"They've done some wonderful brick work. There are some brick steps with inset lights leading down to a new pool in the back yard. The late actor's pool on another part of the 2.5-acre property has been filled with concrete, and the statuary he had installed has been sold."
"Just after he was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in the 'Twilight Zone' case, Landis paid $2.89 million, $60,000 more than the listing price, for the home. He is expected to spend more than $3.5 million on creating what has been described as 'a veritable fortress.'"
"All that's left of the two-story hacienda Hudson built in the '50s overlooking Beverly Hills is an estimated 20% of the original building and a motor court hidden behind very tall oleanders, which we're told, will be replaced by a big wall with electric gates."
Director John Landis purchased the former Rock Hudson home in probate court for $2.89 million and is undertaking a major reconstruction project. He has demolished approximately 80% of the original two-story hacienda built in the 1950s, retaining only 20% of the structure and the motor court. The new construction centers around the existing landscaping, featuring brick work, illuminated steps, and a new pool. The original pool has been filled with concrete and Hudson's statuary sold. Landis plans to replace the oleander hedges with a wall featuring electric gates. The total project cost is expected to exceed $3.5 million, with completion anticipated by Easter rather than the originally planned Christmas deadline.
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