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# Manhattan Beach Home Is The “House Of The Day” In The Wall Street Journal
- URL: https://bklyner.com/manhattan-beach-home-is-the-house-of-the-day-in-the-wall-street-journal-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2012-09-14T13:00:48.000Z
- Updated: 2012-09-11T15:13:17.000Z
- Author: lvladimirova
- Tags: abbe lasker, Antiques, gary lasker, wall street journal, #API-Imported

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Source: Wall Street Journal/ Bryan Derballa

Gary and Abbe Lasker’s Manhattan Beach home is up for sale. The asking price of $1,695,000 does not include the couple’s extensive collection of antiques.

They’ve been working on their detached home since 1978, and have spent about $30,000 on home renovations throughout the years. They did most of the remodeling work themselves and occasionally hired a friend.

Unfortunately, their asking for a helping hand didn’t work out so well. They asked for an extension of their brick fireplace and instead got a “leaning tower of Pisa,” according to Abbe.

“I just got a sledgehammer and I knocked the whole thing down,” said Gary. “And that’s the fireplace story.”

Wall Street Journal featured their beautiful home as part of their “[House of the Day](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443686004577633813064487588.html?ref=bklyner.com#%2F3) series,” and that’s the house of the day story.

Click the link to see some interior and exterior shots of the beautiful home.