The 'Brady Bunch' House Sold: Here's What The Owner Plans To Do With It

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• The interior was renovated by HGTV, which acquired the property in 2018 for $3.5 million.
• The property offers the high ceilings, big windows, and sliding glass doors of Paramount's set.
• Inside the newly-renovated 'Brady Bunch' house, made to look exactly like the set
• The citrus trees that line the backyard of the "Brady Bunch" home also come with the property.
• Classic kitchen
• Iconic 'Brady Bunch' house sold to new owner 4 years after renovation
• Post Malone’s all-star Stagecoach set includes Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam

Today, Lookinland owns his own concrete worktop business named Just Add Water, where he works with his son Scott. Knight then pursued a career in computing and IT, and as an account sales manager, for around 20 years. After growing tired of the industry, he decided to move back to LA and give acting another go. He appeared in several shows but most recently, he is starring in a comedy stage show called Dinner at Five, which takes place in Palm Desert at the Indian Wells Theater.

The interior was renovated by HGTV, which acquired the property in 2018 for $3.5 million.

The three-bedroom, three-bath home, located in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, hit the market in July 2018. In an HGTV development meeting, production exec Robert Wimbish pitched the idea of buying it —which the network did, for $3.5 million, nearly twice the asking price after a bidding war. So when HGTV stepped up, it was like, thank you.” says Jonathan Scott of the network’s the Property Brothers. “Once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the most iconic single family residences in the world. Meticulously rebuilt and designed to replicate the set of the home from the beloved 1970s sitcom ‘The Brady Bunch,’” the Redfin listing for the property said in May. The home transformed on HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation hit the market in May 2023 for a listing price of $5.5 million!

The property offers the high ceilings, big windows, and sliding glass doors of Paramount's set.

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The “Brady kids” began performing it in Season Two, and the lyrics were changed accordingly. Located on a quiet residential block, property also borders the Los Angeles River, which is a unique street-to-river orientation. This iconic residence is reportedly the 2nd most photographed home in the United States after the White House. Featuring perfectly preserved 1970s decor, it boasts one of the largest lots in the neighborhood — over 12,500 sqft.

Inside the newly-renovated 'Brady Bunch' house, made to look exactly like the set

The cast, alongside HGTV stars, helped gut the house while the crew painstakingly reproduced the set’s rooms and 1970s decor — right down to cabinet hardware. The house’s fictional address is 4222 Clinton Way, but the real-life house used for exterior shots of The Brady Bunch home is located at Dilling St, Studio City in California. The grown-up Brady Bunch kids and HGTV’s top designers have completed a massive renovation of the home seen in the ABC sitcom’s opening shots — just in time for the 1969–74 TV classic’s 50th anniversary. “Reportedly it is the 2nd most photographed home in the USA after the White House. Own a piece of pop culture history and pay homage to American sitcom television," the listing added. The first episode of the TV limited series also focused on the heart of the home—living room, dining room, and the staircase.

The citrus trees that line the backyard of the "Brady Bunch" home also come with the property.

Extreme care and attention to detail were employed to replicate the original decor, down to the avocado green appliances and the groovy floral wallpaper in the girls’ bedroom. In addition, artisans were hired to recreate outdated items, and the floating stairs were built to be the focal point of the midcentury modern open floor plan. HGTV stars, like Drew and Jonathan Scott of The Property Brothers, took part in completing the flipping of the home.

Greg Brady was the eldest of the bunch, known as a ladies' man. He secured his own room in the attic by season four.

The contrast between modern technology and communication decades ago became apparent to viewers as the renovation took us a step back in time. Practically obsolete technology made its comeback over the course of the show. A city was never specifically mentioned as to where the Brady’s actually lived, but it’s pretty much a given that they reside in LA. There’s always mentions of the city’s main sports teams such as Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Classic kitchen

Mike Lookinland (Bobby Brady) joined them for a bit to help build the home's two-sided fireplace. When the show's producers chose the house back in 1969, it was only for the exterior. But after the massive renovation, the interiors are an exact match to the original "Brady Bunch" set. This was important to her because "Alice was sort of a selfless character in the show, we saw some of her life, but it’s really nice to think we could pamper Alice a little bit," Plumb told "GMA." Eve Plumb, who played Jan Brady on the 70s TV show, helped re-create Alice's bedroom.

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You can drive by the iconic TV house and admire it from a respectful distance, but you can’t go inside to visit The Brady Bunch house. The property is not open to the public and it doesn’t seem like it will be anytime soon. As for the rest of the space, amazingly, the team didn’t have any of the original plans so had to design the interiors from images and video of the set. Soon after HGTV bought the Brady Bunch house, HGTV took us a trip down memory lane with the limited series A Very Brady Renovation which brought together the actors from the popular TV show to renovate their fictional childhood home. However, though the exterior shot of the home is certainly one of the show’s most used and most recognizable, it’s the only one actually filmed here. All of the action that takes place inside the house and in the garden was recorded on stage five at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

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Brown told the Journal the home-improvement television network lost money on the sale but made "a good amount of money on TV shows and events and other ancillary revenue streams," such as on the TV series "A Very Brady Renovation." Iconic items like the green floral living room sofa and the credenza topped with a 3-D printed horse sculpture are included in the listing, which is managed by Danny Brown at Compass. The listing description notes that some items may not be included and "fireplaces and some appliances/fixtures are decorative only," so be prepared to make your own updates in those cases should you want working alternatives. And Alice (Ann B. Davis) returns to the Brady household after Sam leaves her for a younger woman, a story line that’s oddly played for laughs. In 2018, HGTV looked to meld the two realities and bought the house on Dilling St. for $3.5 million, nearly double the original asking price. The channel outbid Hollywood celebrities, including former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass.

It was based on a blended family with Carol Martin Brady having three girls, and Mike Brady having three sons. The family also had a live-in maid named Alice Nelson, whose character was a major part of the show’s success and appeal. Notable cameos during the show’s run included Davy Jones, Don Drysdale, Jim Backus (Mr. Howell), Joe Namath, Don Ho, Vincent Price, Marion Ross, Ken Berry, Wes Parker, and Desi Arnaz Jr. David Zaslav, the CEO of HGTV parent company Discovery, announced on Tuesday’s second-quarter earnings call that the network had purchased the house that was recently on the market. Unfortunately, they were unable to secure the rights to some of the episodes, including “Our Son, the Man,” in which Greg moved into the attic. Two Master Suites, one up/one down plus generous entertaining spaces that flow uniformly from one to the next and to the outdoors.

HGTV will use a portion of the proceeds from the sale for 250,000 meals for Turn Up! Fight Hunger, an initiative that helps kids living with hunger in the U.S. through No Kid Hungry. Items from the restored home, including customized pieces like the green floral living room couch and the credenza with a 3D printed horse sculpture, will be available for purchase. The process ended up being a trip down memory lane for not only them but millions of television viewers who grew up watching the classic show. Bringing a famous television home back to life was not an easy feat, however.

Fans of the show often visit the property, some of whom have taken to Yelp to describe the piece of American TV history. Danny Brown of Compass listed the home, while Marcy Roth of the Eklund Gomes team at Douglas Elliman shared the sale with Fredrik Eklund. Trahan did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider via Roth. The iconic floating staircase is begging to be the backdrop of your next family photo. The Brady Bunch first aired on September 26, 1969, and ran until March 8, 1974.

Last, but not least, the third episode showed viewers how the Good Bones hosts, plus Olsen and Lookinland, reimagined the backyard. The two actors recalled childhood memories of playing on the teeter-totter and spending time inside the doghouse, which they helped build. Olsen also picked out the artificial turf that was installed, and her TV siblings loved it.

HGTV said the home will come with “many of its contents, including customized pieces such as the green floral living room couch and the credenza with a 3-D printed horse sculpture.” The house will be available for sale beginning this month. So, whilst the kids’ rooms on set were originally located behind the front door, now, they’re on the second story of the house for real. The kitchen toaster, the huge stuffed giraffe in the girls’ bedroom, a miniature bust figurine on Mr. and Mrs. Brady’s headboard, and even a set of oversized plastic orange grapes were displayed neatly on the living room coffee table. The same episode also featured the construction of the Brady's signature avocado green-and-orange kitchen. Restored by the Fords stars, Leanne and Steve Ford, took the lead and worked alongside Plumb. The actress picked out the green paint for the kitchen table's tulip-style chairs and chose a matte orange laminate from a curated selection.

Mr. Brady and his three sons lived at 4222 Clinton Way, but the name of the town/city was never specified on the show. And while we don’t know the final sale price quite yet (nor do we know who the lucky buyer might be), we’ll make sure to update you as soon as the sale goes through and more information becomes available. As for the kitchen where the Bradys shared their breakfast and their woes every morning before skewl, it stands proud in all of its sage green and tangerine orange glory, with complimenting floral glassware and a fully stocked fridge. Firstly, I can’t stress enough the painstaking detail that went into bringing the original Brady Bunch house back to life in just 307 days. Everything has been recreated down to the finest detail and I mean the absolute finest. "Mid-century is such a massive part of what we do and how we design, so this is our main influence," she told People.

So if you plan to visit the house to get a glimpse into the life of a Brady family member, you may be disappointed to see that the property looks a little different than it used to. "The most common thing the public doesn't realize is that this house was never used to film the show; it was only used in the opening credits," Brown, the listing agent for the property, told Insider. The buyer, Tina Trahan, told the Journal she was a fan of the show but didn't plan to live in the house — she said she wanted to use it for fundraising and charitable events.