A judge has denied a couple’s desire to demolish Marilyn Monroe’s former home , which the city of Los Angeles has declared a cultural landmark.

Brinah Milstein and her husband, producer Roy Bank, bought the Brentwood residence in July 2023 for $8.35 million and obtained a demolition permit from the city. They wanted to move forward with their plans to tear down the Monroe structure to expand their current home, which is adjacent to the property.

But on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant denied the couple’s petition. He heard arguments last Thursday and had taken the case under submission.

“The property is Monroe’s former home and the (historical-cultural monument) designation does not alter that fact or the desire of the public to see it,” the judge wrote.

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