The First of Three ‘Glass Ladies’ in Venice Makes Its Debut at $6.2M

The first of three luxury homes dubbed the “Glass Ladies” is on the market in Venice, CA. Named Lucia, Lady of Luxe , the property is listed for $6.2 million.

The newly constructed trio was inspired by the “Painted Ladies,” grouping of colorful Victorians on San Francisco‘s Postcard Row. The Glass Ladies were designed by Alon Zakoot and constructed over a period of seven years.

“There’s nothing quite like it in Venice. You have three individual homes fashioned after the Painted Ladies in San Francisco,” explains listing agent Sally Forster Jones, with Compass. “It’s unique. It’s got character. It’s got personality.”

Built mainly with glass and steel, the 4,200-square-foot home has five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms.

“Someone is going to see it from the outside and be immediately attracted to it, and you have no idea what you’re going to find on the inside,” Forster Jones says. “It is luxury. It is glitzy with a Hollywood feel. It just captures your imagination.”

Lucia means “light” in Latin and “represents the home’s bright and luminous atmosphere,” the agent explains. The other two homes are named Loren, Lady of Deco, and Maya, Lady of Botanica. Lucia is finished, while the other two are “99%.”

“This was all his vision,” Forster Jones says of Zakoot. “Each of the Glass Ladies is an individual, but there is a cohesiveness in that they are unique and special with glass on the outside and lots of light. They are different and unique on the interior. When you walk in, you immediately feel the differences.”

Lucia comes with a pool, which is rare in Venice, she says. There’s also a rooftop terrace.

“There’s a lot of outdoor space, and each of the four levels has an outdoor space, which is part of the beach town and indoor-outdoor living of Southern California. The rooftop has a large seating area with a fireplace,” she says.

The home’s lowest level has an underwater viewing window to the pool, the home theater, and a secondary primary suite with a fireplace and outdoor living room.

The main primary suite is upstairs with a private balcony.

“It makes you feel happy,” Forster Jones says of Lucia. “Just entering into the house just takes my breath away. The creativity and imagination that went into developing this is really remarkable.”