Late actor's 'dream home' back on market
after being gutted in incomplete renovation

Like Norma Desmond in the classic film 'Sunset Boulevard,' a Hollywood legend is back on the market and ready for its closeup, having seen better days but yearning for a comeback.

"The House that 'Ben-Hur' Built" is what the home's first owner, actor Charlton Heston, used to call 2589 Coldwater Canyon Drive (1959), listed for sale in February at a tidy $14.9 million.

"The true architectural aficionado, they would be on the trail hunting for this," optimistically projects Brett Lawyer, listing agent on the unique property for Hilton & Hyland in Beverly Hills. Terming the design by noted modernist William Beckett "brilliant," Lawyer adds, "If you're a person who does see and appreciate the details, you're pretty blown away by it."

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