Wallace Neff c.1941 Dreamy New Orleans style brick front masterpiece available for lease (furnished or unfurnished) in Prime tree-lined Hancock Park! A Rare find! Exquisitely remodeled with care for the historic details. Lushly landscaped semi circle front driveway with fountain lands you at the curved & covered front porch. The front door opens to a dramatic 2 story oval entry with sweeping staircase. To your right is a voluminous Formal Living Room with built-in book shelves, fireplace, and glass doors opening to the private garden with pool/spa, and covered entertainer's patio with seating & dining areas, and built-in BBQ/fridge+sink. The grand formal dining room to the left of the entry can host your most intimate or magnificent meals. Straight ahead from the entry is a sun drenched sophisticated gathering room with fireplace and a curved wall of glass windows & doors to the rear yard. A connected butler's pantry with wet bar off this room leads to the gourmet eat-in kitchen with center island, top of the line appliances, a desk/study space & a door to 1 of 2 laundry rooms downstairs. For grocery/car loading convenience, a service hall behind the kitchen has direct access from the gated north driveway with carport. Lots of amazing storage areas throughout the house--Mr. Neff was a famously clever architect! Off the back hall + back stairs are a downstairs guest room with bath, a 2nd laundry/kitchenette room, and further down the hall is a massive Media/Familyroom (former garage space) with French doors on opposite walls leading to driveway side and to pool/patio side. This entire area downstairs (bedroom to media room) and the rear bedroom upstairs off the backstairs can be closed off from the rest of the house, if needed, for guests, family or staff. Upstairs are 3 generous bedroom suites each with bath, including the spacious Primary suite with fireplace and enclosed sun porch. Off the upstairs landing, French doors open to a wonderful, large deck overlooking the rear yard with access directly to the yard via a iron spiral staircase! Truly an amazing estate with interior space of nearly 6800 sq.ft. & a lot size of over 16,000 per tax rolls. Rental price is for unfurnished however it can be leased furnished for a negotiated higher price depending on what furniture is included. 3 Tesla solar PowerWalls for reduced electric bills! Security system +more! A VERY special property!!
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Interior
Heating & Cooling
Heating Type: Central
Exterior
Pool Information
Has Pool
Property Information
Subdivision Name: 5640
Living Sq. Ft: 6,772
# of Units: 1
Legal Description: TRACT # 5640 NE 90 FT OF LOT 14
Lot Information
# of Buildings: 1
Land Sq. Ft: 16,197
Legal Lot Number: 14
Municipality Name: LOS ANGELES
Acres: 0.3718
Depth Footage: 180
Front Footage: 90
Zoning Code: LARE15
County Use Description: SINGLE FAMILY RESID
Location Information
Parcel Location Influence: Corner
Financial
Assessor Information
Assessment Year: 2026
Public facts
Beds: 4
Baths: 5.0
Sq. Ft.: 6,772
Stories: —
Lot Size: 0.37 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1941
Year Renovated: 1954
County: Los Angeles County
APN: 5505008007
Home facts updated by county records on Oct 7, 2026
Sale and tax history for 516 S Rimpau Blvd
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
CLAW #26700251
Sep 10, 2026
Rental Removed
$19,995
$3/sq ft
Jul 22, 2026
Listed for Rent
$19,995
$3/sq ft
Jun 22, 2026
Rental Removed
$19,995
$3/sq ft
Apr 11, 2026
Listed for Rent
$19,995
$3/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 15, 1994
Sold
$660,000
$97/sq ft
Public Records
Nov 16, 1988
Sold
$1,700,000
$251/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$15,230 (+1.6%)
$513,965 + $685,289
$1,199,254
2024
$14,991 (+1.9%)
$503,888 + $671,852
$1,175,740
2023
$14,706 (+6.4%)
$494,008 + $658,679
$1,152,687
2021
$13,816 (−0.9%)
$474,826 + $633,102
$1,107,928
2020
$13,938 (+4.0%)
$465,516 + $620,689
$1,086,205
2019
$13,404 (+1.9%)
$460,743 + $614,325
$1,075,068
2018
$13,154 (+2.2%)
$451,709 + $602,280
$1,053,989
2017
$12,873 (+2.8%)
$434,169 + $578,894
$1,013,063
2016
$12,516 (+1.5%)
$434,169 + $578,894
$1,013,063
2015
$12,337 (−0.3%)
$425,656 + $567,544
$993,200
2014
$12,376 (−1.2%)
$411,051 + $548,069
$959,120
2012
$12,524 (+3.1%)
$409,194 + $545,593
$954,787
2011
$12,142 (−1.1%)
$401,171 + $534,896
$936,067
2010
$12,274 (+3.8%)
$393,305 + $524,408
$917,713
2009
$11,829 (+4.4%)
$390,366 + $520,489
$910,855
2008
$11,329
$391,294 + $521,726
$913,020
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Schools Near 516 S Rimpau Blvd
K - 12
Preschool & daycare
10/10
Third Street Elementary School
Public, K-5 • Assigned • 0.4mi
7/10
John Burroughs Middle School
Public, 6-8 • Assigned • 0.4mi
5/10
Fairfax Senior High School
Public, 9-12 • Assigned • 2.1mi
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About Hancock
Park
Hancock Park, located between Wilshire Boulevard and Melrose Avenue, is a historic and residential Los Angeles neighborhood with grand early-20th-century homes and broad, tree-lined streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around Larchmont Boulevard near Beverly Boulevard, where sidewalk patios, indie boutiques, and coffee counters set a low-key, polished pace. Architectural identity leans to Spanish Revival, Tudor, and Mediterranean estates behind hedges and mature canopies. The Wilshire Country Club’s greens form a quiet edge, while the La Brea Tar Pits and LACMA add a museum-and-park counterpoint nearby. Larchmont Village Wine, Chevalier’s Books, and the Ebell of Los Angeles act as cultural pillars with a distinctly local feel.
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Public facts and zoning for 516 S Rimpau Blvd
Beds
4
Baths
5
Sq. Ft.
6,772
Stories
—
Lot Size
0.37 Acres
Style
Single Family Residential
Year Built
1941
Year Renovated
1954
County
Los Angeles County
APN
5505008007
Home facts updated by county records on Oct 7, 2026.
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