Though he passed away almost two years ago at age 83, noted Southern California architect David Lawrence Gray left behind a vaunted legacy that lives on through his vast body of work. Touted in The Architects Newspaper as having “enriched the urban fabric of Los Angeles ,” the award-winning designer and developer purchased, restored, and adaptively reused several landmark structures—among them, William Pereira’s Metropolitan Water District headquarters (now The Elysian), Flatiron Park’s Tomahawk and Great Republic Life Insurance buildings, The Orpheum Theatre, and Leland Bryant’s Art-Deco Sunset Tower in West Hollywood. Gray also created numerous residences throughout the coastal town of Malibu , including a pair of beachfront and hillside homes he shared with his wife Karen, as well as this modern oceanfront abode that just popped up for sale atop Las Flores Beach at a dash under $10 million.
The listing is held by Sandro Dazzan of The Agency. Initially built in the late 1970s as a bachelor pad and last sold nearly four decades ago for a mere $142,000, the modern digs were remodeled by current owners and prolific art collectors Tony and Cindy Canzoneri in collaboration with designer Richard Kaléh. Subsequently featured in Architectural Digest , the three-story stucco and glass structure features three bedrooms and four baths in a little more than 3,000 square feet of loft-like living space boasting streamlined white and beige interiors filled with ramps, catwal.
