Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.
Article content
The lovely new owner of the iconic house from The Brady Bunch was a fan of the show but the house is a bit of a different story.
Tina Trahan thinks the former owner, HGTV, paid too much money in 2018 because it lacked modern niceties a home like that should have.
Article content
“No one is going in there to make pork chops and applesauce in that kitchen,” Trahan told the Wall Street Journal.
“Anything you might do to make the house livable would take away from what I consider artwork.”
Advertisement 2
Article content
The property was put up for sale in May, with an initial price tag of (US)$5.5 million.
Trahan, who lives in Bel Air with former HBO chief executive husband Chris Albrecht, paid (US)$3.2 million for the house located in Studio City.
She admitted the purchase was “the worst investment ever” and said she plans to use the property for fundraising and charitable events.
“Nobody is going to live in it,” she told the publication. “It’s almost like a life-size dollhouse.”
In 2018, the network doled out $3.5 million — almost the double the listing price — to use the dwelling for the series A Very Brady Renovation.
RECOMMENDED VIDEO
While the exterior of the home was used in the classic series, the interior was filmed in studio so the series recreated the interior to match what was seen on TV, complete with its famous orange and green kitchen.
Advertisement 3
Article content
Now a fully functioning five-bedroom, five-bathroom home, listing agent Danny Brown of Compass told the Wall Street Journal the property was difficult to price.
HGTV reportedly debated listing the property between $3 million and $10 million, but he said it was far too much considering it lacked modern appliances or conveniences.
“There’s no normal average family that could move in there and live in it, so it was almost like you were selling a fixer,” Brown said.
“What am I going to compare it to, the Freddy Krueger house on Elm Street or the Home Alone house?”
-
![Johnny Depp and Amber Heard]()
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s former marital home is up for sale
-
![Television personality and February 2009 Playboy cover girl Bridget Marquardt.]()
Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend Bridget Marquardt says Playboy mansion is haunted
-
![This photo taken on April 1, 2014 shows the house in Seattle, Wash., where Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide Nirvana fans prepare to mark the 20th anniversary of Cobain's suicide on April 5.]()
Kurt Cobain’s home, where he was found dead, sold for $7M
Article content
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest TV News Click Here
Comments
Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings.
Join the Conversation