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    This $15 Million Bel Air Time Capsule Is on Sale for the First Time in 80 Years

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    Sydney Sweeney’s packed property portfolio already includes homes in Florida, Idaho, and Southern California. Now word on the street has it the A-list actress might be dipping her toes back into the real estate waters, this time with a decadent Hollywood Regency-style spread in the prime lower Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.

    The Euphoria and The White Lotus star, who is particularly fond of buying old houses and restoring them, was recently spotted taking a look-see at a vintage residence that is now for sale at a smidge under $15 million, according to the New York Post.

    “This property is one of the great homes of Los Angeles, a cultural landmark that hasn’t been on the market in 80 years and for decades served as a social hub for LA high society,” said listing agent Josh Flagg of Compass in a press statement.

    Ideal for entertaining, the tented red-and-green den spills out to a covered patio.

    Paul Barnaby

    RELATED: Quincy Jones’s Longtime Bel Air Mansion Just Hit the Market for $60 Million

    Built in the 1930s, the dwelling was long owned by oilman David Daniel “Tex” Feldman and his philanthropist wife, Jayne, who were known for entertaining high-profile guests from legendary French singer Édith Piaf to Joan Crawford, Joan Collins, and Candy Spelling. Both have since passed away and the home has remained in the family, still looking much as it did when its Tom Douglas-designed interiors were featured in Architectural Digest back in 1951.

    Set beyond a lengthy gated driveway on three parcels spanning nearly two acres, along the 15th green of the Bel Air Country Club Golf Course, the pale pink structure includes a nine-bedroom main residence with roughly 8,200 square feet, plus a two-bedroom guest apartment atop the pool house and a separate guesthouse. There is also a circular motor court with a three-car garage, a pool, and a tennis court that looks in need of some TLC.

    The gold primary bedroom includes a bespoke dressing room with glass-front closets.

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    The front door opens into a classic entrance hallway sporting a vaulted and arched ceiling, marble floors, red-and-white toile wallpaper, and a green-carpeted and white steel-railed staircase. From there, a formal dining room has a black-and-white checkered floor, terracotta-hued walls, a crystal chandelier dangling from a metallic copper ceiling, and walls of glass overlooking the greenery-encased grounds. A fireside living room flows out to a covered terrace.

    Elsewhere is a kitchen equipped with a butler’s pantry, a study clad in wood paneling, a den flaunting a red-and-white tented ceiling and another tufted bar, and a gold-accented primary bedroom spotlighted by a large dressing room. There’s also a sprawling poolside ballroom/screening room that has a sitting area with a decorative coffered accent wall and a floor-to-ceiling tiled fireplace at one end and a tufted bar and a celebrity photo wall on the other.

    The rectangular pool sits alongside a pool house with guest quarters up top.

    Paul Barnaby

    RELATED: A Revamped John Elgin Woolf Home in L.A. Just Hit the Market for $32 Million

    In addition to a $13.5 million waterfront estate in the Florida Keys and a lakeside abode next door to her mother’s hideaway in Idaho, the 28-year-old Spokane native also lays claim to a $3 million Tudor-style home in the Westwood area of L.A. that she picked up in 2021 and a $6.2 million tear-down residence in Bel Air.

    Sweeney, who is now dating music manager Scooter Braun after ending her engagement to producer Jonathan Davino earlier this year, is currently working on a biopic about boxing legend Christy Martin.

    Click here for more photos of the Bel Air residence.

    Paul Barnaby

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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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      Chuck Lorre Reportedly Bought a Revamped John Elgin Woolf Home in L.A. for $28 Million

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      A little more than five months after it hit the market, a revamped Hollywood Regency residence in the posh Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles has been sold, according to reliable sources, to legendary TV producer Chuck Lorre for $27.5 million.

      That’s far less than the original $31.5 million ask, but it’s nearly $10 million more than architect Mark Rios and Guy Ringler, a reproductive endocrinologist, shelled out for the rundown home over four years ago before giving it a full makeover that was featured in Architectural Digest. Linda May of Carolwood Estates held the listing, with Juliette Hohnen of Douglas Elliman repping Lorre.

      Behind gates and towering hedges on almost a third of an acre, the striking terracotta mansard-roof structure is fronted by an attached two-car garage and a gravel motor court. Designed in the late 1940s by famed modernist architect John “Jack” Elgin Woolf and twice occupied as his personal residence, the revamped home offers six bedrooms and eight baths in 8,400 square feet across multiple levels rife with parquet floors, vivid colors, and custom finishes.

      The Hollywood Regency home has six bedrooms and eight baths in 8,400 square feet.

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      Beyond the towering Pullman entry doors, a glass-encased foyer overlooks a central courtyard. From there, a spacious fireside living area sports a cocktail lounge anchored by a lacquered fiberglass bar, while a red-hued library/media room features a carved marble fireplace and built-in bookcases. A formal dark green dining room capped by an antique mirrored ceiling with a skylight flows to a chic ebony kitchen, which is outfitted with Bulthaup cabinetry and a Lacanche range, plus a handy prep kitchen and breakfast room.

      The perks continue upstairs, where the primary suite comes with a private balcony and dual walk-in closets and baths. And other highlights include a Moroccan-themed lounge, an office, a wine cellar, a gym, and picturesque grounds hosting a sunken fire pit area and a stone walkway that empties at a koi pond and gazebo.

      Lorre, known as the “King of Sitcoms” for his large assortment of hit shows including Dharma & Greg, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and Mom, still owns a longtime home in the Pacific Palisades area of L.A. that he paid $2.6 million for in the mid-1990s. He also maintains an oceanfront retreat in Malibu he bought almost 15 years ago from Tony Danza.

      Click here for more photos of the L.A. 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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      Dallas Mavericks Star Anthony Davis Is Seeking $40 Million for His 3-Acre L.A. Estate

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      A little over four years ago, Anthony Davis doled out $31 million for a European-style mansion in the guard-gated Los Angeles community of Bel Air Crest. Now that he’s been traded to the Dallas Mavericks after a five-and-a-half-season run with the Lakers, the 10-time NBA All-Star has decided to let the place go for a dash under $40 million. Jordan Cohen of Re/Max One holds the listing.

      The estate is hidden down a gated driveway on a three-plus-acre lot. Built in 2010 and recently renovated, the three-story white stucco structure is fronted by a spacious motor court with parking for up to 30 vehicles, plus an attached four-car garage tucked off to the side.

      There’s a realistic but fake tree at the center of the double-height entry foyer.

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      Eight bedrooms and 12 baths are sprawled across a little more than 17,200 square feet boasting sweeping views of the Santa Monica Mountains. A grand, double-height entry foyer with a 35-foot glass dome and a curving iron-railed staircase flows to the living room, which features a veined-marble fireplace and no less than six steel-framed French doors opening to Juliet balconies.

      Other highlights include a formal dining room that seats at least 16, plus a family room that connects via a casual dining area to a sleekly designed gourmet kitchen outfitted with a bronze-and-white checkerboard floor, an expansive eat-in island, top-tier stainless appliances, a wine fridge, and a workstation. Pocketing glass doors spill out to an alfresco dining and entertaining terrace.

      The game room is decked out with a seated bar and a glass-encased wine display.

      Jeff Elson

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      Elsewhere is an upstairs primary suite that comes with a fireplace, dual walk-in closets, and a luxe bath sporting dual vanities, a two-person shower, and a spa tub next to another fireplace. Five additional en suite bedrooms can also be found on this floor, while the lower level hosts a movie theater, a game room with a seated bar, a wine display, a gym with a massage room, and a barber shop.

      As for the resort-like grounds, expect to find a massive pool and spa next to a cabana holding a kitchen and bar setup, along with a sunken fire pit, a lighted tennis/basketball court, a batting cage, a secluded cold plunge and sauna, and a custom-built children’s playhouse with its own HVAC. There’s also an elevator and both home automation and solar systems thrown in for good measure.

      Click here for more photos of Davis’s L.A. residence.

      Jeff Elson

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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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      Erewhon’s Owners Just Sold Their Luxurious Bel Air Mansion for $28.5 Million

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      The couple behind L.A.’s cult-favorite (and famously expensive) Erewhon markets, Anthony and Josephine Antoci, have taken in $28.5 million on the sale of an ultra-modern mansion in Bel Air—more than $6 million above what they paid just over a year ago. It seems the couple spent little, if any, time there: they put the place up for rent almost as soon as they signed the deed, and it was last priced at $200,000 per month.

      Records reveal the new owner as entrepreneur Dara Mir, better known to pop culture enthusiasts as the soon-to-be-ex-husband of attorney, businesswoman, and reality TV star Lily Ghalichi. Mir appears to have scored a deal, ultimately getting the hillside spread for $4.5 million less than the final asking price, not to mention $8.5 million below the original ask of almost $37 million.

      RELATED: Quincy Jones’s Longtime Bel Air Mansion Just Hit the Market for $60 Million

      In addition to the sculptural staircase, an elevator stops at each of the home’s three floors.

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      The Sarbonne Road residence, with six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in about 15,000 square feet, is well known among high-end property watchers in Los Angeles. An entity tied to Nigerian businessman Kola Aluko acquired the one-acre hillside property in 2012 for $24.5 million. At some later point, Thomas Flohr, founder of the private jet company VistaJet, became the owner in some kind of off-market deal to settle a debt with Aluko, according to a report in the Real Deal.

      When Aluko ran afoul of the U.S. government over claims that he defrauded the Nigerian government out of more than a billion dollars, the Department of Justice attempted to seize the property, which had already been transferred to Flohr. According to reports, Flohr managed to stave off a seizure by paying $16 million for the property. The private aviation tycoon promptly re-listed the place at $63 million, a wildly optimistic number that plummeted to $39.9 million before the Antocis came along and, in May 2024, scooped up the pad for a massively discounted $22.5 million.

      RELATED: This $40 Million Bel Air Mansion Is Crowned With a Rooftop Pickleball Court

      A gated driveway climbs to a circular motor court, where a curved stairway leads to the main entrance. A wooden door set in a corner of glass framed by towering walls of rough-cut limestone blocks opens to a triple-height entrance hall. Interior spaces are defined by soaring 16-foot ceilings, travertine floors, a sculptural staircase, and disappearing walls of glass. An elevator means moving between the home’s three floors takes no more effort than the push of a couple of buttons.

      The six-bedroom home’s 10 bathrooms include two in the primary suite.

      Anthony Barcelo

      RELATED: Midcentury Architect Craig Ellwood’s Case Study House 16 in Bel Air Lists for $5.4 Million

      A formal living room with a wet bar and linear fireplace and a city-view formal dining room are accompanied by a spacious great room that opens to the pool and incorporates a casual lounge, a dining space, and a sleek family kitchen. (There’s a secondary chef’s kitchen for making a mess.)

      Other highlights include a wood-paneled study, a screening room with another wet bar, and a fitness/wellness center with a gym. A spa sits alongside a slender infinity-edge lap pool, while a huge terrace with panoramic views over L.A. is shaded by nine mature olive trees.

      Kevin Booker, David Parnes, and James Harris of Carolwood Estates repped the sellers; Tyrone McKillen and Andrew Hurley of Plus Real Estate represented the buyers.

      Click here for more photos of the L.A. residence.

      Anthony Barcelo

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      Mark David

      Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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      A Contemporary Artist’s Serene Retreat in Bel Air Can Be Yours for $16.5 Million

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      When Cuban-born artist Enrique Martínez Celaya picked up a traditional 1950s home in the posh Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles a little more than seven years ago, it was overdue for a dose of TLC. He subsequently embarked on an all-out reimagination of the premises, and now the beguiling home has returned to the market. Adam Rosenfeld and Jon Grauman of The Agency hold the listing.

      First put up for sale this past spring at nearly $18 million, the place is now going for a discounted $16.5 million. And though that’s still a whopping $12.7 million and change over what the painter, sculptor, author, and former laser physicist paid in early 2018, he did incorporate more than his share of snazzy upgrades—think top-notch surveillance, audio, and music systems, just for starters.

      A spacious vaulted great room has a wall of French doors spilling out to the backyard.

      Simon Berlyn

      RELATED: Quincy Jones’s Longtime Bel Air Mansion Just Hit the Market for $60 Million

      Tucked away on a dual-access parcel of land spanning over two acres, the gated property features a ranch-style main home that opens to the picturesque grounds via floor-to-ceiling French doors in almost every room and several ancillary structures, for a combined total of roughly 7,200 square feet.

      Highlights within the five-bedroom, five-bath primary dwelling include a spacious great room resting beneath a soaring whitewashed wood-beam ceiling. A dining area sits on one side, while a bar nook on the other end connects to a cozy library boasting a floor-to-ceiling gray brick fireplace surrounded by built-in bookshelves. A window-lined kitchen comes with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, a pricey French Lacanche range, additional Miele and Thermador appliances, and a breakfast nook.

      The cozy library is anchored by a soaring gray brick fireplace with a raised hearth.

      Simon Berlyn

      RELATED: A Revamped John Elgin Woolf Home in L.A. Just Hit the Market for $32 Million

      Among the other perks are a family room and an office, plus a light-filled primary bedroom spotlighted by a pebble-tiled bath equipped with a large freestanding soaking tub and a walk-in shower. Stationed elsewhere are the aforementioned ancillary structures, which encompass an art studio, a guest bungalow, a writing house, and a trio of utility sheds.

      Rounding it all out are lush, fully fenced outdoor environs hosting a pool and spillover spa, as well as multiple areas decked out for alfresco gatherings with a pizza oven, barbecue, and fire pits. Pathways also wind their way through fruit tree-laced gardens dotted with eye-catching offerings, like the owner’s nearly 13-foot-tall, one-ton bronze sculpture “The Well” from his collection titled “The Tears of Things,” revolving around journey, risk, and transformation.

      On a final note: Though none of the artwork on display is offered for individual sale, there is an agricultural-grade fire suppression system on the land for that all-important peace of mind.

      Click here for more photos of the Bel Air residence.

      Simon Berlyn

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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 Kendrick Lamar’s $80 Million Property Portfolio

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      He’s long been the voice of Compton—but Kendrick Lamar’s current zip codes reflect a bigger story of success.

      For much of his early career, the Not Like Us rapper kept a low profile when it came to the home front. A long-time renter, he prioritized privacy and practicality, often choosing to invest in family rather than splash out on sprawling estates. But over the past few years, the hip-hop artist has shifted gears and gone on what could only be described as a spending spree, quietly assembling a high-value portfolio—now estimated at nearly $80 million—that stretches from Los Angeles to New York City. 

      His first known purchase was a modest home in Eastvale, California, scooped up in 2014 for $523,400 as a gift to his parents. He followed that up with a residence in Calabasas, an upscale enclave known for its celebrity cachet, before setting his sights on the SoCal coastline with a contemporary pad in Manhattan Beach. Last year, the Grammy Award-winning musician made his biggest geographic leap yet, acquiring a penthouse in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. It’s his first major East Coast property and a sign that the notoriously private artist is expanding his horizons. 

      While some stars collect homes like they do cars or watches, Lamar’s approach is more measured and mirrors the arc of his career: quietly powerful, always evolving, and undeniably influential. 

      Calabasas Crib 

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      Lamar made his first significant real estate move in late 2017, dropping $2.65 million on a 5,400-square-foot home in Calabasas, property records show. Set in one of Los Angeles’s most star-studded zip codes, the circa 1998 Mediterranean-inspired abode features six bedrooms, six bathrooms, multiple fireplaces, and a media room.

      The outdoor space was made for unwinding, with a freeform pool, barbecue area, and shaded lounge that takes in canyon views. Though he never lived in the home full-time, it’s reportedly served as a residence for close family members. It was a quiet but strategic buy—his first step from perennial renter to stealth real estate player.  

      Manhattan Beach Mansion

      Lamar expanded his real estate portfolio in 2019 with a $9.7 million Manhattan Beach home.

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      Two years later, in August 2019, the poetic rapper expanded his real estate footprint with the $9.7 million purchase of a contemporary-style residence in Manhattan Beach. Tucked into one of the South Bay’s most sought-after beach communities, the sleek, three-story home spans about 5,400 square feet with four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. 

      The off-market deal came around the time Lamar and his longtime fiancée, Whitney Alford, welcomed their first child, a momentous event that may have signaled a shift toward more personal, lifestyle-focused acquisitions. While the property isn’t directly on the sand, upper levels reportedly offer ocean views, and the home includes a three-car garage and a private patio.  

      Bel-Air Estate 

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      Following the release of his acclaimed album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in 2022, which earned him a Best Rap Album Grammy, Lamar splashed out $15.85 million on a Bel Air. This expansive 8,100-square-foot home in the coveted East Gate section of the neighborhood offers a midcentury-era main house and a two-story guesthouse, together sporting seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. 

      Designed by celebrated architect Edward Fickett in 1951 and featuring vaulted ceilings with numerous skylights, Lamar’s residence is today equipped with a slew of amenities, including a gym, a 4K movie theater, and an updated kitchen. Outdoors, a serene koi pond, swimming pool, and dining patio complete the private retreat.  

      Brooklyn Penthouse 

      In 2023, Lamar expanded his real estate portfolio with a three-story Brooklyn Heights penthouse.

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      Lamar’s real estate ambitions reached the East Coast in 2023 with the acquisition of an $8.99 million penthouse at Pierhouse, a development along the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood known for its celebrity residents, including Ed Sheeran, Matt Damon, Amy Schumer, and Michelle Williams. 

      It’s pretty safe to say Lamar’s Brooklyn digs are far from Humble. The 3,140-square-foot triplex penthouse, with sweeping views of the East River and Manhattan skyline, spans three floors and contains four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. The aerie is decked out with soaring 18-foot ceilings, reclaimed heartwood pine floors, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light. At the time of his purchase, the chef’s kitchen was outfitted with top-tier Gaggenau appliances, Calacatta Tucci marble countertops, and American walnut cabinetry. 

      A highlight of the property is its 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, split between a landscaped roof deck and a terrace. Access to the building’s amenities includes a rooftop pool and bar, a fitness center, a meditation studio, and concierge services.  

      Brentwood Compound 

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      Last June, Lamar made his most significant real estate move to date, picking up two adjoining properties in the Mandeville Canyon area of L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood for a combined $42 million. Records show $32.5 million was paid for the main parcel, which includes a 16,200-square-foot modern farmhouse with a swimming pool, while the neighboring parcel with a 3,400-square-foot guesthouse and tennis court went for $9.5 million. Perfect for those who roll deep, there are nine bedrooms and 15 bathrooms in all.

      Mandeville Canyon is a well-known hotbed of entertainment industry movers and shakers, and Lamar’s off-market deal for the two-parcel compound, made with former Fox Corp. legal officer Viet Dinh, placed the superstar right next door to Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, at least until earlier this year when she sold the home for $22 million.

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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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      Quincy Jones’s Longtime Bel Air Mansion Just Hit the Market for $60 Million

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      A little more than five months after his death from pancreatic cancer at age 91, Quincy Jones’s final home is newly available. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the multi-Grammy-winning record producer and composer behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller—the best-selling album of all time—moved into the property in the coveted Lower Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles in early 2002 and lived there until this past November. Now the sprawling estate is up for sale, asking a dash under $60 million. David Kramer and Andrew Buss of the David Kramer Group at Compass share the listing.

      Records show Jones purchased a vacant parcel of land in summer 1972 for a mere $200,000 and subsequently enlisted the late luxury hospitality architect Gerald “Jerry” Allison to custom build a resort-style mansion resembling The Palace of the Lost City hotel he helped create in South Africa. The palatial five-bedroom, 17-bath digs rest at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac atop a gated promontory spanning over two acres, with sweeping views stretching from the city skyline to the San Gabriel Mountains and Pacific Ocean beyond.

      A domed living room primed for entertaining serves as a focal point of the home’s central wing.

      Anthony Barcelo

      RELATED: L.A. Reid Relists His Swanky Bel Air Mansion for a Discounted $17.5 Million

      Almost 25,000 square feet of living space is spread across three wings linked by an elevator and several staircases. Though interior photos are scarce—as much of the value hails from the land, per Buss—marketing materials do show a circular, window-lined living room, which anchors the two-story stone structure’s central wing and comes with a vaulted domed ceiling, a seated bar, and a library nook. Nearby is a wine room equipped with a bar, tasting area, and cellar, plus a game lounge and cabana.

      Holding court in the east wing are a formal dining room, a gourmet kitchen with a butler’s pantry, a family room, and staff quarters, plus a lavish primary suite boasting a private balcony, walk-in closets, a luxe bath, a fitness room, and a den. The west wing, meanwhile, has three guest suites, along with a recording studio, a screening room, a gallery, and a security office. Outdoors, the manicured grounds host numerous verandas and patios overlooking a lighted tennis court and an infinity-edge pool with a spillover spa.

      In addition to a pool and spa, the grounds also hold a full-sized tennis court.

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      “My father loved his home so much,” said his daughter, the actress and filmmaker Rashida Jones. “He created it from the ground up with his boundless imagination and the talent of his high school friend, legendary architect Jerry Allison. Our family has a lifetime worth of wonderful memories and meaning imbued in this home. We hope the new owner will continue the legacy of love and laughter and beauty that is synonymous with the name Quincy Jones.”

      During a decades-long career that he began as a jazz trumpeter, the Chicago native was in top demand as an arranger for the big bands of Count Basie and others, a composer of film music, and a record producer. His large stable of hits ranged from Lesley Gore’s It’s My Party to We Are the World, a fundraising single for famine relief performed by a supergroup of 40 singers from Diana Ross to Bruce Springsteen. In addition to 28 Grammy awards, Quincy was also recognized for lifetime achievement by the Songwriters Hall of Fame and inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

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      Anthony Barcelo

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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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      Raquel Welch’s Longtime L.A. Home Just Sold for $3.1 Million

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      A little more than two years after she passed away in early 2023 at age 82, a Los Angeles home long owned by Raquel Welch—the legendary actress and enduring sex symbol probably best remembered for her 1960s roles as a shrunken scientist in Fantastic Voyage and bikini-clad cavewoman in One Billion Years B.C.—has officially traded hands for $3.1 million.

      First offered a year ago for around $4 million and subsequently reduced to $3.7 million, the Mediterranean-style villa in the exclusive Beverly Glen Circle neighborhood of Bel Air sold to British film producer, writer, and director Justin Hyne for just $600,000 more than the $2.5 million Welch doled out for the place in 2009. Ernie Carswell and Lloyd Ross of Douglas Elliman and Brett Lawyer of Carolwood Estates shared the listing, with Ariel Belkin of The One Luxury Properties repping the buyer.

      The fireside living room has a stone fireplace and French doors opening out to the backyard.

      Jeremy Spann

      RELATED: L.A. Reid Relists His Swanky Bel Air Mansion for a Discounted $17.5 Million

      Built in the late ’90s, the blush-hued stucco and terracotta-roof structure rests high atop a hedged and gated parcel of land spanning less than a quarter of an acre. Inside, roughly 5,100 square feet of multi-level, cream-hued living space includes a column-lined entrance gallery that flows to a glass-walled living room sporting a stone fireplace and French doors spilling out to a pergola-shaded terrace and sundeck-encased pool and spa beyond.

      Other highlights include a formal dining area and an office with a kitchenette. A family room connects to the kitchen, which is outfitted with wood cabinetry, an eat-in island, and a cozy breakfast banquette. Upstairs, four en-suite bedrooms include a spacious primary retreat boasting a fireside seating area, two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath with dual vanities and a built-in spa tub. Rounding it all out: a top-floor bonus space, plus an oversized garage hosting a bath-equipped room with its own entrance that could easily serve as a gym or guest site.

      The hedge-lined backyard hosts a freeform pool and spillover spa surrounded by a sundeck.

      Jeremy Spann

      RELATED: A Revamped John Elgin Woolf Home in L.A. Just Hit the Market for $32 Million

      Long before Bo Derek ran down the beach in her Fulani braids and Farrah Fawcett posed in that iconic red swimsuit, there was Welch in her infamous doeskin bikini as seen in One Billion Years B.C. Though she was named by Playboy as one of its “100 sexiest female stars of the 20th century,” coming in third behind Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, the Golden Globe-winning actress (The Three Musketeers) refused to strip down for movies or magazine shoots.

      “I am my father’s daughter and that’s just not the way you behave,” she told Piers Morgan on his Life Stories show in 2015. “You don’t do that if you are a certain kind of a woman and that’s the kind of woman I was raised to be.”

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      Jeremy Spann

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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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