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In the wake of complaints about noise and traffic, trustees of a Los Feliz house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright have withdrawn their request to the City of Los Angeles to rent out the landmark residence for large private parties to raise money for restoration and upkeep, an attorney for the trust said.
The attorney, Amy Forbes, said the board of trustees plans to treat the house as a private residence and only allow occasional small parties, which they feel would not require a formal variance. She said it will try to raise needed money from private corporations and the state.
"The board is very sensitive to neighbors' complaints," Forbes said. "The best solution is to find alternate sources of money."
Derek Sutton, who lives across the street from the house, called the move to curtail parties "a very positive step."
Sutton and other neighbors have complained for two years that renting the hilltop residence, known as the Ennis-Brown House, for private...