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An architect-led residence at twilight
N° 001 — Founded 2009 New York · Los Angeles · Aspen

A new chapter
in residential
architecture.

Hauz represents a small number of architect‑led residences each year. We work quietly — and only with buyers and sellers who want the same.

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New this week Listed in NY · LA · Aspen
As featured in
Architectural Digest
Wallpaper
Dezeen
The WSJ Mansion
Robb Report
Forbes Properties
The Cut
Monocle
Architectural Digest
Wallpaper
Dezeen
The WSJ Mansion
Robb Report
Forbes Properties
The Cut
Monocle
I — In view this week

The current
collection.

Three residences from twelve currently in our care. Each one represented exclusively by Hauz.

II — The Hauz philosophy

Curated,
not catalogued.

Four principles that shape every decision we make — from the listings we accept to the way we answer the phone.

i.

Curated, not catalogued.

We represent fifty residences a year. Every one is read, walked, and photographed by a partner before we accept it.

ii.

One agent per home.

You speak to the partner who knows the house. No call centres, no junior associates, no hand‑offs. Continuity is a service.

iii.

Architecture first.

We sell houses the way architecture monographs are written — with deep attention to materials, light, and the maker behind the work.

iv.

Discretion as standard.

Quiet, off‑market, private treaty — whatever the situation requires. Our clients tell us their plans. We do not tell anyone else.

III — How we work

Four steps,
quietly handled.

The buying process at Hauz is led by one partner from first introduction to closing. No more than two viewings a day.

An architect-led residence In view · Bel Air
i

Discover

A first conversation, in person where we can. We listen for the brief beneath the brief — the kind of light, the kind of life.

ii

Visit

Private viewings at times that suit you. We walk the house with you, not just to it. Two viewings a day is our practical limit.

iii

Negotiate

A senior partner leads every negotiation — never an associate. We do not lose deals on terms we should have caught.

iv

Close

We co‑ordinate inspection, escrow, attorneys and movers. We hand you the keys, and we stay in touch for the first year.

IV — Where we work

Six neighbourhoods
we know by heart.

Three cities. Six neighbourhoods. Every street we represent is a street we have walked at sunset and at six in the morning.

V — If you are selling

The other
half of the work.

Our representation programme for sellers takes ten to fourteen weeks. Twelve photographs. One film. No tours without your permission.

A house being prepared for listing
SELLER PROGRAMME

The Hauz representation

Twelve weeks. Twelve photographs. One short film. A small list of qualified buyers. We start by asking what you do not want.

Read about our approach
A private appraisal
PRIVATE VALUATION

Request a valuation

A discreet, in‑person appraisal led by a partner. No obligation, no entry on any database. We deliver the report by hand.

Begin a valuation
VI — In their words

The people
we have worked with.

Most of our business comes from past clients and their friends. The rest from architects and the occasional thoughtful magazine article.

"

They walked the property with us for two hours before saying a word about price. By the time they did, my husband and I had decided — this is who we want to sell our father's house with. They were the only ones who treated the building as the thing they were selling.

Marta van der Berg
Marta van der Berg Sale of Walden House · 2024
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"They closed the sale of a $14M property without a single open house. That was, exactly, the point."

James L. Brentwood
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"The kind of agent you want to introduce your sister to. Then your closest friend. Then a writer for the architecture press."

Adaeze K. Manhattan
17yr
In residential architecture
$4.8B
In closed transactions, lifetime
12
Listings actively in our care
94%
Of our clients refer the next
VII — Questions

Things people
ask us first.

Can't find your answer? A partner is on the line, daily. We return every message within four hours.

A few of the questions our buyers and sellers ask before we begin.

Ask us anything
  • Architect‑led single‑family homes, estates, and notable apartments above $2M. We represent a small number of listings each year — typically fifty across our three offices. We do not take every assignment we are offered.
  • A senior partner. Always. From first conversation to the day after closing. We do not employ junior associates in transactional roles. The partner you speak to is the partner who negotiates, who walks the house with you, and who picks up at six on a Saturday if you need them.
  • Yes — and many of our listings begin this way. We circulate to a confidential list of qualified buyers and only place on a public portal if you give us the word. Roughly a third of our annual transactions never become public.
  • Buyer representation is free to you and paid by the seller out of the seller's commission. Seller representation is a flat 4 — 5% of the sale price, depending on location and the work involved. There are no other fees, ever.
  • Occasionally — and only via trusted referral partners. Buyers we work with often have second houses elsewhere; we co‑represent with carefully vetted local agents in the Hamptons, Sonoma, the Berkshires, Tuscany and the South of France.
  • Three options. Use our scheduling page, write to studio@hauz.estate, or telephone the office. We confirm within four hours. Most viewings are held within forty‑eight.
VIII — The Hauz Journal

Notes from
the field.

A monthly editorial on the houses we live with, the neighbourhoods we know, and the market — read by 14,000 people a month.

On Restoring a Richard Neutra
Architecture April 12, 2026

On Restoring a Richard Neutra

Twelve months in the company of an architect who is no longer here. Notes on Pirelli flooring, walnut casework, and the moral question of replacing a thing that cannot be replaced.

Inside Aspen East: A Quiet Mountain Reckoning
Neighborhood March 21, 2026

Inside Aspen East: A Quiet Mountain Reckoning

The neighbourhood that used to be a side road is now where the next generation of mountain houses are being built. We mapped them.

The 2026 Spring Market — A Reader
Market March 4, 2026

The 2026 Spring Market — A Reader

A short, honest report from the field. Inventory, pricing, and the strange new behavior of the over-$10M buyer in February.

XII — Begin

Find a house
worth waiting for.

Tell us what you're looking for — neighbourhood, character, ceiling height, the kind of light you want in the morning. A partner will respond within four hours.