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    An Eyewear Mogul’s Brutalist Beverly Hills Mansion Lists for $65 Million

    James Jannard bought a two-acre promontory lot in the Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills for nearly $20 million in late 2009, two years after he sold the Oakley eyewear brand he founded in the 1970s to Luxottica for $2.1 billion in cash.

    The product designer, inventor, and serial entrepreneur then engaged Los Angeles-based iDGroup to create an avant-garde home that has been called a cross between Southern England’s ancient Stonehenge monument and the Bat Cave. Five years and millions of dollars later, the ultra-bespoke spread was finished, replete with views overlooking the entire Los Angeles Basin.

    Jannard now has his Brutalist-style showpiece up for sale for a second time at a speck under $65 million, about $3 million less than what he wanted when the place first hit the market in June 2024. Aaron Kirman of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California holds the listing.

    A custom motorbike graces the entry to the Brutalist home.

    Mike Kelley

    Fronted by a gated oval motor court flanked by crenellated concrete formations and a four-car garage, the exposed concrete and aluminum structure offers five bedrooms and nine baths in roughly 18,300 square feet sprawled across two levels.

    Adorning the cavernous interiors are nearly 100 oversized columns, perforated metal ceilings, specially designed acoustic panels, brushed steel details, custom fixtures and furnishings, and retractable walls of glass. Glitzy amenities include an elevator, a movie theater, a gym, a bar, a wine cellar, and a separate guest apartment. Outdoors, the manicured grounds hold an infinity pool with a floating sundeck.

    Some of the more unusual design features include an industrial fireplace and metal soaking tub.

    Upon entry, a sky-lit foyer serves as a display space for a custom motorbike from Confederate Motors. From there, a sunken living area is anchored by an industrial two-way fireplace boasting a floor-to-ceiling mechanical hood, a formal dining room is topped by a futuristic light fixture, and a chrome-clad “show” kitchen is accompanied by a commercial-grade prep kitchen.

    Accessed via a curving hallway, the primary suite boasts a giant metal soaking tub inscribed with a phrase in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish language—an homage to Jannard’s recently sold company Red Digital, which built the high-res cameras used to film The Hobbit franchise.

    Per Wallpaper Magazine, the house has served as an urban pied-à-terre, a meeting spot, and a storage space for the 76-year-old L.A. native. He’s also reportedly owned other properties in Newport Beach, plus two islands in Fiji and another in the Pacific Northwest. Last year, he sold an oceanfront Malibu mansion he picked up in 2012 for $75 million to an unnamed buyer in an off-market deal for a record-breaking $210 million.

    Click here for more photos of the Trousdale Estates home.

    Mike Kelley

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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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    This $12 Million Long Island Estate Was the Summer Home of the Late Gallerist Barbara Gladstone

    The late Barbara Gladstone’s name is back in the headlines this summer—not for her eponymous art galleries, but for her real estate. Just weeks after her elegant Chelsea townhouse came to market, the influential art dealer’s sprawling North Fork getaway has quietly followed suit, asking $12 million with Bridget Elkin of Compass.

    Gladstone, who helped define contemporary art through her visionary gallery in Manhattan—there are outposts in Brussels and Seoul—and represented artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Keith Haring, kept the waterfront estate in Cutchogue as a refuge from the city’s art-world hustle. She died in June 2024 at the age of 89.

    Spacious yet cozy living spaces feature soaring ceilings, picture windows, and multiple fireplaces.

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    Set on 140 feet of pristine frontage with a sandy beach on the Great Peconic Bay, the 10,000-square-foot shingle-style residence is one of the few remaining turn-of-the-19th-century summer “cottages” on the East End of Long Island to remain relatively unadulterated. This restored and updated gem beautifully blends old-world craftsmanship and modern luxury, preserving original doorknobs and hardware while seamlessly incorporating contemporary comforts. The 1.2-acre property was briefly on the market last year but has now returned with refreshed interiors and a renewed sense of quiet grandeur.

    A dedicated flower-cutting room is complete with a custom marble sink.

    Tyler Sands

    The main floor is equally suited to quiet repose and lively entertaining, with waterside living and dining rooms that both have a fireplace and fluted trimwork around the windows and doors. The chef’s kitchen is expansive, complete with a window-lined breakfast area, a butler’s pantry, and a flower-cutting room outfitted with a custom marble sink. An enormous screened porch nearby includes a summer kitchen and dining area that overlooks the bay.

    The primary suite on the second floor is a cozy sanctuary with a fireplace, dressing room, extensive walk-in closets, and sweeping water views. The second and third floors contain five more bedrooms, along with a library, an office, multiple wet bars, and bathrooms outfitted with steam showers and soaking tubs.

    Six-over-six sash windows in a wood-paneled bedroom frame leafy views into the surrounding trees.

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    Unfussy but beautifully maintained perennial gardens and hedged lawns frame a gunite swimming pool overlooking the water, while a charming carriage house provides additional space with a home theater, gym, and guest quarters. The estate also features a historic icehouse, a quiet reminder of its rich history.

    Records indicate Gladstone owned another nearby home that she referred to as “the Guesthouse.” It was sold earlier this year for $1.94 million, a hefty chunk over the $1.8 million price tag.

    Click here to see more photos of the Cutchogue home.

    Tyler Sands

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    Abby Montanez

    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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    How Billionaires Are Future-Proofing Their Homes With Ultra-Luxe Private Bunkers

    Once the domain of conspiracy theorists and off-grid survivalists, bunkers have gone glam. Today’s ultra-secure sanctuaries are being built not just beneath remote ranches or desert compounds, but under some of the world’s most elite estates. And these hideaways are no longer concrete boxes filled with canned food—they’re luxury retreats stocked with five-star amenities.

    “Clients are thinking more critically about safety and long-term preparedness,” says Chad Carroll of The Chad Carroll Group at Compass. “This isn’t limited to stereotypical ‘doomsday preppers’—we’re talking about business executives, celebrities, and global investors who want peace of mind in any situation.”

    Driving this new trend, brokers and builders agree, is a potent mix of global anxiety and cultural influence. “World events have shifted from political theater to geopolitical crisis,” says Naomi Corbi of SAFE (Strategically Armored & Fortified Environments), a firm specializing in ultra-secure residential design. “And for those with deep insight and access to elite-level intelligence, the existential implications are undeniable. They’re acting accordingly.”

    That desire has transformed the modern panic room or shelter into something far more extravagant and deeply personal. “What were once rudimentary shelters have become bespoke sanctuaries,” Corbi says. “Today’s clients want features that mirror their lifestyles—often with highly individual touches.”

    Today’s secret bunkers and panic rooms can be tailored to reflect each client’s taste and lifestyle.

    Courtesy of Naomi Corbi, SAFE

    One SAFE client, a professional golfer, installed an immersive simulator replicating the world’s top 50 courses alongside a regulation-grade putting green. Another—a major art collector—commissioned a climate-controlled gallery inside their bunker, protected to NBCET (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Electromagnetic, Technological) standards. Others have requested private theaters, hydroponic gardens, fabrication workshops, holding cells, and even in-shelter crematoriums. As Corbi puts it, “The scale and complexity of these environments have expanded dramatically, evolving far beyond survivalist shelters into fully integrated, high-comfort retreats.”

    Bill Rigdon, founder and CEO of Panic Room Builders, has seen that evolution firsthand. His firm began with faith-based shelters for Mormons decades ago and now specializes in full-fledged underground compounds that are often hidden in plain sight. “You go to your bedroom panic room, take an elevator down into a tunnel, and that leads to the bunker,” he explains. “I mean, it’s getting that complicated right now.” Some even include private gun ranges and drone-defense hatches.

    In certain markets, the presence of a panic room has become a strategic selling point. “The funny thing is, in L.A., when they can’t sell a house, they’ll call me and say, ‘Can you put a panic room in?’” Rigdon says. While much of this demand is kept quiet, a growing list of high-profile names are rumored to be building bunkers or secure estates. Microsoft’s Bill Gates is said to have bunkers beneath multiple homes, while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a $300 million compound in Hawaii that includes a 5,000-square-foot underground bunker with its own energy, water, and food infrastructure. Other celebrities—including Kim Kardashian, Tom Cruise, and billionaire Peter Thiel—have reportedly explored or started similar projects.

    High-end kitchens and bathrooms are top-of-the-list features.

    Courtesy of Naomi Corbi, SAFE

    “For these people, there’s no expense,” Rigdon says. “They want that comfort level they’re used to in their residences, and we provide that.” He notes that protection often scales with wealth: Once estates hit nine figures, demand shifts toward full-scale underground sanctuaries. One of his current projects, for a Las Vegas casino magnate, involves a compound with a primary residence estimated at over $200 million—not including the bunker beneath it. Others are opting for remote ranches in Montana or Wyoming, where private airstrips offer quick escape routes. Many of these clients, he adds, have access to elite intelligence regarding geopolitical risks, economic volatility, and even AI threats.

    And while discretion remains paramount, some ultra-wealthy clients are becoming more creative with how they use these spaces. “We recently completed a 120-square-foot precision shelter and are now building an 11,000-square-foot subterranean sanctuary for a family of four,” Corbi says. In one extreme case, SAFE even designed a private replica of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit—complete with harbor and tunnel—for a client’s children to race 100+ mph electric karts underground.

    Rigdon notes that many clients are dual-purposing their bunkers as high-end guest residences or weekend retreats. “We did one in a bamboo forest,” he says. “You walk through the trees and—boom—there’s your entry. It’s a bomb shelter, yes, but decorated to the nines, with every comfort you can imagine. And it’s safe.” The final layer of protection? A custom blast door sourced from Switzerland.

    Rigdon insists his clients live in their bunkers for a short period after completion to test them out. “I tell them, ‘Once I finish, I want you to stay there for two weeks. You can leave if you have to—but I want you to really use it. Make sure everything you’re counting on is in place. That it feels like a real safety net.’”

    Amenities can range from saunas and gymnasiums to shooting ranges and bowling alleys.

    Courtesy of Naomi Corbi, SAFE

    That ethos is also driving a “try-before-you-need” microtrend. Rigdon’s company currently has plans for a survival facility in Beverly Hills underneath a hotel. “From the air, it’s going to look like an alfalfa field—but it’s not,” he says. Guests will be able to book stays and experience life in a luxury bunker before purchasing a unit of their own—each priced at over $1 million.

    Of course, not all high-security features are made public. “Discretion is everything at this level,” says Dina Goldentayer of Douglas Elliman. “These features are rarely highlighted in listing materials… and their existence is typically only disclosed during private conversations between agents and trusted buyers.” Carroll agrees: “These are custom additions tailored to very specific personal needs.”

    And, at the top end of the market, security has become just as important as other creature comforts. “Luxury is about peace of mind,” says Carroll. “Today’s buyers aren’t just looking for square footage and finishes—they want autonomy and control. That means full-home generators, reinforced architecture, private water reserves, and, in some cases, even off-grid capability.”

    And for some, control means girding against potential threats that sound more like science fiction. “Today’s next-level secure estates must go beyond traditional risks,” says Corbi. “We’ve expanded into protecting against artificial superintelligence, arguably the most profound existential threat humanity has ever faced.” SAFE’s new division, AERIE, offers a new kind of security architecture—designed specifically to defend against threats from superintelligent systems. Radiation protection remains a recurring concern as well, especially in cities like Los Angeles. Rigdon says his team has installed advanced air filtration systems capable of blocking radioactive particles, ensuring residents can safely shelter amid fallout.

    Rigdon, who worked as a consultant on the 2002 film Panic Room starring Jodie Foster, has been around a long time and watched pop culture fuel the recent rise of high-end survivalism. Today, apocalyptic narratives, from Hulu’s Paradise to Leave the World Behind on Netflix and James Cameron’s upcoming adaptation of the atomic bomb exposé Ghosts of Hiroshima, are increasingly shaping real-world demand. “People used to laugh at me,” Rigdon says. “Now? I’ve never been busier.”

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    Abby Montanez

    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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    Robbie Williams Dropped $40 Million for the Miami Mansion of a Former ‘Real Housewives’ Star

    Attorney Anthony Lopez and his fiancée, Dr. Nicole Martin, an anesthesiologist and former Real Housewives of Miami cast member, have offloaded their fully reimagined waterfront estate in Coral Gables in a $40 million off-market deal. They were represented in the transaction by Dennis Carvajal of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.

    The buyer, represented by Chad Carroll of Compass, is none other than British music superstar Robbie Williams, who reportedly plans to relocate his family of six to Florida following the sale of his Beverly Hills mansion to Drake for $75 million.

    Lopez and Martin purchased the one-acre peninsula property in the prestigious Old Cutler Bay enclave in 2022 for $21.5 million and then spent two years gut-renovating the residence, which was prominently featured on the popular Bravo franchise. Their transformation, along with Florida’s electrified ultra-high-end real estate market, more than doubled the value of the home and set a new benchmark for the exclusive waterfront neighborhood, landing at roughly $5,000 per square foot.

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    Since it was last purchased in 2022, the entire house as undergone and elegant renovation.

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    The 19,380-square-foot smart home currently has seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and two powder rooms. Interior spaces are designed for both everyday living and large-scale entertaining, with a chef’s kitchen equipped with three Sub-Zero fridge/freezers, a movie room, a gym and a massage suite, a bar, and a temperature-controlled wine cellar. A resort-style pool, fire pit, pizza oven, cabana bath, and summer kitchen sit at the edge of the peninsula, which offers 435 feet of water frontage and a 75-foot dock. A custom-lit 18-car garage rounds out the amenities.

    But Williams isn’t just moving in and leaving things be; he’s expanding. According to The New York Post, the English pop star tapped developer Manny Angelo Varas, known as “The Billionaire’s Builder,” to oversee a multi-million-dollar addition that includes a 2,000-square-foot guest pavilion with the potential for a recording studio. Among the unique features being explored is a floating padel court, which, if approved, would be the first of its kind at a U.S. residence.

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    Perched on a private peninsula of about one acre, the estate presides over 435 feet of water frontage.

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    It’s a “different lifestyle,” Varas said of Williams’s move from California to Miami, noting that safety, taxes, and quality of life are among the reasons high-profile clients are increasingly opting for South Florida. Initially, Williams considered purchasing Rosie O’Donnell’s former home on Star Island, but concerns over flood codes pushed him toward Old Cutler Bay.

    The couple has steadily built and strategically offloaded a small portfolio of high-end Miami real estate, and the monumental recent sale isn’t Lopez and Martin’s first headline-grabbing deal. In 2022, they sold a nearby Coral Gables estate to Jeff Bezos’s mother for $44 million, and in 2021, they dropped $7.5 million for a condo on ultra-exclusive Fisher Island. Records show Lopez also owns two smaller homes in Coral Gables, likely held as investments, rentals, or housing for family or staff. Still, letting go of the Old Cutler Bay estate was a tough call. “It was one of those offers that felt irresponsible to say no to,” Lopez told The Real Deal.

    Click here to see more photos of the Coral Gables estate.

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    Abby Montanez

    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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    Inside Sandra Bullock’s $50 Million Property Portfolio

    Sandra Bullock might be back in witchy mode filming Practical Magic 2 with Nicole Kidman, but behind the scenes, she’s been conjuring up something even more impressive: one of Hollywood’s smartest and biggest real estate portfolios. Of course, Bullock has the résumé—and paychecks—to back it up. With box-office juggernauts like Speed, The Blind Side, and Gravity, she became one of […] More

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    Cary Grant’s Former Beverly Hills Estate Hits the Market for $78 Million

    Almost four decades after Cary Grant passed away at age 82, the Hollywood legend’s final residential landing spot high above Beverly Hills has popped up for sale, asking $77.5 million.

    Property records show the North By Northwest star acquired the nearly three-acre spread from the wife of his late manager and business partner Frank Vincent in the 1940s for roughly $46,000. He lived there until his death in 1986, at which time the estate was inherited by his widow, Barbara. She married real estate investor David Jaynes in 2001, and together the couple went on to raze the outdated 1940s house on the site and replace it with the modern mansion now on the market. Aaron Kirman, Denise Moreno, and Gordon MacGeachy of Christie’s International Real Estate hold the listing.

    The living room opens out to a covered terrace with city skyline views.

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    About 95 percent rebuilt from the ground up over six years and completed in 2023, the new residence features seven bedrooms and 13 baths in 15,700 square feet across three levels of minimalist interiors rife with rift-sawn white oak floors and soaring ceilings. Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass and an expansive network of outdoor terraces overlook picturesque city-to-ocean vistas.

    “In the old house, you never truly appreciated the views because a lot of the windows were horizontal,” Barbara told Robb Report in a statement. “Now everything is floor-to-ceiling, so you can really see the extraordinary views, which are breathtaking, particularly at night with all the little sparkling lights.”

    Newly landscaped gardens are laced with white and cream-colored roses.

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    Tucked away off Benedict Canyon Drive, the structure is accessed via a lengthy gated driveway that empties out at a spacious motor court and the original three-car garage. A striking entryway leads via double doors into a foyer displaying a floating sculptural staircase topped with a dangling chandelier.

    From there, a fireside living room opens seamlessly to terraced grounds decked out with a 52-foot pool, a lighted tennis court, and numerous spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining amid manicured gardens filled with white and cream-colored roses. Other highlights include a formal dining room, plus a sleek Bulthaup-designed kitchen with Gaggenau appliances that Barbara herself helped create because she loves to cook. A posh upstairs primary suite comes with dual walk-in closets and baths.

    The Jaynes hired A/V professionals to design their plush Dolby Atmos theater.

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    Rounding it all out are multiple guest suites, a glam room, an art studio, a massage room, a gym, and a climate-controlled wine room that can accommodate up to 640 bottles. Among the couple’s favorite spots are the study with all its “beautiful books” and the Dolby Atmos theater.

    “It’s not just a theater where people put a big screen on the wall and four speakers and drop a projector down from the ceiling,” David said. “We hired a professional company to come in and acoustically design the theater. When I got the details to build this out, it was 17 pages, and I said, ‘My God, this better be better than one of the AMC 14 theaters!”

    As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Jaynes have decided to sell because they are planning to downsize. “It doesn’t mean I won’t miss the house,” Barbara said, “but I’m happy to move to a smaller place.”

    Click here for more photos of the Beverly Hills residence.

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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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    Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi List Their English Countryside Estate for $30 Million

    Looks like Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are picking up right where they left off in the U.S.—only now, they’re flipping multimillion-dollar estates in the Cotswolds instead of Montecito. Just months after snapping up a dreamy 43-acre estate in England’s celeb-loved countryside, the couple is putting it back on the market for a cool $30 million with Andrew Barnes of United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty. That’s right: they bought it, overhauled it, lived in it for about a month, and now they’re moving on.

    The rural property, tucked down a long private driveway and known as Kitesbridge Farm, blends 18th-century charm with sleek, modern updates. Think rustic stone walls and soaring ceilings alongside sculptural forms and tons of natural light, all wrapped around a central courtyard.

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    The secluded stone farmhouse was given a total overhaul in just 10 weeks.

    United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty

    The main house has six bedrooms, including a luxe primary suite with marble finishes, two dressing rooms, and French doors that open to a private garden. There’s also a giant eat-in kitchen, a handful of grand yet cozy sitting rooms, and a separate guest cottage for friends, staff, or whoever’s lucky enough to get an invite.

    Atop the five-car heated garage, a massive room has been converted into a casual entertainment space complete with its own bar. There’s also an indoor pool, a full gym, a kitchen garden, and even a helicopter shed among the pastoral, naturalistic landscape.

    Spacious reception rooms open to the naturalistic gardens.

    United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty

    The former talk show host and her actress wife bought the estate last June for about $20 million, reportedly paying more than $3 million above the asking price. Skilled and serial renovators, they wasted no time making it their own—bringing in 70 workers and finishing a soup-to-nuts renovation in just 10 weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Why sell so soon after such a rapid and Herculean effort? According to DeGeneres, it all came down to horses. The couple decided to relocate to the U.K. after the 2024 election and quickly realized their four-legged family members needed more space than Kitesbridge Farm. “When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn’t live without her horses,” DeGeneres told the newspaper. “We needed a home that had a horse facility and pastures for them.”

    RELATED: Bette Davis’s Former Oceanfront Estate in Maine Hits the Market for $15 Million

    The fireside primary suite includes two dressing rooms.

    United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty

    So, they upgraded. Their new place—just 30 minutes away—is a sprawling, ultramodern compound in Oxfordshire, with Japanese-inspired landscaping and all the space their herd could want. It’s a major departure from the cozy English farmhouse vibe of Kitesbridge, but it checks all their boxes.

    DeGeneres recently spilled the beans at a speaking event in Cheltenham with the British broadcaster Richard Bacon, telling the crowd: “We decided we needed a different house, and now we’re selling that house. If anyone wants a beautiful stone farmhouse—it’s available!”

    Click here to see more photos of Kitesbridge Farm.

    United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty

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    Abby Montanez

    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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    ‘The A-Team’ Producer’s Former SoCal Estate Lists for $20 Million

    Almost 25 years after he died from melanoma at age 69, Stephen J. Cannell is still making headlines. The Laguna Beach estate of the prolific TV writer, director, and producer has popped up for sale, with an asking price of $20 million. Built in 1947 and recently remodeled, the residence sits amid a secluded enclave within the Woods Cove neighborhood, with the listing held by Shauna and Leita Covington of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

    A Los Angeles native, Cannell worked at his family’s interior design business before selling his first script for It Takes a Thief to Universal Studios in the late 1960s. Despite suffering from severe dyslexia, he went on to write for crime shows such as Columbo and Ironside, and served as a story editor for Adam-12. Ultimately, as head of his own studio, he both created and co-created some of the small screen’s most beloved shows of all time, including The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, Wiseguy, 21 Jump Street, Silk Stalkings, The Commish, and The Rockford Files, the latter of which won an Emmy in 1978.

    Though he also penned several bestselling mystery novels, he might be best remembered for his iconic insignia after the ending credits of his TV shows: a short sequence of a pipe-smoking Cannell typing feverishly, then ripping a page from his typewriter and tossing it in the air.

    The legendary writer, director, and producer worked on some of TV’s most iconic shows from this ocean-view office.

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    Fully walled and gated with a street-side two-car garage, the four-bedroom, five-bath property is perched high atop a nearly quarter-acre bluff overlooking the rugged Orange County coastline, with a landscaped courtyard out front and private steps in the back leading down to a peninsula jutting into the Pacific Ocean. A Dutch door opens into the stucco and brick-accented structure, which features roughly 4,700 square feet of space and numerous French doors that create a seamless indoor-outdoor feel.

    Among the highlights is an entry foyer sporting a sky-lit stairwell. From there, a spacious coffer-ceilinged great room holds a living room with a two-way fireplace that connects on the other side to a bookshelf-lined office where Cannell worked on many of his hit shows. There’s also a family room, plus a dining room that flows via a butler’s pantry to an eat-in kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, a quartz-topped island, Thermador appliances, a wine cooler, a Shaws farmhouse sink, and a bay-windowed breakfast nook flanked by a large white brick fireplace.

    A landscaped front courtyard introduces the Laguna Beach home.

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    A posh primary suite occupying the entire upper level comes with a fireplace, a mini-bar, a balcony offering coastline views from Palos Verdes to San Diego, a separate office, four closets, and a spa-inspired bath with a soaking tub and a sauna. A secondary kitchen, a fireside living room, and a mirrored fitness area can be found on the lower level, which spills out to a backyard showcased by an in-ground spa, a barbecue station, and a grassy sitting area bolstered by a soaring pole donning the American flag.

    In addition to the Laguna Beach home, Cannell’s three children still maintain his former primary residence in Pasadena. His eighth-grade sweetheart and wife of 46 years, Marcia, passed away last year.

    Click here for more photos of the Orange County estate.

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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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