The Los Angeles home where the lifeless body of movie legend Marilyn Monroe was discovered might soon meet the wrecking ball.

The new owner of the Spanish Colonial with one of Hollywood’s most tragic histories has filed for demolition permits, according to the New York Post. The 2,600-square-foot residence on a cul-de-sac in the tony neighborhood of Brentwood was purchased in July for $8.35 million.

That would make the notorious home an $8 million-plus teardown.

“For that area, that’s not out of the question,” says luxury real estate agent John Lucy, of Keller Williams Hollywood Hills. He toured the one-story house when it was up for sale in the 1990s. “It’s a very exclusive area.”

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house on a half-acre was built in 1929. Monroe bought it in early 1962 for just $77,500. It was her first and only real estate purchase.

Six months later, she was found dead in her bedroom from a barbiturate overdose. She was 36.

Today, a coat of arms on the front door has a fitting Latin inscription, “Cursum Perficio.” It translates to “My journey ends here.”

The home has changed hands seven times since 1986, which is as far as Realtor.com® records go back. It was last sold in 2017 for $7.25 million, about $350,000 more than the asking price.

The residence has since undergone renovations and boasts a pool, terra-cotta tile flooring, and a citrus orchard on the property. Plus, it oozes old Hollywood lore.

When Lucy toured the home 30 years ago, it was “just a small bungalow with a pool” that was in “pretty sad shape,” he says. “It was kind of dark and depressing.”

He expects the new owners bought the property for the prime location and plan to knock it down to put up a much larger, two- or three-story residence. They might not revere the home’s Hollywood history as much as buyers would in other parts of the country.

“There’s a celebrity story for just about every address in Los Angeles,” says Lucy. “I’m sure once it gets completed and they put it back on the market, maybe as a spec house, it will be staged with all kinds of iconic photographs of Marilyn.”

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