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    JLo and Ben Affleck Officially List L.A. Home for $68 Million

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    They have yet to confirm that a divorce is in the offing, but after months of speculation, Hollywood klieg lights Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially calling it quits on their hotel-sized mansion in Beverly Hills, hoisting the 38,000-square-foot behemoth on the open market with a price tag of $68 million. That’s more than 10-percent above the $60.85 million they paid for the hilltop estate only a year ago.

    The five-acre spread, with all the latest and greatest in privacy and security measures, underwent a quick but thorough renovation over the last handful of months, according to listings held by Santiago Arana of The Agency. In addition to the grandiosely proportioned yet comfortably appointed main house, marketing material indicates the property has a 5,000-square-foot penthouse for guests, a caretaker’s residence, a two-bedroom guardhouse, and garage space for a dozen cars, with the vast motor court and wide, sinuous driveway able to accommodate up to 80 more vehicles.

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    Beyond the capacious, skylight-topped entrance gallery are ample living and dining rooms for more formal occasions; a sleek kitchen with two huge islands and taupe-colored laminate cabinetry; a cozy fireside breakfast room; and a family room with a wet bar and a disappearing wall of glass that connects the room to a large loggia.

    There are a total of 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms across the property, including a sprawling primary suite that should have been more than spacious enough to accommodate the egos of two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But alas. There are fireplaces in the sitting area of the bedroom as well as in the separate sitting room and in at least one of the two bathrooms. A private loggia offers sweeping mountain views, and a blush-toned glam room includes an integrated hair-washing bowl, a couple of make-up stations, and plenty of plush furniture for stylists, assistants and others to relax while the lady of the house gets ready for the red carpet.

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    A two-story detached building houses an indoor sports complex, which means never having to sweat or change clothes with the hoi polloi of Beverly Hills. In addition to a fully equipped gym, there’s a combination basketball and pickleball court, a ping-pong table, a boxing room, a sports lounge with several arcade games, and, for when you’ve had all the aerobic exercise you can handle, a bar area. Listings also show there’s a recording studio.

    The manicured grounds include two gated driveways lined with perfectly clipped hedges that come together at the front of the house. At the rear, covered patios include a summer kitchen. But the star of the show here is the massive, boomerang-shaped zero-edge pool that feels like it’s floating above the rugged canyon floor below.

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    It’s been a tough year for Lopez and Affleck. Married two years ago this month, the self-financed album and film that JLo put out chronicling their relationship were both big flops, and she was forced to cancel a world tour due to lagging ticket sales. The couple are reportedly already living separately, with Ben holed up in a $100,000 per month rental in the Brentwood area—it’s just around the corner from his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, and their teenaged children—and Lopez bebopping between L.A., Italy, Paris, and the Hamptons.

    Affleck sold his former home in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades area almost two years ago, and his holdings still include a secluded riverfront country estate in Georgia that he picked up in 2003, back when he and Lopez coupled up the first time around, and where the erstwhile couple held a lavish wedding celebration in 2022. He will likely be on the lookout for some new digs in L.A. As for Lopez, she sold a nearly 8-acre Bel Air estate last year for almost $34 million, and her duplex penthouse in New York’s NoMad neighborhood is currently in contract to be sold with a final asking price of just under $25 million. She still owns a big spread out in the Hamptons, scooped up more than a decade ago for $10 million, and she’s been spotted several times out looking at homes in Los Angeles over the last couple of months, so it’s expected she’ll soon have a new home address. More

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      The Producers Behind ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Back to the Future’ List Their Malibu Home for $18.5 Million

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      Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, partners personally and professionally, are seasoned experts at bringing blockbuster films to the silver screen, and now, along with Compass agent Stan Richman, they aim to produce the $18.5 million sale of their Malibu home.

      Kennedy, an eight-time Oscar nominee known for producing E.T., Jurassic Park, and Star Wars, currently serves as president of Lucasfilms, while Marshall, whose credits include Back to the Future and Jason Bourne, runs the couple’s production company, The Kennedy/Marshall Company. In 2019, they were jointly awarded the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award—Kennedy is the first and only female winner of the prestigious honor—and their latest joint venture, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was released this summer.

      The Hollywood power couple, who also own a home in L.A.’s rustic Sullivan Canyon that was previously owned by Bea Arthur, purchased their Malibu getaway in 2015 for $9.75 million, which means they’re looking to just about double their money on the spectacularly sited residence.

      The gated courtyard entry.

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      The slightly shy of 4,000-square-foot, single-level home, on the high side of a steeply sloped 2.2-acre parcel and hidden behind a tall hedge at the tail end of a sinuous cul-de-sac high above La Costa Beach, makes the most of its high perch. Entry is through a wind-protected, sunken courtyard bursting with lush plantings. Inside, most rooms have huge sliding walls of glass that fill them with natural light and frame gorgeous ocean and coastline views over the infinity-edge swimming pool.

      The—ahem—cinematic sunset views take center stage in the serene and relaxed living room, where the crisply tailored and clean-lined interiors are moderated with natural materials. There are art-friendly white walls, a vaulted exposed wood ceiling, matte-finished wide-plank wood floorboards, and a minimalist fireplace set into a thick concrete column. In the eat-in kitchen, gleaming stainless-steel backsplashes and appliances are balanced with pale wooden cabinets, and in the dining area, glass sliders peel open to a grassy garden.

      The infinity-edge pool mirrors the color of the Pacific Ocean.

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      Among the four bedrooms and three bathrooms is the spacious main suite. In the bedroom, there’s a fireplace in the corner and a wall of sliding glass doors that open to a small private patio. Beyond the dressing area, with a 20-drawer built-in dresser, and the bedroom-sized walk-in closet, the sleek bathroom features a floating double-sink vanity with a jungle-green stone counter, an open shower, and a soaking tub set into a windowed corner with a leafy view of the gardens.

      Most rooms flow easily out to the backyard, where, in addition to the swimming pool and spa, there’s a pergola-shaded dining terrace, a tree-shaded patio with an outdoor fireplace, an outdoor shower, and, nestled into the slope below the pool, a seating area that gives the impression it’s floating on the ocean.

      The property transfers with membership rights to the low-key La Costa Beach and Tennis Club, which maintains a charming oceanfront clubhouse with barbecue facilities, bathrooms, and a beach volleyball court. The club’s three lighted tennis courts are about half a mile away.

      Click here for all the photos of 2575 Carbon Canyon Road.

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