage, where photos of the house appeared in print.[5]
The exterior of the estate was coated in a light-creme stucco with a red Spanish-style roof tiles. The property featured many arches, that were in some places recessed providing a shadow depth effect, and columns carved out of native limestone in Guadalajara, Mexico and reassembled on-site were placed between archways. Doors were hand carved of loblolly pine and the flooring was a mixture of stone, tile, and manicured lawn.[5]
The property featured several places designed for events including a test kitchen large enough to host group cooking classes as well as three independent guest houses with a private interconnected roof deck with an in-built swimming pool and wet bar where gatherings could be held separate from the rest of the property.[5]
Landslide and landmark legal settlement[edit]
Although geological surveys were conducted before construction began, these reports were found later in court to be faulty.[6] The defective and neglected city-owned storm drain system built in the 1920s was leaking and after a California Water Service Company water main broke, a landslide destabilized the cliffs holding up the villa.[7] Walls cracked, floors buckled, and staircases crumbled, requiring the Chasan family to evacuate the villa and abandon the property in 1981.[8]
In 1982, Roslyn Chasan sued the city[9] and in a unanimous decision, a jury found that the city was negligent and did not repair the leaking storm drain system and also found the geological survey company as well as the California Water Service at fault.[10] The city and its insurance company settled the case for $2.5 million[4] and subsequently acquired the property from the Chasan family for a nominal sum.[11]
Aftermath[edit]
After acquiring the condemned property, the city began dismantling the property in 1983,[8] and in 1984 the city hired contractors to fully demolish the property and remove all remaining appurtenances that had not fallen into the ocean.[12]
In November 2011, another landslide caused more of Paseo del Mar to fall into the ocean; the road was not repaired afterwards.[13] At the time it was noted that other buildings nearby to the site once occupied by the villa were also in danger of falling into the Pacific Ocean.[14]
Gallery[edit]
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Main atrium
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Front garden
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One of the kitchens
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Pool connected to one of the guest houses
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Deck leading out to a garden
See also[edit]
- Paseo del Mar – street the villa was built on
References[edit]
- ↑ La Jeunesse, Anne. "Chasan Settlement is Largest in Palos Verdes Estates". Palos Verdes Peninsula News and Rolling Hills Herald (Print). Vol. XLVIV No. 16. 1986-02-22. pp. 1, 5.
- ↑ "Female Barristers Head Trial Lawyers' Committees". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1974-05-26. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Those scenic Palos Verdes Estates bluffs are a nightmare to city officials". News-Pilot. 1983-02-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Insurer files suit in Palos Verdes Estates erosion case". News-Pilot. December 3, 1988. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Justice For All". The Daily Breeze (Print). November 7, 1982. pp. 41–42. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ↑ Resolution on Modifications of Requirements. City Council of Palos Verdes. 1981-11-30.
- ↑ "Palos Verdes Estates bluffs are a nightmare". The Redondo Reflex. February 23, 1983. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Suits leave Palos Verdes Estates with extra land". News-Pilot. April 21, 1986. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Owners to get $1.28 million for lost home". News-Pilot. 1982-11-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Couples accept $2.1 million in Palos Verdes Estate suit". News-Pilot. 1986-04-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Palos Verdes Estates couple settle for $2.5 million". News-Pilot. 1986-02-22. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Public Notice: Notice to Contractors by Office of Public Works Director". The Daily Breeze. 1984-06-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ Lloyd, Jonathan; Klemack, John Cadiz; Guinyard, Toni. "Section of Paseo del Mar Cliff in San Pedro Slides Into Ocean". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "Los Angeles coast road landslide unlikely to be repaired, geologists to study landslide - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. 2011-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2023-03-09. Unknown parameter
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