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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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      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.

      Anthony Barcelo

      “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.

      Click here for more photos of the Bel Air residence.

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

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      Antonio “L.A.” Reid first hoisted his ultra-contemporary Bel Air mansion on the market back in 2019 for nearly $23 million. Six years and several price chops later, the Grammy-winning record producer behind top-tier talents like Usher, Rihanna, and Justin Bieber still hasn’t enticed any takers and has decided to try his hand at offloading the place once again, this time with a slimmed-down $17.5 million ask. Selling Sunset stars Jason and Brett Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Group hold the listing.

      Records show the music industry veteran acquired the hillside residence in 2016 for $18 million shortly after it was built and then embarked upon a bespoke tailoring of the premises to suit his personal tastes. Completed in 2015, the gated estate rests on just over an acre of land atop a promontory above Stone Canyon Reservoir and comes complete with floor-to-ceiling walls of glass providing sweeping city lights views.

      The great room has a double-sided fireplace and automated retractable glass walls spilling out to the backyard.

      Noel Kleinman/The Oppenheim Group

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

      Standing three stories tall, the stucco and stone-accented structure boasts a total of seven bedrooms and 10 baths spread across roughly 11,100 square feet of open-concept living space. Glitzy amenities include an elevator, numerous fireplaces, a gym, a private studio, a glassy 300-bottle wine cellar, and a crimson-hued movie theater with an accompanying wet bar.

      A gated driveway lined with towering Ficus trees fronts the home, which has an eye-catching door that opens into a double-height foyer topped with a striking wind chime-like chandelier. Grand-scale rooms throughout are punctuated by a mix of stone and white oak floors, soaring ceilings, black granite walls, and chrome accents.

      Particularly standing out on the main level is a spacious great room divided by a massive two-way fireplace. There’s also a fireside office/library with built-in bookshelves and cabinetry, along with a formal dining room and sleekly designed kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, dual islands, and top-tier appliances.

      Amenities include a crimson movie theater with an accompanying bar.

      Noel Kleinman/The Oppenheim Group

      A sculptural staircase heads upstairs to the primary suite, which is decked out with yet another fireplace, a balcony, and a spa-inspired bath equipped with a soaking tub, a glass-encased shower, and a sauna. Four additional en suite bedrooms can also be found on the top floor, while two more bedrooms hold court on the lower level.

      As for the grounds, they host an infinity pool flanked by a sundeck and a grassy lawn that flows to a separate raised spa and a fire pit, as well as an entertainment area sporting a kitchen and bar. Rounding it all out: a subterranean garage that can accommodate up to four vehicles.

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      Noel Kleinman/The Oppenheim Group

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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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      An Epic 60-Room Estate in Los Angeles Gets a Another Big Price Chop

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      A little over a year after it first hit the market with an eye-popping $250 million price tag—shortly after its longtime owner, billionaire telecom pioneer Gary Winnick, passed away at age 76—the Bel Air trophy estate widely known as Casa Encantada (loosely translated to Enchanted House) has popped up for sale again. After undergoing a dramatic price cut to $195 million last winter, the estate is now being offered at a newly reduced $165 million.

      “Casa Encantada is one of the finest residences in the United States,” says Josh Flagg of Compass, who shares the listing with Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency and Drew Fenton of Carolwood Estates. “If this was 2017, the house would be sold by now but given the state of the market, there aren’t buyers lining up around the block for any house over $100 million. With that said, there are people out there that can afford a house like this and it just takes that one person.”

      The home is fronted by a fountain and a neoclassical portico entrance.

      Nils Timm

      Originally designed and built in the 1930s by Russian-born architect James E. Dolena at a reported cost of around $2 million for Hilda Boldt Weber—a former New York City hospital nurse who married multimillionaire Cincinnati glass manufacturer Charles Boldt and then inherited a considerable fortune upon his death in the late 1920s—the dwelling was later sold to hotel magnate Conrad Hilton in 1950 for a mere $225,000.

      After Hilton passed away in 1979, retired Dole Food Products chairman David Murdock bought the place in 1980 for $12.4 million. He went on to transfer the estate in 2000 for $94 million to Winnick and his artist and author wife Karen, who spent almost two years and tens of millions of dollars extensively restoring the premises in collaboration with noted architect Peter Marino. Notably, the $94 million deal was long a residential record for California but was also a non-standard sale that involved both cash and two large pieces of land.

      A wood-clad lounge area is warmed by a fireplace.

      Nils Timm

      Hidden away behind walls and gates, amid an elevated 8.4-acre peninsula that juts out into the golf course of the Bel Air Country Club, the H-shaped mansion is fronted by a motor court bolstered by a bubbling fountain. An opulent neoclassical portico entrance leads into the 40,000-square-foot residence, which features seven bedrooms and a staggering 20 baths, plus posh amenities like a pool pavilion that doubles as a movie theater.

      A double-height entry foyer displaying a sweeping staircase greets and flows to a grand reception hall resting beneath a 14-foot ceiling. Other highlights include formal and casual dining and living areas, including a den/card room sporting an art-deco lucite wet bar, as well as a walnut-paneled study/office lined with floor-to-ceiling bookcases and a 3,500-square-foot primary suite flaunting dual sitting rooms, closets, and baths.

      The poolside pavilion is complete with a movie theater.

      Nils Timm

      The property, which has no neighbors on either side, sits atop a subterranean tunnel that connects two holes of the exclusive golf course and overlooks picturesque city, mountain, and ocean vistas. The Benjamin Purdy-landscaped grounds also host rose, herb, and tropical gardens, along with a 60-foot tiled pool, a desirable north/south tennis court with a viewing pavilion, an additional sports court, and plenty of spots for alfresco lounging and entertaining.

      In addition to the Bel Air estate, Winnick’s widow still maintains a Charles Gwathmey-designed apartment on the 20th floor of New York City’s iconic Sherry Netherland Hotel that’s currently on the market for just under $3.5 million.

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      DC Studios Chief James Gunn Snags Mia Farrow’s Bel Air Family Home for $8.5 Million

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      Over eight decades ago, this historic Monterey Colonial-style house in the coveted Lower Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles was owned by John Farrow and Maureen O’Sullivan—he an Oscar-winning film director from Australia and she an Irish-born actress who starred as Jane Parker in numerous Tarzan films, and both the parents of Mia Farrow, who is best known for her role in the 1968 horror film Rosemary’s Baby and as Woody Allen’s former partner. It was also occupied at one time by film and TV composer Bruce Broughton. Now the property has changed hands once again, this time selling to a trust connected to veteran filmmaker and entertainment executive James Gunn.

      Records reveal the Guardians of the Galaxy director and co-CEO of DC Studios doled out $8.5 million for the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure, which was originally listed for a speck under $11 million. Crafted in 1937 by architect Arlos R. Sedgley and known as Greystoke Cottage, the recently renovated home rests on over a half-acre of land and sports four bedrooms and five baths spread across nearly 4,300 square feet of John Cottrell-designed living space on two levels.

      The dining room boasts rustic hardwood floors and a vintage chandelier.

      Anthony Barcelo

      Main-level highlights include formal living and dining rooms, plus an updated kitchen outfitted with a center island, high-end stainless appliances, and a cozy fireside breakfast nook. There’s also a wood-paneled library and a media room that has French doors opening to a Juliet balcony, as well as a primary suite with a fireplace, a wraparound balcony, dual walk-in closets, and a spa-like bath spotlighted by a soaking tub.

      The downstairs portion of the home holds three additional bedrooms, including one that could easily be converted into an office space. The amenities continue outdoors, where the Tichenor & Thorpe-landscaped grounds host a covered veranda that has steps leading down to a lower terrace ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining, along with a pool surrounded by a sundeck and pathways meandering through lush gardens. A two-car garage also can be found on the premises.

      A quaint gazebo holds court on the garden-laced grounds.

      Anthony Barcelo

      RELATED: A Hollywood Producer Is Selling His Celeb-Pedigreed L.A. Home for $7.5 Million

      The listing was held by Allen Roth and Kaitlyn Benson of Sotheby’s International Realty. Gunn, who also maintains a home in the Fayette County area of Georgia that he picked up in 2018 for around $1.3 million, was repped by Brittany Herman of Douglas Elliman.

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      Michael Eisner’s Son Is Asking $14 Million for a Water-View Estate in Los Angeles

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      It’s not his father’s extravagant Malibu spread directly overlooking the Pacific, but it still offers up some particularly stunning water vistas! And after a little more than two decades of ownership, filmmaker Breck Eisner—the eldest son of ex-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner—is now ready to part ways with his longtime Los Angeles home perched high above the picturesque Stone Canyon Reservoir, asking $14 million.

      That’s several millions more than Eisner and his wife Georgia Irwin paid for the Bel Air digs back in 1993. But the couple—he a producer and director probably best known for the 2005 movie Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey and Penèlope Cruz, and she a fellow producer and director—did give the main residence an extensive remodel during their tenure in collaboration with noted L.A. designer Michael Palladino, gleaning inspiration from their honeymoon adventures in Bali and Thailand.

      “They envisioned an organic, open sanctuary that had a direct connection to nature,” says Melissa Alt, who shares the Scenario Lane listing with David Mossler, both of Douglas Elliman.

      The main home is described as a “contemporary California take on traditional New England saltbox forms.”

      Cameron Carothers

      Resting amid six parcels spanning 1.2 acres, the water-view estate is showcased by a towering four-bedroom, three-bath main home that’s described in marketing materials as a “contemporary California take on traditional New England saltbox forms.” There’s also a detached two-story glass, steel, and concrete workspace known as “The Cube” that previously served as a studio for Eisner’s production company.

      Originally built in the early 1980s, the stained-pine and zinc-roofed primary dwelling is secluded beyond a lengthy gated driveway and introduced via a boulder-embedded set of stone steps that ascends to a glassy front door. From there, an entry foyer flows to a spacious great room holding a combined living and dining area with pocketing doors spilling out to a trellis-covered deck offering up scenic canyon and reservoir vistas. An adjacent kitchen is outfitted with German-manufactured teak cabinetry, Jura limestone countertops, an expansive island, top-tier Gagganeau, Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook.

      The two-story “Cube” workspace has its own kitchenette, sleeping loft, and terrace.

      Cameron Carothers

      An upstairs playroom is surrounded by a trio of bedrooms, while the self-contained primary suite up above is decked out with a built-in bed, a private balcony, operable skylights, a ceiling-mounted retractable projection screen, two bespoke dressing rooms, and a luxe bath spotlighted by dual limestone vanities and a soaking tub. A lower level has a gym with access to an outdoor shower and a family room that opens to a 60-foot lap pool and a spa tub. Elsewhere is a subterranean den/office with a window that peers into the pool.

      Outdoors, the Pamela Burton-landscaped grounds include a pathway that traverses to the aforementioned multi-purpose workspace, which has its own living area, kitchenette, bath, sleeping loft, and terrace. Also on the property is a gas fire pit encircled by native plants and cultivated gardens, a children’s play area, and a solar panel-clad carport with EV charging stations and room for up to seven vehicles.

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      Serena Williams’s Former L.A. Estate Can Be Yours for $13.5 Million

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      A little more than five years after Serena Williams finally managed to offload her longtime home in the Los Angeles enclave of Bel Air for almost $4 million off the original $12 million ask, the retired tennis superstar’s onetime estate has popped up for sale yet again, this time with a $13.5 million price tag. The listing is held by Louis DeLaura and Ernie Stone of Sotheby’s International Realty.

      Famously owned by the 23-time Grand Slam singles winner for 13 years from 2006 to spring 2019, when the place traded hands for $8.1 million, records show the property in the Stone Canyon neighborhood was last sold to L.A.-based interior designer Rodrigo Vargas and his partner Frederick Storey for a speck under $8 million in late 2020.

      A lengthy vine-covered colonnade leads from the front door to a motorcourt and three-car garage.

      Gavin Cater for Sotheby’s International Realty

      RELATED: A Tech Magnate Is Asking $12.5 Million for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Former L.A. Home

      Originally built in the 1930s but remodeled and expanded in the years since, the Colonial Mediterranean structure is tucked away on a fenced and gated double parcel spanning nearly 3 acres, just minutes from Hotel Bel-Air. Inside, six bedrooms and seven baths are filtered across a little more than 6,100 square feet of two-level living space that is adorned throughout with walls of glass spilling out to grounds laced with mature trees and water features.

      Upon entering the double front doors via a lengthy vine-covered colonnade connected to a motorcourt and three-car garage, an entry foyer flows to a semi-circular living room boasting marble floors and built-in bookshelves. Other highlights include a wood-paneled study with a bar and a formal dining room topped by a snazzy chandelier, while the all-white kitchen is decked out with limestone countertops, high-end stainless appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook lined with windows.

      An inviting black-bottom pool is flanked by a sundeck and an open-air cabana.

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      Secluded upstairs is the elegant primary suite, which features a Juliet balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath equipped with dual vanities, a clawfoot soaking tub, and a steam shower. And though there’s surprisingly no tennis court outside, the private backyard does host a pool and spa surrounded by a flagstone terrace, as well as an open-air cabana warmed by a fireplace and a brick-clad terrace ideal for al fresco entertaining.

      Williams, who married Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian in 2017, went on to buy a $6.7 million home in a gated Beverly Hills pocket and a sleek, 7,000-square-foot waterfront home in Jupiter, Fla., that was featured in Architectural Digest in 2021.

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