Last year, prolific cult television show co-creator/writer/showrunner Josh Schwartz (“The O.C.,” “Gossip Girl,” “Chuck”) sold his longtime Los Feliz mansion to Ava DuVernay for nearly $10 million. But he isn’t downsizing — public records reveal the “Nancy Drew” helmer has just acquired an even larger compound in a leafy, affluent part of L.A.’s San Fernando Valley.
The 2.3-acre, $8.1 million estate ranks as one of the largest properties in Sherman Oaks, per the listing. The single-story house itself is set behind gates and tall hedges, on a grassy knoll with sweeping views of the entire Valley. Originally built in 1952, the classic ranch-style layout tightly hugs its ridgeline and recently underwent a thorough renovation.