My wife and I recently took a trip to California to visit family. I didn't originally plan to see any O.C. sites this trip but towards the middle of our vacation, I felt it was necessary to at-least get an update for everyone on the 6210 Malibu house. If you are unfamiliar, this is the house that was used for the pilot footage of the "Cohens house" in the first episode. This home was used for the interior shots, kitchen, living-room, Seth's room and backyard area (which was later built within the Manhattan Beach studios). To catch you up, years ago this six-million dollar house was burned down in a massive fire that infiltrated the whole area, costing millions of dollars in damage to hundreds of properties. If you haven't yet, I encourage you to read more on that here before proceeding below (highly valuable, includes fire damage photos as well).
Main objective of returning to this site was to see the overall build progress and also to see if the house was a different design all-together. Additional bonus objectives was to stare at the exterior Cohen and Cooper mansions located on the same cul-de-sac and take a minimum of 20 selfies (standard procedure).
As mentioned earlier, we made our way to this cul-de-sac in 2021 and captured the rebuild process of the 6210 home but was very minimal. Only the initial foundation was being built so it was hard to imagine what the final product would look like.
I was unsure if the owners were going to re-build the same home but now we have an answer....A big negative. And honestly, I don't blame them, why not freshen things up with all that insurance moolah? One thing to point out is the similar shape and layout.
Although they didn't rebuild the original house plan, one feature however still remains from the original design! The infinity pool and grill area! Which still makes this sacred ground for any OC mega fan. For those that skipped the link above (shame on you!), this was where Ryan's pool house was built temporarily for the pilot episode before being moved into a the Manhattan Beach sound-stage. More on that
here!
As you can see from this Google map the houses general layout is similar but a different design all-together
Here is a view from the front/side of the home
Here is a view from the street
And here is a bonus shot of me in front of the Cohen's mansion
A close-up of the Cohen mansion
Last but not least Marissa's house, which is located right next store
As always if you intend to visit this Malibu cul-de-sac, be respectful, these are peoples private homes. Until next time, have a great day!
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