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Jane Russell’s Former Creekside Idyll in Santa Barbara Just Listed for $8.25 Million

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Golden Age siren Jane Russell received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, at the same time as her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-star Marilyn Monroe—their hand and footprints are in the forecourt of Graumann’s Chinese Theater—and in the 1970s and ’80s she was the ubiquitous spokesperson for Playtex bras and girdles.

In 1985, the year before her last on-screen appearance in an episode of Hunter, she and her third and last husband, real estate broker John Peoples, bought a Santa Barbara estate that she sold for close to its $1.9 million asking price in 2000, the year following Peoples’ death. The property last changed hands in 2005 for $2.12 million, and now, the creekside compound has returned to market as an idyllic retreat with a Tinseltown pedigree at $8.25 million. Kate Blackwood and Santa Van Der Laarse at Compass share the listing.

The home freely interacts with the surrounding landscape.

Rafael Bautista Photography

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The 1.25-acre spread is sequestered down a private lane and includes a 3,678-square-foot main residence and a separate one-bedroom guesthouse, plus a self-contained one-bed/one-bath apartment above the garage and a freestanding pool house with another kitchen and bath. Altogether, there are six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms.

The two-story main house, built in 1964, has been extensively updated since Russell owned it, both honoring its midcentury roots and bringing in more modern elements such as smooth concrete walls and horizontal wood cladding. The sunny floor plan includes a window-lined combination living and dining room with a fireplace suspended from the vaulted and beamed ceiling, and a modern, all-white eat-in kitchen flooded with natural light thanks to its numerous windows and skylights. Elsewhere are a couple of cozy dens and four bedrooms, the homeowner’s suite being on the main floor with an outdoor shower and private patio.

The main house and pool are connected by a bridge over a seasonal creek.

Rafael Bautista Photography

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The back of the house opens to a large deck that hangs over a seasonal creek with a bridge that leads to meandering gardens and the swimming pool and pool house. Elsewhere are a sports court, a one-bedroom guesthouse, and, above a two-car garage converted to a gym, a one-bed/one-bath apartment.

Russell was known to have a keen interest in architecture and design. In the mid-1940s, while married to her first husband, professional football player and coach Bob Waterfield, she commissioned Case Study architect Kemper Nomland Jr. to design Skytop, a modern dream house on a hilltop in the mountains above Sherman Oaks. Though no longer standing, it featured a sunken conversation pit and panoramic views over the San Fernando Valley. 

Decades later, Russell and Peoples split their time between Santa Barbara and Sedona, Arizona, where they owned a nightclub called Dude’s and a home that’s now a vacation rental. She spent the last years of her life in a relatively unassuming house in Santa Maria, California, where she died in 2011.

Click here for more photos of the Hollywood-pedigreed Santa Barbara home.

Rafael Bautista Photography

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Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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    Jane Russell’s Former Creekside Idyll in Santa Barbara Just Listed for $8.25 Million

    Golden Age siren Jane Russell received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, at the same time as her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-star Marilyn Monroe—their hand and footprints are in the forecourt of Graumann’s Chinese Theater—and in the 1970s and ’80s she was the ubiquitous spokesperson for Playtex bras and girdles.

    In 1985, the year before her last on-screen appearance in an episode of Hunter, she and her third and last husband, real estate broker John Peoples, bought a Santa Barbara estate that she sold for close to its $1.9 million asking price in 2000, the year following Peoples’ death. The property last changed hands in 2005 for $2.12 million, and now, the creekside compound has returned to market as an idyllic retreat with a Tinseltown pedigree at $8.25 million. Kate Blackwood and Santa Van Der Laarse at Compass share the listing.

    The home freely interacts with the surrounding landscape.

    Rafael Bautista Photography

    RELATED: A Santa Barbara Home Listed for $20 Million Is a Car Collector’s Dream

    The 1.25-acre spread is sequestered down a private lane and includes a 3,678-square-foot main residence and a separate one-bedroom guesthouse, plus a self-contained one-bed/one-bath apartment above the garage and a freestanding pool house with another kitchen and bath. Altogether, there are six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms.

    The two-story main house, built in 1964, has been extensively updated since Russell owned it, both honoring its midcentury roots and bringing in more modern elements such as smooth concrete walls and horizontal wood cladding. The sunny floor plan includes a window-lined combination living and dining room with a fireplace suspended from the vaulted and beamed ceiling, and a modern, all-white eat-in kitchen flooded with natural light thanks to its numerous windows and skylights. Elsewhere are a couple of cozy dens and four bedrooms, the homeowner’s suite being on the main floor with an outdoor shower and private patio.

    The main house and pool are connected by a bridge over a seasonal creek.

    Rafael Bautista Photography

    RELATED: Inside the Skog House, a Brutalist Santa Barbara Manse With 1970s Swagger

    The back of the house opens to a large deck that hangs over a seasonal creek with a bridge that leads to meandering gardens and the swimming pool and pool house. Elsewhere are a sports court, a one-bedroom guesthouse, and, above a two-car garage converted to a gym, a one-bed/one-bath apartment.

    Russell was known to have a keen interest in architecture and design. In the mid-1940s, while married to her first husband, professional football player and coach Bob Waterfield, she commissioned Case Study architect Kemper Nomland Jr. to design Skytop, a modern dream house on a hilltop in the mountains above Sherman Oaks. Though no longer standing, it featured a sunken conversation pit and panoramic views over the San Fernando Valley. 

    Decades later, Russell and Peoples split their time between Santa Barbara and Sedona, Arizona, where they owned a nightclub called Dude’s and a home that’s now a vacation rental. She spent the last years of her life in a relatively unassuming house in Santa Maria, California, where she died in 2011.

    Click here for more photos of the Hollywood-pedigreed Santa Barbara home.

    Rafael Bautista Photography

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    Mark David

    Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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    Troye Sivan’s Midcentury Home in the Hollywood Hills Can Now Be Yours for $2.5 Million

    My My My! Troye Sivan is one busy superstar. Not only does he sing, write songs, and model, but he’s an actor as well, having appeared in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Three Months, as well as the HBO drama series The Idol. Also a popular YouTuber counting over 8 million followers, the multi-hyphenate 30-year-old Aussie phenom added the title of landlord to his list of business endeavors in 2022 when he began renting out his modern Los Angeles residence for as much as $17,950 per month.

    Now, if you have an extra $2.5 million and change burning a hole in your proverbial pocket, you could be the new owner of the You Know What I Need crooner’s Hollywood Hills home. Jenna Cooper of Compass holds the listing.

    An open-plan dining and kitchen area rests beneath a post-and-beam ceiling.

    Tessa Neustadt

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    Purchased for nearly $2.2 million in late 2017, the 1950s property was renovated by its previous owner, producer and developer Logan Levy, and rests beyond gates on less than a quarter-acre of land off a secluded cul-de-sac. Accented by a white stucco façade, a curving wood front door, a circular porthole-style window, and a two-car garage, the home’s interior offers three bedrooms and four baths in roughly 3,300 square feet of open-concept living space boasting rustic hardwood floors throughout. Walls of glass provide lots of natural light while offering scenic views of the surrounding canyon and trees.

    Steps from the entryway lead up to a soaring den spotlighted by a domed skylight and built-in bookshelves. From there, a spacious living room anchored by a massive fireplace with a floating hearth has two sets of French doors spilling out to the backyard, while an adjacent dining area connects to a kitchen outfitted with wood cabinetry, an expansive eat-in island, and top-notch stainless appliances.

    The private backyard holds a kidney-shaped pool surrounded by a sundeck.

    Tessa Neustadt

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    Other highlights include a primary suite sporting the previously mentioned circular window, plus a fireside sitting area, a walk-in closet, and a uniquely tiled bath equipped with dual vanities, a sunken tub, and a glass-encased rain shower. Outdoors, the compact but nicely amenitized grounds are laced with greenery and host a fire pit, a pool and spa, and several spots ideal for lounging and entertaining.

    While Sivan is leaving his L.A. home behind, he still maintains a circa-1800s home in Melbourne, Australia, that he picked up in 2020. Subsequently renovated with the help of designer David Flack of Flack Studio, it was featured in Architectural Digest a year later.

    Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

    Tessa Neustadt

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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    Inside the Australian Mansions That Star in Peacock’s ‘All Her Fault’

    The latest must-watch thriller from Peacock, All Her Fault, is an intense deep dive into the dark secrets of the super-wealthy. The eight-episode limited series features a star-studded cast led by Sarah Snook as distraught mother Marissa Irvine and Jake Lacy—of White Lotus fame—as her husband, Peter. Based on Andrea Mara’s 2021 best-seller, the story was originally set in Dublin but has been relocated to Chicago for TV.

    The drama ignites when Marissa arrives at the Kaminski family’s house to pick up her young son Milo (Duke McCloud) from a playdate, only to find the woman who answers the door has never heard of him. Suddenly, a terrifying mystery begins to unravel across the manicured lawns of what we’re told is Wilmette, one of Chicago’s leafiest suburbs.

    There’s also a real-life twist of the real estate kind. While the story is set firmly in the Windy City, production reportedly only shot there for a few days, and the bulk of the series was filmed in Australia, partly for tax incentives but also thanks to what the producers called a “proximity incentive” for Snook, an Aussie who also serves as an executive producer.

    The Irvine family’s Chicago home in All Her Fault is actually an estate in Melbourne, Australia.

    Peacock

    The Irvine family’s home—the backdrop for much of Marissa’s unraveling—is a spectacular record-setting estate on the Mornington Peninsula in Red Hill South, about an hour outside Melbourne. The 16-acre property last traded in 2022 for between AUD 25 million and 27 million (about USD 18 million to 19.5 million), spending just 17 days on the market before shattering the previous suburb record, according to Forbes.

    The sprawling estate features a renovated five-bedroom, six-bathroom main house overhauled by Sabrina Caisson of Helen Green Design, while the leafy grounds include an infinity pool, six-car garage, soccer field, tennis court, and former stables converted into a cocktail lounge and golf simulator.

    Sarah Snook as Marissa Irvine.

    Sarah Enticknap/Peacock

    By contrast, the Kaminski family home provides a stark architectural counterpoint. Dakota Fanning plays Jenny Kaminski, a fellow mother swept into the spiraling accusations. Their real-life house, known as Hawthorn House, is a 7,300-square-foot modernist residence completed in 2018 by Edition Office architects Kim Bridgland, Aaron Roberts, and Jonathan Brener.

    Hawthorne House serves as the Kaminski family’s fictional home.

    Peacock

    The property is defined by two massive, textured concrete walls that wrap the house like a protective shell. The architects conceived the yard as a “living theatre,” creating a vast outdoor terrace that pulls the landscape right up to the house and gives the main living spaces a constant garden view. Downstairs, the concrete forms feel surprisingly airy, opening the interiors to the outdoors, while upstairs, bedrooms retreat into private courtyards lush with greenery. Materials are restrained—mainly concrete, timber, and brass—and the home incorporates passive-solar design, natural cross-ventilation, and rooftop panels to heat the pool.

    The concrete structure is contrasted by glassy, private courtyards filled with plants.

    Sarah Enticknap/Peacock

    Together, these two architecturally distinct Australian estates—a grand country manor and a sculptural concrete masterpiece—frame the series’ central mystery and raise the question of who is really behind Milo’s disappearance. And yes, if the whole “affluent community with secrets and stunning real estate” setup gives you Big Little Lies energy, you’re not imagining it. The Succession actress even acknowledged the comparison in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, noting that audiences love “pulling apart things that, on the surface, look glossy and perfect.”

    Watch the trailer for All Her Fault below:

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    This $10 Million Curvilinear San Francisco Home Has Been in the Same Family for 50-Plus Years

    It’s been almost 10 years since Angelo Sangiacomo died at age 91, but the prominent real estate developer and landlord’s longtime San Francisco home has only now popped up for sale at $10 million, with the listing held by Neal Ward of Compass.

    Perched atop Edgehill Mountain in the Forest Hill neighborhood, the eye-catching curvilinear, cedar-shake structure was commissioned by the founder of Trinity Properties and his longtime wife, former actress Yvonne Giuntoli, in the late 1960s. Completed in 1970 by a team of architects that included Robert V. Arrigoni and Howard Backen, with finishing touches by professor Dale E. Benedict, the midcentury property has remained in the Sangiacomo family ever since.

    Around the corner from the living room are a window-lined music room and fireside sitting area.

    Brian Kitts

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    A hedge-lined pathway out front makes its way to a gated entry, which opens onto a red brick courtyard with a bubbling fountain and a children’s playground off to the side. Inside, eight bedrooms and five baths (plus a trio of powder rooms) are spread across roughly 10,100 square feet of wood-slathered living space on four levels punctuated throughout with rough-exposed concrete and finished stonework, all sitting above a four-car street-level garage with epoxy floors.

    A gallery entrance with a winding staircase steps down to the soaring sky-lit living room, which has a ribbon of 18-foot steel-framed windows, a wood-burning brick fireplace, a bar, and access to a wraparound terrace. Rounding the corner are a music room, a sitting area, a library nook, and an office. Upstairs, a bridge walkway leads to a 14-seat dining hall with a mezzanine balcony overlooking the living room below. The adjacent kitchen is updated with a Viking range and dual refrigerators, while a large pantry connects to an ocean-view sitting and dining area.

    A dining hall on the second level can seat up to 14 for formal gatherings.

    Brian Kitts

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    A fireside primary suite and five additional bedrooms occupy the entire top floor, while the bottom-most level hosts a 2,000-square-foot entertaining space with a wet bar and a kitchenette, along with a pair of en suite guest bedrooms, a wine cellar, and a laundry room. Rounding it all off is a rooftop terrace offering picturesque views stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands, the Pacific Ocean, and the Farallon Islands beyond.

    For Sandro Sangiacomo, one of seven children of Angelo and Yvonne, selling the home isn’t an ending but a continuation of what his parents believed in: bringing people together. “My siblings and I felt so fortunate growing up in this home,” he said in a statement. “My parents shaped with heart and uncompromising intention the home I grew up in. I remember long dinners in the kitchen and all the fun we had downstairs…I hope the next family feels what we felt here and adds their story to the history.”

    Click here for more photos of the Forest Hill residence.

    Brian Kitts

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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    Inside George Lucas’s $260 Million-Plus Property Portfolio

    George Lucas, the legendary filmmaker behind Star Wars, revolutionized Hollywood with his imaginative storytelling, pioneering special effects, and bold approach to franchise filmmaking. From his early days as a student at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to the global phenomenon of Indiana Jones, Lucas has consistently pushed the boundaries of cinema, earning him an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005, among numerous other accolades.

    After selling his Lucasfilm production company to Disney for $4.1 billion in 2012, Lucas largely stepped away from filmmaking, redirecting his energy toward philanthropy, education, and art. His fortune, estimated at $5.5 billion, has enabled him to pursue these passions on a global scale. A committed supporter of education, Lucas signed the Giving Pledge in 2010, promising to donate the majority of his wealth to charitable causes. His George Lucas Family Foundation, valued at over $1 billion, has become a major force in improving educational opportunities, particularly in science, technology, and engineering.

    Lucas is also a devoted collector and patron of the arts. Together with his wife, Mellody Hobson, he founded the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, reportedly set to open in September 2026. The 100,000-square-foot museum will showcase works from his personal collection, including illustrations, paintings, comics, and film memorabilia, offering the public a rare glimpse into the creative worlds that inspired a generation of storytelling.

    Beyond his professional and philanthropic pursuits, Lucas’s interests extend to a thoughtfully curated portfolio of homes spanning the U.S. and abroad. His holdings range from the sprawling Skywalker Ranch in Marin County to side-by-side retreats in Carpinteria, multi-parcel compounds in San Anselmo, a historic Bel Air mansion, a record-setting Chicago penthouse, a winery in France, and a trophy London residence. Below, we’re taking a look at all the places Lucas calls home.

    Skywalker Ranch 

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    Handbag Designer Tyler Ellis Is Selling Her Stylish L.A. Home for $32 Million

    Around nine years ago, Tyler Ellis doled out $12.3 million for a fairly plain French-inspired residence in the western reaches of Los Angeles. Now the luxury handbag designer—the only offspring of legendary fashion designer Perry Ellis and screenwriter Barbara Gallagher—has put the stylishly redone chateau-style estate in a prime pocket of Brentwood back up for sale at a dash under $32.4 million, around $20 million over what she paid in late 2016. D. Peter Mac and Mauricio Umansky of the Agency share the listing.

    Originally built in 2005, Ellis and her investor husband, Benjamin Shriner, implemented a full-scale customization of the premises during their tenure, working in collaboration with original architect William Hefner and longtime favored interior designers the Archers. Today, the property features an expanded main house and a tacked-on “entertainment” house with a combined total of seven bedrooms and 11 baths in 11,800 square feet of wonderfully eclectic living space that was featured in Architectural Digest in 2021.

    An elegant wood-beamed living room opens out to a covered lanai.

    Mike Kelley

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    “It felt like a little piece of Europe that landed in the center of L.A.” Ellis told AD at the time. “We loved the traditional architecture and wanted to keep it serious and sophisticated, but on the inside we wanted to give it a more youthful character, with bright pops of color, lots of fun, and little bits of happiness everywhere.”

    Tucked away behind walls and gates, on over a half-acre parcel of land laced with towering cypress trees, the two-story primary dwelling is accessible via reeded-glass entry doors that open into a grand foyer displaying a feathered pink bear sculpture crafted by Italian artist Paola Pivi. Other highlights include a formal dining room topped by a custom Studio Molen chandelier, a library sporting lacquered blue walls, and a black-hued gourmet kitchen spotlighted by subway tile and bronze hardware, plus a La Cornue range. A sumptuous upstairs primary retreat is outfitted with a separate den, as well as dual walk-in closets and baths.

    A speakeasy in the guesthouse leads to a 6,500-bottle wine cellar.

    Mike Kelley

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    As for the other house, that three-level space spans around 5,000 square feet and comes with two en suite bedrooms and an office, along with glitzy perks like a speakeasy, a movie theater, and a 6,500-bottle limestone wine cellar. A covered terrace blends seamlessly with the grassy backyard, which hosts a pool and spa, a garden, a bocce court, and additional spots for alfresco lounging and entertaining.

    Click here for more photos of the Brentwood Park residence.

    Mike Kelley

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    ‘Trading Spaces’ Designer Genevieve Gorder Just Listed Her Chic Manhattan Duplex for $4.4 Million

    Interior designer and HGTV personality Genevieve Gorder has listed her longtime Manhattan home—a sun-drenched Chelsea duplex within the historic Fitzroy Townhouse complex—for $4.35 million. The nearly 2,500-square-foot co-op spans the top two floors of the circa 1850s building and overlooks Clement Clarke Moore Park, a private greenspace shared by the block’s residents.

    Gorder purchased one side of the top-floor walk-up duplex 21 years ago, drawn to the light and the tree-lined street she had long admired. “A brownstone is notoriously dark in the middle areas, so I will climb any stair for natural light any day,” she said. When the adjacent unit became available in 2011, she bought and combined the two, a process chronicled on her 2014 HGTV series Genevieve’s Renovation.

    The resulting four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence feels both layered and deeply personal. Hand-scraped French white oak floors, a marble kitchen island, and custom built-ins are paired with globally sourced architectural details. The layout is intentionally adaptable. “Every room can almost be everything,” Gorder tells Robb Report, describing how the home evolved with her family’s needs over the years.

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    The dining room has custom built ins and a wood-burning fireplace.

    John DePrima

    A tranquil formal living room with an original marble fireplace is also suitable as a first-floor primary suite thanks to its spa-like attached bath and oversized dressing closet. Two additional bedrooms and a vintage-inspired bath with brass fixtures, tile walls, and a classic clawfoot tub complete the lower level.

    A floating staircase leads to two more airy bedrooms that open onto private north- and south-facing terraces with panoramic city views. Water features and plantings with automated irrigation create an alfresco sanctuary for dining or entertaining beneath the skyline. The upper-level primary suite, a serene retreat that feels worlds away from the city below, includes a freestanding soaking tub bedroom. “It’s a home with four rooftop decks, a bird sanctuary pretty much in the back,” Gorder adds. “It’s so quiet—it’s kind of surreal that you’re in New York and you’re waking up to birds every morning.”

    Gorder has decided to sell her home as her daughter prepares to head to college and she begins a new chapter abroad. “We’re getting our dual citizenship with Croatia, and it felt like time to do what I’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t,” she said. “We want to create rentals in the southern Mediterranean. My base will still be in New York, but I’m ready to make this next part of my life amazing.”

    RELATED: Tour Designer Charlotte Moss’s $14.5 Million Townhouse in N.Y.C.

    Both bedrooms on the upper level open to landscaped terraces.

    John DePrima

    According to listing agents Christopher Stokes Moseley and Smitha Ramchandani of Christie’s International Real Estate, the home is as much a reflection of Gorder’s artistry as it is of Chelsea’s storied architecture. “The textures, the unique design accents, the thoughtful flow of each room—it all feels intentionally layered and lived in,” Moseley says. “It’s not just beautiful—it’s soulful, with the kind of authenticity and craftsmanship that can only come from a designer who has truly lived in and loved the space.”

    Ramchandani agrees, describing the property as “an effortless balance of serenity and sophistication.” She adds, “In a market where luxury is often about excess, this home stands out for its intentionality; every finish, every line has a purpose.”

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    John DePrima

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    Hockey Legend Chris Chelios Lists His Seaside Malibu Home for $60 Million

    A sprawling seaside compound owned by former longtime NHL defenseman Chris Chelios has popped up for sale again in Malibu. Nestled on a picturesque blufftop parcel directly overlooking Paradise Cove beach, and offering around 90 feet of ocean frontage, the almost half-acre spread is asking a speck under $60 million, after first hitting the market for $75 million in early 2023. Carl Gambino and John Bercsi of the Gambino Group at Compass share the listing.

    Records show the three-time Stanley Cup champ and his wife Tracee paid $6 million back in summer 2003 for the vacation getaway, which comprises a nearly 3,800-square-foot main house boasting four bedrooms and five baths, plus a beachside guesthouse—all providing sweeping coastline and ocean views via walls of glass and expansive decks.

    The fireside living room has collapsible glass doors flowing out to an ocean-view deck.

    Will Myers

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    Built in the early 1980s and since updated, the property is hidden away at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac and a lengthy gated driveway. An entry foyer flows into the three-story primary dwelling, which is highlighted by a fireside living room that opens to an alfresco lounging and entertaining deck, plus a kitchen sporting an eat-in island and a breakfast nook.

    A loft-style bedroom can be found upstairs, while three additional bedrooms include a primary suite equipped with a fireplace, a sitting area, a private balcony, and a walk-in closet, as well as a bath outfitted with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glassy shower. There’s also a media/game room.

    The primary bedroom has its own balcony.

    Will Myers

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    Stairs descend to the aforementioned guesthouse, which comes with a bedroom, a living area, and a kitchen. A couple of decks include one on the roof and another hosting a hot tub and a barrel sauna.

    After a 27-year career spent playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, and Atlanta Thrashers, Chelios retired in 2010 and was subsequently inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame. The Chicago native, who currently serves as a TV hockey analyst, has said he and his wife are selling because they are now grandparents and want a vacation spot that is closer to their children.

    Click here for more photos of the Paradise Cove residence.

    Will Myers

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