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Designed by renowned architect DAVID TENNESON RICH, the Los Angeles estate
previously owned by basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain is on the market.
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HE HOMES WITHIN walking
distance of Montana Avenue are
considered among Santa Monica's
most desirable. So it's not surpris-
ing that this is where you'll discover
319 14th Street. What is surprising, however,
is finding a modern home tucked within the
traditional and Spanish Colonial style offering
common to this family-friendly neighborhood.
"The way the home is sited — above the street
level and back from the property line — not
only makes it feel private but gives it a strong
sense of majesty," says real estate agent Charles
Pence of Pence Hathorn Silver who holds the
listing. Deep steps that rise from the street
to the lawn confirm this feeling, having the
effect of compelling visitors to slow down and
enjoy this home's beautiful proportions. Lush
plantings shield its clean-lined facade from
the street while its peaked roof and a partially
wood-clad exterior nod to the profiles of the
neighborhood's more classic structures.
"The goal was to create a modern home yet
have it blend in to its surrounding through
the use of these traditional, familiar forms,"
says the home's architect, Ken Ungar. During
a career that has spanned more than three
decades, Ungar has designed over two
hundred homes across Los Angeles for clients
that include LeBron James, Reese Wither-
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