A Los Angeles “power couple” who are known for hosting some of the city’s most impressive political events and high-profile fundraisers are ready for the hallowed halls of their stunning Hancock Park estate to play host to a new group of glitterati—after listing the elegant property for $16.5 million.
Mike Rose and Ruben Rodriguez, who are best known for hosting Democratic political fundraisers for the likes of Pete Buttigieg, as well as philanthropic events for organizations like the National AIDS Monument, Outfest, and Project Angel Food, have spent more than a decade using their home as a backdrop for their incredible soirees.
The duo purchased the home, which is now listed with Neyshia Go of Sotheby’s International Realty and Aaron Kirman of Christie’s International Real Estate, for $8.6 million in 2015. That was soon after selling their production payroll and residuals platform, Ease Entertainment Services, and beginning what they refer to as their “second act” inside the 1926 Tudor estate…