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    Robert Herjavec Lists $17 Million Modern Farmhouse Style New Build In Hidden Hills, California

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    LOCATION: 24400 Little Valley Road, Hidden Hills, California
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 14,400
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 7 bedrooms & 9 bathrooms
    PRICE: $17,250,000
    This newly built modern farmhouse style home is located at 24400 Little Valley Road in Hidden Hills, California and is situated on 1.7 acres of land. It is owned by businessman Robert Herjavec

    It features approximately 14,400 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with double islands, family room, office, home theater, gym, 10+ car subterranean garage and more. There is also a small detached guest house.
    Outdoor features include patios and a swimming pool with spa.
    It is listed at $17,250,000. More

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    The Late Barron Hilton’s Los Angeles Home Lists For $75 Million

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    LOCATION: 1060 Brooklawn Drive, Los Angeles, California
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 15,011
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 13 bedrooms & 17 bathrooms
    PRICE: $75,000,000
    The home of the late William Barron Hilton has hit the market for $75 million. Hilton was the second son and successor of hotelier Conrad Hilton and he was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

    Located at 1060 Brooklawn Drive in Los Angeles, California and situated on 2.5 acres of land, the historic home was built in 1936 and boasts approximately 15,011 square feet of living space with 13 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, foyer with staircase, elevator, formal living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, den, billiards room, garage and more.
    Outdoor features include a gated entrance, 2 motor courts, balconies/patios, swimming pool, pool house, tennis court reflecting pools and fountains. More

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    Home of the Week: Wayne Gretzky’s Sprawling Southern California Mansion Hits the Market for $23 Million

    The hockey legend they call “The Great One” is finally letting go of the sprawling Colonial-style mansion in Thousand Oaks, north of Los Angeles, that he built in 2002, sold in 2007 and bought back in 2018.
    Perched on a 6.6-acre hilltop within the gated Sherwood Country Club, this oh-so-elegant red brick home boasts 360-degree vistas of Lake Sherwood and the Santa Monica Mountains.

    Highlights include six bedrooms and eight bathrooms sprawled across 13,300 square feet, two guest houses (one of which is used as a pro-grade gym), a movie screening room, billiard room, pool, sunken tennis court and stand-alone, four-car garage.

    Gretzky, 59, called on fellow Canadian, mega-mansion architect to the stars, Richard Landry—he’s done homes for everyone from Tom Brady and Mark Wahlberg to Rod Stewart and Michael Bolton—to design this Gone With The Wind-style, columned Colonial on the elevated lot.
    After the estate’s completion in 2002, Gretzky, his wife Janet and their five children lived in it for five years. But during that time, the hockey star was working as head coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. Tired of the commute, he bought a mansion in Arizona.
    The grand foyer.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury LevelPhoto: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    Gretzky ended up selling the California property in a lucrative off-market deal to former baseball star Lenny Dykstra for $18.5 million.
    According to reports at the time, Dykstra planned on flipping the home, but the 2008 financial collapse saw no takers. He dropped the price to $14.9 million and then $9.9 million, before heading into foreclosure.
    The kitchen.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    Hard to believe, but two years later in 2010, the mansion, now slightly run-down, was sold at auction to investors for an unthinkable $760,000. They reportedly held on to it until 2013, flipping it for $9.5 million.
    When the Gretzkys decided to return to Southern California in 2018, they remembered their old house and successfully bought it back for $13.5 million.
    The view from the back balcony.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    “In the two years they’ve lived here, they have spent literally millions of dollars on renovations and landscaping,” listing agent Arvin Haddad, of The Agency tells Robb Report. “The interior wasn’t in the best condition, so they had to do a lot of expensive work to bring it back. The detailing is now beyond remarkable.”

    The motor court at the front of the home.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    From nearby Westlake Village, you pass through the Sherwood Country Club guard gate, and meander past the Jack Nicklaus-designed course to the entrance of the Gretzky estate.
    A gravel driveway leads to a circular motor court with its central fountain, large porte cochere and steps up to an imposing front door flanked by white columns.
    The double-height foyer features lovely archways and a grand curved staircase up to the second level.
    The porte cochere.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    Unfortunately, from an interested viewer’s point of view, that’s about as far as the images will take us. Even in the listing there are only interior images of the entryway and the high-ceiling kitchen with its marble countertops and island and professional-grade appliances.
    “The Gretzkys really prefer their privacy, even when selling their home. That’s why we haven’t released any interior shots. But trust me, inside, the home is magnificent,” says The Agency’s Haddad. But maybe the Gretzky’s don’t really want to part with their personal palace. Again.
    An aerial view of the estate.  Photo: Jeremy Blair/The Luxury Level

    One real highlight, Haddad says, is the home’s 2,000-square-foot master suite. It features dual bathrooms and closets, a sitting room with cozy fireplace—one of six in the home—and access to that truly expansive terrace at the rear of the main house, with views over the pool and west to the mountains.
    Exterior highlights include a championship-size tennis court hidden on two sides by towering hedges; a stand-alone one-bedroom carriage house connected to the main house by an open bridge; and a pool, pool house and entertaining area with barbecue and wood-burning pizza oven.
    The carriage house.  Photo: Carsten Schertzer/The Luxury Level

    According to reports, the Gretzkys are selling to move closer to their 31-year-old daughter Paulina and her PGA-star fiance Dustin Johnson, 36, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
    Maybe in a couple of years their old California estate will be back on the market and ready for the Gretzkys to snap it up again.

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    Gene Simmons Selling Beverly Hills Home For $22 Million

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    LOCATION: 2650 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 16,000
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 7 bedrooms & 9 bathrooms
    PRICE: $22,000,000
    Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, has just listed his Beverly Hills home for $22 million.

    Located at 2650 Benedict Canyon Drive, the home was built in 2000 and is situated on nearly 2 acres of land. It features approximately 16,000 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 2-story foyer with staircase, 2-story great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, family room, garage and more.
    Outdoor features include a gated entrance, balconies, patios, swimming pool with spa & 60′ water slide and a tennis court. More

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    Ellen DeGeneres Lists Balinese Inspired California Estate For $39.9 Million

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    Talk show mogul & comedian Ellen DeGeneres has listed her Balinese inspired California estate for $39.9 million. Located at 2955 E Valley Road in Santa Barbara, Ellen and her wife Portia purchased the property in early 2019 for $27 million. It boasts a main house, guest house and cabana/gym. It features over 10,000 square feet of living space with 4 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, open concept living & dining room, gourmet kitchen, library and more. Outdoor features include a gated entrance, patios, fire pit, koi pond, pickle ball court, infinity pool and more. More

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    Rob Lowe Just Sold His Epic Montecito Estate for a Cool $45 Million

    It took a few years, but Rob Lowe has finally managed to offload his majestic Montecito estate for an equally majestic price, as was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The $45.5 million, off-market deal is one of the priciest to ever close in the celeb-studded seaside enclave, and it’s perhaps the largest since 2001, when Oprah Winfrey paid $50 million for her world-famous (and ever-expanding) compound, the so-called “Promised Land” estate.
    The new owners of Lowe’s former residence are healthcare-focused private equity executive Jack McGinley and his wife Julie, who have long been based mainly on the East Coast. But the couple are not new to Montecito, or to record-smashing sale prices, for that matter. Way back in 2012, the couple agreed to pay somewhere around $50 million for a different but no less sumptuous estate that happens to sit right next door to Oprah’s house. But for publicly unknown reasons, that deal collapsed and the mansion, long owned by now-deceased professional sports tycoon Ed Snider, was eventually sold in 2017 for a relatively paltry $35 million to cosmetics mogul Jamie Kern Lima. (The McGinleys instead paid $27.5 million for a smaller Montecito estate; records show that property was quietly sold last month for $27 million to an as-yet-unidentified buyer.)
    Although Lowe initially floated the property on the market for an even $47 million back in 2018, the final sales price is actually well above the $42.5 million that the Parks and Recreation star last asked for the property, which he custom built for his family.

    Known as Oakview, the 10,000 sq. ft. structure is sited on a 3.4-acre lot in a neighborhood filled to the brim with other megamansions, though the Lowe estate is certainly one of the bigger ones around. The East Coast-style construction was inspired by the antebellum architecture that graces the Virginian countryside, and is clad in white clapboard and accented with striking black shutters. Inside, the place was completely tailored for the Lowes by a small army of designers, among them acclaimed architect Don Nulty, who worked in tandem with Feng Shui expert David Cho, while the interiors were done up by designers David Phoenix and Kyle Irwin. The impeccably manicured, park-like grounds were dreamt up by Mark Rios.
    Four Doric columns stand guard in front of a Greek Revival-style portico that features a black coffered door. Inside, the styling follows the same grandiosity as the exterior—albeit with a modern twist. Pure white walls, handsome hardwood floors, bespoke architectural details and recessed lighting can be found throughout the space. The formal living room boasts an oversized traditional-style fireplace with an elaborate, all-white mantle, two eye-catching chandeliers, a series of three motorized pocket glass doors that lead out to the patio and delicate handcrafted moldings. The room is generously spacious and bathed in natural light, thanks to the glass doors.

    The kitchen is luxuriously roomy and offers an oversized island that works overtime as a kitchen prep area, breakfast bar. and a place to house the dishwasher and a proofing oven. The room is lit with a smattering of recessed lights, and by three pendulum lanterns that hang over the island. The kitchen also offers a tongue-and-groove coffered ceiling, plenty of cabinetry, Carrara marble countertops and chef’s grade appliances—including an industrial-sized gas range. Adjoining the breakfast bar, there’s a casual dining area located underneath a modern chandelier.
    On more posh occasions, meals can be taken in the mansion’s formal dining area, a regal space that boasts tastefully coffered walls, custom crown molding, fancy bronze wall sconces and a show-stopping chandelier. For large events, there’s also a secondary catering kitchen located in the basement, connected to the dining room via an old-fashioned dumbwaiter.

    Conveniently, each of the house’s guest and family rooms have their own ensuite bathroom. Several of the upstairs bedrooms have French doors that open up to a huge shared veranda with ocean views, plus ample seating and billiard and ping pong tables. The elegantly subdued master suite is stunning, with an obligatory fireplace, a private balcony, plus plenty of built-in shelving for the avid book collector. There are dual marble bathrooms, and a boutique-style closet/dressing room. Outdoors, an approximately 800-square-foot Greek Revival-style poolside cabana has one bedroom and bathroom, and there’s also a standalone two-bedroom, two-bath guest cottage.
    The grounds of the property are just as magnificent as one would expect, with verdantly lush gardens multiple ancient oaks. Lavender-lined paths lead to all of the luxe al fresco amenities, including a 55-foot swimming pool and a sunken tennis court.
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    Pierce Brosnan Is Selling His James Bond-Inspired Malibu Home for $100 Million

    A former 007 is taking on what could be one of his trickiest assignments yet—selling his Malibu beach house.
    Pierce Brosnan, perhaps best known for playing the titular role in four James Bond movies, is unloading his Broad Beach mansion for no less than $100 million. The Irish actor and his wife, filmmaker Keely Brosnan, commissioned the home after the success of his fourth Bond film, Die Another Day. The mansion’s Southeast Asian aesthetic is in fact inspired by Brosnan’s time shooting the movie in Thailand, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

    Of course, bringing the nearly 12,500-square-foot home to life was no small feat. Prior to building the house, the Brosnans lived in a ranch-style residence on the same plot of land, but it proved to be too small for them. The current residence took about a decade to complete.
    The great room.  Compass

    They had some help, though—architects Ralph and Ross Anderson designed the resort-like property, and it was subsequently built by Albino Construction. The finished product sits on more than an acre of land with access to 117 feet of beachfront. The Brosnans dubbed it “Orchid House,” because, well, the landscaping includes plenty of orchids. (Plus palm trees and gardenias.)
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    Between the main house and the guest house, the home has five beds and 14 baths. The primary motif here is teak, which is ideal in oceanfront communities as the wood weathers the moisture well: The floors are wide-plank teak and the entry gates and cabinetry are made of the same material. Another architectural standout is the green clay tile roof, which was directly inspired by the temples in Thailand.
    There’s a separate guest house on the property, plus a two-car garage.  Compass

    Ocean views are also a priority—it’s so close, after all—so many of the interior spaces have large glass windows and doors that look out onto the crashing Pacific. The great room opens up to the beachside deck, and the adjacent kitchen, which has two islands and two stoves, also has a view of the water.
    There’s a fire pit on the property for entertaining.  Compass

    Two bedroom suites also occupy this main level, but it’s the primary bedroom upstairs that’s the real showstopper. The space takes up 4,000 square feet all on its own, and includes two bathrooms, a private deck and a large sitting area. Also upstairs is a private office and an additional guest room.
    The saltwater pool.  Compass

    The amenities fit out the lower level, including a soundproof movie theater with tiered seating and a bar—great for mixing a martini and putting on your favorite Bond flick, naturally—and a gym, music room and spa with two soaking tubs.

    One of hte outdoor dining areas.  Photo: Courtesy of Compass

    Outside there’s the beach, obviously, but the Brosnans also installed a saltwater pool with a waterfall, plus two glass-enclosed areas for outdoor dining. The nearby guest house has two levels, so guests can enjoy a gorgeous view from their upstairs perch—or the whole building can be repurposed into a pool house. Also on the grounds is a two-car garage, which may be worth expanding for larger gatherings in the future.
    The view from one of the decks.  Photo: Courtesy of Compass

    That $100 million asking price is right in line for Malibu. Last year Whatsapp founder Jan Koum shelled out nine figures on a 14,000-square-foot home in the area. And Orchid House isn’t even the most expensive Malibu home on the market—that distinction belongs to a seven-bed, 10-bath property off Pacific Coast Highway that’s hoping for $125 million.
    As for the Brosnans? They’ve decamped to Hawaii, according to The Wall Street Journal. So they’re still not too far from the beach. More

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    Pierce Brosnan Lists Beachfront Estate In Malibu, California For $100 Million

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    LOCATION: 31118 Broad Beach Road, Malibu, California
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 13,000
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 5 bedrooms & 5+ bathrooms
    PRICE: $100,000,000
    Actor Pierce Brosnan has listed his nearly 1.2 acre Thai-inspired beachfront estate in Malibu, California for a whopping $100 million.

    Located at 31118 Broad Beach Road, it was built in 2000 and boasts a main house and 2-story pool/guest house. There is approximately 13,000 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 5+ bathrooms, open concept living/dining room, gourmet kitchen, wet bars, home theater, wine cellar, gym, 2-car garage and more.
    Outdoor features include a gated entrance, motor court, decks/terraces, fire pit and a saltwater swimming pool. More