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NASCAR Legend Martin Truex Jr. Just Listed His North Carolina Estate for $7.5 Million
Start your engines and whip out your checkbooks! A North Carolina property owned by NASCAR veteran Martin Truex Jr. has officially rumbled onto the market. Nestled on the outskirts of Charlotte in Mooresville—known as “Race City USA” for its large concentration of racing teams and drivers—the sprawling waterfront spread is listed for $7.5 million with Liza Caminiti of Ivester Jackson Christie’s International Real Estate.
The recently retired NASCAR driver bought the property in April 2006 for nearly $1.5 million and subsequently custom-built a European-style manor that was completed in 2010. Sited in the Northwood neighborhood amid a gated parcel spanning nearly five acres on the shore of Lake Norman, the stucco and stone structure has a combined total of five bedrooms and nine baths in roughly 14,300 square feet.
A vaulted living room overlooking the lake is centered on a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace.
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In addition to a main home featuring a little more than 8,700 square feet on three levels, a carriage house sports a guest apartment up top and a climate-controlled four-car garage with a workshop down below. Primed for auto enthusiasts, the four-car garage could potentially hold eight vehicles with added lifts, while another garage offers up two more spaces.
A turreted entryway opens to reveal a vaulted living room anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and large expanses of glass offering picturesque lake views. Other main-level highlights include a gourmet kitchen with a fireside family room on one side and a breakfast nook on the other, as well as a posh primary suite hosting a balcony, a coffee bar, a two-story closet, and a spa-inspired bath with a built-in spa tub and huge walk-in steam shower.
Three additional en suite bedrooms and an office with a ladder-accessible loft can be found upstairs, while the lower level is decked out with a full bar, a game lounge, a mirrored gym, and a crimson-hued movie theater that has a star-lit ceiling and an accompanying snack bar.
A grotto-style infinity pool in the backyard comes complete with a spillover spa and waterfalls.
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Outdoors, the woodsy grounds are spotlighted by a grotto-style infinity pool with a spa and waterfalls, a covered patio with a grilling station, a fire pit, and a garden-laced pathway leading down to a private dock with a boat lift. An added bonus: The buyer has an opportunity to purchase an adjacent 4.6-acre plot of land that’s also owned by Truex.
A professional NASCAR driver for more than two decades, the soon-to-be 45-year-old Truex retired from full-time competition after the 2024 season as the 2017 Cup Series champ and a two-time Xfinity Series winner. The future NASCAR Hall of Famer, who is selling because he’s already moved out of state, hails from a racing family that includes his father, Martin Truex Sr., a former NASCAR Busch North Series racer who died earlier this year at age 66. His younger brother, Ryan Truex, is a three-time Xfinity Series winner.
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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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Sting’s Former Home in London’s Leafy Hampstead Just Hit the Market for $16.4 Million
There’s something undeniably poetic about a house that has inspired artists across generations. Frognal, a Georgian-era home hidden behind a walled garden in Hampstead, isn’t just a beautifully preserved piece of London architecture—it’s a quiet cornerstone of creative history.
Most famously, it was the early-1980s home of Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner), purchased at the peak of the Police’s fame. But long before the rock star moved in, it belonged to one of ballet’s greatest pioneers: Tamara Karsavina, a founding star of the Ballets Russes and a defining figure in British dance. Now, for the first time in over 35 years, Frognal is on the market for £11.95 million ($16.4 million) with Savills.
Sting bought the house with his then-wife, actress Frances Tomelty, nearly 50 years ago, when his band was topping global charts with tracks like ‘Every Breath You Take’ and ‘Message in a Bottle.’ While many rock stars of the era went big—mansions, flash, spectacle—Sting went in the opposite direction. Frognal is private and grounded, and he filled it with shag carpets, moody lighting, and his own sense of bohemian style.
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Classic interior details include arched windows, original fireplaces, and working shutters throughout.
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The garden, in particular, left a mark on the 17-time Grammy winner. Sting later said that the idea for his first solo album,The Dream of the Blue Turtles, came to him in a dream about this very garden, a charming, quiet patch of greenery that unlocked a new creative chapter.
Architecturally, the house is a beauty. Believed to date back to the early 1700s, it started life as a pub—the Three Pigeons, later the Duke of Cumberland—before being converted into three separate dwellings. Eventually, the Georgian structure was unified into a single, ivy-covered home. Inside, there’s over 4,300 square feet of living space, full of classic details: arched windows, original fireplaces, working shutters, and an elegant two-story gabled porch. The layout includes a formal drawing room, a dining room, a kitchen with an adjoining conservatory, and even a separate coach house with a kitchen and reception room—ideal for guests, staff, or perhaps a studio space.
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Sting said the idea for The Dream of the Blue Turtles came to him in a dream about this garden.
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The principal bedroom suite comes with its own dressing room, bathroom, and study—separated just enough to imagine lyrics or verses being scribbled in quiet moments. Upstairs are four more bedrooms and three additional baths, while below, a basement area houses lots of storage and the mechanicals. The unexpected showstopper of this vintage beauty, however, is the roof terrace, a wide-open space with panoramic views across the London skyline.
Click here to see more photos of Sting’s former Hampstead home.
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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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‘Shake It Up’ Star Bella Thorne’s Snazzy SoCal Estate Just Hit the Market for $4 Million
Through the years, Bella Thorne has amassed an extensive acting resume. After her breakout role as dancer CeCe Jones in the Disney Channel series Shake It Up alongside Zendaya, she went on to snag TV and movie parts in Blended, The Duff, Amityville: The Awakening, The Babysitter franchise, Famous in Love, and Girl, just to name a few. Along the way, she released the hit single Watch Me. The popular social media influencer also branched out to writing and producing, not to mention fashion and jewelry design.
Now the 27-year-old Florida native is shifting gears on the real estate front, hoisting her hideaway in the rural Los Angeles area of Topanga Canyon in the foothills above Malibu on the market for nearly $4 million. That’s around $700,000 more than she paid for the place in April 2019, though she did add plenty of personal touches to the Mediterranean-style digs during her tenure. Jason Oppenheim and Erin Montgomery of The Oppenheim Group hold the listing.
The foyer’s bifurcated staircase is adorned with a massive floral installation created by Kristen Alpaugh.
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Tucked away down a private, gated lane on a 10-acre hillside parcel offering up picturesque mountain, city lights, and ocean vistas, the stucco and terracotta-roof structure was built in 2014. A total of five en suite bedrooms and six baths are spread across roughly 6,600 square feet on two levels with arched windows and a mix of hardwood and stone floors throughout. There’s also a detached 945-square-foot guesthouse with its own bedroom, bath, living area, and two-car garage.
Among the highlights is a grand double-height entry foyer, which features a bifurcated staircase adorned with a striking faux floral installation that was created by noted botanical artist Kristen Alpaugh in collaboration with Thorne; it is included in the sale. From there, the family room has a marble fireplace enhanced with glass shards, dangling cloud light fixtures, and a black-and-white wall mural depicting legendary Hollywood figures from Marilyn Monroe to Robin Williams.
The lavender-hued dining room has stone floors, arched windows, and tree-themed French doors.
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A lavender-hued formal dining room sporting French doors with a decorative iron tree motif connects to a kitchen outfitted with a Madre Perla quartzite island, Wolf range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and dual dishwashers, while a fireside primary suite has cherubs painted on the ceiling, a balcony, a walk-in closet, and a chandelier-topped bath equipped with a huge soaking tub. And, according to People magazine, the place also has an ivy-laced bar nook and a two-story living area that’s been transformed into a “hangout room” with a hot-pink pool table.
Once outside, the sprawling grounds are spotlighted by a pergola-shaded patio that’s ideal for alfresco lounging with a built-in barbecue station, plus a grassy lawn hosting a PebbleSheen pool with waterfalls and a mosaic-tiled spillover spa, as well as a fire pit surrounded by banquette seating.
Click here for more photos of the Topanga Canyon 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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Inside Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s $500 Million-Plus Property Portfolio
Among Silicon Valley’s elite, Eric Schmidt stands out not only as a visionary tech leader but also as a prolific real estate collector, acquiring multiple high-profile properties—even several within the same month. While not all holdings are publicly listed, his portfolio is estimated to be worth half a billion dollars or more. Schmidt previously served […] More
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Nick and Vanessa Lachey List Their Modern SoCal Farmhouse for $7.5 Million
It’s been barely a year since Nick and Vanessa Lachey put their snazzy Honolulu residence up for sale and doled out $6.8 million for all-new modern farmhouse-style digs in Los Angeles. Now the married reality TV show hosts are already looking to offload their stylish spread tucked away in a prime pocket of Encino with a $700,000 jump in price, asking just under $7.5 million. Craig Knizek and Mauricio Umansky of the Agency share the listing.
Completed in 2023, the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom abode rests amid a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning nearly half an acre in the gated Amstoy Estates neighborhood. Roughly 8,200 square feet of three-level living space is accented with white oak floors, high ceilings, and designer lighting throughout, and the property is securely protected by a perimeter-wide surveillance system.
The open-concept great room’s fireside family room connects to an eat-in kitchen.
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A soaring wood door pivots open into the entry foyer, which flows to a fireside living room, an ensuite guest bedroom, and another bedroom that’s ideally suited for an office. An open-concept great room’s formal dining area and family room flow to the kitchen, which is outfitted with stone countertops, a large eat-in island, Thermador appliances, and a butler’s pantry.
The lower level is decked out with a vaulted safe room, a movie theater, a gym, a recreation room, and a seated bar with a glass-encased wine wall. And a floating wood-railed staircase winds its way up to the top floor, where the primary suite flaunts a fireplace, dual designer showroom closets, and a luxe marble bath equipped with two vanities, a makeup counter, a soaking tub, and a steam shower.
The lower level’s recreation space is paired with a movie theater, seated bar, and safe room.
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The amenities continue in the turf-clad backyard, which hosts a covered terrace flanked by a barbecue station, a pool with a Baja shelf and spa, and a fire pit conversation area nestled beside a cabana. Out in front of the two-tone structure is a double-gated circular driveway that empties out at an attached three-car garage, with a sports court sitting discreetly off to the side.
The co-hosts of Netflix’s reality dating shows Love Is Blind and The Ultimatum purchased their Hawaii home near Oahu’s Kahala Beach in 2022 for $8.8 million, soon after Vanessa was cast in the CBS show NCIS: Hawaiʻi in 2021, and subsequently sold it last summer for nearly $9.5 million soon after the police procedural was canceled after three seasons. Before moving to Hawaii, they also transferred an L.A.-area home to tennis pro Naomi Osaka for $6.3 million.
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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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Fashion Designer Lela Rose Puts Her Whimsical N.Y.C. Triplex on the Market for $10.8 Million
A newly listed triplex maisonette in the heart of Tribeca was made for fashionistas—quite literally.
The $10.8 million condo is being brought to market by the fashion designer Lela Rose. Stocked in high-end stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, Rose has dressed numerous celebs, from Anne Hathaway to Gwyneth Paltrow. Her five-bedroom, 5.5-bath abode is clearly suited for a creative, with showstopping amenities that you’re unlikely to find in many New York City apartments. Richard Orenstein at Brown Harris Stevens holds the listing.
Tables rise from the floor and drop from the ceiling of the bamboo platform.
Brown Harris Stevens
A private street entrance leads you into the 6,000-square-foot residence, where you land in the formal living room, with 16-foot ceilings and grand gallery walls for showing off your art. Adjacent is a bamboo platform with a wet bar, where Rose carries out her “dinner theater”: Mechanized glass dining tables drop from the ceiling and rise from the floor, with space for up to 68 guests. For meals during which you’re not trying to make such a statement, a more standard dining area sits just off the stainless-steel chef’s kitchen.
Past a small lounge area, a sculptural staircase takes you up and down to the sleeping quarters. The primary suite is situated on the middle level, where the bedroom spills out to a private decked terrace. An office sits on the opposite side of the deck, and there’s a massive closet lined with red carpet. Rose is a fashion designer to the stars, after all.
A tequila tasting room is found on the lower level of the unit.
Brown Harris Stevens
Two additional bedrooms are found on the upper level, and a guest suite occupies the lower level. Down here, there’s also a playroom for kids and a temperature-controlled tequila tasting room for adults. If you’re moving in with any furry friends, there’s a whimsical dog elevator to boot—Rose’s dog couldn’t do all the stairs.
As someone who makes a living off of her taste, Rose has certainly imbued her signature style into her home. That’s a common theme when designers and their associates bring their residences to market, and we get a peek at their personal preferences when it comes to everyday living. Last month, for example, Valentino cofounder Giancarlo Giammetti listed his $17.5 million Manhattan penthouse. With a bedroom blanketed in leopard-print carpet, the unit felt quite befitting of the Italian businessman.
Click here to see all the images of Lela Rose’s Tribeca triplex.
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Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…
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Bill Koch’s Storied Cape Cod Compound Once Hosted JFK. Now It Can Be Yours for $24 Million.
Billionaire collector Bill Koch is parting ways with a piece of Cape Cod history.
His 7.5-acre waterfront estate in Osterville’s gated Oyster Harbors enclave just hit the market for $23.85 million with Joanna Dresser and Kelly Crosby of LandVest | Christie’s International Real Estate—and it comes with some serious provenance. Before Koch bought the property in 2013 for $19.5 million, it belonged to banking heir Paul Mellon and his wife, Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the influential horticulturist who designed the White House Rose Garden. The Mellons hosted everyone from movie stars to world leaders here, including their close friends John and Jackie Kennedy.
The main house, built in 1954, clocks in at 7,300 square feet with eight bedrooms and plenty of breezy, understated style. Think wide-plank floors, original fireplaces, and views of either the gardens or the sea from just about every room. There are also two two-bedroom guest cottages, a former art studio-turned-private suite, a greenhouse, and a beach house that’s barely changed since the Kennedys came by for cocktails.
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The 7,300-square-foot main house, built in 1954, features eight bedrooms.
Courtesy of Bill Koch
Outside, Bunny’s signature is everywhere. She spent years shaping the gardens—layering native plantings, specimen trees, and orchards into a landscape that feels effortless and relaxed. And in classic Mellon fashion, when the property lacked natural dunes, the couple simply brought in 2,000 tons of sand to build their own 20-foot privacy berm.
“It is important to me to preserve the home the way I remembered it when I used to visit Paul and Bunny, and maintain their influence and style over the estate,” Koch said in a statement.
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Horticulturalist Bunny Mellon shaped the gardens and landscape of the Cape Cod retreat over the years.
Courtesy of Bill Koch
The property includes over 500 feet of waterfront, a deepwater dock, and access to a small private island that now serves as a bird sanctuary. Koch has used the home as guest overflow in recent years and occasionally rented it out for $25,000 a week, The New York Post reported.
The listing comes as Koch trims down his Cape portfolio. He’s also asking $10.5 million for a nearby 1.75-acre parcel and previously listed another piece of the former Mellon spread for $16 million. Meanwhile, his real estate holdings still include a ranch in Colorado, a Palm Beach compound, and a $125 million estate outside Aspen. And if this sale wasn’t enough, Koch just offloaded nearly 8,000 bottles from his famed wine cellar in a record-breaking auction at Christie’s. The three-day sale brought in $28.8 million.
Click here to see more photos of Bill Koch’s Cape Cod compound.
Courtesy of Bill Koch
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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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