The height of Old World style

A luxury double-penthouse condo in a 26-story Wilshire Boulevard high-rise is listed for $15.9 million. Created by combining two penthouses on the building's highest floors, the 7,869-square-foot unit features three bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a convertible storage room. The condo was meticulously redesigned over four years by Don and Marlys Byerly to resemble a 19th-century home, incorporating silk draperies, rock crystal chandeliers, and European moldings. Amenities include a two-story living room, grand salon with antique fireplace, mahogany office, master suite with spa, and in-unit elevator. The building offers 24-hour concierge, gym, pool, and wine storage. The Byerlys are selling to pursue another renovation project.

"The condo was created by combining two penthouses on the two highest floors of the 26-story tower. The 90-plus-unit building was constructed in the 1990s. The double-penthouse condo was completed about 18 months ago. After they bought the penthouses, they spent four years re-creating them to look like a 19th century home."

"The condo has sweeping city views and such modern conveniences as an in-unit elevator, a direct elevator from the lobby to a private foyer, and a media room with a 100-inch, rear-screen projection system. There is a two-story living room, a grand salon with an antique fireplace mantle, a mahogany office and a master suite with blackout window shades, a steam shower and a spa."

"There are silk draperies, rock crystal chandeliers and European moldings. There is a walnut-paneled family room, a European pub with coffered ceilings and granite bar, a formal dining room with an adjacent sitting room and a sweeping staircase. The building has a 24-hour concierge, a card room, a kitchen, a gym, a pool and refrigerated wine storage lockers."

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