Who doesn’t want to live in a classic American sitcom? The house featured in “The Brady Bunch” hit the market in May 2023 for a cool $5.5 million — and it sold in September of the same year for $3.2 million.
HGTV, which purchased the home for $3.5 million in 2018, had to settle for a figure that was $2.3 million less than its initial listing and about 9% less than what it originally paid for the home, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Built in 1959, the two-story home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles measures 5,140 square feet and is the embodiment of midcentury modern style. It was rebuilt to replicate the set of the TV show, the listing said.
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 charity events.
Then, in partnership with the nonprofit No Kid Hungry, Trahan launched The Brady Experience, a sweepstakes in which participants can donate money for the chance to tour the house and eat brunch with a members of the original show’s cast.
Dallas, Georgia, resident Sue Myers grew up watching the Brady Bunch, and even passed that tradition on to her son.
“I was the huge ‘Brady’ fan — I’m obviously a kid of the seventies and grew up during that time, and the Brady Bunch was on after school every day,” Myers told Business Insider. “What’s fun is that when becoming a parent, I’ve got a 24-year-old son, and so I raised him on it as well.”
Myers heard about the sweepstakes from a friend who knew she was a big fan, and she ended up winning an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to check out the home with her son.
She went on a tour led by cast members Christopher Knight and Barry Williams, and had a brunch at the home.
The renovation, which was highlighted on the TV series “A Very Brady Renovation,” was flawless according to Myers.
“It was so exact,” she said. “It was one of those things where it was a weird feeling because when we came in, it was amazing to be there and then to see something that was so familiar to you, but in a place you’ve never been.”
Trahan told the Journal in 2023 that the house was “the worst investment ever,” but has since clarified those comments, telling People that she views the home as a piece of art.
“When I was buying it, I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, it was a great investment,'” Trahan told People in 2023. “When I buy art, it’s because I love the art. It’s not because, ‘Oh, I’m going to make money on this.’ If you’re going to make money in art, you have to sell it. I buy art, and then I don’t sell it.”
The first Brady Experience sweepstakes was such a success that Trahan is opening it up for another round. Trahan could not be reached for comment.
Here’s a look around the iconic property.
The exterior of “The Brady Bunch” home was featured in the show’s credits.
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Sometimes the Bradys are home.
Courtesy of Sue Myers.
The interior was renovated by HGTV.
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If you’ve seen the show, which aired from 1969 to 1974, then you’ll recognize the staircase.
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Myers was able to recreate the iconic shot on the stairs with a few cast members.
Courtesy of Sue Myers.
Another feature that might evoke memories is the bright orange Formica kitchen counters.
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Myers said an actor playing Alice served them a brunch that included the famous pork chops and applesauce from the show.
Courtesy of Sue Myers.
This living room was where we would see most of the cast congregate.
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The property offers the high ceilings, big windows, and sliding glass doors of the show’s set.
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All of the bedrooms are staged just as they were on the show.
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Greg Brady was the eldest of the bunch, known as a ladies man. He secured his own room in the attic by season four.
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Even the backyard is a replica of the show.
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Tina Trahan, the house’s owner, doesn’t live inside but instead uses it for charitable events.
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