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Famous Stahl House remains unsold after price cut to $20 million
The Stahl House is a well-known home in Los Angeles, also called Case Study #22.
Architect Pierre Koenig designed it for Buck and Carlotta Stahl in 1960, with steel frames and large glass walls.
Its place in architectural history was cemented by a black-and-white photograph showing two women talking in its living room.
After 65 years, the family decided to sell because caring for the home had become harder as they grew older.
It has been on the market for a year, and its asking price was cut from $25 million to $20 million in April.
Real estate agents say the home’s fame is difficult to turn into a price, and its minimalist layout may not suit many buyers.
The house remains unsold, and no further sale plans are stated.
The Stahl House remains unsold after its asking price was reduced from $25 million to $20 million in April.
The Los Angeles home had been on the market for a year by October 2026.
Architect Pierre Koenig designed the house for Buck and Carlotta Stahl in 1960.
Also known as Case Study #22, it is known for appearing in Julius Shulman's black-and-white photograph of two women in its living room.
The family said caring for the house had become increasingly challenging as they had grown older.
- Who
- The Stahl family is selling the house. No buyer is named.
- What
- The Stahl House remains unsold after its asking price was cut to $20 million.
- When
- The price was reduced in April; the house was still unsold in October 2026.
- Where
- Los Angeles, California.
- Why
- The family said it had become increasingly challenging to care for the home.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
After 65 years, our family has made the heartfelt and very difficult decision to place the Stahl House on the market. This home has been the center of our lives for decades, but as we’ve gotten older, it has become increasingly challenging to care for it with the attention and energy it so richly deserves
It’s impossible to put a price on fame. With the exception of billionaires who buy properties as collector’s items, most people are buying a home as a place to live
It’s hard to take a house's history of architectural prominence and translate that into dollars
I have a mantra: Pricing lower gets you higher. It’s a pair of golden handcuffs. A very expensive mistress who needs constant attention
Architect Pierre Koenig created the house for Buck and Carlotta Stahl.
Buck Stahl died.
The house, which had remained unoccupied after Buck Stahl's death, was no longer unoccupied.
The owners reduced the asking price from $25 million to $20 million.
The house remained unsold after a year on the market.
- Current asking price
- $20 million
- Previous asking price
- $25 million
- Price reduction
- $5 million
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Architect
- Pierre Koenig
- Also known as
- Case Study #22










