The Renovated Brady Bunch House Is for Sale — But for How Much?
Here’s a story that will make you flip: HGTV’s renovated Brady Bunch house is officially on the market.
The network announced Wednesday that the 1970s-style home, which was used only for the exteriors of the classic sitcom, and which HGTV purchased in 2018 for $3.5 million, is up for sale for the not-so-slim price of $5.5 million.
A whopping $1.9 million was invested into the property, and those enhancements included an additional 2,000 square feet (and a full second story to replicate the sitcom’s interior) as well as the iconic floating staircase, the burnt orange-and-avocado green kitchen, the kids’ Jack-and-Jill bathroom and a recreation of the TV family’s backyard, complete with a swing set, teeter totter and Tiger’s dog house.
The extensive renovations were depicted in the 2019 series A Very Brady Renovation, which saw hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott work alongside surviving original Brady Bunch cast members to recreate the home in meticulous detail. Adding authentic touches, like that signature green floral living couch, struck a nerve with fans and garnered more than 28 million viewers across all seven episodes.
The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969-1974 on ABC, followed Mike and Carol Brady and their blended family of six children and live-in housekeeper Alice as they tackled everyday problems — like a football to the nose — while living under one roof.
HGTV will next tackle the Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, converting a Southern California home into a real-life dreamhouse inspired by Mattel’s Barbie. The series, hosted by Ashley Graham, is set to air this summer.
The median salary for an architect in 2023 is $80,000. Mike Brady wouldn’t come close to being able to afford that house today (especially while supporting an eight-person family and a full-time housekeeper).
And pup … and later some random name Oliver
I always figured Mike had gotten some huge life insurance payout after the death of his first wife, allowing him to afford the live-in help. Makes you wonder if that first wife had some sort of “accident”…
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Imagine a widowed architect trying to buy the house that’s worth $5.5 million today.
I think it’s sad HGTV is selling the home after such a loving restoration, but perhaps visitors and events during and after the time of Covid wasn’t what they were expecting.
And California taxes.
Does the purchaser get all the furniture and set dressings that the tv show put into the house for the special?
Is Lance Bass going to have another melt down if he can’t buy it this time?
Even the 4k/month in property taxes is too much for me, so I think I’m out.
Bought for 3.5 million, spent 1.9 million, (5.4 million total) selling for 5.5 million, thats at best 100k profit, which seems low for a tv network, but it may not actually sell at that price, so if not that will be a loss probably.
It does seem like a low price, but they also made a lot of money on the tv shows. I hope someone buys the house along with everything inside.
Sorry, but I wouldn’t want to live there. It’s not in the greatest looking Studio City neighborhood and has noisy commercial areas and Ventura Blvd. too close.
Looking forward to see this place rented for adults only parody productions.
Riiiiiiight…..like when Sam “delivers his meat”?