A Former Malibu Water Tower Is Back on the Market for $5 Million

Once a working water tower, the Malibu Water Tower House has become one of the beach city’s most distinctive homes.

Built to supply water to the surrounding area, the structure was transformed into a private residence in the early 1980s by local architect Doug Rucker who embraced its unconventional shape rather than alter it. The result is a light-filled four-bedroom retreat with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains. More than 40 years later, the…