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      Former Washington Commanders Owner Donates $35 Million Maryland Estate to Charity

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      Back in 2000, Dan Snyder paid Jordan’s King Hussein and Queen Noor $8.6 million for a hilltop property in the Rockville area of Maryland. The former owner of the NFL’s Washington Commanders—who sold the team to a group led by private-equity billionaire Josh Harris last summer for a record $6.05 billion—subsequently spent millions more to acquire six adjacent parcels and completely transform an existing structure into a French chateau-inspired estate nestled amid 13.5 acres bordered by protected parkland and overlooking the banks of the Potomac River.

      After quietly trying to find an off-market buyer since 2018, Snyder hoisted the spread on the open market in February 2023 with a whopping $49 million ask. Despite a drop in price to just under $35 million, however, the estate continued to languish on the market. Now, though it wasn’t quite the blockbuster sale he and his wife Tanya originally wanted, the couple has nonetheless finally managed to unload their palatial home. But they didn’t sell it; they donated it to the American Cancer Society in what is the largest gift in the organization’s 110-year history.

      Per The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the transaction, the ACS hopes to sell “The Estate at River’s Edge” themselves at the last listing price, with proceeds from the transaction going to help advance the nonprofit’s mission of improving the lives of cancer patients and their families. Tanya, former co-CEO of the Commanders, is a cancer survivor and a former national spokeswoman for the NFL’s “Crucial Catch” breast cancer awareness campaign. She was previously recognized by the ACS as “Mother of the Year” for her community efforts.

      A soaring living room is adorned with a fireplace and interior balconies.

      Derek & Vee

      Designed by architect John Ike and completed in 2004 by Horizon Builders, the estate is hidden away behind double gates and a lengthy cobblestone driveway lined with trees that empties out at a French limestone and mansard-roof mansion spanning four stories. Featured are five bedrooms and 12 bathrooms dispersed across a little more than 25,000 square feet of living space, all of it accessible via an elevator and adorned throughout with intricate mahogany moldings, honed marble, and imported stone accents. Vast expanses of glass spill out to covered terraces and balconies framing water views.

      Custom wrought-iron front doors open into a grand entry vestibule that flows to a double-height reception hall resting beneath a coffered ceiling and boasting a curving staircase. A 24-foot limestone fireplace connects on the other side to a living room sporting two interior balconies, and other highlights include a handsome library warmed by a veined-marble fireplace, a formal dining room, two octagon-shaped sunrooms, a family room, and a commercial-grade kitchen.

      The lower-level club room comes complete with a full bar.

      Derek & Vee

      Particularly standing out on the top floor is a sumptuous primary suite, which is decked out with a private balcony, a separate sitting area, dual baths, “automated” dressing rooms with a built-in watch winder and a grooming station, and an adjoining library flaunting built-in bookcases and a marble fireplace. Elsewhere is a lower level with a bar-equipped club room, a movie theater, a wine cellar, and access to garden-laced grounds hosting a waterfall-enhanced pool and spa flanked by a loggia, as well as a sports court and a helipad.

      Additional buildings include a three-level guesthouse housing a showroom-style garage with a catering kitchen that can be transformed into an indoor/outdoor event space, plus a guard house and a manager’s house.

      The 13.5-acre property has a swimming pool, a helipad, and views of the Potomac River.

      Derek & Vee

      The donation has substantial tax benefits for Snyder, who also owns homes in England, Mount Vernon, and Aspen, Colo. According to The Washington Post, donating the property was “a more practical solution than sitting on it and paying taxes,” especially with an assessed value that was close to $18 million in 2022. By donating the real estate to a charity, Snyder can claim an income-tax deduction that’s equal to the appraised value. For instance, if the property were appraised at $45 million, he would receive a tax deduction of $45 million and would not pay taxes on the gain, which he would have if he had sold it to a private buyer.

      The listing is held by Cara Pearlman and Han Peruzzi of Compass.

      Click here for more photos of Dan Snyder’s house.

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      NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo Just Bought Two Vacation Homes in His Native Greece

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      NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is ballin’ beyond the court.  

      The Milwaukee Bucks forward just scored a pair of luxury vacation villas in his home country of Greece, and the two-time MVP will be spending the summer at the new Costa Navarino Residences, a swanky, eco-conscious development in Messenia in the southwest Peloponnese. The homes are part of Costa Navarino’s exclusive Rolling Greens community, one of the property’s three residential neighborhoods—the other two being Sea Dunes and Olive Grove. 

      “I came here to Costa Navarino for one reason—because I know I can bring my family, Antetokoumpo said in a statement. “When I first came here in 2018, I liked that we could all be together. This is a place that can offer me what I felt as a child.’’ 

      The home emphasizes indoor-outdoor living.

      Courtesy of Costa Navarino

      Antetokounmpo’s new digs were designed by the Greek architecture firm Buerger Katsota. Each of the semi-detached, turnkey homes features three bedrooms and are spread out over a single story. Some of the highlights include a large swimming pool, panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, and tons of private outdoor space for lounging including a courtyard with a barbecue area. 

      Additionally, the sold-out Rolling Greens community has direct access to The Dunes golf course, one of four signature 18-hole courses at the development. Costa Navarino Residences just completed its first phase and recently rolled out a new Villa rental collection. As its name suggests, the program features a slew of high-end homes that are available to rent, giving guests that opportunity to enjoy all of the property’s facilities while getting the homeowner experience. The villas on offer can accommodate up to 10 guests and come with either beachfront or golf course views.  

      The design features local materials and eans into the natural surroundings.

      Courtesy of Costa Navarino

      Antetokounmpo, also known as the “Greek Freak,” currently owns a mansion in Wisconsin. According to Realtor.com, the pro athlete nabbed the home back in 2018 for a cool $1.8 million, two years after he signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Bucks. Located in the affluent River Hills suburb, the estate has five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and roughly 10,000 square feet of living space. Fun fact, Antetokounmpo reportedly nabbed the pad from former Bucks player Mirza Teletovic. Before that, the place was owned by 2014 Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams who was acquired by the Bucks in 2015 and then traded to the Chicago Bulls. 

      Click here to see more photos of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greek villas.

      Courtesy of Costa Navarino

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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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      Meghan Trainor Snags Zedd’s Rockstar-Worthy L.A. Manse for $17 Million

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      Anton Zaslavski—better known to millions of electronic music fans as Zedd—has officially offloaded his contemporary residence in the upscale Los Angeles enclave of Encino for just over $17.1 million, or roughly $2 million more than the DJ paid for the palatial mansion in the posh San Fernando Valley enclave less than three years ago.

      Records confirm the buyer is Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor, known for smash pop music hits like Lips Are Moving and All About That Bass. After hitting the market in January with a nearly $19 million ask, the house sold to Trainor at a substantial discount. The Russian-German DJ/record producer acquired the two-story home from former A-list couple Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner for $15.2 million a little over two years ago, back in September 2021. 

      An elegant formal living room is warmed by a fireplace.

      Simon Berlyn

      Resting beyond gates, on almost an acre of land laced with mature oaks, the white brick and wood-accented structure was built in 2019 and features six bedrooms and 12 baths in roughly 15,000 square feet of Jae Omar-designed living space adorned with walls of glass offering seamless indoor/outdoor environs. Glitzy amenities include several custom touches and upgrades added by Zedd himself, ranging from a “personal wellness retreat” boasting a gym, a sauna, and a massage room, to a recording studio and a vocal booth.

      Among the other highlights: a double-height entrance gallery topped by a starburst chandelier and displaying a floating staircase, plus a formal living room and an office space. A fireside family room sits adjacent to a sleekly designed eat-in kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier appliances, a walk-in pantry, and an accompanying breakfast nook, while a secondary prep kitchen leads to a formal dining room spotlighted by a glass-encased wine display.

      The main kitchen features high-end appliances and a breakfast nook.

      Simon Berlyn

      The creature comforts continue upstairs, where a sumptuous primary bedroom spanning the entire floor sports a spacious wraparound terrace, a floor-to-ceiling fireplace, not one but two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a large shower. Five additional guest bedrooms also can be found on this level, each with its own walk-in closet and bath.

      As for the picturesque grounds, they host a putting green, lap pool and spa, a fire-pit, and an outdoor kitchen, along with an expansive roof deck. There’s also a two-story guesthouse that comes complete with an authentic British-style pub and a state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos movie theater, as well as a two-bay garage with room for four vehicles out front.

      Amenities at the modern estate include an authentic British-style pub.

      Simon Berlyn

      This isn’t Trainor’s first foray into Encino. Back in 2020, she and her husband, Spy Kids actor Daryl Sabara, paid rapper TMG Fresh $6.6 million for a smaller but no less glitzy mansion in the neighborhood. More recently, the couple splashed out $3.1 million for a newly built modern farmhouse-style home also in the area. As for Zedd, the wealthy DJ has upgraded to an even larger property nearby, doling out $18.4 million late last year for a lavish Nordic-inspired Encino mansion known as “Odin.”

      The listing was held by David Kramer and Andrew Buss of Hilton & Hyland/Forbes Global Properties; Justin Paul Huchel of Carolwood Estates repped Trainor. More

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      Baz Luhrmann Just Relisted His Dramatic N.Y.C. Townhouse for $16 Million

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      Baz Luhrmann’s New York City townhouse is back on the market, but you might not recognize it.  

      The Hollywood filmmaker and his wife, costume designer Catherine Martin, have treated the stately Manhattan residence to an epic makeover and relisted it for just under $16 million. The palatial pad was first listed for $20 million in March 2022, then returned to the market in September 2023 with a price tag of $18 million. (In between, an unnamed tenant rented the house for a whopping $75,000 a month.) The current asking price seems like a bargain, then.

      “Whether you are looking for a home to entertain like Gatsby, or a tranquil and private abode to unwind and relax, No. 243 provides a unique opportunity to acquire a rare and significant piece of New York City real estate,” the Corcoran Group writes. 

      A formal dining room is located on the garden level.

      Nina Poon for Corcoran

      The Luhrmann’s have actually been working on the Stuyvesant Park brownstone for quite some time. The couple originally bought the 8,500-square-foot property in 2017 for $13.5 million. Two years later, they gave the place a makeover so impressive (and so massive) that it earned a spot in Robb Report’s annual Best of the Best issue. The five-story home was recently transformed from top to bottom by New York-based Interior Marketing Group. The historic Anglo-Italianate abode features six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two powder rooms, an ivy-clad backyard, and an elevator. Highlights include soaring 16-foot ceilings, arched doorways, original moldings, five fireplaces, and a grand floating staircase.

      The primary suite has a private terrace.

      Nina Poon for Corcoran

      On the main parlor level, full-length windows and a cast-iron Juliet balcony overlook the park. To the rear, the primary suite is equipped with an en suite, a huge walk-in closet, and a private terrace. Elsewhere, the 28-foot-wide townhouse sports a Clive Christian-designed kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances from Viking and Sub-Zero, marble countertops, and painted pine cabinets.

      Down below, the basement is configured as a media room where you can perhaps screen one of the Tony Award-winning director’s famous flicks. Speaking of which, the uppermost floor used to be occupied by renowned jazz tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan and later served as Luhrmann’s studio where he’s said to have penned the script for Elvis. The floor is now set up as a standalone one-bedroom, one-bathroom suite with a living room, a bar, and a gym. Talk about theatrical charm.

      Broker Steve Gold of the Corcoran Group holds the listing. 

      Click here to see more photos of Baz Luhrmann’s townhouse. 

      Nina Poon for Corcoran

       

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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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      Hollywood Producer Ryan Murphy Puts Sleekly Redone Neutra House on the Market for $34 Million

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      Back in winter 2022, shortly before Ryan Murphy put a Cliff May-designed horse ranch in the bucolic Sullivan Canyon pocket of L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood up for sale at nearly double the $7.15 million he paid for the place less than two years before, the prolific TV show creator and real estate investor doled out $29 million for a landmark midcentury-modern home in the affluent Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles. Now that revamped property has popped up for sale, dressed to the nines and asking an eye-popping $34 million. The listing, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is shared by Aaron Kirman of Christie’s International Real Estate and Riley Schmidt and Timothy Wollaston of Riley Real Estate.

      Originally designed in the mid-1950s by pioneering modernist architect Richard Neutra—and previously occupied by fashion mogul Tom Ford for around two decades—the “Brown House” has been extensively restored and modernized during Murphy’s ownership in collaboration with a team that included designer Trevor Cheney of Seventh House Gallery. The result? A total of five bedrooms and eight baths in almost 3,800 square feet over two levels boasting restored terrazzo floors and numerous built-ins, plus vast walls of glass providing seamless indoor/outdoor environs.

      For the right price, Murphy is willing to sell the home’s avant-garde furnishings as featured in Architectural Digest—an antique silver collection, a 19th-century Biedermeier table, contemporary artwork, and a built-in settee left behind by Ford, just for starters.

      A spacious fireside living room has floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that open to a terrace overlooking city lights and ocean views.

      Matthew Momberger

      Perched atop a hill overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club, amid a gated parcel of land spanning just over three-quarters of an acre, the glass, wood, and concrete structure is accessed via a ramp that leads to an entryway bolstered by soaring cantilevered bars. Once inside, a walnut-paneled hallway leads to a double-wide living room holding an eye-catching brick fireplace and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors spilling out to an expansive terrace. Nearby, a dining room is spotlighted by a gray alabaster table that seats eight and a rectangular window resembling a still-life painting.

      The dining room’s picture window gazes out to a garden holding a 19th-century Italian sculpture of Cupid.

      Matthew Momberger

      Other highlights include an office, a media room, a main kitchen connected to a secondary catering kitchen below, and a sumptuous primary bedroom sporting aubergine lacquered walls and a stylish sitting area. Outdoors, you’ll find Scott Shrader-landscaped grounds hosting a Romanesque-style garden that’s been reoriented around a 17th-century urn fountain and a lengthy black-bottom pool flanked by a one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse, all of it offering up picturesque city lights and ocean vistas.

      A 17th-century stone fountain serves as the centerpiece of a gravel patio amid sculpted plantings.

      Matthew Momberger

      The 58-year-old Indiana native first rose to prominence in the early 2000s after creating Nip/Tuck, which ran for 100 episodes. Subsequent mega-hits like Glee and American Horror Story cemented his status as one of the modern era’s most successful producers and led to the inking of his 2018 Netflix contract, the biggest development deal in TV history. On the real estate front, the six-time Emmy winner has bought and sold numerous multimillion-dollar properties from coast to coast during the past few decades, including a Beverly Hills mansion he transferred to fellow producer David Zander for $16.3 million in 2020 and a Laguna Beach compound that traded hands the following year for $10.6 million.

      In addition to his primary residence, a $15.5 million spread in L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood where he lives with his photographer husband David Miller and their three sons, Murphy’s hefty property portfolio also includes a $24.5 million Axel Vervoordt-designed townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village and a waterfront hideaway in Provincetown, R.I. He also lays claim to a sprawling country estate in New York’s Westchester County that he picked up from actor Richard Gere for $24.1 million in 2023 and is now renovating.

      Click here for more photos of Ryan Murphy’s Bel Air house.

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      Oscar De La Hoya Is Seeking $20 Million for His All-New Nevada Mansion

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      Oscar De La Hoya didn’t even give the golf simulator in his new man cave time to warm up before deciding to flip his sprawling Las Vegas mansion tucked away in the hillside community of Henderson back on the market. The ask is an impressive $20 million, or a whopping $5.4 million more than the former boxing champ and current boxing promoter doled out less than two years ago for the then-unfinished spread.

      Records show De La Hoya paid $14.6 million in cash for the property in spring 2022 while it was still under construction, and then spent the next two years and millions more fully customizing the single-level dwelling with personalized touches. Sited behind gates on a corner cul-de-sac parcel spanning nearly an acre, the ultra-modern structure was built by Blue Heron as part of the local development firm’s Equinox Collection at MacDonald Highlands and completed last year.

      A bespoke tribute room is adorned with a replica boxing ring, as well as robes and belts from De La Hoya’s fights.

      Theo Ayala/Indigo Marketing

      A snazzy entrance boasting a water feature and porte-cochère introduces the residence, which offers five bedrooms and seven baths in almost 9,000 square feet of single-level living space displaying vast expanses of glass drinking in mesmerizing views of the Las Vegas Strip and McCullough Mountains beyond. Glitzy amenities range from the aforementioned man cave and a movie theater to a hair salon, a game room, a wet bar, and an eight-car garage. There’s also a custom tribute room celebrating his career that’s decked out with memorabilia and a 10-foot-by-10-foot boxing ring.

      Other highlights include a great room sporting a fireplace, a dining area with a climate-controlled wine room, an office, and a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an expansive eat-in island and top-tier stainless appliances, plus a secondary catering kitchen. A plush primary suite flaunts a showroom-style closet/dressing room, a spa-inspired bath, an outdoor shower, and a private garden lanai. The al fresco amenities continue with multiple pools and numerous spots ideal for lounging and entertaining, along with several TVs, a barbecue station and a firepit.

      Automated walls of glass open to more than 2,400 square feet of luxe outdoor living space.

      Theo Ayala/Indigo Marketing

      In addition to his Las Vegas spread—which sits near a home that sold for a record-setting $25 million in June 2020 to LoanDepot chairman Anthony Hsieh and is currently on the market for $34 million—the 51-year-old Los Angeles native still owns a lavish estate in Pasadena that he purchased from married filmmakers Gale Anna Hurd and Jonathan Hensleigh for $11.5 million back in 2007.

      The listing is held by Zar Zanganeh of The Agency Las Vegas, who told Mansion Global that De La Hoya plans to remain in the area and build an even bigger home.

      Click here for more photos of Oscar De La Hoya’s Las Vegas house.

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      A Famed Disney Imagineer’s Former SoCal Retreat Can Be Yours for $3 million

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      A little more than eight years after he passed away from age-related causes at age 91, the onetime Ventura County residence of acclaimed artist and production illustrator Frank Armitage has popped up on the market for the first time in half a century, asking a smidge less than $3 million. Resting at 1807 Ladera Road in Ojai, the 10-acre spread comes complete with picturesque views overlooking the entire Ojai Valley and the Topatopa Mountains beyond.

      Custom-built for Armitage and his then-partner Jill Penkhus in the early 1970s—and subsequently inherited by Penkhus, an artist who died in 2016—the green wood-sided structure is now owned by her husband, songwriter Jerry Millstein, and offers two bedrooms and three bathrooms in roughly 2,000 square feet of split-level living space boasting abundant windows throughout. A striking sculpture crafted by Armitage himself also comes with the sale.

      A centaur sculpture completed by Armitage is prominently displayed in the living room.

      Mark Corcoran/Upmarket Media

      Depicting himself as a mythological Greek half-man, half-human centaur strumming a guitar and his former partner as a beautiful nude on his back, the sculpture holds court in the living room, which also contains a retro wood-burning fireplace with a stove pipe chimney stretching to the ceiling and glass and wood-trimmed doors spilling out to an expansive wood deck. An adjacent kitchen outfitted with an eat-in peninsula and a walk-in pantry flows to a dining area, a family room that currently serves as an art studio, and an office nestled alongside the entrance foyer.

      Other highlights include a duo of spacious primary bedrooms—one on the main level and another on the floor below, with both featuring their own walk-in closets and baths. And outdoors, the Zen-like grounds are dotted with avocado and orange orchards, along with a host of boulder-lined hiking trails. There are also a pair of cottages on the premises, one of which was built with local river stones and the other a music studio holding a full kitchen and bath. An added bonus? The tasting room at Ojai Olive Oil Company is just steps away!

      Frank Armitage at work in his office.

      Courtesy of Disney

      Revered as one of the world’s foremost production illustrators, Armitage moved to Los Angeles in 1952 with $84 in his pocket and landed a job at Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to backgrounds and layouts for features such as Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins, and The Jungle Book. The Australian-born artist also did production illustration for Fox’s Oscar-winning sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage and created artwork and designs for several Disney theme parks.

      The listing is held by Adam McKaig and William Turner of Douglas Elliman.

      Click here for more photos of Frank Armitage’s Ojai home.

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      Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips’s California Home Just Hit the Market for $3.8 Million

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      A little more than three years ago, actor Billy Baldwin and his longtime wife Chynna Phillips doled out $2.9 million for a little “slice of heaven” tucked away in Santa Barbara‘s Mission Canyon neighborhood. Soon after, the lead singer of the Wilson Phillips trio showed up on a YouTube video expressing how grateful she was to be a homeowner. After experiencing a financial crisis in 2018, she and her husband—probably best known as the second-youngest of the four Baldwin brothers and his roles in the movies Flatliners and Backdraft—had to start over from the ground up and jump between leased places for over a decade.

      But that was then! After a year-long stint on the rental market, once for as much as $18,000 per month, the couple has now decided to flip their Craftsman-style property back on the market with a nearly million-dollar jump in price, asking a smidge under $3.9 million. Sheela Hunt of Village Properties serves as the listing agent.

      In addition to the three-bedroom main house, a detached guesthouse has two more bedrooms.

      Rafael Bautista

      Resting at the end of a lengthy shared driveway and gates, near Rocky Nook Park and the Santa Barbara Mission, the private residence is nestled amid park-like grounds laced with mature oaks, gardens, and meandering pathways. Built in the late 1940s and extensively remodeled by the couple during their tenure, the half-acre spread includes a main home and a separate guesthouse—for a total of five bedrooms and four bathrooms in around 3,000 square feet of total living space.

      As for the primary dwelling, a set of steps leads up to the entry door, which opens into neutral interiors boasting wide-plank oak floors, vaulted ceilings, skylights, and a wealth of windows throughout. Highlights include a living room accented by a wood-burning fireplace topped by a space carved out for a TV, plus French doors spilling out to a covered terrace ideal for al fresco dining. An adjacent dining room lined with built-in shelving, cabinetry, and a wine-storage nook connects to the quartz-clad kitchen, which is outfitted with a farmhouse sink, an eat-in island, high-end stainless appliances, and a walk-in pantry.

      The fireside living room opens to a covered al fresco dining terrace.

      Rafael Bautista

      One of the house’s three en-suite bedrooms has been converted into a den/office space with access to a brick patio, while the primary suite has a cozy window seat, a balcony, a walk-in closet, and a bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a rainfall shower. Outdoors, the grassy grounds host a pergola with a fire pit, a small sauna-equipped “she shed,” and the two-bedroom guesthouse, which is attached to a two-car garage flanked by a spacious motorcourt and has its own living area, kitchen, and bath.

      Click here for more photos of Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips’s Santa Barbara house.

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