The land that once housed the famous Malibu Castle Kashan is up for sale for $16 million.
The property, owned by philanthropist Lilly Lawrence, was destroyed in a 2007 wildfire.
According to a Malibu real estate blog, the 2.51 acre property is located next to Serra Retreat overlooking the Malibu Civic Center.
The Malibu Castle Kashan website bills the property as "Malibu's fairytale Castle that sits high on the hill overlooking the Malibu lagoon, heralds one of California's most spectacular ocean views."
Learn more about the property at malibucastlekashan.com.
If there's going to be a threat of fire, let it be bearing down on the work places of the very people who feel it's NIMBYism for residents to express real concerns of safety throughout the land swap debacle. Wrap this property into discussion of all open space and ball fields and camping and whatnot - explore ALL alternatives for once rather than the deals brought to the table by individuals who's motives might be open to conjecture and accusations as we've already seen so far.
Really ? I wonder how the Malibu Knolls people feel about that. And why should the City of Malibu create campsites anywhere in the city? Why would this be proposed, other than to gin up more controversy? Interesting how some would say "explore all alternatives" when "none of the above" is their ultimate answer.
I prefer that all alternatives are explored in every tiny little land "decision", None Of The Above is simply unacceptable for the both of us to be accepting from elected representatives and city staff under contract or direct employment. Why not place the City Hall, the County Buildings, Legacy Park under threat of wildfire before city residents? WHY NOT!?! I'll help raise funds for the Malibu Knolls community to install huge wind turbines so that the flames are all directed away from their community and instead target the publicly owned buildings and Legacy Park. Let's bring it to THEIR front door instead of our friends and neighbors having it forced on their personal property boundaries.
I don't know whether to be amused or frightened by your take on a straightforward "home for sale" story. What land "decision" are you referring to? Should every home listed for sale be considered as possible open space? Have we decided to jettison the concept of "Willing Seller"?
Here's an opportunity to see if all those voices want to consider this as an alternative or if it's an exercise of fingers on keyboards with nothing to follow it up and the trade off of Charmlee is the only thing on the minds of the decision makers of du jour. Given that our city attorney is currently proposing to rezone open space to private property in other communities she serves, this is not a precedent that she would find "new" to her experience level. Palos Verdes Estates is rising up against the proposal to sell parkland to a private property owner that had seriously encroached on parkland, it involves a $1.5M "incentive" to the city to get the interest flowing fast and the anger rising faster among the residents. Our shared city attorney is attempting to reduce the overall open space/parklands/recreational ammenities.in both communities and it also affects the entire population of the State of California. http://pveopenspace.com/Home_Page.html