Aerial
Aerial
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is an American film producer, former CEO of DreamWorks Animation and founder of Quibi, just sold his Beverly Hills home for a whopping $125 million. That makes it the 3rd most expensive residential sale in Los Angeles County history. Located on Loma Vista Road and situated on 7 acres, the home boasts 26,000 square feet of living space and was designed by architect Howard Backen. More
Front Exterior
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle have reportedly purchased a 5+ acre estate in Montecito, California for $14.65 million and have been living in it since last month. The property, dubbed “The Chateau of Riven Rock”, boasts a main house, guest house, tea house and children’s house.
The main house features over 18,000 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, foyer with staircase, elevator, formal living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry, breakfast room, family room, library, billiards room with wet bar, home theater, gym, wine cellar, spa with massage room, garage and more.
The guest house features a living room, kitchenette and 2 bedrooms suites.
The teahouse features a living room and powder room.
The children’s house features a living room, kitchen and bathroom.
The grounds feature a gated entrance, patios, fireplace, BBQ with pizza oven, swimming pool, playground, organic vegetable garden, pond, creek, 4 wells and a tennis court. More
Rear Exterior
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 14,000
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 5 bedrooms & 8 bathrooms
PRICE: AED 120,000,000
This contemporary style beachfront home, dubbed “One 100”, is located on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE.
It features approximately 14,000 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, foyer with staircase, open concept great room and dining room, gourmet kitchen, 3 wet bars, wine cellar, gym, home theater, garage and more.
Outdoor features include 2 balconies, patios, fire & water features, dining area, kitchen/BBQ and a swimming pool with spa.
It is listed at AED 120,000,000. More
Despite the fact that Covid-19 has put a major damper on in-person concerts, veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi is still keeping the money rolling in through his house flipping side hustle. In 2018, the silver-maned singer dropped $10 million on an ocean-view home in mega-posh Palm Beach, Fla., that he promptly razed and replaced with a brand-new villa. Now, he’s sold the property for a little less than $20 million. But that sale was just a warm-up. On the very same day that the villa sold, Bon Jovi also sealed the deal for a $43 million ocean-front mansion a couple of miles away, as was first reported by The Real Deal.
The newly built, recently sold villa sits on a lot that measures in at about one-third of an acre and has five bedrooms, five full and three half-bathrooms in about 5,000 square feet. Originally listed in May for $22.9 million, the home was built by the Shapiro Pertnoy Company with interior design by Caroline Rafferty. The casually elegant villa has a relaxed coastal feel about it with a light color scheme and a buttery, stone-accented exterior. Wire brushed oak and creamy limestone flooring can be found throughout the house, while herringbone-patterned cypress planks cover the ceiling of the cavernous living and dining room. And, for the book lover, the spacious library features custom, built-in shelving.
Realtor.com
The eat-in gourmet kitchen is stylishly outfitted with bespoke light gray custom cabinetry, top-end appliances and an iridescent, mosaic-tiled backsplash. Other notable features of the home include an elevator and a handy backup generator for when hurricanes blow through. The back of the house wraps partially around a wind-protected central courtyard that gives way to an outdoor kitchen. Checkerboard terracing and a verdant wall of tropical plants accent the area around the swimming pool and spa, and a simple wrought iron gate provides access to the beach, which is actually located across a public street.
Bon Jovi’s newest acquisition is a substantially larger mansion located just a couple of miles away, which first popped up for sale in January with a hefty $44.9 million price tag. Spanning 10,232 square feet, the seaside manse has seven bedrooms and seven full bathrooms (plus five powder rooms), including a one-bedroom guest or staff suite with a convenient outside entrance. There’s also a vast owner’s retreat, which is comprised of a private study with a morning bar, plus an oceanfront terrace, two bathrooms and two huge walk-in closets.
Realtor.com
Designed by Thomas Kirchhoff with interiors by David Kleinberg, the sumptuous mansion offers a double-height foyer with inlaid marble floor, spacious living and dining rooms embellished with coffered ceilings, and an ocean-facing library wrapped in lustrous paneling. More casual, but equally ample family quarters include a chef’s kitchen with white marble counters, a cozy breakfast room and a sea-view double-height family room with a trio of floor-to-ceiling arched French doors. Outside, an arched dining loggia overlooks a courtyard swimming pool, while two oceanfront loggias look across manicured lawns dotted with swaying palm trees. Other luxuries include an exercise room, temperature-controlled wine cellar, an elevator, a back-up generator and an air-conditioned three-car garage.
Realtor.com
With the right updates, and given its impressive dimensions and supreme location, it’s not inconceivable the estate could follow the pattern of sky-high priced sales in the blazing hot Palm Beach market over the past year. These include the Kennedy family’s former compound, which sold for a staggering $70 million, and two estates on the famed Billionaire’s Row, located near Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, that each sold for over $100 million.
Realtor.com
Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate represented Bon Jovi in the sale of the $20 million Palm Beach mansion. Chris Leavitt, Kim Spears, and Ashley McIntosh of Douglas Elliman represented the buyer. Angle also represented both sides of the $43 million Palm Beach home sale.
Bon Jovi has been a prolific collector of expensive homes for years, but his foray into house-flipping is a fairly recent development. He still owns a four-bedroom and 4.5 bathroom condo in New York City’s West Village that he paid almost $19 million for in 2017, as well as an East Hampton mansion he picked up back in 2004 for $7.6 million. His lavish French chateau-style manse located in Middletown, N.J., known as Hight Point Estate and designed by world-renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern, was put up for sale in 2017 and remains for sale at an undisclosed price that has been speculated to be around $20 million. More
The living room fireplace will leave you slack-jawed and open-mouthed. There, stretching from floor to ceiling, is Bacchus, the hedonistic god of wine, with mouth agape, doing double duty as a fireplace.
The quirky plaster fresco, with its ring of sharp incisors, wild hair and flared nostrils, is a guaranteed conversation stopper, or maybe starter—especially with flames flickering from a roaring fire.
The origins of this funky, over-sized wall decoration aren’t clear, but it certainly reflects the playful character of the home’s owner, actor and two-time Academy Award winner, Geena Davis, star of the beloved 1991 road flick Thelma & Louise.
Davis, 64, has lived in this five-bedroom, 5,146-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa for the past 13 years, splashing out $4.19 million for it in 2007, shortly after wrapping up her run in the hit TV series Commander in Chief, which won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Built in 1999, the home sits on a 17,000-square-foot lot on a quiet, tucked-way cul-de-sac in leafy Pacific Palisades, a stone’s throw from the western end of Sunset Boulevard and a quick drive down to the beaches, Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica.
Here there’s no guarded entry, no security gates or imposing fences; it’s just a peaceful, somewhat unassuming house on a street, with a low, rustic, wood-framed fence separating home and sidewalk.
The front of the barrel-tile-roofed villa is dominated by three side-by-side garages and arched front door with masses of bougainvillea decorating the façade.
The covered patios look out over lush gardens. Photo: Lee Manning
The front door leads straight into a foyer with views ahead to Bacchus in full yawn. The Spanish influence is seen in the lovely colored tiles on the floor, white-washed walls and soaring vaulted ceilings with imposing arches.
Off the living room is a casual dining room with French doors leading out to a secluded, tree-shrouded, covered terrace. Close by is the recently remodeled kitchen with its large central island, gray-green stone countertops and backsplash, white cabinets and gorgeous mosaic tiles behind the gas range.
The first floor is also home to two of the five bedrooms, each with its own distinct character. We love the quirky Japanese room with its painted wall featuring Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa, whimsically countered by a surfboard mounted on the wall.
The newly remodeled kitchen. Photo: Lee Manning
The rear garden is the home’s secret hideaway, with its shady vine-covered pergolas and terraces leading down to a grille and dining area, lovely rose garden and lawn. But one surprising omission—especially for an A-list Hollywood star’s home with a $6 million price tag—no swimming pool, though there’s certainly space to dig one. And the private beach clubs along the nearby Pacific Ocean are a short bike ride away.
Upstairs are three of the five bedrooms, which include the spacious owner’s hideaway. It features a stunning vaulted-ceiling, gnarled wood beams, gorgeous fireplace with hand-painted tile surround.
French doors lead out to a private terrace with a wrought-iron balustrade and views over the lush gardens. Just off the master is a cozy sitting room with its wall of built-in bookcases.
The dining room. Photo: Lee Manning
The master suite also comes with dual bathrooms and walk-in closets and a light-filled private office/study. The highlight of one of the bathrooms is the free-standing, shiny-chrome bathtub.
“This is a very special offering filled with romance and charm in a fabulous Palisades location,” says listing agent David Offer, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService California Properties.
What Offer is reluctant to reveal, however, is the location of the home’s key safety feature—a fortified panic room.
There’s no word either on why Davis is parting with her longtime home. Perhaps it has to do with her recent split from her husband or there’s a can’t-miss upgrade on the horizon—with a pool. But look for the actor on the silver screen in upcoming feature films Ava and Cowgirl’s Last Ride.
The owner’s hideaway. Photo: Lee Manning
The master suite’s study. Photo: Lee Manning
The master bath and soaking tub. Photo: Lee Manning
The home office. Photo: Lee Manning
One of five bedrooms in the home. Photo: Lee Manning
The unassuming front entrance. Photo: Lee Manning
Living Room
LOCATION: Tel Aviv, Israel
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 12,917
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 4 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms
PRICE: $65,000,000
This incredibly lavish Baroque style penthouse is located atop the Sea One tower in Tel Aviv, Israel.
It features approximately 12,917 square feet of living space with 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 1 half bathrooms, grand hallway, 2 formal living rooms, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, office/library and more.
Outdoor features include 3 terraces and 2 balconies.
It is listed at $65,000,000. More
Aerial
Superstar singer Jon Bon Jovi has just purchased an oceanfront home in Palm Beach, Florida for a whopping $43 million. Located at 1075 N Ocean Boulevard, the Mediterranean style home boasts over 10,000 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 2-story foyer with staircase, formal living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, breakfast/family room with wet bar, wine cellar, 3-car garage and more. Outdoor features include 2 loggias, balcony off master suite and a swimming pool. More
Great Room
LOCATION: 17749 Collins Avenue #52, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 8,858
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 4 bedrooms & 7 bathrooms
PRICE: $32,000,000
This luxurious penthouse is situated atop The Mansions at Acqualina located at 17749 Collins Avenue #52 in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.
It features approximately 8,858 square feet of living space with 4 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 2-story great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, family room and more.
Outdoor features include a covered terrace pool.
It is listed at $32,000,000 and comes fully furnished and with a 2-car garage. More
