All about the Sheats-Goldstein Residence and its eccentric owner

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• Why Jimmy Goldstein’s house is Hollywood’s best-kept secret
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• James Goldstein House in Beverly Hills
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The Sheats-Goldstein house is located in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, just up the hill from the Beverly Hills city limit. Due to its location, the house offers amazing views of the city, but is also very secluded. This is the first-ever architecture donation made to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and it’s surely one that will continue to inspire young architects, interior designers, and art and fashion aficionados for many years to come. His work is not limited to just the architecture of the house; Lautner also designed the interiors, the windows, lighting systems, all the furniture, the rugs, and other details. The 4,500-square-foot Sheats-Goldstein residence was designed by John Lautner (one of the most noteworthy American architects of the twentieth century) and built between 1961 and 1963, in Los Angeles’ Beverly Crest neighborhood.

Designing Immersive Gatherings With Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects

Miniature skylights, made from 750 drinking glasses, puncture the coffered concrete ceiling, creating the illusion of a light-dappled lagoon. Sliding glass walls open the master bedroom to the outdoors and paths connect bedrooms to the house. Lautner designed the interiors, the lighting, and the concrete furniture (including those orange leather sofas).

Why Jimmy Goldstein’s house is Hollywood’s best-kept secret

He calls this undertaking the Goldstein Entertainment Complex, and it also includes Goldstein’s office and a nightclub (yes, you read that right) called Club James, with an infinity-edged tennis court as the roof, made of post-tensioned concrete. Babyface's 2015 "We've Got Love" video is also a pretty solid tour of the Goldstein residence. The music legend sets up shop in the house's living room, where he hosts a small party and performs his track, while shots of the bedroom are sprinkled throughout.

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It's then when we meet Carter Hudson's Reed Thompson, aka Teddy McDonald — the CIA officer who discovers the famous hillside property to be a stash house amid the crime drama's crack-cocaine epidemic. If you check the photo above, you'll see parts of the Goldstein house's signature glass walls. With so many requests to use the house, Goldstein had an alternative party space, Club James, built across the driveway. Designed by Lautner protégé Duncan Nicholson, it includes offices, meeting rooms, and a private nightclub. Dressing rooms for film and photo shoots were added to the entranceway of the house, and Goldstein had an infinity tennis court built atop the roof, which he uses regularly.

James Goldstein House in Beverly Hills

John Lautner—a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice, known for Los Angeles-area homes including the Chemosphere and the Arango House in Acapulco (RECORD, May 1997)—completed the house for artist Helen Sheats and her husband in 1963. Unfortunately, the Sheats-Goldstein house is a private property, so it’s not open to the public. Back in the day, he’s also said to have had an affair with American actress, singer, and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who was married to someone else at the time.

For viewers on HGTV Canada, the renovation series starring Scott McGillivray has returned for its fifth season, but U.S. fans are left scratching their heads. All of the changes done to the house during the 1970's have since been reversed. A collection of general resources, and our favorite reads including children’s classics, non-fiction essays, and serial publications. “Who knows what else I’ll come up with,” says Goldstein, whose estimated $40 million bequest features a $17 million endowment for maintenance and programming for visitors and scholars.

However, Goldstein never stopped tweaking and upgrading his Beverly Crest dwelling, even adding a nightclub to the list of amenities. “Our team is very selective about what events we bring to life at the house. Every event Talent Resources Sports is responsible for is curated and specific to the DNA of the brand partner and their marketing and hospitality objectives.

An apprentice of Lautner, architect Duncan Nicholon took over the Architects role in collaboration with the James Turrell to complete the project in 2004. So it makes sense that James Goldstein’s house, hovering over a canyon atop Beverly Hills, Calif., is one of the most strange, fascinating and perplexing architectural projects in the world. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. The Jackie Treehorn house from The Big Lebowski is, in fact, the Sheats-Goldstein residence, owned by elusive businessman James Goldstein. It’s located in L.A.’s Beverly Crest neighborhood and it’s a private property. We know he grew up in Milwaukee and then moved to California to attend Stanford University, after which he got into real estate and started investing heavily in developing Century City in L.A.

One of Lautner's beautiful lairs

The Goldstein House's location in the heart of Beverly Hills is also a significant advantage for filmmakers, photographers, and event planners. The property is conveniently located near major studios and production companies, making it easily accessible for cast and crew. During the mid-20th century, Lautner built almost 200 houses and commercial buildings throughout Southern California. He was a major contributor to the commercial architecture genre known as Googie, the ultramodern roadside buildings of the ’50s and ’60s named for Lautner’s design for the Googie coffee shop on Sunset Boulevard. Hollywood has always embraced Lautner’s striking, futuristic creations. The 1971 James Bond spy film, Diamonds Are Forever, was filmed inside the Lautner–designed Elrod Residence, a conical, concrete wonder invisibly tucked into the rocky hillside above Palm Springs.

Tours of the house will be available by appointment on a limited basis for as long as Goldstein lives there. "I remember building projects in the sand in Miami Beach and everyone coming by and saying, 'You're going to be an architect someday,' " he says. Standing by the pool where clothing-challenged Pamela Anderson once posed for a shoot, he's living out a childhood dream.

Years in the making, it features an 85 foot infinity-edged cantilevered concrete foot lap pool. This is in addition to an original pool in the main house which was completed in 1959. Another one-of-a-kind feature of the bedroom is the closet which features a turnstile to allow Goldstein to easily view his wardrobe. “There's no mistake where we're highlighting the city of Los Angeles in the background, and people are coming for this immersive experience where they can come and feel what it's like to be part of this Hollywood lifestyle for a minute.