The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House in L.A.'s Los Feliz section has come on the Multiple Listing Service at $15 million. The Ennis House Foundation announced its intention to sell the 1924 landmark last month.

''The word has gotten out, and we are now going through the process of deciding who can get in to see the house,'' said Jeffrey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland, one of the listing agents. About half a dozen requests have come from people highly qualified to make such a purchase, he said.

The Mayan-inspired home, with four bedrooms and 4 ½ bathrooms in about 6,000 square feet, sits on about three-quarters of an acre with city, canyon and ocean views.

Architectural details include high wood-beamed ceilings, art-glass windows, a window-lined loggia looking out on the pool and a glass mosaic-tile fireplace in the living room. There is a billiard room, bar, library, den, office, pantry and basement. Chauffeur's quarters, with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and living area, are above the four-car garage.

The foundation has set no time limit on finding a buyer, Hyland said, adding there had been one inquiry from Europe. ``There's a good chance the buyer will not be local.''

The nonprofit has spent about $6.5 million to restore the estate, the largest example of Wright's ''textile block'' style using patterned concrete. The house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, ''needs more stewardship at this point than a small nonprofit can sustain,'' the foundation states on its website.

L.A. POLICE CHIEF

SELLING HIS HOME

The Los Angeles home of L.A. Police Chief William J. Bratton and his wife, Rikki Klieman, has come on the market at $1,875,000.

The one-story house, built in 1964, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms in 2,716 square feet. Described in the Multiple Listing Service as an ''architectural hacienda,'' the private walled and gated home in the Los Feliz section has a courtyard entry, city light views, outdoor entertainment areas and a pool surrounded by mature trees and landscaping. Inside the updated post-and-beam house are vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and a redone kitchen.

The couple purchased the Los Feliz home in early 2003 for $1,244,000, and Bratton said they plan to buy another home in Los Angeles when it sells.

Bratton, 61, the former head of the Boston and New York police, was appointed to his Los Angeles post in 2002. In early June, Queen Elizabeth II announced that L.A.'s top cop will receive the honorary title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in September. Media reports have speculated that Bratton may one day become the head of Scotland Yard.

ACTRESS, PRODUCER

SELL PALISADES HOME

Actress Brynn Thayer and her husband, award-winning manager-writer-producer David Steinberg, have sold their longtime home in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades section for $2,995,000.

The 3,300-square-foot post-and-beam house, built in 1972, has four bedrooms and 3 ½ bathrooms and sits on a heavily treed lot of about a half-acre. There are three fireplaces in the gated four-story home, which has ocean views from the master bedroom suite. Outdoors, a terrace and patios provide additional space for entertaining.

The pair had owned the home since the mid-'90s and sold because they have moved to L.A.'s Bel-Air section.

PRODUCER BUYS

HOUSE IN THE HILLS

Gossip Girl executive producer Bob Levy has purchased a Hollywood Hills-area home for $1,005,000.

There are two bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms in about 1,620 square feet. The listing described the house as a ''modern reinterpretation'' by L.A.-based architect Chet Callahan. Sliding glass doors off the living, kitchen and dining areas open to views of Hollywood, L.A. and the Griffith Observatory.

The house previously sold for $759,000 in 2004.

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