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A Former Supermodel’s Revamped 1930s Beverly Hills Villa Hits the Market for $26 Million
Former supermodel and Pirelli calendar girl Christina Estrada’s Los Angeles home is officially walking the real estate runway. The ex-wife of the late Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali is asking $26 million for her Italian-style villa in a prime pocket of Beverly Hills, with the listing held by Gary Gold of Forward One. Built in the […] More
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Rapper G-Eazy’s $3.7 Million Hollywood Hills Home Comes With a Professional Recording Studio
Since he’s been living in New York for more than a year now, Gerald Gillum—better known to his fans as G-Eazy—has decided to part ways with the Spanish Colonial villa in Los Angeles he affectionately refers to as Gerryland. The Oakland-born rapper and record producer has stuck a $3.7 million price tag on the towering residence, which is tucked away in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills.
Though the ask is almost $2 million more than the nearly $1.8 million he paid ER and Salem actor Shane West for the late 1970s abode back in 2016, G-Eazy completely remodeled the digs during his tenure in collaboration with Melody Jimenez of MA Creative. Subsequently described by Architectural Digest as a “low-key hideaway in which to work and collaborate with fellow artists,” the place has four bedrooms and five baths in roughly 3,600 square feet of character-filled living space boasting rustic hardwood floors, custom Italian and Moroccan tile, and artisanal ironwork throughout.
An entry vestibule has a step-down living room on one side and a dining area on the other.
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“This was the first home G-EAZY ever bought, even turning the guesthouse into a studio,” says Raul Sanchez Jr. of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California, who holds the listing. “He poured a lot of money into the home, remodeling the kitchen, the walk-in closet, the fixtures are all custom, and of course, the studio, where he wrote many of his biggest hits.”
Sequestered behind walls and a gated entrance in the storied Hollywoodland enclave, the creamy stucco and stair-laced structure is perched upon a steep, almost quarter-acre parcel overlooking jetliner views that include the Hollywood Sign. Inside the double wood and glass front doors, an entry vestibule displaying a curving iron-railed staircase steps down to a living room resting beneath a vaulted wood-beam ceiling and sporting an all-white fireplace and French doors opening out to a slender balcony. The nearby dining room connects to a stylish eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with dark green cabinetry, marble countertops, and Wolf appliances.
The two-story guesthouse features a recording studio on the lower level and a lounge area up top.
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Elsewhere is a posh primary suite flaunting a former bedroom that’s been transformed into a massive walk-in closet to house the No Limit and Me, Myself & I performer’s extensive collection of sneakers and leather jackets, along with Juliet balconies and a masculine bath spotlighted by a glass-encased steam shower. Outdoors, the grounds host several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots enhanced by a saltwater pool with a Baja shelf, plus a fire pit and a built-in barbecue.
Topping it all off is the self-contained two-story guesthouse, which is accessible via stairs and a snazzy elevator and houses a lounge area on the upper level and a professional-grade recording studio with a kitchenette and a shower down below. There’s also a street-level two-car garage.
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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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Joan Fontaine’s Former Carmel Home Hits the Market for $6 Million
Throughout her lengthy five-decade career, Golden-Age Hollywood star Joan Fontaine racked up plenty of accomplishments. The younger sister of fellow thespian Olivia de Havilland appeared in more than 45 movies, garnering three Oscar nods for “Best Actress” in the process and winning a golden statue in 1941 for her role as the timid wife in Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Suspicion.
Fontaine passed away in late 2013 at age 96. The following year, her longtime Central California home perched atop the Carmel Highlands and its contents—including that Oscar—were put up for auction, with the animal lover designating that the proceeds from the sale go to the Monterey chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Now the property has once again popped up for sale, asking a speck under $6 million. The listing is held by Tim Allen of the Tim Allen Properties Team at Coldwell Banker Realty.
Multiple decks overlook breathtaking views of the rugged and dramatic Carmel coastline.
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Built in the mid-1960s and known as Villa Fontana, the shingle-roof structure is tucked away on a cypress-laced acre of land sited near beaches and the charming downtown village of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Inside, a total of four bedrooms and five baths can be found in a little more than 4,700 square feet of meandering living space on two levels displaying a mix of red brick and rustic wood floors, plaster walls, and custom wood molding throughout. Walls of glass and multiple decks also overlook picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean and Point Lobos from almost every vantage point.
Tall double doors open into an entry foyer, which flows to a spacious living room warmed by a wood-burning fireplace. A hallway leads to the formal dining room, as well as a galley-style kitchen outfitted with a vintage double oven, a stainless refrigerator, and an accompanying breakfast nook. A walk-in pantry can be found across the hall, while a staircase descends to a lower level containing laundry facilities, a fireside family/game room, and a bedroom that’s currently being used as an office.
A cozy wood-clad library holds memorabilia from the Golden-Age star’s tenure at the premises.
Sherman Chu/courtesy Tim Allen Properties
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Other highlights include a sky-lit breezeway that connects to an annex holding a cozy wood-paneled library with a fireplace and built-in bookshelves, plus a primary suite flaunting a fourth fireplace, a dual-vanity bath with a sunken tub/shower combo, and access to a private patio. A separate wing on the opposite end of the house has a bedroom and a bath, and a guest suite with its own entrance can be found on the lower level. There’s also a gated motor court and a detached two-car garage out front.
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Sherman Chu, courtesy Tim Allen Properties; Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
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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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Baseball Great Greg Maddux Lists His Coastal San Diego Home for $4 Million
An ocean-view San Diego home that Greg Maddux has resided in for the past several years has just popped up for sale. The asking price is a smidge under $4 million, which is around $2 million more than the former Padres pitcher and his wife Kathy doled out for the modern coastal retreat in the upscale Sunset Cliffs neighborhood back in spring 2017. Zac Dweck of Plus Real Estate holds the listing.
Nestled on a hillside parcel spanning less than a quarter of an acre, amid a desirable street near the beach and under-the-radar Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, the stucco and wood-accented structure was built in the mid-1960s. Four bedrooms and an equal number of baths are filtered across a little more than 1,900 square feet of two-level living space that was remodeled shortly before the couple took up residence, and a 1,000-square-foot rooftop deck is ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining while overlooking sweeping Pacific vistas.
The glass-paneled front door opens into a combined living and dining area.
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A glass-paneled front door leads into the open-plan interiors, which are immediately highlighted by a combined living and dining area. An adjacent family room has a high whitewashed wood-beam ceiling, a corner fireplace, and sliding glass doors spilling out to a covered patio, with the connected kitchen boasting custom cabinetry, a veined white marble backsplash and countertops, an eat-in peninsula, and top-tier appliances.
Upstairs is a lounge area, along with a primary suite holding a walk-in closet and spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities and a large rainfall shower. Both spaces have collapsible doors spilling out to the home’s expansive outdoor deck, and another bedroom flaunts its own private balcony. There’s also a fenced backyard hosting a turf-clad lawn and a glassy garage out front with room for two vehicles.
A wood-beam ceiling tops the family room, which has a corner fireplace and access to the outdoors.
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The 58-year-old Texas native, who is known to his fans as “Mad Dog,” played 23 seasons in the Major Leagues, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. During his lengthy career, he won a 1995 World Series with the Braves and was the first pitcher to snag four consecutive Cy Young awards. He was also an 18-time Gold Glove winner and earned eight trips to the All-Star Game. After retiring in 2008, Maddux was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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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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Bing Crosby’s Longtime Bay Area Home Just Landed on the Market for $40 Million
Ever find yourself dreaming about owning a majestic French-style chateau nestled in the coveted Bay Area region of California? You could be in luck, because this picturesque five-plus-acre spread long owned by the late actor and crooner Bing Crosby has just popped up for sale in the affluent San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough for the first time in almost six decades, asking a cool $40 million.
The beloved entertainer and his second wife Kathryn, a former actress who passed away last year at age 90, reportedly paid $175,000 in the 1960s for the property, which is showcased by a circa-1920s home boasting 11 bedrooms and 15 baths. Almost 14,000 square feet of living space is accented throughout with antiques from the collection of newspaper publisher and Crosby friend William Randolph Hearst, including a 17th-century wood staircase banister, linen fold paneling, and custom furnishings.
A decorative fireplace graces the living room, which opens to a covered terrace.
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Originally designed by noted architects John Bakewell Jr. and Ernest Weihe almost a century ago for businessman Lindsay Howard, son of horse-racing enthusiast and Seabiscuit owner Charles Howard, and his wife Anita, the whitewashed brick structure was extensively renovated during Crosby’s tenure and was featured as a Decorators’ Show House in 1998. Among the standout amenities is a bar-equipped smoking room, plus an oval-shaped dining room donning a Venetian glass chandelier, walls painted in a floral motif, and French doors spilling out to the grassy grounds.
Other highlights include a formal living room sporting a particularly ornate fireplace, a grand piano that was featured in the movie High Society, and access to a covered terrace, as well as a handsome wood-paneled library with a fireplace and built-in bookcases. A kitchen outfitted with a vintage walk-in refrigerator connects to a pantry, prep space, breakfast nook, and mudroom, while an upstairs primary suite comes with dual closets and baths. There are also separate staff quarters.
The dining room is adorned with a Venetian chandelier and a rose garden mural created by artist Al Proom.
Jason Wells/Golden Gate Creative
RELATED: This SoCal Estate Was Once Home to Bing Crosby. Now It Can Be Yours for $13.5 Million.
The couple’s son Harry, a New York-based investment banker who lived in the home with his siblings Nathaniel and Mary Frances, said the family has decided to sell in the wake of their mother’s recent death, according to The Wall Street Journal. “It’s difficult to turn the page emotionally,” he added, “but all good things come to an end.”
The listing, which could be a record-breaking transaction for the San Mateo County area if it sells for anywhere near the $40 million asking price, is held by Jennifer Gilson of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty. The priciest sale to date occurred in 2021, when a home owned by billionaire Elon Musk traded hands for $30 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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Kevin Spacey’s Former Baltimore Home Is Up for Grabs at $6 Million
A waterfront home has just popped up for sale in downtown Baltimore, and it has a history as juicy as a made-for-TV movie.
It all started when Kevin Spacey picked up the place via an LLC in 2017 for $5.6 million. After first denying he was the rightful owner of the property, the Oscar-winning actor subsequently admitted it was his. In 2024, though, he fell behind on mortgage payments due to debt accrued while fighting a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. The multistory spread then went into foreclosure before selling at auction to local real estate investor Sam Asgari for $3.2 million.
Though Spacey didn’t seem to want to move out and made some noise about it being “improperly sold at auction,” Asgari filed to evict and was ultimately allowed to keep the residence. Now it’s on the market for a smidge under $6 million. Sam Sheibani of Compass holds the listing, which is being touted as The Icon of Baltimore.
A fireside living area and an adjacent dining room overlook Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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Occupying a pair of connected townhouse-like structures within the gated Pier Homes at HarborView community and resting at the end of a lengthy pier with water on three sides, the updated abode offers six bedrooms and nine baths in roughly 9,000 square feet over five levels accessible via a spiral staircase and glass-paneled elevator. Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass and multiple terraces also offer up sweeping Inner Harbor and city lights vistas.
Highlights include a sprawling open-concept great room holding a spacious fireside living area that flows to a dining area equipped with a built-in buffet. Opposite is a lounging spot warmed by a fireplace and an eat-in kitchen sporting top-tier Viking appliances, while an upstairs primary suite features a walk-in closet with laundry facilities and a luxe bath boasting a glassy two-person shower.
The primary bedroom’s walls of glass make you feel like you’re floating on the water.
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Elsewhere is a sauna, an office nook, a nine-seat movie theater, and a wet bar-equipped game room, as well as a 76-foot rooftop deck with panoramic views and a couple of two-car garages down below. Rounding it all out are plenty of community amenities, which include 24-hour security, a pool, a fitness center, a marina, an Italian deli and market, and a private dog park.
Last summer, a London jury acquitted the House of Cards star on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. That was Spacey’s second court victory since he fended off a $40 million lawsuit in 2022 in New York brought by Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp. He’s currently facing a new lawsuit filed this month in the U.K., according to The Independent. Spacey is known to have previously owned homes in Los Angeles, New York City and London.
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Derek & Vee
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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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