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Drake’s Sprawling Beverly Hills Estate Is up for Rent at $250,000 per Month
After nearly two years on and off the housing market at $88 million, Aubrey “Drake” Graham has now decided to hoist the palatial Beverly Hills estate he acquired from English pop singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field up for rent, asking a hefty $250,000 per month. The listing is shared by Branden and Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates and Marc Bretter of Maywood Property Group.
Records show the Canadian music superstar paid $75 million for the property back in spring 2022, before promptly flipping it back up for sale a short year or so later with a $13 million jump in price. He subsequently removed and then relisted the place in early 2024 for the exact same price, and it remains for sale should a deep-pocketed buyer decide to come calling.
A living room bookended with stone fireplaces opens out onto a covered loggia.
Marc Angeles
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Nestled beyond a secluded cul-de-sac and lengthy gated driveway, amid a nearly 20-acre parcel high in the hills above Benedict Canyon, the Tuscan-style spread was originally built in 2001 and fashioned by KAA Design Group for Guess co-founder Armand Marciano. A total of 10 bedrooms and 22 baths are sprawled across almost 25,000 square feet of three-level living space offering picturesque canyon and city lights views. Glitzy amenities range from an elevator, a wine cellar, and a game room to a gym and an 11-car garage.
Other highlights include a double-height foyer boasting a curving iron-railed staircase topped by a striking cubist chandelier. Not one but two fireplaces and a wet bar grace the principal living room that opens onto an expansive covered loggia. There’s also a library, a formal dining room, and a gourmet kitchen outfitted with dual islands, top-tier appliances, and a breakfast nook. A sumptuous primary retreat comes with a fireplace, a private balcony, and a salon-like bath that’s bigger than some houses.
The primary suite’s humongous, salon-style bath is all by itself bigger than some houses.
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The manicured grounds are laced with mature olive and oak trees and host a large mosaic-tiled pool, as well as a full-size tennis court with a viewing platform and an indoor-outdoor kitchen sporting a pizza oven. Rounding it all out: a separate staff wing and a guesthouse.
In addition to his Beverly Hills estate, the One Dance rapper owns a palatial 50,000-square-foot megamansion in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighborhood that cost tens of millions of dollars to build. And, in late 2023, he also doled out $15 million for a luxury resort property in the Texas city of Brenham, between Austin and Houston.
Click here for more photos of the music superstar’s palatial 90201 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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Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago Mansion Is Becoming a $1-Million-Per-Week Timeshare
Michael Jordan custom built this mansion in Illinois, and now, you can live like NBA royalty at a fraction of the cost.
The Chicago Bulls star’s former home in Highland Park, roughly 25 miles outside of the Windy City, is looking for a new owner—or rather, owners. Jordan’s longtime estate, better known as Champions Point, was finally taken off the market last December after it sold to local real estate investor John Cooper for $9.5 million. Cooper actually nabbed the abode at discount, considering its initial asking price was around $30 million. Despite finding a buyer, Cooper is opening the place up exclusively to bidders willing to shell out $1 million to spend a week at the iconic address. The seven-acre property will operate similar to a timeshare, with co-owners helping to cover annual expenses.
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The entry of the 32,000-square-foot home.
Champions Point
“We envision Champions Point as more than just a luxury property—it’s an opportunity to own a piece of history and bring sports enthusiasts together through a unique co-ownership model,” explains Cooper, who’s now the manager of Champions Point, in a press statement. “Our goal is to create a shared experience where co-owners can enjoy unparalleled amenities and also the sense of connection and community that comes with it. By preserving the property’s original design while integrating modern technology, we’re ensuring that Champions Point continues to be a place where extraordinary memories are made for years to come.”
Altogether, the 32,000-square-foot residence holds nine bedrooms and a whopping 19 bathrooms, so it’s large enough to accommodate up to 20 guests at a time. Of course, there are tons of amenities for like-minded sports buffs, including a full-size basketball court, a fitness center, a putting green, and a tennis court. Most notably, the front gate dons a “23,” which fans will recognize as the basketball legend’s jersey number.
There’s a regulation-sized indoor basketball court.
There are perks for non-athletic types too, like a state-of-the-art home theater, an in-ground swimming pool, a wine cellar, and a cigar room with leather poker tables. Plus, for an additional fee, the property can be used by co-owners to host special events like a wedding or charity gala with a private chef and on-site entertainment.
According to Cooper, co-ownership shares are allowed to be resold, so you can offer friends the opportunity to live like Mike—albeit for a week.
Click here to see more photos of Champions Point.
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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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Joan Rivers Called This Opulent Manhattan Penthouse Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $28 Million.
A little more than a decade after Joan Rivers passed away at age 81, the legendary comedian’s opulent Versailles-inspired penthouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has once again popped up for sale, asking $28 million.
Rivers acquired the 42-foot-wide spread in 1988 about a year after the death of her husband Edgar Rosenberg and lived there until she died in 2014, according to the New York Post. The property then sold around a year later for $28 million to Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud, who first hoisted the place on the market in 2021 for $38 million before subsequently reducing the price and then temporarily removing it from the listings in 2023.
A blush-hued breakfast room holds court near the galley-style kitchen.
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Sited within the six-story, pre-war Spencer Condominium, which was designed by noted architect Horace Trumbauer in the early 1900s, the French Neoclassical-style triplex rests on the top three floors of the limestone building. Five bedrooms and six baths are spread across nearly 4,700 square feet largely original but modernized interiors boasting Parquet de Versailles floors, 23-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and ornate moldings. There are also five wood-burning fireplaces, plus a couple of stone terraces offering skyline and Central Park views.
A cozy library/media room is lined with built-in bookshelves.
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Other highlights include a private elevator landing that opens into a double-height entrance gallery before flowing to an expansive Louis XIV-inspired ballroom lined with floor-to-ceiling windows. Elsewhere are a formal dining room adorned with 18th-century French panels and a handsome wood-clad library/media room, as well as an upstairs primary suite hosting a corner office and a spa-like bath equipped with dual vanities and a glass-encased shower. A separate two, bedroom, two-bath guest wing on the lower level has its own fireside living room and kitchen.
Per the listing held by Zina Raslan and Carl Gambino of The Gambino Group at Compass, a hefty $21,068 monthly common charge also avails the new owner of a full-time doorman.
Click here for more photos of Joan Rivers’s longtime Manhattan home.
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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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Elvis and Priscilla Presley Honeymooned at This Palm Springs Home. Now It’s Up for Grabs.
It’s been over six decades since Elvis Presley met Priscilla Beaulieu at a party in Germany. He was serving in the Army, the two hit it off, and subsequently they tied the knot in a 1967 ceremony held at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Afterward, the couple honeymooned at a Palm Springs hideaway that just popped up for sale with a nearly $9.3 million price tag.
Originally designed by noted modernist architect William Krisel and built in 1960 by prominent local developer Bob Alexander as his personal home, the aptly named Alexander Residence was last sold in late 2022 for roughly $5.7 million to entrepreneur Nancy Cirillo. Resembling a retro spaceship from the outside, the spread evokes a decidedly ’60s-era vision of the future, and has since been renovated and modernized on the inside by Cirillo and her husband Cary Collins in collaboration with designer Michelle Boudreau.
The snazzy sunken living room is highlighted by a floating fireplace and curving built-in sofa.
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Resting in the historic Vista Las Palmas neighborhood amid a half-acre cul-de-sac parcel at the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, the glass, stone, and butterfly-roof dwelling features four bedrooms and five baths in almost 4,700 square feet of split-level living space. The property is spread across a series of four interconnected circular pods unified by terrazzo floors and exposed brick walls.
A stand-out sunken living room sports a custom built-in sofa and a striking fireplace, plus glass sliders spilling out onto a terrace. An elevated dining area connects to the kitchen, which is outfitted with white oak cabinetry, quartzite countertops, and a round island with five stovetop burners. An adjacent den, meanwhile, has a fireplace and TV notched into an earth-toned accent wall stretching to the ceiling. A former closet has also been converted into a black marble bar.
A hedge-lined backyard with a pool and spa overlooks picturesque views of the San Jacinto Mountains.
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Tucked away up a staircase is a spacious primary suite that comes complete with a luxe bath flaunting wardrobe closets, a circular soaking tub, and access to a private balcony. Outdoors, the palm tree-laced grounds are showcased by a fireside sitting area, as well as a large pool and separate spa. There’s also an attached two-vehicle carport on the premises.
As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, Elvis leased the house for about a year starting in 1966 before marrying Priscilla in Las Vegas and then flying back to Palm Springs on Frank Sinatra’s Learjet for their honeymoon. Cirillo and Collins—she a former owner of a women’s activewear line, and he a tennis pro—have decided to sell because they are moving back to their old neighborhood on the other side of California’s Coachella Valley to be closer to family and work.
“It was so fun to enjoy that phase of our relationship in that home,” Cirillo told WSJ. “It was kind of like our honeymoon house. Now, it’s back to real life.” The listing is held by Marc Sanders of Compass.
Click here for more photos of the Alexander 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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Walter White’s House From Breaking Bad Can Be Yours For $4 Million
Listed with David Christensen of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury PHOTOGRAPHY BY FOTOVAN – Real Estate Photography Attention all Breaking Bad fans, you can now own the house where Walter White and his family lived! It is located at 3828 Piermont Drive NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico and features 1,910 square feet of living space […] More
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Walter White’s New Mexico Home From ‘Breaking Bad’ Can Be Yours for $4 Million
Back in 2013, after Breaking Bad had wrapped its five-year run, fans were delighted when several vehicles used in the Emmy-winning TV show hit the auction block, most notably a 2003 Pontiac Aztek driven by Bryan Cranston’s character Walter White. So intense is the show’s fandom that a couple of years ago, a replica pair of underwear like those worn by the mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher-turned-ruthless drug kingpin went up for grabs, ultimately going to the highest bidder for a cool $32,500. Now, if you happen to have a bit more disposable cash burning a hole in your proverbial pocket, the unassuming Albuquerque abode where White and his family lived can be yours!
The iconic pad, which just hit the market for a speck under $4 million, consists of four bedrooms, two baths, piano and living rooms, a dining area, and a kitchen spread across 1,910 square feet. There’s also an attached two-car garage out front and a pool and covered barbecue area holding court in the private backyard. Tucked away behind a fence on less than a quarter of an acre in the suburban neighborhood of Loma del Rey, the property is being offered by David Christensen and Sonya Avila of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury.
The backyard holds the pool that Walter White’s wife Skyler walked into fully clothed during a birthday dinner in Season 5.
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Purchased by Fran and Louis Padilla in the 1970s, shortly after it was built, and currently owned by the now-deceased couple’s children, the single-level stucco and wood-paneled structure was initially proposed as the site of a TV pilot when a location scout knocked on the door back in 2006. Filming began six months later, with Breaking Badpremiering in 2008 and the house going on to become a popular tourist attraction for fans from across the globe who are eager to catch a glimpse of the place where scenes such as the pizza toss occurred.
“This home became a character as large as Walter White himself, sometimes receiving over 300 cars per day, and is a goldmine for an investor looking to have the best Airbnb in the world,” said Ryan Johnston of InterPhase Entertainment, who is handling the sale with eXp Realty.
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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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A Hollywood Agent’s Secluded Home in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley Lists for $3.5 Million
A rambling residence hidden down a long, gated driveway that passes over a wooden bridge in L.A.’s largely unsung Woodland Hills suburb near the eastern edge of the San Fernando Valley has come to market for a buck under $3.5 million. Elizabeth Benichou of Douglas Elliman and Dustin Benichou of Devorah B. Homes share the listing.
Tax records show the seller as Rick Greenstein, a prominent Hollywood agent and a senior partner at Gersh, who represents a who’s who of comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, John Oliver, Drew Carey, and Kevin Nealon. The recently married Tinseltown power broker is looking to more than double his money on the secluded property he scooped up in 2019 for $1.55 million.
Vaulted ceilings and a vintage brick fireplace are highlights in the family room.
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The home dates to 1937, when it was built in the Craftsman style, and a 2010 renovation and expansion brought the cottage to a comfortable 4,177 square feet. Stone-walled steps swoop up through a custom-lit, park-like setting from the motor court to an inviting, trellis-covered porch, and throughout the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home are four fireplaces, a combination of cherry, beechwood, and light oak floorboards, stained glass windows and doors, and period lighting fixtures.
There’s a small office off to one side of the step-down living and dining room, while the other side of the rectangular space connects to a skylight-topped solarium that spills onto a terrace alongside a waterfall-fed koi pond stocked with 30-year-old koi that have been cared for by the same aquarist for their entire lives. Greenstein is willing to let the fish remain if the new owner commits to their care.
Waterfalls tumble down the verdant hillside into a koi pond in the backyard.
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At the opposite end of the home, atop a two-car garage, is the well-equipped center-island kitchen and a nearby breakfast room with a walk-in wine cellar. Just off the kitchen, a bar area connects to a light-filled family room capacious enough to accommodate a raised platform with a baby grand piano.
The terraced gardens across the 0.6-acre property are drought-tolerant with a variety of exotic plants that bloom at various times throughout the year. Along with the plunge pool-sized koi pond, there’s a built-in grill, an alfresco dining terrace under a canopy of trees, and a trellis-covered deck that wraps around the family room. Under strands of overhead lights, a brick terrace has a fire pit, and a decked area has a spa. Set higher up on the hillside is a discrete dog run and, even higher, a pavilion outfitted as a gym that’s set in the treetops.
Tax records show that Greenstein and his wife recently acquired a pair of small, adjacent units in a distinguished prewar cooperative apartment house in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood.
Click here for more photos of Rick Greenstein’s Woodland Hills property.
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Designer and TV Host Gray Benko Sold Her Colorful South Carolina Cottage in Just 3 Days
A little over five years ago, Gray Benko forked over $875,000 for a centuries-old home in the charming South Carolina community of Summerville, about 25 miles from downtown Charleston. In late December, the photographer-turned-interior designer and reality TV star, who has been separated from her husband and Happy to Be Home With the Benkos co-star since April 2023, hoisted the property back up for sale at $1.8 million. Now records show a buyer has stepped up to the plate after only three days on the market, with the historic residence now under contract to be sold for $1.8 million.
Built in the early 1800s and known as Whiteholm, the classic Lowcountry cottage offers six bedrooms and four baths in a little more than 4,000 square feet of two-level living space. Customized during the Benkos’ tenure and featured in numerous design magazines and the couple’s Magnolia Network series, the white wood-sided structure boasts colorfully hued interiors sporting the original wavy glass windows, heart pine wood floors, 12-foot ceilings, several fireplaces, and detailed millwork and wainscoting.
A sage-hued staircase in the entrance hallway is lined with an assemblage of portraits culled from antique malls and Etsy.
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An entrance hallway boasting a classic sage green staircase lined with a portrait gallery and wildflower wallpaper designed by Gray flows on one side to a spacious fireside living room with an arched ceiling and a bookcase chock full of color-coordinated novels. A yellow-trimmed dining room on the opposite side connects to a powder blue den. Other main-level highlights include a teal-hued kitchen outfitted with a brick accent wall, an eat-in island, stainless appliances, and a butler’s pantry. French doors open to a deck, while a nearby breakfast nook painted lilac comes with a built-in banquette.
A primary wing on the bottom floor that was part of a 1990s addition features two walk-in closets with built-in shelving and a bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a vintage clawfoot soaking tub, and a custom-tiled shower. Five additional bedrooms can be found upstairs, including one with a fireplace and another with an en-suite bath. A step-down area that’s currently being used as a bedroom could also easily be converted into an office or a reading nook.
A freeform pool serves as the centerpiece of the historic home’s oak-laced backyard.
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Outdoors, the grounds span an acre and host live oak trees draped in Spanish moss and a freeform pool surrounded by a sundeck. There’s also a detached two-car garage, as well as a covered carport that could accommodate a workshop per the listing, which is held by Taylor Charpia and Garrett Linderman of Taylor Charpia Real Estate.
Often compared with home-makeover gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines, Gray and Mike Benko have been separated since April 2023, according to TMZ. Their Magnolia Network show focusing on the transformation of historic homes has continued to air, with Gray handling design and Mike tackling painting and woodwork. Her father Joe Highsmith, a general contractor affectionately referred to as “Grumpy,” has also appeared in the series.
Click here for more photos of the historic South Carolina home.
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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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