Row of million-dollar mansions in Hollywood Hills are red-tagged as LANDSLIDE damages properties following torrential rainfall

A row of million-dollar mansions in California were red-tagged over the weekend after a landslide damaged the luxurious properties. 

The homes, located on the 9200 block of Flicker Way in Hollywood Hills, were impacted by significant soil movement in the area on Sunday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. 

Three homes were tagged by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety officials due to the threat of a landslide that took place behind the homes. 

The collapsed hill, full of debris and mud, has shifted and trickled down to the luxury properties – making them unsafe to inhabit, according to authorities. 

No rescues were required and no injuries have been reported as the latest landslide emerged due to severely wet weather across the area. 

 

It is unclear who lives in the homes, but one of them, located at 9291 Flicker Way, sold for $3.5million according to a listing on Zillow. 

Another property impacted by the landslide, located at 9283 Flicker Way, sold for more than $3.6million, according to Redfin. 

The third home has not been identified. DailyMail.com contacted the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

A ‘red-tagged’ structure means that the home has been severely damaged to the extent that it is too dangerous to inhabit – resulting in a red posted on the property.

Aerial footage captured by FOX 11 Los Angeles showed the homes up against a steep dirt hill that has since seeped into the properties. 

As the soil gave way, clumps of dirt have piled up along the side of the expensive homes and blocked views from windows. 

Just before 3am on March 13, another landslide took over a home in Sherman Oaks, a neighborhood of expensive homes about 12 miles northwest of downtown LA, after an outdoor pool was drained reduce weight on the hill.

The destroyed house, which appeared to be in the midst of a renovation, was crushed with most of its roof lying on the ground and reduced to a jumble of lumber.

The landslide also pulled the pool and deck away from a second home, and left the pool at a third residence on the edge of a huge fissure.

An initial search found no victims, but several people were evacuated from the area, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement.

Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of North Ventura Canyon Avenue shortly before 3am Wednesday for reports of downed power lines and a fallen tree.

When crews arrived they found a large portion of the hillside had shifted downward, heavily damaging an under construction mansion. 

Helicopter footage of the area revealed the extent of damage to the mansion. LAFD Captain Adam Van Gerpen told CBS News the slide caused ‘the whole thing collapse onto itself’.

The property sustained severe damage, especially to the pool area in the backyard, which suffered cracks in the ground. The pool house was also struck by debris.

Inspectors have red-tagged the property, meaning it has been so severely damaged that the structure is too dangerous to inhabit.

On February 9, three multimillion-dollar homes in Southern California teetered on the edge of a cliffside following a landslide that took place that weekend. 

The collapse occurred in Dana Point, Orange County and sent mud and debris sliding down the 150-feet chasm below.

No evacuations were ordered, and engineering crews assessed the structural integrity of the homes – the only three set on the cliffside.

Residents of the affected properties were advised to remain vigilant, and prepare for the looming possibility of relocation.

The three affected homes were left at the mercy of Mother Nature, though rains that recently inundated the region look to have past. They are priced around $12.8million, $13million, and $15.9million, and are at risk of falling into the Pacific.

Remnants of the large chunk of land that fell could be seen sitting at the base of the cliff.

A portal to the Dana Point Caves sat unmarred a few hundred feet to the left of the collapse, along with the stretch of beach that Killebrew had referred to.

The trio of homes above, a symbol of status in the affluent region, sat at its precarious place next to the Ocean Institute – another popular tourist attraction.

No one was down there when the debris fell, after heavy rains saturated the region and led to countless landslides and mudslides.

The landslide saw a a huge portion of cliff to fall the foot of the priciest home in the complex, a $15.9million, four-bedroom behemoth registered to a local radiologist, 82-year-old Lewis Bruggeman, records show.

He appears to operate his practice out of his home, and has more than 56 years of medical experience.

On the same day, 13 miles south along the Pacific Coast, part of a cul-de-sac on Avenida Columbo dropped about five feet following a mudslide that sent mud and debris at least 150 feet below.

The area had already been affected by unstable soil, with one home set on the site of an active landslide that has had ongoing movement for several decades, said Dave Rebensdorf, the city’s director of Public Works.

Residents in both areas were advised to keep a careful lookout, as they continue to grapple with the consequences of these natural disasters.