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    Comedian Whitney Cummings Is Seeking $13 Million for Her Suburban L.A. Estate

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    After nearly six years of ownership, Whitney Cummings has decided to part ways with her Mediterranean-style estate just outside Los Angeles. Records show the standup comedian has stuck a nearly $13 million price tag on the stylishly revamped spread, which is tucked away in a remote gated enclave of the San Fernando Valley.

    Though the asking price is almost $9 million more than the $4.3 million she doled out for the circa-2004 home back in 2019, Cummings completely remodeled the premises during her tenure in collaboration with designer Jake Arnold. Out went the nightclub-esque decor, and in came what Architectural Digest described as a “Santa Fe–meets–monastery–inspired” style with a total of five bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 6,800 square feet of warm and textured living space boasting a mix of hardwood and stone floors, high ceilings accented with reclaimed barn beams, and French doors leading outside.

    A high ceiling dotted with salvaged barn beams crowns the fireside living room.

    Simon Berlyn

    RELATED: A Hollywood Agent’s Secluded Home in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley Lists for $3.5 Million

    Sequestered behind gates at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is perched atop a four-acre parcel overlooking sweeping mountain vistas. Inside, an entry foyer displaying a striking plaster spiral staircase flows to a light-filled living room highlighted by a masonry fireplace, while the elegant dining room connects to a gourmet kitchen decked out with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island topped with Blue Louise stone, high-end stainless appliances, and a breakfast nook.

    Elsewhere is an inviting den sporting a fireplace flanked by built-in shelving, as well as a bookshelf-lined library and a posh primary suite flaunting a private balcony, a separate seating area, and a spa-inspired bath spotlighted by a Belgian soaking tub. Outdoors, the olive tree-laced grounds host several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots enhanced by a pool and spa, swinging sofas, a fire pit, and a bar setup, along with a spacious motor court and a driveway that passes through a porte-cochère on its way to the two-car garage.

    In the backyard, the pool and an adjacent fire pit conversation area are enveloped in lush greenery.

    Simon Berlyn

    RELATED: Rob Schneider Just Bought a Suburban L.A. Estate for $2.5 Million

    Adding to the home’s allure is the property’s setting amid a hollow that protects it from the Santa Ana winds, according to the listing held by Adam Rosenfeld and Jon Grauman of The Agency, which also notes there is a Los Angeles Fire Department helipad nearby.

    A native of Washington, D.C., the 42-year-old humorist and actress appeared in her first standup special, Money Shot, on Comedy Central back in 2010 and went on to create and star in the self-titled sitcom Whitney, which aired on NBC for two seasons between 2011 and 2013. Probably best known for co-creating and co-writing the hit CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, she also hosts a popular podcast titled Good for You.

    Click here for more photos of the Woodland Hills residence.

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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 Hollywood Agent’s Secluded Home in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley Lists for $3.5 Million

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      A rambling residence hidden down a long, gated driveway that passes over a wooden bridge in L.A.’s largely unsung Woodland Hills suburb near the eastern edge of the San Fernando Valley has come to market for a buck under $3.5 million. Elizabeth Benichou of Douglas Elliman and Dustin Benichou of Devorah B. Homes share the listing.

      Tax records show the seller as Rick Greenstein, a prominent Hollywood agent and a senior partner at Gersh, who represents a who’s who of comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, John Oliver, Drew Carey, and Kevin Nealon. The recently married Tinseltown power broker is looking to more than double his money on the secluded property he scooped up in 2019 for $1.55 million.

      Vaulted ceilings and a vintage brick fireplace are highlights in the family room.

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      The home dates to 1937, when it was built in the Craftsman style, and a 2010 renovation and expansion brought the cottage to a comfortable 4,177 square feet. Stone-walled steps swoop up through a custom-lit, park-like setting from the motor court to an inviting, trellis-covered porch, and throughout the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home are four fireplaces, a combination of cherry, beechwood, and light oak floorboards, stained glass windows and doors, and period lighting fixtures. 

      There’s a small office off to one side of the step-down living and dining room, while the other side of the rectangular space connects to a skylight-topped solarium that spills onto a terrace alongside a waterfall-fed koi pond stocked with 30-year-old koi that have been cared for by the same aquarist for their entire lives. Greenstein is willing to let the fish remain if the new owner commits to their care.

      Waterfalls tumble down the verdant hillside into a koi pond in the backyard.

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      At the opposite end of the home, atop a two-car garage, is the well-equipped center-island kitchen and a nearby breakfast room with a walk-in wine cellar. Just off the kitchen, a bar area connects to a light-filled family room capacious enough to accommodate a raised platform with a baby grand piano.

      The terraced gardens across the 0.6-acre property are drought-tolerant with a variety of exotic plants that bloom at various times throughout the year. Along with the plunge pool-sized koi pond, there’s a built-in grill, an alfresco dining terrace under a canopy of trees, and a trellis-covered deck that wraps around the family room. Under strands of overhead lights, a brick terrace has a fire pit, and a decked area has a spa. Set higher up on the hillside is a discrete dog run and, even higher, a pavilion outfitted as a gym that’s set in the treetops.

      Tax records show that Greenstein and his wife recently acquired a pair of small, adjacent units in a distinguished prewar cooperative apartment house in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood.

      Click here for more photos of Rick Greenstein’s Woodland Hills property.

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      Mark David

      Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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      Bono Is Behind the Recent Purchase of a $7 Million Home in Los Angeles

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      Last year, the Hollywood Reporter cited an unidentified source who claimed that Bono is one of the investors behind a spec-built avant-garde mansion that sits at the end of a swooping drive on a high knoll in the foothills just above L.A.’s Sunset Boulevard. The main part of the residence includes a distinctive triangular section that hovers over the lower floor and is visible as one drives north on Fairfax Avenue.

      Robb Report cannot confirm the music industry icon’s involvement in the by-any-standard spectacular residence, but records reveal that the legendary frontman and international activist, who closed a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas earlier this year, is involved in the purchase of a nearby home that recently traded for $7 million. Records show that Paul Hewson, Bono’s real name, is the managing agent behind the LLC that acquired the hillside home.

      Images of the snazzy pad have largely been scrubbed from the internet. However, property records and archived listings show the home was built almost 25 years ago and has since undergone a sleek, contemporary makeover. Interior spaces include a double-height entrance gallery, a three-story travertine-clad wall alongside a wood and glass staircase, and an open-plan chef’s kitchen with a Moroccan tile backsplash. In the light-filled combination living and dining room, an automated wall of glass slides open to a glass-railed balcony with knee-buckling views.

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      There’s a fireplace and a private balcony in the top-floor primary suite, along with a swanky walk-in closet and a spacious bathroom. And on the lower floor, a glass-encased wine display case is nipped under the stairs next to a TV lounge that is warmed by a linear fireplace. Another vast bank of glass slides open at the touch of a button to another sun-splashed terrace, this one with an infinity-edge pool and spa that cantilevers over the hillside and a remote controlled outdoor television that rises on a hydraulic lift so that it can be viewed from the spa or while relaxing on the poolside loungers.

      It’s not clear if the property was acquired for personal use or as an investment, but Bono and his high school sweetheart wife Ali Hewson are known to have several other homes across the world, including a substantial estate with a tennis court and a swimming pool perched above Killiney Beach outside of Dublin, Ireland; a seafront villa in the South of France; and a penthouse in one of the towers at the elegant San Remo apartment house on New York’s Central Park West, which they scooped up back in 2003 for around its $14.5 million asking price from late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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      Mark David

      Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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      Sylvester Stallone Halts Plans for a Sea Barrier Around His Palm Beach Home After Neighbors Pitch a Fit

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      Sylvester Stallone is the talk of the town after pissing off his Palm Beach neighbors. The 78-year-old actor decamped from Hollywood to South Florida almost five years ago, snapping up a $35 million mansion with a private dock on the Intracoastal Waterway. The on-screen tough-guy recently ruffled more than a few feathers after it was revealed he wanted to install a sea barrier around his palatial estate to prevent seaweed and other debris from washing up on the private beach in his backyard, Bloomberg reported.  

      “It’s unbelievable to me that you can have your house, your things, your boat—the place that’s your sanctuary—and you can have some guy sit there for 10 months and do his laundry in front of me and there’s nothing you can do about it,” he pleaded to the Palm Beach Town council. In addition, Stallone mentioned in the application that he wanted to protect his residence from garbage that often gets dropped into the water. According to the news site, Stallone even raised the issue with incoming president Donald Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago property is about eight miles down the road.  

      Stallone ponied up $35 million for the waterfront estate that includes a private stretch of sugary sand.

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      The plan would require him to lease a chunk of underwater land from the state where the barrier would be built, rising 18 inches out of the water. However, Stallone’s lawyer stepped in during the proceedings and declared that the proposal has been officially withdrawn after council members and local residents voiced their concerns about the actor’s infringement on public waterways. “It’s tough being so famous, and we have lots of celebrities and important people who live here, but you’re the only Rocky and Rambo, so it’s tough. I think we simply must object to this particular one,” said council president Bobbie Lindsay.  

      Stallone acquired the 13,000-square-foot lakefront compound back in December of 2020. Altogether, the sprawling estate has seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, plus a gym, a library, a swimming pool, and a family room with a wet bar, Realtor.com reported.

      In February, the Italian Stallion declared that he would be leaving California permanently to live full-time in the Sunshine State. Indeed, he’d already sold his Golden State home in the celeb-packed Los Angeles suburb of Hidden Hills to musician John Fogerty in October 2023 for $17 million. Celebrity pedigree aside, what made headlines is the fact that the former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman flipped the residence six months later with a $4.3 million bump in the asking price. The year before, Stallone sold his longtime home in the ritzy Beverly Park enclave for $58 million to Adele, who has since ripped most of the house down to make way for an all-new custom home. And, earlier this month, the Tulsa King star splashed out $25 million—in cash!—for a recently rebuilt and glamorously apointed home in East Hampton for his three daughters, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. 

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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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      Lizzo’s Modern Beverly Hills Home Just Hit the Market for $16 Million

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      Now that Lizzo has doled out $12.4 million for actor Jeremy Renner’s longtime midcentury digs in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Grammy-winning singer, rapper, and classically trained flutist has decided to put her other home that’s tucked away in a celeb-favored enclave in the mountains above Beverly Hills on the market. The ask is an impressive $16 million, which is a whopping million dollars more than she paid for the place a little more than two years ago.

      Records show the Detroit-born musician acquired the modern spread from Warner Brothers CEO and co-chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck in spring 2022 for $15 million. Sited on a third of an acre in an exclusive gated community where nearby neighbors include Lisa Vanderpump, Jessica Alba, and Demi Moore, the property was previously owned by English pop singer Harry Styles from 2014 to 2016. Subsequently demolished and rebuilt by Simo Design and Fischer Construction, the sleek wood and stone structure ultimately sold to Bay-Schuck in late 2019 for $11 million.

      Secluded behind walls and gates, the two-story residence has three bedrooms and five baths in roughly 5,400 square feet of L-shaped living space centered around an open-air atrium. Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass frame sweeping canyon and hillside views, with glitzy amenities encompassing a gym and wellness area, as well as a movie theater and a studio/office.

      Other highlights include a formal dining room topped with fanciful globe lighting, plus an adjacent living room sporting a two-way fireplace that connects on the other side to a gourmet kitchen seamlessly flowing to a covered outdoor lounge area. A massive primary suite hovers atop the backyard’s saltwater infinity pool and comes with a luxe bath spotlighted by a floating soapstone fireplace and a concrete soaking tub. The oak tree-laced grounds also host a kitchen setup and a fire pit. More

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      ‘Masters of Sex’ Star Lizzy Caplan Lists Her Hollywood Hills Home for $2.85 Million

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      About four years before Lizzy Caplan married English stage and screen actor Tom Riley (and not too long after she split up with late actor Matthew Perry), the veteran film and television actress plunked down a tad more than $1.8 million for a circa 1961 modernist home in Los Angeles that nearly a dozen years later has popped up for sale with a $2.85 million price tag. Patricia Ruben of Sotheby’s International Realty—Los Feliz Brokerage holds the listing.

      Alternatively, the 2,100-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath Hollywood Hills home, on a quiet street above Bronson Canyon in the Los Feliz Oaks neighborhood, is also available for rent at $15,000 per month, down from the original ask of $17,500 per month.

      The kitchen’s emerald-green cabinets contrast with the wood ceiling and butcher block island.

      Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Beyond the gated courtyard entry and through the front doors, an atrium is bursting with lush greenery. Pale wood floors flow into the living room, anchored by a whitewashed raised hearth brick fireplace. Glass sliders open the room to the backyard, and clerestory windows bring tons of light into the fashionably eclectic space. A cozy adjoining sitting area is decked out with a curvaceous built-in sofa alongside built-in bookshelves. 

      The nearby kitchen, fitted with chef-grade appliances, emerald-green laminate cabinets and a rustic butcher block island set below two Moroccan lanterns, is open to a relaxed dining area that spills out to the backyard through more sliding glass doors.

      One of the guest bedrooms is outfitted as a den with a built-in entertainment center, and the other, painted a deep shade of blue, has a contrasting wall of white oak wardrobes, while the primary bedroom is a calm oasis with a view into the atrium. The attached bathroom includes a wet area swaddled in blue tiles with an indoor-outdoor shower space.

      The pool is shielded from neighboring homes by mature plantings.

      Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Tall trees and lush greenery ensure the backyard is private enough to skinny-dip with complete confidence the neighbors can’t see. Concrete terracing surrounds the pill-shaped pool, while a decked lounge area pushes out over the hillside with cushioned seating, retractable sunshades, and, if you sit in just the right spot, a peek-a-boo view of the Hollywood Sign.

      Caplan’s early roles included several episodes of the cult fave TV series Freaks and Geeks and outcast Janis Ian in the 2004 comedy movie Mean Girls. More recently she portrayed Alex Forrest in the TV version of the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, and she’ll next be seen on the silver screen in the third installment of the Now You See Me heist film franchise.

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      This Revamped $11 Million L.A. Home Dates Back to Hollywood’s Golden Age

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      Throughout their lengthy lives together, Golden-Age Hollywood couple Stanley Rubin and Kathleen Hughes racked up many accomplishments between them—he as a prolific film/TV writer and producer who helped run the Writers and Producers guilds and garnered one of the first Emmys ever awarded, and she as an actress who’s probably best known for her turns in the cult film It Came from Outer Space and as Henry Blake’s wife Lorraine in M*A*S*H.

      Rubin passed away back in 2014 at age 96, and early last year, Hughes sold their longtime marital home in the coveted Bird Streets area of Los Angeles for nearly $5 million. Now their longtime Hollywood Hills property high above the Sunset Strip has once again popped up for sale after a thorough remodel with a $6 million jump in price, asking a speck under $11 million. The listing is held by Weston Littlefield and Alex Howe of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California.

      Completely rebuilt down to the studs, the home features sleek custom-poured terrazzo floors and a newly designed kitchen.

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      Originally designed and built for the couple in the late 1950s by lesser-known architect Richard Frazer, the midcentury-modern home is tucked away at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac street, amid a half-acre parcel of land carved into the hillside. Inside, four bedrooms and an equal number of baths can be found in almost 3,500 square feet of single-level living space that’s been meticulously remodeled by its current owner, Philippe Naouri of the preservation-minded development firm Maison d’Artiste.

      A walkway passes through a sculpture-clad entryway before emptying out at bright orange double doors. Once inside, stylish interiors boasting custom-poured terrazzo floors are highlighted by a spacious living area anchored by a massive stone fireplace and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors spilling out to a slender covered patio. An adjacent dining area connects to the streamlined kitchen, which has a center island equipped with a sink and a cooktop, plus ebony-hued appliances encased within a wood-paneled wall.

      The cactus-laced backyard is centered around a pool and spa overlooking panoramic city views.

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      Holding court on the other side of the living room fireplace is an office space with built-in shelving, and elsewhere is a glass-lined primary suite that has a walk-in closet, as well as a spa-like bath sporting dual vanities, an open two-person shower, and access to an outdoor shower. Also available on the desert-inspired grounds, which overlook unobstructed city and canyon views, are a freeform pool, a raised spa, a Baja shelf-like water feature, and a fire pit conversation area; and out front is a gated motor court flanked by carport parking for two vehicles.

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      Ay, Caramba! A ‘Simpsons’ Showrunner Just Listed His L.A. Retreat for $10 Million

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      After 18 years of ownership, Al Jean has decided to put his longtime home on the west side of Los Angeles up for sale. The entertainment industry veteran—probably best known for his Emmy-winning work as an executive producer and showrunner for The Simpsons—and his TV writer wife Stephanie Gillis are asking a speck under $10 million for the Brentwood digs they picked up back in spring 2006 for nearly $4.5 million.

      Originally built in 1980 but since updated, the stylish digs feature six bedrooms and a matching number of baths in a little more than 6,200 square feet of colorful yet refined living space on two levels adorned throughout with a mix of hardwood and tile floors, high wood-beam ceilings, and numerous windows allowing for plenty of natural light. There’s also a two-car garage and a porte-cochère out front.

      A sun-drenched living room features a classic stone fireplace and steps leading up to a piano lounge.

      Ryan Lahiff

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      Tucked away on a bucolic parcel spanning almost an acre, the creamy stucco structure is highlighted by a spacious living room boasting a stone fireplace and an elevated piano lounge. Double doors open to a red-hued dining room with a bar and built-in bookshelves, while a cozy fireside family room connects to a pastel green kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, and top-tier stainless appliances. An accompanying breakfast nook spills out to an alfresco entertaining terrace.

      Elsewhere on the main level is a junior primary suite flaunting a sitting room that opens to the backyard. Five more bedrooms can be found upstairs, including a posh owner’s retreat featuring a private balcony offering treetop and hillside views, as well as a luxe bath equipped with dual vanities, a makeup station, a spa tub, and a large glass-encased shower. A finished attic could easily be used as a gym or workspace.

      An eye-catching formal dining room has a wood-burning fireplace, a bar area, and built-in bookcases.

      Ryan Lahiff

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      Equally impressive are the verdant and garden-laced grounds, which host a lagoon-style pool and spa, a sports court, and several lounging and dining spots enhanced with a bar and barbecue, a trellis-covered swing bed, and a gazebo nestled alongside a koi pond. Of course, the property also comes with a twee writer’s shed…D’oh!

      The listing is held by Sally Forster Jones of Compass and Tomer Fridman of Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal.

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      Brooke Shields’s Former Los Angeles Home Hits the Market for $8.7 Million

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      Two years ago, Brooke Shields sold her longtime Los Angeles home to actor Sam Page, whose credits include Mad Men and about a dozen Hallmark TV movies, and his spouse Cassidy Boesch for $7.4 million. Boesch’s parent’s co-own the property according to property records. Now, the OG supermodel and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s former home in Pacific Palisades has resurfaced, asking just shy of $8.7 million.

      Located in the sought-after Riviera neighborhood and originally built in 1982, the Pretty Baby star splashed out $3.3 million for the hillside pad back in 1997, when she was still married to professional tennis player Andre Agassi. For years before she sold it, New York City-based Shields had the chalet-style spread on and off the rental market several times and it allegedly served as a crash pad for Ben Affleck after he and his then-wife Jennifer Garner split up in 2016. (At the time, Affleck and Garner still owned a sprawling estate a couple of doors down.)  

      A whitewashed stone fireplace anchors the living room.

      Ryan Lahiff

      “This celebrity pedigreed estate boasts expansive mountain and canyon views, and a peaceful country ambiance—a calming departure from the busy L.A. lifestyle,” notes the listing, which is being held by Alla Furman, David Kramer, and Andrew Buss with Hilton & Hyland | Forbes Global Properties. 

      The gated residence sits on close to half an acre and features five bedrooms and six bathrooms across 5,345 square feet. The interior has a charming and rustic farmhouse feel to it, complete with French doors, shiplap walls, vaulted and beamed ceilings, dark Douglas fir wooden floors, and several wood-burning stone fireplaces. The main level, built for entertaining, is decked out with a formal living room, a dining area, and an open-plan chef’s kitchen. The latter sports a marble island and a super cozy fireside breakfast nook. Another highlight of the main level is the giant wraparound terrace. 

      A broad terrace wraps around the upper floor, offering open views over the neighborhood.

      Ryan Lahiff

      The primary suite takes up the entire top floor and leads out to a balcony that overlooks the Getty Center. In addition to a lofted office area and a separate sitting room, there’s a custom walk-in closet and a spacious bathroom with a marble shower, a soaking tub and a whitewashed brick fireplace. The rest of the bedrooms are located on the lower level, which also holds a massive game room with a wet bar, as well as a media lounge for movie nights.

      Notched into the hillside below the house, a freeform swimming pool and spa are surrounded by lush greenery. And, if potential buyers are eager to expand their footprint, an adjacent parcel of 1.72 acres—it is currently being used as additional outdoor space for 1710 San Remo—is available to purchase separately for $6.35 million, which would bring the total amount of land to over two acres. 

      Click here to see more photos of Brooke Shields’s former L.A. home. 

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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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