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Tom Clancy’s Widow Just Dropped $21.5 Million on a 3-Story Penthouse in Lower Manhattan
The case is solved! Turns out the mystery buyer who recently doled out $21.5 million for a snazzy triplex penthouse at 108 Leonard in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood is Alexandra Clancy, the widow of the late bestselling author Tom Clancy, who penned numerous spy thrillers ranging from The Hunt for Red October to Patriot Games. Elena Sarkissian of Douglas Elliman held the listing, with Dora Abril of Douglas Elliman repping the buyer.
Records show the seller was the building’s developer, Elad Group, which restored and transformed the former New York Life Insurance Company building known as the Clock Tower into luxury condos in 2018 in collaboration with the hospitality design firm Jeffrey Beers International. First listed in spring 2022 at around $24.5 million, the property was scooped up by Clancy in early June at a substantial discount.
A ballroom-sized great room notched into the building’s northeast corner holds living and dining areas.
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Originally designed by the architect Griffith Thomas and completed in 1870, the building was expanded two decades later by the legendary firm McKim, Mead & White. The ornately embellished block-long structure, which has housed notable past and present residents the likes of music industry titan Clive Davis and A-list couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a New York City landmark in the 1980s.
Spread across the top three floors of the 16-story Italian Renaissance Revival structure, Clancy’s light-filled aerie, dubbed the Crown Penthouse, comes with five bedrooms and seven baths. Roughly 6,200 square feet of modern living space accessible via an internal staircase and elevator boasts chevron-patterned oak floors, 15-foot ceilings, and large arched windows throughout. A trio of outdoor terraces spanning a combined 2,200 square feet also provides sweeping views of the Empire State and Municipal buildings, City Hall, the East River, and the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and George Washington bridges.
The spacious glass-lined media and recreation room is equipped with a wet bar and its own terrace.
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In addition to a 1,000-square-foot great room anchored by a striking marble fireplace, other highlights include an eat-in kitchen sporting custom Scavolini cabinetry, a marble waterfall-edge island, top-notch Miele appliances, and a 100-bottle wine fridge. There’s also a wet bar-equipped media/recreation room, plus a fireside primary suite that occupies the entire top floor and has a mini-kitchenette, separate sitting room, and dual walk-in closets and baths.
As for the monthly maintenance fee, Clancy will pay a hefty $10,427 per month for the privilege of living in the building, where its many premium benefits include a valet-serviced drive-in motor reception court and a 20,000-square-foot wellness area featuring a 75-foot lap pool and fitness center. Also available are a wine cellar with a private dining room and cabana lounges sprinkled amid rooftop gardens.
The primary bedroom opens to a wraparound terrace with views of 108 Leonard’s copper-clad cupola.
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The daughter of J. Bruce Llewellyn, a Harlem-born entrepreneur who was worth about $170 million upon his death in 2010, Alexandra Clancy worked as a TV news reporter before marrying Tom Clancy in 1999. After Tom Clancy’s death in 2013 at age 66, she was embroiled in lawsuits over the author’s $83 million estate, both with his first wife Wanda and her four children, as well as his second wife Alexandra Marie Llewellyn Clancy.
Included among Tom Clancy’s assets were shares of the Baltimore Orioles and recurring royalties and rights related to his most famous character, Jack Ryan. There was also a 400-acre Chesapeake Bay estate that Alexandra Clancy received and then sold in 2020 for nearly $5 million, much less than its $6.2 million asking price.
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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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Killers Guitarist Dave Keuning’s Modern Spanish Home in the Hollywood Hills Lists for $14 Million
Professional rockstar Dave Keuning picked up a Los Angeles home almost four years ago and subsequently undertook a renovation. However, “Somebody Told Me” the seven-time Grammy-nominated co-founder and lead guitarist of The Killers has decided to sell his revamped residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills, asking a speck under $14 million. David Parnes, Sam Collins, and James Harris of Carolwood Estates share the listing.
Records show Keuning and his longtime interior designer wife Emilie paid Grindr app founder Joel Simkhai nearly $9.6 million for the modern Spanish villa set high atop the Sunset Strip, which is about $500,000 below the $10 million Simkhai originally wanted. It’s also a million bucks less than the neighborhood record of $10.5 million that was set when the tech mogul bought the property in 2017, right around the same time he sold Grindr to the Chinese-based gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech in two deals worth roughly $250 million.
A living area topped with an embossed tin ceiling and Murano glass chandelier leads to an office.
Tyler Hogan
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Nestled on more than one-third of an acre secured by a gated brick motor court, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure was built in the late 1980s and has sweeping views spanning from Downtown L.A. to the Santa Monica Bay from its lofty perch. Inside, more than 8,300 square feet of living space on two levels is accessed via a soaring wood-beam foyer that flows to a spacious living area sporting a stone fireplace and steel-framed French doors spilling out to the backyard.
Another living area decorated with an embossed tin ceiling and a fanciful light fixture abuts an office equipped with built-in bookcases, while a stylish eat-in kitchen outfitted with ebony-hued cabinetry and top-tier Wolf and Miele appliances connects to a fireside sitting area and dining room beyond. Elsewhere is a vaulted movie theater, plus a posh upstairs primary suite flaunting a Murano glass chandelier, fireplace, wraparound balcony, and marble-clad bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and glassy shower.
A detached hillside recording studio lined with guitars includes a private sound booth.
Tyler Hogan
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The picturesque grounds are studded with tiered gardens and host a freeform pool and spillover spa flanked by a barbecue station and fire pit lounge. Rounding it all out are dual garages, as well as a detached hillside studio holding a recording space with a private sound booth (sadly, the guitars are not included as part of the sale).
In 2018, the Iowa native purchased a $5 million home in the hills of Los Feliz before flipping it the following year to BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. More recently, records show he sold a house in the beachside community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea near San Diego and a condo in Las Vegas, where the band was formed by Keuning and Brandon Flowers back in 2001.
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Tyler Hogan
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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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French Artist Claire Tabouret’s Hand-Painted Home in L.A. Lists for $3 Million
Her enigmatic portraiture graces the collections of billionaire businessman François Pinault and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. But L.A.-based figurative artist Claire Tabouret is probably best known as of late for traveling to her native France to create new stained-glass windows for the nearly 1,000-year-old Notre-Dame Cathedral, which reopened last December after a devastating 2019 fire and an ensuing restoration.
French officials chose Tabouret to replicate her vibrantly hued sketches of groups of people in prayer from a pool of more than 100 applicants, saying they hoped her work would “give the cathedral a flavor of the contemporary gesture that had been promised in the wake of the fire.”
A formerly white fireplace in the living room was given Tabouret’s special colorful touch.
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Though the stained-glass windows won’t be on view to the public until the end of 2026, an equally eye-catching display of Tabouret’s artistry can be found some 5,600 miles away, across the Atlantic Ocean, at a 1920s Spanish residence in L.A.’s Los Feliz neighborhood that she’s shared with her musician/carpenter husband Nathan Thelen for the past six years.
Sited adjacent to the exclusive Laughlin Park enclave and currently listed for sale with Rob Kallick and Sara Kaye of Compass for a speck under $3 million, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is brimming with charming creative flourishes at every turn. Chief among them: a coffered wood-beam ceiling in the double-height living room boasting whimsical interpretations of scenes from the classic Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card deck, illustrated in the early 20th century by Pamela Colman Smith.
Per Architectural Digest, which featured the home in 2022, there’s a robed noblewoman with a falcon on her arm, a kneeling nude pouring liquid from jugs onto water and land, and two lovers split apart by what resembles a compass. Nods to the couple’s domestic life are also thrown in for good measure, including one card with their dogs and another showing their daughter Mattea riding a horse.
The country-style kitchen boasts a six-burner gas range from Bertazzoni’s Heritage Series.
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The ceiling established the mood for the rest of the three-bedroom, three-bath residence, which the pair purchased in 2019 for $1.7 million and subsequently updated. Standing out among the roughly 2,700 square feet of multi-level living space is a spacious upstairs primary suite sporting a pergola-shaded balcony, a custom wardrobe, and a tiled bath with a soaking tub and steam shower. There’s also a terracotta-hued dining room, a yellow breakfast room, and a family room bathed in a dusty blue shade.
Atop the living room is a library loft, and elsewhere is an updated kitchen boasting a vintage-style range from Bertazzoni’s Heritage Series. A wall of arched French doors on the lower level open out to a courtyard garden, with the rest of the jasmine- and palm tree-laced grounds hosting several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots, plus an area that’s solely dedicated to the French lawn bowling game of pétanque.
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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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John Huston’s Former L.A. Ranch Has a Miniature Disney Railroad, and It Just Listed for $20 Million
All aboard: A one-of-a-kind ranch in Tarzana, California, with its own fully operational miniature train, has just popped up for sale.
The charming abode, which is on the market for $20 million with David Kramer of Compass and Paul Czako of Gussman Czako Estates, was originally built for Academy Award-winning actor-director John Huston in 1941. The late Hollywood legend, famous for The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, lived at the private estate back when the San Fernando Valley still had a Wild West vibe. He welcomed many big-name “cowboys” into his digs, including famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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John Huston’s former Los Angeles home is up for sale.
Ryan Lahiff
The 4.44-acre estate offers more than just an A-list pedigree, though. In 1959, the gated compound was snapped up by Gordon and Holly MacLean, friends of Disney and die-hard train collectors, who added one truly unique feature. With Disney’s input, the MacLeans built the Tunnel, Cut & Trestle Railroad: a 7.5-inch gauge track that allows a tiny train to wind through the grounds. The circuit includes bridges, turntables, road signs, and a 240-foot tunnel that is long enough to make you briefly forget you’re in Los Angeles. The dual-track system is no toy—it’s engineered to run steam, electric, and propane-powered engines, giving the new owner plenty of options for trains.
Over the years, the railroad has become a neighborhood legend, hosting community rides and drawing in fellow rail buffs from the L.A. Live Steamers Museum in Griffith Park. Each owner has kept the tradition alive—and yes, a mini-train is included in the sale.
The train runs past a red barn-turned-entertaining lodge.
Ryan Lahiff
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The rest of the estate is just as over-the-top. There’s a 12,170-square-foot, three-story main house with six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and nine fireplaces. A stone-lined pool flows partially under the house. A reimagined red barn—once a utilitarian structure, now an entertaining lodge—adds another 2,775 square feet, plus a kitchen, bar, bedroom, and loft. Toss in an 807-square-foot guest cottage, a nearly 2,000-square-foot train depot, and a storage wing, because why not? All up, eight bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, and 11 fireplaces are spread across more than 17,000 square feet of living space.
The main home features vaulted wood ceilings and nine fireplaces.
Ryan Lahiff
Outside, the grounds feel like a private park, with koi ponds, stone paths, rolling lawns, a tennis court, a dog run, and a children’s play area. You could hike up the hills, host a wedding, or fire up the steam engine for a spin around the trestle—whatever takes your fancy. The Tarzana compound is equal parts film set, fantasy camp, and legacy property, making it a great addition to any portfolio.
Click here to see more photos of Huston’s Tarzana estate.
Ryan Lahiff
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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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Bethenny Frankel Sold Her Her Historic Greenwich Estate in a Clandestine $7.8 Million Deal
One of Greenwich’s oldest residences with ties to a Real Housewives icon has quietly been sold.
Known as Applejack Farm and dating to 1743, the elegant compound has been offloaded by Bravo television star Bethenny Frankel for $7.8 million. The Skinnygirl Cocktails founder snapped up the home, formerly owned by Connecticut governor Lowell Weicker, in August 2021 for $4.25 million. She went on to redesign several areas of the three-acre estate that comprises a five-bedroom main residence, two-bedroom guest cottage, studio, and a converted barn.
Back in April, the Queens-born entrepreneur announced via TikTok that she was relocating to Florida with her daughter Bryn Hoppy for “personal and professional reasons.” Turns out, she had secured a landing spot nearly a year prior, a Miami Beach condo she acquired in June 2024 for $1.67 million. Frankel’s fans will note that the beachfront condo is just the latest addition to her evolving property portfolio, which once included a nearly $7 million New York City loft apartment and currently holds a gated estate in the Hamptons.
The fireside library in the main house sports embossed faux crocodile skin wallpaper on the ceiling.
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In a statement, Jeff Jackson of Corcoran Centric Realty, who represented Frankel in the off-market sale, said that “Applejack Farm is a rare blend of historic pedigree and modern luxury nestled in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Greenwich.” The “triangle,” once dubbed the nation’s wealthiest neighborhood according to an analysis, is well-known for its sprawling estates. Martha Z. Jeffrey and Anne Ogilvy of Sotheby’s International Greenwich Brokerage represented the buyer of Frankel’s idyllic retreat within the coveted community.
Floral wallpaper enhances the foyer, where an arched doorway leads from the center hall foyer into a wood-paneled living room with a brick fireplace. Beyond is a window-lined sunroom/TV room with a white lacquer ceiling. Natural light pools on the glossy wood floor in the formal dining room, while Frankel updated the massive chef’s kitchen with a La Cornue range, marble countertops, and a sunny breakfast nook with built-in seating.
The primary bedroom features a stone wood-burning fireplace.
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Other standouts on the main floor include a posh family room and library that features a green faux-crocodile skin ceiling treatment as well as access to a covered back porch with unobstructed views of the manicured landscape. Two beverage bars include one on the lower level, alongside a media room, gym space, and office. All five bedrooms in the main house are upstairs, including the primary suite with a wood-burning fireplace and dual spa-grade bathrooms.
The farm’s new owner also gained manicured gardens and ample patio space for outdoor dining and lounging, along with a two-bedroom, two-bath guest cottage, a standalone studio, a three-bay garage, and a party barn.
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Demetrius Simms
Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men’s Health, Complex…
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Lizzo Relists Her L.A. Home for $14 Million, and It’s About Damn Time
Now that Lizzo’s had some time to settle into the revamped midcentury digs she picked up from actor Jeremy Renner last November for $12.4 million, the Grammy-winning singer, rapper, and classically trained flutist is doubling down on her efforts to sell the modern Beverly Hills home she’s owned for only three years. After first putting the 90210 property on the market six months ago for $16 million with no takers, the place has resurfaced with a substantially reduced $14 million ask. James Harris and David Parnes of Carolwood Estates share the listing.
The Detroit-born musician acquired the sleek wood and stone structure from Warner Brothers CEO and co-chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck in 2022 for $15 million, which means she’s looking at a potential million-dollar loss on her initial investment. Previously owned by English pop singer Harry Styles from 2014 to 2016, the house was subsequently demolished and rebuilt by Simo Design and Fischer Construction before going to Bay-Schuck in late 2019 for $11 million.
A huge two-way fireplace clad in blackened cold-rolled steel separates the living area and kitchen.
Nils Timm
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Secluded behind walls and gates in the exclusive Oak Pass Road enclave where past and present celebrity neighbors include Lisa Vanderpump, Jessica Alba, Demi Moore, and Channing Tatum, the treehouse-inspired sanctuary features three bedrooms and five baths in a little more than 5,400 square feet of L-shaped living space on two levels anchored by a central open-air atrium.
Vast expanses of glass overlook picturesque canyon and hillside vistas from the downward-sloping lot, while swanky perks range from a movie theater and recording studio/office to a gym and wellness area.
Amenities include a dark-hued recording studio/office and a cozy movie theater.
Nils Timm
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Other highlights include a formal dining room, plus an adjacent living area sporting a two-way fireplace that connects on the other side to a sleek eat-in kitchen with oil-finished black walnut cabinetry, an eat-in island and countertops in Cielo quartzite, and top-tier Wolf appliances. Large sliding glass doors open to reveal a covered outdoor lounge area.
Elsewhere, a nearly 1,000-square-foot primary suite donning a floating soapstone fireplace and concrete soaking tub is suspended above the oak tree-studded grounds, which unfold across a third of an acre and host a 58-foot zero-edge pool with an inset spa. There’s also a fire pit conversation area, as well as several Ipe wood decks for entertaining.
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Nils Timm
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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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Late TV Legend Bob Newhart’s Longtime L.A. Home Is Up for Grabs at $10.5 Million
Bob Newhart’s final home on the Westside of Los Angeles is officially available almost a year after his death at age 94. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the stand-up comedian and TV sitcom legend moved into the Century City property shortly after it was built in 2016 and lived there until this past July. Now the Spanish Revival villa is up for sale at $10.5 million, with Drew Fenton and Max Lavine of Carolwood Estates holding the listing.
Records show the beloved star and his wife Ginnie, who passed away in 2023, quietly purchased the abode in an off-market deal for around $6.7 million. Nestled in the exclusive guard-gated Enclave at Century Woods community, where celebs the likes of Don Rickles and Jane Fonda have also resided, the multi-level townhouse features four bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 6,600 square feet accessible via an elevator, as well as a curving wrought iron-railed staircase.
An elegant fireside living room off the entry foyer rests beneath a coved ceiling.
Jim Bartsch
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Secluded beyond a gated entry courtyard, the beige stucco and terracotta-roof dwelling is highlighted by formal living and dining areas, plus a wet bar-equipped family room that opens to a wood-clad kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a walk-in pantry. An upstairs primary suite sports a fireplace, Juliet balcony, and dual walk-in closets and baths, while a top-level office has its own fireside balcony overlooking city views.
Outdoors, the petite grounds hold a tree-laced patio that’s ideal for alfresco entertaining, along with a turfed dog run and an attached three-car garage. The residence, which comes with a $5,553 monthly HOA fee, is also within walking distance of the shops and restaurants at Westfield Century City mall and just minutes away from Beverly Hills.
A spacious top-level office flows out to a private balcony with a fireplace and city views.
Jim Bartsch
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After beginning his career as an accountant, the Chicago native embarked upon a lengthy showbiz career that spawned a series of bestselling comedy albums and lead roles in two long-running sitcoms. He starred for six seasons as clinical psychologist Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show in the 1970s and then went on to play Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon on Newhart from 1982 to 1990.
In addition to earning Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Peabody awards, Newhart was also recognized with the Kennedy Center’s prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Wendy Bowman
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