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    Henrik Fisker’s Scenic Hollywood Hills Mansion Relists at a Discounted $29 Million

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    Henrik Fisker first hoisted his contemporary Los Angeles mansion on the market back in late 2024 for nearly $34 million. Almost a year later, the auto designer behind the retro-inspired BMW Z8 roadster, Aston Martin DB9, and failed Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid 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 $29 million ask. The listing is held by Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton, who recently stepped away as co-CEOs and founders of their Hilton Hilton brokerage to join Compass.

    The property was previously owned by entrepreneur Stratton Sclavos, who completed the existing house in 2015 but lost it to a bank-affiliated entity in a 2020 foreclosure. Fisker and his business partner and wife Geeta Gupta acquired the Hollywood Hills abode tucked away on a secluded yet prime Bird Streets cul-de-sac just above Sunset Strip the following year for roughly $21.8 million.

    The sprawling fireside great room opens to a decked backyard via a floor-to-ceiling wall of glass.

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    Nestled behind walls and a double interlocking iron gate, the blocky and angular structure offers a total of six bedrooms and seven baths in 11,800 square feet on three levels accented throughout with travertine and skylights. Vast expanses of glass overlook picturesque city and ocean views from the 0.43-acre parcel, with swanky perks ranging from a Savant system to a gym and wellness center. An attached 20-foot garage with copper-hued doors and lifts can accommodate up to six vehicles.

    A soaring wood front door pivots into the entry foyer, which is flanked on the left by a bookshelf-lined office with a powder room. From there, a spacious great room has a 35-foot-tall ceiling topped with mother-of-pearl light fixtures that sing when the wind blows and a massive two-way fireplace that connects to a lounge and wet bar. An automated wall of glass opens vertically to the backyard, while an adjacent dining room has a picture window looking out to a garden. A family room flows to a sleek wood-paneled kitchen outfitted with a large eat-in island, a La Cornue range, and a butler’s pantry.

    An L-shaped infinity pool overlooks sweeping views of the Downtown L.A. skyline.

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    RELATED: David Lynch’s Midcentury Hollywood Hills Compound Lists for $15 Million

    A floating staircase heads upstairs, where the secluded primary suite comes with a glass-railed balcony warmed by a fire pit and a luxe bath sporting dual vanities, a soaking tub, a glassy shower, and two walk-in closets. Down on the lower level is a mirrored gym and a wellness center with pink Himalayan salt walls and a sunken cold-plunge tub, as well as a sauna and a steam room. A media room sits next to a poker lounge surrounded by a glass-encased wine cellar.

    Stealing the show is the fully decked backyard, which is spotlighted by an L-shaped vanishing-edge pool featuring an inset spa and a Baja shelf with daybeds. There are also two fire pits, an alfresco dining spot with a drop-down cover, an outdoor kitchen boasting a Lynx grill, and a bar.

    Fisker, 62, is best known for designing ultra-luxury cars for BMW, Ford, Tesla, and Aston Martin before starting Fisker Automotive in 2007. Despite substantial financing, the company failed. In 2016, he launched Fisker Inc., with the Electric Ocean SUV beginning production in 2022 and delivering in 2023. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2024.

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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 L.A. Home With Ties to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and More Lists for $7.5 Million

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      When David Fillet moved into this nearly century-old Los Angeles home in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills back in the 1970s, the doctor hired a historian to do a deep dive into its past, and what he found was intriguing.

      Not only was the place once owned by Oscar-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, who was frequently visited by his close friends Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, but the original Dracula actor Bela Lugosi had also rented the residence in the early 1930s while his house nearby was being built. Along with a slew of other prominent folks, actress Yvette Mimieux was even rumored to have occupied the Maravilla Road property in the late 1960s.

      A fireside living room comes with picture windows overlooking city skyline views.

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      Fillet picked up the estate in 1972 for a mere $138,000. Now, for the first time in over 50 years, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style property has popped up on the market again for $7.5 million, with Tom Davila, John Zaffarano, and Kennon Earl of Rare Properties of Compass sharing the listing.

      Originally designed and built for retired physician and surgeon Frederick Dunsmoor in the late 1920s by lesser-known architect Adolph Semrow, Villa Dorada rests beyond gates at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning a third of an acre, high above Brad Pitt’s newly purchased home. Half a dozen bedrooms and seven baths are spread across 7,400 square feet of decidedly dated yet well-preserved living space on three stories accessible via a wood-paneled elevator. Period details include magnesite floors, an intimate “telephone room,” and the original intercom system.

      The primary bedroom has a sitting area and access to two private balconies.

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      Among the highlights is the circular entry foyer, which boasts a spiral staircase and a massive wrought-iron chandelier dangling from a vaulted hand-painted ceiling. From there, a sunken reception parlor comes with a built-in bar and a powder room, and a spacious wood-beamed living room has a decorative tiled fireplace and a glass and wood-trimmed door spilling out to a covered terrace. An adjacent coffer-ceilinged dining room connects to the eat-in kitchen.

      Directly below the main level is an exercise room and a primary suite flaunting a fireplace, a sitting area, dual balconies, a walk-in closet, and a fanciful stone-clad bath with dual vanities and a large glass-encased shower. The bottom-most level, meanwhile, hosts staff quarters with two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen, along with a fireside recreation room that leads out to a terraced backyard overlooking sweeping city lights and ocean views. There’s also an attached three-car garage out front.

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      Wendy Bowman

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      A Prime-Time Soap Opera Icon’s Rosy Hollywood Hills Home is Up for Grabs at $6 Million

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      Two years after his death at age 84, the longtime Los Angeles estate of prime-time soap opera writer and producer David Jacobs is now on the market in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills for just under $6 million after it was initially priced at $7 million. Ed Solorzano and Lauren Ravitz of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties hold the listing.

      A Baltimore native who started out as a writer of magazine articles and nonfiction books, Jacobs went on to create two of the small screen’s most popular shows of all time—Dallas and its spinoff Knots Landing, both of which ran for 14 seasons and notched a total of 700 episodes between them. He’s also known for Paradise, Four Corners, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Homefront.

      A spacious double-height living room spills out to a terracotta-lined deck.

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      Custom built in 1984 and designed by architects Michael Pearce and Richard Clemenson, the rose-hued architectural spread is perched on two contiguous parcels spanning over an acre. Three separate structures set at the end of a lengthy gated driveway include a main home, a guesthouse, and a studio-topped garage, for a combined total of four bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 6,400 square feet.

      The primary dwelling features three bedrooms and six baths in 4,000 square feet. Three levels boast ’80s-appropriate details, beginning with a pastel color palette and extending to bleached oak floors and copious glass blocks. Expansive windows and multiple patios and terraces overlook picturesque views of Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood sign, the downtown skyline, and the ocean beyond.

      The pool and sundeck are separated by a modern take on a mono-style colonnade.

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      Main-level highlights include a double-height living room warmed by a fireplace, a dining area, and a tiled kitchen outfitted with a stainless island and matching stainless appliances, plus a breakfast nook. A downstairs primary suite comes with a stone fireplace, a private balcony, a dressing room, and dual walk-in closets and baths, while a loft and flex space on the topmost floor are currently being used as an entertainment area and an office.

      Outdoors, the grounds are showcased by a long, rectangular swimming pool that flows through a maroon colonnade-like structure to the grass-trimmed sundeck, as well as a barbecue station, a flat play area, and several spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining. Rounding it all out is the one-bedroom, two-bath guesthouse with a glass-ceilinged living room and a kitchenette, along with the two-car garage and its upper-level studio space.

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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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      David Lynch’s Midcentury Hollywood Hills Compound Lists for $15 Million

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      The avant-garde Los Angeles compound assembled and customized over several decades by legendary filmmaker David Lynch has officially popped up for sale, eight months after he passed away at age 78. Consisting of seven separate structures, the asking price for the entire spread is $15 million. Marc Silver and Barry Sloane of The Agency Beverly Hills share the listing.

      Tucked away on five contiguous hillside parcels, amid two-plus acres just below Mulholland Drive in the Outpost Estates neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills, the gated property is centered on a pink-hued residence originally designed for writer Marilyn Johnson in the early 1960s by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright. The aptly named Marilyn Johnson House, acquired by Lynch in 1987 for $560,000, per The Wall Street Journal, has been recognized by Historic Places LA as an “excellent example of Mid-Century Modern residential architecture.”

      The main home was designed in the 1960s by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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      The unconventional writer and director—famous for his movie and TV projects ranging from Eraserhead and Blue Velvet to Twin Peaks—went on to purchase a home to serve as a base for his Asymmetrical Productions company, plus a Brutalist-style abode that held a library, a screening room, and an editing suite and later starred in the film Lost Highway. In 1991, he commissioned Lloyd Wright’s son, Eric Lloyd Wright, to create a pool and pool house notched high up on the hillside. There’s also a two-story guesthouse and a one-bedroom space finished in smooth gray plaster—for a combined total of 10 bedrooms and 11 baths in 11,000 square feet.

      Containing roughly 2,000 square feet with three bedrooms, the primary dwelling boasts a cement exterior accented with chevron patterns. Adorned throughout with walls of glass, clerestory windows, natural wood, and metalwork, the minimalist interiors are highlighted by a living room sporting a soaring wood-beam ceiling, an eye-catching sculptural fireplace, and access to a fountain-clad patio. A dining area connects to a galley-style kitchen, which is outfitted with chartreuse green countertops.

      The living room is anchored by a monumental sculptural fireplace.

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      Lynch, who was also an accomplished visual artist, musician, and actor, looked to his L.A. compound as a source of creativity and inspiration. “The whole space is just pleasing, gives me a good feeling,” he said in a 1997 article by the German design magazine Form. “So it effects my whole life to live inside of it. And then, sometimes I see things, shapes or something that would go inside of it and that leads to furniture or film.”

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      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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      A 1930s L.A. Home Steeped in Hollywood History Just Listed for $2.2 Million

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      If the walls of this charming 1930s home in the Laurel Canyon enclave of Hollywood Hills could talk, they would probably regale listeners with tales of how the late Oscar-nominated costume designer Theodora Van Runkle lived there while working on wardrobes for films like Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather II, and Peggy Sue Got Married—in a studio she reportedly created out of an enormous wine vat culled from the set of Wuthering Heights, no less.

      Or maybe they would speak of the residence’s setting as a creative haven for music legends like Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, and Jim Morrison. In fact, the latter’s Doors bandmates, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, bunked together at a house right down the street. It’s there that the charismatic lead singer was said to crash on occasion, once taking a walk around the surrounding neighborhood and returning with the lyrics for the Billboard chart-topper “People Are Strange.”

      But that’s not all. At one point, Van Runkle shared the home with her ex-husband, actor and photographer Bruce McBroom, who took the iconic shot for Farrah Fawcett’s 1976 red swimsuit poster that’s now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

      The living room is topped with a crystal chandelier hanging from a whitewashed pressed-tin ceiling.

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      The commercial illustrator-turned-costume designer died from lung cancer in 2011 at age 83, and the three-bedroom, three-bath home was last sold in late 2015 for $1.7 million. Now, a decade later, this footnote of Hollywood history—and all its intriguing anecdotes—is up for grabs at the tidy sum of $2.25 million. The pad has been dubbed Pebble Court as a nod to outdoor spaces that the also-prolific painter covered in small pebbles. Those areas have since been upgraded with new decking to accommodate events, but some of those small stones have been scattered on pathways as an ode to the onetime owner.

      “Every inch of this home is steeped in artistry, legacy, and vision,” said Madeline Goldberg of Compass, who holds the listing. “It is a true piece of art and still carries the creative energy of Laurel Canyon circa 1967.”

      The kitchen comes with an antique O’Keefe & Merritt range and a window-lined breakfast nook.

      David Archer

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      Tucked away on nearly half an acre at the end of a lengthy gated driveway, the bohemian-chic oasis offers roughly 1,300 square feet of pristine white living space teeming with a mix of hardwood and penny tile floors, wood-paneled walls, casement windows, and soaring pressed-tin ceilings dotted with skylights.

      Among the highlights is a spacious fireside living room that opens to the outside via French doors, plus a sun-drenched kitchen sporting an antique O’Keefe & Merritt range and a cozy breakfast nook. The primary bedroom comes with a fireplace and an en suite bath flaunting a built-in oval soaking tub topped with a duo of stained-glass windows. Adjacent to the primary is a sitting area, which has a fireplace and a spiral staircase leading up to a loft.

      The garden-laced grounds feature a large decked gathering space with a new outdoor kitchen and a flagstone patio that’s ideal for alfresco dining. More reasons to fall in love: a separate one-bedroom, one-bath casita with its own fireplace, kitchen, and living area.

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      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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      Rob Zombie Just Sold His Two-House L.A. Compound for Nearly $9 Million

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      Three months after they hit the market, a pair of 1950s properties making up Rob Zombie’s longtime compound in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills have officially sold.

      Records show the neighboring Robert “Bouler” Thorgusen-designed residences tucked away behind a shared gated driveway off Hollywood Hills Road went to two separate unnamed buyers who inked both deals for a total of $8.9 million, just $100,000 less than the combined asking price of $9 million.

      Also listed individually by Rick Tyberg, Lauren Duffy, and Abigail Gutwein of Douglas Elliman, the bigger three-bedroom, three-bath spread transferred for $5.5 million, a tad under the $5.6 million ask, while the smaller two-bedroom, two-bath place next door brought in its full price of $3.4 million.

      Set on dual parcels that together span just over seven acres, the midcentury charcoal-hued dwellings were acquired by Zombie and his actress wife Sheri Moon Zombie almost a decade ago in separate transactions for a collective $7 million, with the couple snagging a nifty $2 million profit on the sale.

      9031 Hollywood Hills Road is spotlighted by a pool that flows beneath the house.

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      The larger of the two homes (above) was constructed in the late 1950s and has 4,100 square feet of split-level living space dotted with numerous skylights. A smattering of light boxes filtered throughout are designed to “enhance mood, depth, and ambience,” per marketing materials.

      A pool passes beneath the post-and-beam pad, while customized lounging and entertaining areas join a fireside primary suite flaunting a private terrace and a bath equipped with an integrated soaking tub and a glass-encased shower. Also on the premises is a flex space that could easily be converted into a studio, an office, or a gallery, along with an alfresco dining area, a fire pit, a cascading waterfall, and a two-vehicle carport.

      9029 Hollywood Hills Road features spiked fencing, a pie-pan carport, and a dramatic folding roofline.

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      Built in 1953, the smaller house (above) offers 2,300 square feet across a single level with slate-clad floors and walls of glass. Fronted by artistic spiked fencing and a pie-pan carport, the folded-roof structure is highlighted by a soaring living room boasting the original raised-hearth fireplace, plus a dining area and an eat-in kitchen sporting top-notch Miele and Gaggenau appliances.

      A fireside primary suite features clerestory windows and a bath equipped with a freestanding soaking tub and a walk-in shower, while an adjoining bedroom opens to a garden. The rest of the forested grounds, originally designed by noted landscape architect Garrett Eckbo, host a lap pool and raised spa flanked by a wood sundeck.

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      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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      Brad Pitt Just Dropped $12 Million on Rock Star Dave Keuning’s Hollywood Hills Home

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      Dave Keuning has officially offloaded his Los Angeles residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills to Oscar-winning actor, producer, and architecture enthusiast Brad Pitt for $12 million, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

      That’s a lot less than Keuning originally wanted, but it’s still $2.4 million more than the $9.6 million the seven-time Grammy-nominated co-founder and lead guitarist of The Killers paid Grindr app founder Joel Simkhai for the modern Spanish villa high above the Sunset Strip four years ago. 

      The veteran rock star and his interior designer wife, Emilie Keuning, subsequently gave the place a full makeover, and, after hitting the market in June with a nearly $14 million ask, the house quickly sold to Pitt at a substantial discount. David Parnes, Sam Collins, and James Harris of Carolwood Estates held the listing, with Pitt repped by Carolwood’s Marci Kays and Jonathan Mogharrabi.

      The two-story Spanish villa has six bedroom and eight baths in 8,385 square feet.

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      RELATED: Richard Simmons Called This $7 Million Hollywood Hills Estate Home for Decades

      Behind gates on a lofty perch spanning just over a third of an acre, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure offers picturesque views stretching from Downtown L.A. to the Santa Monica Bay. Originally built in the late 1980s, it features six bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 8,300 square feet.

      Upon entry, a soaring wood-beam foyer flows to a living area sporting a stone fireplace and steel-framed French doors spilling out to the backyard. From there, another living area is topped with an embossed tin ceiling and a fanciful light fixture, while an office is lined with built-in bookcases. A dining room and a fireside sitting area connect to the sleek eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with ebony-hued cabinetry and Wolf and Miele appliances. 

      The creature comforts continue upstairs, where a sumptuous primary suite flaunts a Murano glass chandelier, a fireplace, a wraparound balcony, and a marble-clad bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glassy shower. There’s a vaulted movie theater fit for a movie star, while the garden-laced grounds host a freeform pool and spillover spa bordered by a barbecue station and a fire pit lounge, dual garages, and a detached hillside studio with a recording space.

      This isn’t Pitt’s first real estate foray into the Hollywood Hills. In early 2023, he sold a $33 million compound in Los Feliz to Aileen Getty and then turned around and paid the oil heiress $5.5 million for her midcentury modern pavilion, also in Los Feliz and known as the Steel House.

      More recently, the F1 The Movie and Ocean’s Eleven star doled out $40 million for the landmark D.L. James house in California’s Carmel Highlands, which has reportedly become his main residence. His extensive property portfolio also includes a 50 percent stake in Château Miraval, a 1,200-acre estate and winery in France that he once shared with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie.

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      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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      The Coppola Family Has Owned This Hollywood Home for Decades—It Can Be Yours for $2.3 Million

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      A recently listed home in the Hollywood Hills has strong ties to entertainment industry royalty.

      The Spanish Revival residence is the childhood home of director Gia Coppola, now 38, who lived there for almost two decades with her mother, Jacqui Getty. Getty, who’s now selling the historic abode, bought it from her father-in-law, Francis Ford Coppola, back in 2013. While the Godfather director never lived in the house himself, he and his wife, Eleanor, owned it for about 20 years, after purchasing it around 1994. Their children Roman and Sofia similarly bought homes in the area so that the whole family could be near one another.

      The kitchen is Jacqui Getty’s favorite part of the home.

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      The three-bedroom, four-bath property has hosted the who’s who of Hollywood over the years. Getty would regularly throw parties, with guests ranging from the Smashing Pumpkins to Leonardo DiCaprio to Demi Moore and the Olsen twins. “There was always something happening at our house,” Getty said in a statement. “So many people have passed through here, each with unforgettable memories. Everyone who walked through these doors always felt at home.” Kristal Moffett at Compass holds the $2.3 million listing.

      The home, originally built in 1922, retains many original details, including the red roof tile, period wood detailing, wrought-iron balconettes, and arched French doors and windows. Getty’s favorite room is the kitchen, which has a cozy farmhouse feel with a breakfast nook in the corner that looks out on the lush landscaping, courtesy of Studio Art Luna. The primary suite opens up to a private balcony, and the additional two bedrooms have en suite baths as well.

      The backyard includes a plunge pool enveloped in tropical greenery.

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      Outside, the detached garage has been converted into a guest suite complete with a kitchenette. The flexible space can also be used as a home office or an art studio, where you can keep the property’s creative legacy going. The backyard includes a small pool and several seating areas for outdoor hangs or alfresco dining. One section is currently set up like a living room, with a comfy couch and a fireplace.

      Getty is moving on from the Hollywood Hills home to make her way back east—she grew up in New York and wants to return, with the hopes of having a little farm. And while the Coppola family will always have strong ties to Los Angeles, they have historically snapped up property outside the City of Angels, too. A few years back, for example, Francis Ford Coppola’s private island in Belize popped up for sale with a relatively low price tag of just $2.2 million.

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      Come on Down! Bob Barker’s Former L.A. Home Is Back on the Market for $8.2 Million

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      It’s been a little more than a year since Bob Barker’s longtime Los Angeles home sold for $800,000 over the nearly $3 million asking price after a reported 250 showings and a fierce bidding war. Now the late game show host and animal rights advocate’s former residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of the Hollywood Hills has just returned to the market, all dolled up and asking a speck under $8.2 million. George Ouzounian and Jordan Ginsburg of The Agency hold the listing.

      Built in the late 1920s atop a storied site where the first house in what is today known as the Outpost Estates neighborhood once stood—and designated as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 673 in the 1990s—the Spanish Colonial Revival digs were acquired in 1969 by Barker, who lived there for more than 50 years until his death in August 2023 at age 99.

      The earth-toned library still has an original walk-in wet bar, plus an en suite bath.

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      Purchased by interior designer Julia Dempster last April for around $3.8 million and subsequently given a thorough restoration and update, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure offers six bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 5,900 square feet that boasts new Portola Roman clay and lime-wash finishes paired with the original hand-painted fresco ceiling, arched doorways, and stained-glass windows. There’s also a 600-square-foot lower level, which includes an infrared sauna and flexible space for guests, an office, or a gym. 

      Sequestered behind walls and gates on a little more than a quarter of an acre, the dwelling is fronted by a driveway that leads to an attached garage tucked off to the side. Beyond the hand-carved wood door, the entrance hallway flows to a vaulted living room sporting a fireplace embedded in an ornate wood surround and steel-framed French doors spilling outside. An adjacent wet bar-equipped library comes with its own bath.

      A crystal chandelier tops the formal dining area, while a family room connects to a marble-clad kitchen outfitted with custom white oak cabinetry, an eat-in island, Thermador appliances, and a breakfast banquette. A curving wrought iron-railed staircase heads upstairs to not one but two primary suites, the main one holding a slender yet lengthy balcony, as well as a spacious dressing room with a window seat and dual baths spotlighted by a book-matched travertine shower.

      The grassy backyard hosts a flagstone-encased pool nestled beside a newly added barbecue.

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      Not to be left out are the verdant grounds, which feature a flagstone-encased pool nestled beside a newly added barbecue station and a towering oak tree for plenty of shade. The property is also just minutes away from Runyon Canyon Park, which is popular for its scenic and dog-friendly hiking trails.

      Dempster, who hails from Great Britain, told Mansion Global she didn’t even know who Barker was when she bought the home. “That was an added bonus,” said the interior designer, who was instead drawn in by the abode’s beautiful original architecture, arched doorways, original ironwork, and clay tile roof. “I just love Spanish architecture from the 1920s,” she added. “This is my dream home.” 

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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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