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    A Hidden Hills Mansion With Ties to Kanye West Lists for $17 Million

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    Here’s a little Hidden Hills real estate trivia: Kanye West briefly owned a modest, outdated home in the guard-gated enclave favored by celebs—it’s right across from the sprawling estate he once shared with ex-wife Kim Kardashian—but he never actually lived there. He acquired the property in 2021 for $4.5 million and sold it two years later for $4.25 million, a quarter-million-dollar loss for the controversial rapper, not counting holding expenses and real estate fees.

    The old house was quickly torn down to make way for something far more ambitious. Enter Three Planes, a stunning modern equestrian estate by visionary designer Jae Omar and developer H2 Development, now hitting the market for just under $17 million with Veronika Khomyn at The Agency. 

    The house measures a commodious 11,000 square feet, while the luxury mini-ranch sprawls out over an acre. A bold facade wrapped in Shou Sugi Ban charred wood siding, Santa Barbara stone cladding, and hand-applied plaster greets you as you approach the home. A slate and metal roof caps it off with a rustic-luxe modern ranch vibe that fits right in with the affluent suburban community’s equestrian heritage.

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    Walls of glass blur the line between inside and out

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    Step inside, and Omar’s signature organic modernism is everywhere: rich woods, textured stone, and soft earth-toned plaster combine with soaring ceilings and exposed wooden beams. The light-colored wood floors and neutral furnishings create a calm, grounded feeling.

    The home’s layout strikes a perfect balance between grand and intimate. There are five bedrooms and six full bathrooms plus a powder room. The primary suite is truly a retreat, featuring a steam shower, sauna, and sculptural soaking tub designed for serious relaxation. Plus, it sports a private terrace and floor-to-ceiling fireplace. The four other secondary bedrooms on the upper floor each have en suite baths, offering privacy and comfort for family or guests.

    Wellness and entertainment get their own dedicated wing, complete with a fully equipped gym, a private spa, a plush media room, and a convenient wet bar. Collectors and connoisseurs will appreciate the temperature-controlled wine room.

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    A two-sided fireplace and a private terrace are highlights of the primary bedroom.

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    The kitchen is a showstopper—finished with top-tier materials and appliances. It connects seamlessly to a generous breakfast nook and walk-in pantry, while formal living and dining rooms flank the space. Outside, the narrative continues with a resort-style pool and spa, firepit, outdoor kitchen, and a yoga deck. And, true to Hidden Hills’ equestrian roots, a detached horse stable stands ready to support an active lifestyle.

    Omar and H2 are no strangers to celebrity-favored projects. Omar’s previous works—like ONIN, ODIN, and Valley Meadow—have attracted interest from stars like DJ Zedd, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Meghan Trainor, and even Cardi B and Offset. Meanwhile, Kardashian still lives in the Hidden Hills home that she and West originally purchased as a couple in 2014 for $20 million and then had transformed into a minimalist’s dream by Belgian designer Axel Vervoordt. During their divorce, the reality star bought the house from the rapper for $23 million, and it has recently undergone an extensive renovation and expansion. 

    Click here to see more photos of this Hidden Hills 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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      NBA Superstar Anthony Davis Lists Los Angeles Home (PHOTOS)

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      Listed with Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX One LOCATION: 2100 Stratford Circle, Los Angeles, California SQUARE FOOTAGE: 17,254 BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 8 bedrooms & 12 bathrooms PRICE: $39,900,000 NBA superstar Anthony Davis has just listed his Los Angeles, California home for $39.9 million. Davis was recently traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks. […] More

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      Fashion Designer Richard Tyler’s Dapper Pasadena Villa Can Now Be Yours for $12.5 Million

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      An Italian Renaissance Revival villa in Pasadena, California, has a storied history befitting its spectacular appearance.

      Envisioned more than a century ago by the architect Reginald Davis Johnson, the $12.5 million abode is being brought to market by Australian fashion designer Richard Tyler and his wife, Lisa Trafficante. Tyler acquired the property back in 1998, but instead of buying the Pasadena estate in a traditional sense, he traded a mansion in the Hollywood Hills for it. Prior to Tyler and Trafficante making the grand residence their home, it had a suite of important owners, including the chemist and scholar Arno Behr, whose wife named the property “Villa Arno” in his honor. George Penner at Compass and Michelle Trafficante at Ashby & Graff now hold the listing.

      The minty-green fireside library’s arched windows and doors open to the gardens.

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      Sitting on about an acre, the estate encompasses a five-bedroom, five-bath main residence and a one-bedroom, one-bath guest house. A classic black-and-white tiled floor lines the entrance gallery, which opens to the spare formal living room and the more eccentrically appointed library, both with fireplaces. While many of the rooms have an Old World atmosphere, thanks to the original Palladian doors, soaring ceilings, and period woods, the kitchen strikes a contrasting note. The modern space includes stainless-steel appliances and sleek white cabinetry, with a butcher’s block island smack-dab in the center.

      The primary suite is upstairs, where the bedroom is accompanied by both a dressing room and a sunroom, plus a walk-through closet and bathroom. Two more ensuite bedrooms are found up here, with two more bedrooms downstairs on the ground floor. The private guest house is a fully livable space with a kitchen and a fireplace-warmed living room.

      The primary suite includes a fireplace, a dressing room, and a sunroom.

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      Outside, the pool setup adds to the Italian ambience. The swimmer’s pool is surrounded by beach loungers and cabanas, from which you can imagine you’re on the Riviera. The outdoor dining area is equipped with a grill and a fireplace, while the landscaping includes a hidden rose garden and calming water features.

      Villa Arno was initially conceived as the winter home of a New York doctor, who sold it to Behr before the property could be finished. Subsequent owners included a 1930s interior designer, the onetime president of the Southern California Gas Company, and the artist Earle Hugens. Thanks to both this ownership history and the home’s architectural legacy, it was honored as a Cultural Heritage Landmark back in 1977, and it has the potential to be added to the California Register of Historical Resources and the National Register of Historic Places.

      Click here to see all the photos of the Pasadena estate.

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      Tori Latham

      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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      A Music Industry Exec’s Boldly Angled Santa Barbara Wine Country Estate Lists for $10 Million

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      While he was living in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles about five years ago, Dan Hubbert started dreaming about owning a country home with lots of land, privacy, and animals. The former Sony, Capitol, and Columbia Records executive and his soon-to-be wife Rebecca wound up falling in love with a picturesque ranch tucked away in Central California’s Santa Ynez Valley, about 40 minutes north of Santa Barbara.

      The couple immediately knew they had to make it their own and went on to acquire the property for nearly $2.4 million and subsequently undertook an extensive renovation. Now, the current CEO of the top fitness tunes brand Power Music is putting the fully transformed spread back on the market for a dash under $10 million. Carl Gambino and John Bercsi of The Gambino Group at Compass hold the listing.

      The mountain-view living area features an angular copper fireplace and a sunken marble bar.

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      Nestled beyond an olive tree-lined drive and two-acre pasture, amid a flat elevated mesa within the gated Rancho Estates community, the six-plus-acre compound is centered around a mid-1960s ranch house with three bedrooms and four baths in roughly 4,200 square feet of modern living space boasting vaulted cedar ceilings and several fireplaces complemented by brass, copper, and raked-concrete finishes. Vast expanses of glass overlook sweeping views of the Los Padres National Forest and mountains beyond.

      Once inside the steel-framed entry door, highlights include an open-concept great room anchored by a living area sporting an asymmetrical copper-clad fireplace and an Italian marble bar with wine storage. A dining area connects to the kitchen, which comes with burnt-orange cabinetry, open shelves, an eat-in island, and Wolf and Miele appliances. Elsewhere is a den bathed in a deep forest green hue and a fireside primary suite that has a big bath with a freestanding soaking tub, glassy shower, and walk-in closet.

      The circular, solar-powered pool and spa are designed to resemble an “artistic pond.”

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      The oak tree-laced grounds host a fire pit, a barbecue station, and a circular infinity pool with an inset spa, along with a variety of fruit trees, berry bushes, champagne grape vines, and an olive grove that recently yielded 55 drums of extra-virgin oil. Additional structures across the property include a guesthouse with an en suite bedroom, a kitchenette, a gym, and an office, as well as a workshop, a chicken coop, and a bee house. 

      Rounding it all out: a private fiber-optic line for working remotely and a Control4 smart-home system that operates the lights, sound, and security, plus an attached two-car garage. Plans for an entertainment barn also come with the sale.

      Hubbert has chosen to sell because his wife’s mother recently passed away. “Since we’re both originally from Connecticut, and still have family there, my mom and siblings, and her dad, we’ve made the tough decision to return East to be closer to them,” he said. “We absolutely adore the Santa Ynez Valley. Our view is arguably the best in the valley. At night we fall asleep to the sounds of owls and coyotes, and wake to birdsong and clucking hens. It’s easily one of the most breathtaking places on Earth.”

      Click here for more photos of the Santa Ynez 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 Justin and Hailey Bieber’s $47 Million Property Portfolio  

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      Justin Bieber has come a long way since his headline-making days of rental-hopping and wild party pads. The 31-year-old pop phenom first rose to fame in 2009 with his breakout EP My World and the hit single “Baby,” building his fortune through music tours, record sales, brand deals, and his Drew House clothing line.  Now married to […] More

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      A 25-Acre Bay Area Estate Once Owned by a Co-Founder of Intel Just Listed for $30 Million

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      For decades, the late Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty, enjoyed life at a secluded property in the sleepy Northern California town of Woodside. Just 20 minutes from the San Francisco airport but surrounded by redwood groves, heritage orchards, and private trails, the permanently protected estate is now being looked after by the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST). But it could be yours for $29.5 million.

      Known as Mountain Meadow, the 25-acre spread has come to market for the first time since 1991, with Hugh Cornish of Coldwell Banker Realty and Erika Demma of Compass holding the listing. The English manor–style home was commissioned in 1927 as the first residential work by the architect Gardner Dailey, and the entire property was renovated from 1992 to 1994, with an additional exterior refresh taking place from 2007 to 2011.

      The spiral staircase in the office is a standout feature of the home.

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      “Mountain Meadow was a refuge for the Moore family, a place of peace, and reflection and a deep connection to the rich landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area,” Eric Normington of POST said in a statement. “It is ready for a new steward who shares the Moores’ love of the natural world and who embraces this rare opportunity to become a part of the property’s unique legacy.” 

      An imposing mile-long driveway deposits you at the main residence, where the foyer opens to an old-school elevator. These sorts of vintage touches are found throughout: There’s a restored servant’s call button system and a butler’s pantry with a historic vault in which early owners stored their silver, jewelry, and china. An eye-catching spiral staircase in the warm wood office is another standout feature (it takes you up to a loft space), while the family room has a drop-down cinema screen for movie nights.

      Elsewhere in the six-bedroom, seven-bath home are five fireplaces—including in a couple of the bedrooms—and a temperature-controlled wine cellar. The ’90s reno added a spacious guest house with another four bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a full kitchen and a covered deck.

      Early owners used the vault in the butler’s pantry to store silver and other valuables.

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      With so much outdoor space, the grounds are really the highlight here. The century-old gardens, designed by the landscape architect Bruce Porter, who also worked on the nearby Filoli estate, include a year-round creek that runs beneath a storybook bridge. Paths throughout the property take you past heritage rose gardens and a one-acre apple orchard.

      Further creature comforts: a Thomas Church–designed pool accompanied by a cabana with changing rooms, a 12-car garage with more than enough room for handy homeowners to keep a workshop, a tennis court, and a greenhouse to develop your green thumb.

      Click here to see all the photos of Mountain Meadow.

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      Tori Latham

      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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