Jeffrey Hyland
Jeffrey Hyland | |
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 Jeffrey Hyland | |
| Occupation | President and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland Real Estate, |
| Notable works | The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills |
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| http://www.hiltonhyland.com | |
Jeff Hyland is an American real estate businessman, president of Hilton and Hyland,[1] a real estate firm in Beverly Hills, California, and author of the book The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills.[2] He is also one the founding members of Christie's Great Estates[3] and serves on the Advisory Board.
Personal life and career
Hyland was born and raised in Little Holmby in Los Angeles, California. He attended Cornell University. He became a real estate broker shortly after he graduated from United States International University. He is married to artist Lori Hyland.
During his early years in real estate, he became an architectural historian.[3] He assisted in the publication of Paul Williams[3], A Legacy of Style by Karen Hudson[4] and David Gebhard and Wallace Neff's The Romance of Regional Architecture [5] In 1984 he co-authored the book, The Estates of Beverly Hills.[6]
He has served as President of the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors,[7] President of the Los Angeles County Boards of Real Estate,[8] and State Director for the California Association of Realtors.
Hilton & Hyland
He co-founded Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerage firm in Beverly Hills, in 1993.[9] The firm is a founding member of Christie's Great Estates, Inc.[9]
The firm has 100 real estate agents and staff who handles the sales and leases of a wide variety of properties, from individual homes and commercial buildings to entire residential developments and multi-owner/tenant buildings. The firm specializes in properties in Beverly Hills[10], Holmby Hills, Bel-Air,[11] Brentwood[12], Pacific Palisades, Malibu[13], the Hollywood Hills, and Hancock Park.[14][15]
Hyland serves as President of the firm.
The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
Hyland is the author of The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills, [16][17]a history of 50 estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, and Bel-Air (New York: Rizzoli, 2008; ISBN 978-0-8478-3162-3).[18][19] The book includes photographs and historical images of these estates’ mansions, grounds, and gardens.[20]
In each chapter, he describes the history of a single property from the estate’s original construction to the present day. For each estate, he discusses the visions of the owners, architects, and landscape designers for these estates, and how they designed and constructed these homes. He points out that families which created early 20th century estates encountered many of the same problems as today’s homebuilder: workers who didn’t show up on time, bad weather which delayed progress and, of course, unexpected increases in costs.
He discusses the planning and growth of Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, and Bel-Air. He also explains that these communities have maintained their desirability for decades, because they pioneered enlightened development practices such as underground utilities, winding roads to follow the gently hills, and building lots which fit into the topography and provided the best views.
In the final chapter, “Gone But Not Forgotten,” he explains that some of the greatest estates were demolished during the mid to late 20th century, because the large mansions were too costly to maintain and the land was worth more money in house lots than one large estates. He covers estates like Rudolph Valentino’s hillside “Falcon Lair” and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Mary Pickford’s “Pickfair” [21] which was known as the White House of Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Some photographs from The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
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Enchanted Hill, Beverly Hills -
Hillgrove: Location for Many Films, Beverly Hills -
Buster Keaton Estate, Beverly Hills -
Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills
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Fleur de Lys, Holmby Hills
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Contemporary Masterpiece, Bel-Air
References
- ^ Blumenthal, Robin Goldwyn. "A Castle of One's Own." Barron's, July 10, 2006
- ^ Miller, Daniel (June 9, 2008), "Site Best Known as Home of Naughty Painted Statues", Los Angeles Business Journal, retrieved November 3, 2009
- ^ a b c Best of the Best 2002: Home & Design: Best Realtors. Robb Report. June 1, 2002. Accessed 24 July 2009.
- ^ Ryon, Ruth. "A Forgotten Black Architect Who Designed Mansions for Movie Stars." Los Angeles Times, July 23, 1989; Home Edition, p. 1.
- ^ Ryon, Ruth. "Book on Neff to Be Introduced in His House." Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA. The Mirror Company, January 18, 1987.
- ^ Ephron, Nora. "Hilda Weber's Pleasure Dome", New York Times, Dec 2, 1984; p.BR46
- ^ "Lethe to Head Beverly Hills Board, Succeeding Hyland." Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1987; (Home Edition) p. 3
- ^ "Hyland Selected to Lead L.A. Board of Real Estate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ a b "7th Heaven Properties Forms Exclusive Partnerships with Leading Luxury Real Estate Agents in USA, Canada and Russia for Caribbean Property Sales" (Press release). Caribbean PressReleases.com. May 13, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "On The Market. (Beverly Hills, California)" New York Times, November 8, 2002; p. F7
- ^ McMullen, Troy. "The Home Front: Private Properties." Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2005; (Eastern Edition) p. W.10
- ^ Morrow, David J. "A Star Moves Out; The Aura Lives On." New York Times, June 2, 1996; p. F1
- ^ Ryon, Ruth. "No Longer Moonstruck With Beach." Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2001; Home Edition, p. K.1.
- ^ Coaster, Helen (August 31, 1998), "Luxury Marketers Get Personal", Forbes, retrieved November 3, 2009
- ^ "Home of the Week Update", L.A. Times, July 12, 2009, retrieved November 3, 2009
- ^ Gross, Michael. "The Legendary Estate of Beverly Hills - Manors and Mayhem, 90210", New York Post, November 30, 2008. Book Review
- ^ Goodwin, Christopher. "6 most scandalous Beverly Hills mansions", London Times, February 22, 2009. Book Review
- ^ "The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills". AOL Home Section. Retrieved Oct 18, 2009.
- ^ Review by Pat H. Broeske "The Hollywood Lifestyle". BookPage. December 2008. Accessed 16 July 2009.
- ^ Eyman, Scott. "Great Beverly Hills estate seen in beautiful, big book", The Palm Beach Post, October 13, 2009
- ^ Showley, Roger. "The Legendary Estate of Beverly Hills", San Diego Tribune, December 7, 2008. Book Review. "Now comes a book whose price and presentation match its bigger-than-life subject"