Each Friday, Russ Anderson, the president and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and the CEO of Pacific Sotheby's International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of April 24, 2026.
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S P.O.V.
This moment rewrites the definition of rare.
There are only three private homes ever designed by the late, great architect I.M. Pei. One of those is soon to be available — for the first time ever — and we have been entrusted to represent it.
On almost 4 treed acres in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills, this particular home was built for both the grandeur of art and entertaining and the quieter pleasures of everyday life. Finished in 1969, it is the last and largest of the homes Pei created. It is called Westover House, and it shares its DNA with many of his famous works, including the Pyramid at the Louvre and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The sprawling home features a stately art gallery that joins its public and private sides; multiple living and dining areas; and a unique garden room — a soaring, light-filled space with a canted roof of glass and steel that rises on one side to three stories. The home’s materials are of the ages, including marble, teak and thick walls of concrete mixed with rose-quartz granite, textured with thin, fluted lines that were painstakingly hammered by hand. House & Garden magazine called the home “a massive piece of modern sculpture,” and it is.
But Westover House isn’t just a design triumph: It is a home for life and laughter. It blends its grandeur and glamour with a surprising informality. It is superbly comfortable — a singular setting for the full range of life. It is ready for its next chapter, and we are honored to be a part of that.
Come see it soon at briggsfreeman.com.
Russ Anderson
President and CEO, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
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