Welcome to Hollywoodland, Moby!
I promised a certain realtor not to write about it until after escrow closed--not that LACurbed and the LA Times didn't--but now that it's official I can say this: the new owner of Wolf's Lair is a New Yorker named Richard Melville Hall. He's also known as Moby. This week, he takes possession of a 1927 storybook manor with sweeping views of Lake Hollywood and the Hollywood Sign, a guesthouse by John Lautner, a pool, 3 acres of grounds and a subterranean speakeasy.
Properties of historical and architectural significance cry out for owners with the means and sensibility to restore and care for them. In this regard, Moby is ideal: a successful, work-at-home artist who has already expressed his commitment to Wolf's Lair's improvement.
It also doesn't hurt that we neighbors might be less likely to mind hearing his noise bounce around the Canyon than anyone else's. In a natural amphitheater like Beachwood, the quality of the music really matters.