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It’s been almost five years since Philip DeFranco picked up a Los Angeles residence in the San Fernando Valley community of Encino. Now the YouTube star—known to his 6 million-plus fans as “PhillyD”—is looking to hand over the keys to the hacienda-style home for $6.5 million after previously floating the place on the market as a rental for $25,000 per month. The listing is held by Jennifer Brookley of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

Purchased by DiFranco and his wife Lindsay in winter 2019 for $4.1 million, the single-story stucco and terracotta-roof structure was built in the late 1930s and rests amid an acre-plus parcel of land fronted by an interior courtyard bolstered by a fountain that’s been transformed into a planter. Inside, four bedrooms and five baths are spread across nearly 6,000 square feet of updated living space, which is adorned throughout with a mix of hardwood and stone floors, arched doorways, and high wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.

A glass-lined family room overlooking the backyard steps up to a dining area and kitchen.

Photography by Akram Soliman, courtesy of Jennifer Brookley/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

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Highlights include a formal living room sporting a wood-burning fireplace and two sets of French doors spilling outside. A gourmet kitchen outfitted with bright green cabinetry, an eat-in island, and top-tier Viking appliances connects to a chandelier-topped dining area flanked by both butler’s and walk-in pantries on one side and a sunken family room on the other.

Elsewhere is an office space and an ornate movie theater with plush red recliners, as well as a secluded primary suite that has a fireside seating area, French doors opening to a private patio, a custom closet, and a spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities, a window-topped soaking tub, and a glass-encased steam shower.

The acre-plus property features a tennis court sitting next to an open-air pavilion.

Photography by Akram Soliman, courtesy of Jennifer Brookley/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

Heading outdoors, one will find a lighted tennis court nestled alongside a covered entertaining spot, a heated saltwater pool surrounded by a sundeck, an open-air cabana, and a standalone sauna. There is also a poolside structure holding changing rooms and two spaces currently set up as a gym and a soundproof recording studio, along with a detached one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse with its own living/dining area and kitchen.

New York-born DeFranco, 38, is a longtime YouTuber who was one of the first creators to hit it big on the platform, initially with his channel “sxephil.” Since then, he’s grown and maintained a cult following through his news show/pop culture commentary series The Philip DeFranco Show. Per a post on Lindsay’s Instagram page, the couple is moving to Atlanta to be closer to their extended family on the East Coast.

Click here for more photos of Philip DeFranco’s Encino home.

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Now that Meghan Trainor has purchased DJ Zedd’s rockstar-worthy mansion in the Los Angeles enclave of Encino for just over $17.1 million, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter’s other San Fernando Valley home has unsurprisingly popped up for sale, listed with Justin P. Huchel of Carolwood Estates.

Trainor, known for smash pop music hits like Lips Are Moving and All About That Bass, is asking nearly $12 million for the glitzy digs, which she and her husband, Spy Kids actor Daryl Sabara, paid rapper TMG Fresh $6.6 million for around three-and-a-half years ago, back in late 2020.

Originally built in 1998 but fully renovated from top to bottom during Trainor’s tenure, the white stucco structure is sequestered behind tall gates and hedges and features six bedrooms and eight baths in a little more than 14,100 square feet of multi-level living space. Also on the premises is a two-story detached guesthouse, which sports a gym on the bottom floor, plus a bedroom, a bath, a kitchen, and a living room up top.

Among the main-level highlights is an entry foyer boasting a double staircase, which flows to a pair of formal living rooms. A fireside family room connects to a gourmet kitchen, which is outfitted with a duo of islands, top-tier stainless appliances, and an accompanying dining area that has sliding glass doors spilling out to the backyard; elsewhere is an office space and a guest bedroom with its own bath.

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The amenities continue upstairs, where five additional en-suite bedrooms include a sumptuous master retreat flaunting custom glass doors opening to a separate fireside lounge area with access to a private patio, along with two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a marble-clad shower. A lower-level recording studio with its own entrance is also decked out with a kitchenette and a bath, while a top-floor bonus space is currently being used as a playroom.

As for the park-like grounds, they span just over an acre and host a new swimming pool with a spa, a waterslide, and a waterfall, as well as a firepit, an al fresco dining area, a sports court, a mini-putting green, and an elaborate children’s play space. Also on the premises are an expansive motorcourt and a carport that can accommodate up to 10 vehicles.

In addition to the just-purchased and for-sale homes in Encino, the couple recently splashed out $3.1 million for a newly built modern farmhouse-style home also in the area. More

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Last year, Michelle Wie West said goodbye to the LPGA Tour at the U.S. Women’s Open in Pebble Beach and seemingly headed into retirement at the ripe young age of 34. Now the five-time winner has turned her sights toward Los Angeles, where she’s bidding farewell to a sleekly designed modern farmhouse-style mansion in Encino’s upscale Amestoy Estates neighborhood.

Though it’s been barely two years since the veteran golf pro and her husband Jonnie West—a son of NBA legend Jerry West and director of basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors—doled out $5.7 million for the freshly built spread, they’re already looking to unload the place with a nearly $800,000 jump in price, asking a shot under $6.5 million.  

Built on speculation by a local developer and completed in 2021, the creamy stucco and brick-accented structure is sited on a walled and double-gated parcel spanning just over a third of an acre, amid a dead-end street, and includes a five-bedroom, six-bath main home, plus a separate guesthouse with its own kitchen, family room, bedroom and bath.

Especially standing out on the main level is a gourmet kitchen decked out with an eat-in island and top-tier Miele appliances, as well as an adjoining family room displaying a leathered-marble fireplace stretching to the ceiling and large expanses of glass spilling outside. Elsewhere are formal living and dining rooms, a glass-encased wine display, wet bar, movie theater, an office and en-suite guest bedroom.

An aerial view of the West’s Encino property.

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A floating staircase heads upstairs, where four more en-suite bedrooms include a posh master retreat outfitted with a fireplace, built-in cabinetry, a refrigerator, private balcony, walk-in closet, and spa-inspired bath holding dual vanities, a soaking tub and an oversized rain shower. An al fresco patio also is accessible via the upper level, while the rest of the grounds are laced with olive and citrus trees, and host a large pool with a spa and Baja shelf, fire-pit area, built-in barbecue and pizza oven. There’s also a spacious motorcourt and an attached three-car garage out front.

A child prodigy and graduate of Stanford University, Wie West rose to international prominence at age 10, when she became the youngest player at the time to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. She went on to turn pro before her 16th birthday, qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at 13 and capture the tourney in 2014.

During a lengthy career, the Hawaii-born golfer has faced more than her fair share of ups and downs, including lengthy spells of being sidelined by lingering wrist injuries compounded by arthritis. But despite all that, she’s managed to earn $6.8 million in prize money alone, plus millions more through lucrative contracts with Sony and Nike.

The listing is held by Nicole Plaxen and Shauna Walters of The Beverly Hills Estates. More

Now that he’s moved into a lavish Nordic-inspired mansion in Encino that he bought late last year for $18.4 million, Anton Zaslavski—better known to millions of electronic music fans as Zedd—has decided to offload his spare residence in the same San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles for a speck under $19 million.

The Russian-German DJ/record producer acquired the two-story, gated home in the posh Royal Oaks enclave from former A-list couple Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner for $15.2 million a little over two years ago, back in September 2021. He then added his own custom touches and upgrades to the white brick and wood-accented structure, which features six bedrooms and 12 baths in almost 15,000 square feet of Jae Omar-designed living space adorned with walls of glass offering seamless indoor/outdoor environs. Glitzy amenities include a “personal wellness retreat” boasting a gym, sauna and massage room, as well as a recording studio and vocal booth, just for starters.

Among the other highlights: a double-height entrance gallery topped by a starburst chandelier and displaying a floating staircase, as well as a formal living room and an office space. A fireside family room connects 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.

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

Simon Berlyn

The creature comforts continue upstairs, where a sumptuous master retreat comes complete with a spacious wraparound terrace, floor-to-ceiling fireplace, not one but two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub and 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 span nearly an acre and hold a putting green, lap pool and spa, fire-pit and an outdoor kitchen, along with an expansive roof deck. There’s also a two-story guesthouse holding an authentic British-style pub and a state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos movie theater, plus a two-bay garage with room for four vehicles out front.

One of the richest DJs in the world with an estimated net worth of $50 million, the Grammy-winning entertainer is known for his collaborations with the likes of Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, Disclosure and Martin Garrix. The 34-year-old also keeps up a rigorous touring schedule, having just been tapped to perform in Indianapolis Feb. 16 as part of the NBA All-Star Game festivities.

The listing is held by David Kramer and Andrew Buss of Hilton & Hyland/Forbes Global Properties.

Click here for more photos of Zedd’s Los Angeles house.

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