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EDWARD R. (ED) NILES, FAIA

Graduated from USC in 1962.  That's all we got.  Know more?  Write us!


1965 - Apartment Complex, Gardena CA. Received an honorable mention in the Homes for Better Living apartment division, sponsored by the AIA with American Home and House+Home.


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1966 - The Melton Davis House, 2867 Belden Drive, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 1988 to Eddie and Heather. Sold in 2004 to Wade W. Weigel and Jeffrey C. Ofelt. Sold in 2005 to David M. Metzler. Sold in 2015 to Blumhagen-Numme Trust. Sold in 2017 to Shuttlewood Properties US Inc. Sold in 2020 to Frederic S. Woolens and Annika N. Heinle. Photos by Michael Locke.


1969 - The Pasadena Federal Housing Project Pepper Redevelopment, Washington Blvd and Sunset, Pasadena CA. Three low cost apartment buildings, 137 units, cluster type housing. Designed with Carl Maston. Built by Sproul Homes. Ray Kappe was also involved in the project.


1970 - aka Lake Arrowhead Cabin, Lake Arrowhead CA. Designed with architect Remo Vecchi. Status unknown.


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1975 - The Milton (Milt) and Yvonne Davis House I, 2615 Nottingham Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Sold to Myunghae Choi and Dallas Cottam. Photo by Michael Locke.


1978 - 6962 Wildlife Road, Malibu CA. Sold in 1984 to Johnny Carson. Deeded to Alexis Carson. Sold in 2007 to Sidney and Caroline Kimmel. Deeded in 2010 to the Burr Family Trust. Sold in 2020 to Wildlife Bluff LLC/Riaz Valani.


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1979 - The Robert Nichols House I, 3651 Amesbury Road, Los Angeles CA. Niles designed an addition in 1980. Sold to Haigler Trust. Sold in 1992 to William P. Mansfield. Sold in 1997 to Arnold T. Cho. Sold in 1999 to Vincent C. Cordero. Sold in 2005 to Ervin Fang. Photo by Michael Locke.


1979 - The Demuri House, 19 Buckskin Road, Bell Canyon CA. 2573 sf. Sold in 2011 to Joe and Chava Ostrowsky. Sold in 2020 to Alison and John Pearson.


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1980 - The Robert Nichols House II, 3657 Amesbury Road, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 1983 to Lew Margin. Sold in 1987 to Barry Groveman. Sold in 1992 to Entity Morrison. Sold in 1993 to Dr. Peter J. Katsufrakis. Sold in 2003 to Wayne M. Cassard. Sold in 2007 to Zachary W. Eller. Leased in 2021. Photo by Michael Locke.


1989 - 6012 Galahad Drive, Malibu CA. Sold in 1998 to Robert and Pamela Whitham. Sold in 2003 to Graham Henman (who later became a client of Niles). Sold in 2003 to James and Donna Mills. Sold in 2004 to Fred Segal. Deeded in 2009 to Nina Segal-Sisino.


 Around 1990 - The Milton (Milt) and Yvonne Davis House II, Clackamas OR. Status unknown.


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1992 - The Milton Sidley House, 27929 West Winding Way, Malibu CA. 44,000 sf. Sold in 2021 to Paul Schneider.


1993 - The Wilen House/Henman House, aka Malibu House, 33583 Mulholland Highway, Malibu CA. 16.9 acres. 5 bedroom/6 baths, just over 7,000 sf. Featured in Hyperwest by Alan Hess. Includes an underground music studio, a 60 foot lap pool, a helipad, and underground garage. Sold in 2003 to Graham Henman. Sold in 2017 to David and Jennifer Eisman.


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1995 - The George A. and Esther Stevenson House, 1830 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2017 to Mark and Anna Masters. For sale in 2022. Photos by Michael Locke.


1996 - The Meyer and Doreen Luskin House, 1884 Mango Way, Los Angeles CA. Updated in 1998.  Featured in the August 1998 Architectural Digest.   Still owners as of 2023.  Last two photos by Erhard Pfeiffer.


Around 1997 - The Dorothy Meier House, Malibu CA. Featured in GA Houses 52. Structural engineers, Dimitry Vergun and Isaak Basman. Built by Behr Construction. There was a guest house addition. When Meier passed away she left the property to the UCLA Foundation which sold the property in late 2000 or early 2001. Status unknown.


Around 1997 - aka K's Residence, Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Unsure if built. Featured in GA Houses 52. 20 acres. Structural engineers, Dimitry Vergun and Isaak Basman. Built by Niles. Status unknown.


1998 - Malibu CA. 2900sf. Sold in 2020. Status unknown.


2000 - aka Malibu Road Addition, 24434 Malibu Road, Malibu CA. Original house built in 1979. Addition commissioned in 1995. 6,500 sf. Sold to Tyler Alexandra Gallagher Ellis, daughter of Perry Ellis. Sold around 2006 to David Gundlach, who died in the house under suspicious circumstances in 2011. Sold in 2012 to Steve Gozini (BH Malibu Road LLC).


2000 - The Jeff and Melody Klein Residence, 402 The Strand, Hermosa Beach CA. Commissioned in 1997. Featured in GA Houses 52. Designed with daughter Lisa Niles McCarthy. Structural engineers, Dimitry Vergun and Isaak Basman. Renovated in 2001.


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2007 - The Bruce S. and Marilyn Gillis House, 710 North Arden Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Built by J. L. Schram. Commissioned in 1985. As of 2022, still owned by the Gillis family. Photo by Michael Locke.


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2010 - The Raffi Cohen House, 1169 Loma Linda Drive, Beverly Hills CA. The massive half cylinder features a garden courtyard enclosed in walls of glass and a sail-shape infinity pool. Deeded in 2011 to RCR Media House LLC. Sold in 2014 to BiLLC. Photos by Michael Locke.


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2010 - The Wei-Tzuoh and Carrie Chen House, 41800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. For sale in 2023.