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      An L.A. Home With Ties to Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrian Grenier Can Now Be Yours for $25 Million

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      Though its coveted Bird Streets locale high above the Sunset Strip is indeed impressive, perhaps the most intriguing thing about this place is its Tinseltown ties. Not only does the posh pad just happen to sit right next door to a vast multimillion-dollar compound owned by Leonardo DiCaprio, it also has the added cachet of having served as the home of Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) during the fourth season of the popular HBO show Entourage.

      Canadian businessman Stan Bharti last picked up the estate from hospitality mogul Sam Nazarian as part of a clandestine off-market deal in 2011 for $14.5 million, with the property selling in just a week due to the unusual concierge service perks that went with it. Now the contemporary structure has popped up on the market again for a speck under $25 million, with James Harris, David Parnes, and Kris Everett of Bond Street Partners at Carolwood Estates sharing the listing.

      The formal dining room’s floor-to-ceiling awning windows picturesquely frame the city skyline.

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      Spanning 6,300 square feet, with a trio of bedrooms and half a dozen baths spread across three levels, the snazzy villa rests on a hillside parcel of nearly an acre and offers sweeping city lights and ocean vistas from almost every vantage point. A gated entry with water features opens to the all-white house, which has an attached three-car garage and private street parking that can accommodate several more vehicles.

      A latticed screen hides the glassy front door, which pivots into a double-height entry foyer donning a transparent floor and a floating staircase. From there, the living room boasts a TV nook off to the side. Walls of glass also spill out to an alfresco entertaining balcony, which overlooks an amenity-filled backyard hosting a Viking-equipped kitchen, a sunken fire pit, a mirrored bar with a craft beer dispenser, and a curvaceous infinity-edge pool with a raised spa.

      The backyard is spotlighted by a curving infinity-edge pool and an elevated spa.

      Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photo

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      Other highlights include a formal dining room and a piano lounge with a fireplace and bar, as well as a sleek kitchen outfitted with a marble-clad island, top-tier Miele appliances, and a butler’s pantry. The top-floor primary suite is another standout, flaunting a fireplace, a separate office, and a luxe bath holding a wet room with a soaking tub and steam shower, while the lower level features a bar and lounge leading to a movie theater that opens to the outdoors.

      Bharti, founder of the Toronto-based merchant bank Forbes & Manhattan, recently sold a waterfront Florida mansion on North Bay Road in Miami Beach that was originally listed for $42.5 million. He acquired the glitzy estate from chicken restaurant magnate Christian de Berdouare and his former TV journalist wife Jennifer Valoppi in 2021 for nearly $30 million.

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

      Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photo

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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. Restaurateur and a Hollywood Actress Reimagined This $3.5 Million Lake Arrowhead Home

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      Lake Arrowhead has no shortage of cozy cabins and woodsy retreats, but a freshly rehabbed home in the exclusive, guard-gated community of Rainbow Point is setting a different tone—one that blends contemporary, big-city polish with rugged mountain charm. Dani Rosenthal of Wheeler Steffen Sotheby’s International Realty holds the $3.5 million listing.

      The creative minds behind the project? Hospitality entrepreneur Beau Laughlin—known for shaping stylish L.A. eateries like Sawyer, Kettle Black, and Pinky’s—and his wife, actress Lindsey Gort, whose credits include The Carrie Diaries and Lucifer. Laughlin also has a design-build company, Framework, founded back in 2018. Along with Gort, they have since made a name for themselves in the residential arena, and together, the design-savvy couple has transformed the 4,380-square-foot, four-bedroom, five-bathroom mountain house in Lake Arrowhead into a serene, high-style sanctuary.   

      RELATED: Former ‘Queer Eye’ Star Thom Filicia Reimagined This $18.5 Million Cottage in the Hamptons

      The ample kitchen stuns with curved corners, green cabinetry, Taj Mahal marble, and a La Cornue range.

      Gavin Cater

      “We wanted the home to feel elevated but grounded—to reflect the beauty of the lake without overpowering it,” says Laughlin. That vision plays out in the soaring 22-foot wood-beamed ceilings, dramatic angular windows, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, and custom walnut millwork that nods to the surrounding forest. The kitchen is a showstopper with sage green cabinetry, Taj Mahal marble counters and backsplashes, a La Cornue range, and handcrafted lighting by Gallery L7 and Ravenhill Studio. A massive T-shaped island with curved corners centers the space, flanked by fluted glass cabinets and open walnut shelving.

      Elsewhere, you’ll find dual primary suites—one with a custom walnut bed, natural stone fireplace, and spa-worthy ensuite; the other offering lake views from a bespoke white oak bed. A cozy den with a wood-burning fireplace and wet bar opens to a secluded backyard with a hot tub, perfect for winding down after a day on the water. There’s also a fitness/yoga area, a sauna-style bath, a fully custom laundry room, and an EV charger, plus access to Rainbow Point’s private dock on Meadow Bay.

      RELATED: Diane Keaton Once Owned This $12.8 Million L.A. Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Son

      The primary bedroom has a stone fireplace and lake views.

      Gavin Cater

      This isn’t the couple’s first joint residential project. In 2023, they put a $5.1 million price on their custom Palm Springs home, a striking, solar-powered desert retreat with a saltwater pool, San Jacinto Mountain views, and eco-conscious upgrades throughout.  

      “This home showcases a rare caliber of intentional design and sophisticated craftsmanship for Lake Arrowhead,” says Rosenthal. “It’s a game-changer for what luxury living can look like in the mountains.” 

      Click here to see more photos of the Lake Arrowhead home. 

      Gavin Cater

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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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      Singer Leona Lewis Just Listed Her L.A. Home With Sweeping Views for $4 Million

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      A little more than four years after British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis scooped up a Spanish-style villa with picturesque views framing the entire Los Angeles Basin, the X Factor winner best known for the 2007 hit Bleeding Love has decided to part ways with her home in the steep hills high above Studio City, asking a speck under $4 million. Benjamin Stewart-Kruger of Carolwood Estates holds the listing.

      Previously owned by controversial YouTube celebrity Shane Dawson, who put the place on the market in 2019 after he and husband Ryland Adams bought a mansion farther out in the suburbs, it sold in May of that year for $2 million to fashion exec Maria Tomei Borromeo. She proceeded to completely renovate the spread before flipping it to Lewis and her choreographer-turned-entrepreneur husband Dennis Jauch in 2021 for $2.6 million.

      The living room features panoramic views framed by a glass curtain wall.

      Anthony Barcelo

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      Originally built in the early 1950s and thoughtfully enhanced by Lewis during her tenure, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is hidden away behind a lengthy gated driveway. Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights. Walls of glass also offer up a look at the sweeping vistas across the San Fernando Valley from almost every vantage point.

      Standing out is a fireside living room lined with folding steel-framed doors spilling outside. A dining area adjoins a green-hued kitchen spotlighted by marble countertops, a glass-tiled backsplash, a farmhouse sink, and high-end stainless appliances, while a cozy den has a winding staircase that heads up to a treehouse-like primary suite sporting a corner fireplace, a walk-in closet, and a bath equipped with a Victoria + Albert soaking tub.

      An updated kitchen with mint-green cabinetry and a tiled backsplash connects to a breakfast nook.

      Anthony Barcelo

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      The undeniable star of the show is the recently redesigned grounds, which are laced with fruit trees and drought-tolerant plants and host an enclosed courtyard holding a saltwater pool and an inset spa surrounded by a Saltillo-tiled terrace, plus a fire pit, an outdoor kitchen, and multiple seating areas. A detached two-car garage on the nearly third-acre premises that Lewis used as a recording studio could easily be converted into an office or a gym.

      Born and raised in London, the Grammy-nominated performer first achieved national acclaim in 2006 after winning the third season of the TV talent show X Factor. She subsequently released the hit single Bleeding Love and went on to record the official I See You theme song for the sci-fi film Avatar. Aside from her music career, she has also dabbled in acting and co-owns two vegan coffee shops in L.A.

      Click here for more photos of the Studio City residence.

      Anthony Barcelo

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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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      Shepard Fairey Lists His Hillside Contemporary Home in L.A. for $4.7 Million

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      A multilevel home full of hope has just hit the market in Los Angeles. The $4.7 million spread is the residence of Shepard Fairey, the street artist best known for his 2008 stencil portrait of Barack Obama, then the Democratic candidate for president. Well known for his activism, Shepard also helped spearhead the “We the People” campaign that debuted during the Women’s Marches of 2017.

      The contemporary abode, built in 2007 and acquired by Shepard in 2015 for about $2.5 million, sits on a steeply sloped street-to-street double lot in the Franklin Hills area of the Los Feliz neighborhood. An 18-foot glass entryway ferries you into the foyer, where a terrazzo-patterned floor is paired with handcrafted octagonal cherry-paneled faceted ceilings. A stone fireplace is the centerpiece of the sunken living room, while the sleek kitchen includes enough space for a spot to have a casual bite to eat.

      The gleaming terrazzo floor in the dining room features a diamond-shaped wooden inset.

      Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Upstairs, the primary bedroom is accompanied by a sizable walk-in closet and a gray-green mosaic-tiled bathroom with a soaking tub. There are three additional bedrooms up here, along with a flex room that can serve as a gym, studio, or media lounge. Other features of the main residence include wooden built-ins, a tucked-away work area, a wine room, and a deck with sweeping views of the city surrounding you.

      Notched into the beautifully landscaped slope below the main house is a lengthy swimmer’s pool, ideal for morning or evening laps. And set atop a multi-car garage is a glass-walled poolside guesthouse comprising an airy, one-room space equipped with a kitchenette and dining/lounge area, a desk, and a bedroom. Patricia Ruben and Alan Melkonyan of Sotheby’s International Realty—Los Feliz Brokerage hold the listing.

      A swimmer’s pool is surrounded by lush landscaping.

      Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Fairey’s artistic work is held in the collections of many major museums, including the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, but he is just as involved in the world of style. He founded the streetwear brand Obey in 2001, and in more recent years he’s teamed up with the watchmaker Hublot on limited-edition timepieces.

      The 55-year-old artist and activist was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He’s lived in Providence, Rhode Island, and San Diego, California, but has been a resident of Los Feliz since at least 2005, when he shelled out about $1.4 million for a 1920s Mediterranean house that he sold in 2016 for $2.3 million to the actor Jason Segel.

      Click here to see all the photos of the Los Feliz residence.

      Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty

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      Tori Latham

      Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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      Rams QB Matthew Stafford Relists Two of Drake’s Former SoCal Homes for $13.5 Million

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      A little over a year after they first hit the market with a combined $12.5 million ask, two side-by-side properties in the San Fernando Valley’s affluent Hidden Hills community owned by Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford have popped up for sale again, this time with a million-dollar jump in price. The Super Bowl-winning signal caller and his longtime wife Kelly are now seeking nearly $13.5 million for the 1950s ranch-style houses they acquired from music superstar Aubrey “Drake” Graham in 2022. Michelle Graci of The Beverly Hills Estates holds the listings at 5840 Round Meadow Road and 5854 Round Meadow Road.

      According to sources, the residences were temporarily removed from the market so they could be available for fellow Rams teammates and coaches moving to L.A. The increased price is reportedly due to some recent enhancements made to the homes, as well as the privacy and security the guard-gated neighborhood provides and the changing real estate market.

      The updated four-bedroom, five-bath home at 5840 Round Meadow Road sits on 1.6 acres with a pool.

      Simon Berlyn

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      Records show the Staffords plunked down $5 million for one of the homes and then forked over another $6 million for the more modest place right next door. The $11 million they paid for the properties was a whopping $3.6 million more than the combined $7.4 million Drake originally wanted. The Canadian rapper and singer initially placed all three homes that made up his sprawling Hidden Hills compound on the market, asking $22.2 million. The final piece of his puzzle, a 16,000-square-foot Tudor-style house known as the YOLO (You Only Live Once) Estate, eventually went to high-powered attorney Makan Delrahim at a discounted $11.3 million.

      As for the Staffords’ 1.6-acre property now on the market at 5840 Round Meadow Road for $6.5 million, the traditional four-bedroom, five-bath ranch home offers a little more than 3,600 square feet boasting hardwood floors, high ceilings, and fireplaces throughout. Described in previous marketing materials as “exquisitely transformed,” the wood and brick structure also has floor-to-ceiling doors that open to an alfresco entertaining area, plus landscaped grounds hosting a heated pool, a pool house, a barbecue area, and a pizza oven, along with an 800-square-foot guesthouse.

      The three-bedroom, three-bath house at 5854 Round Meadow Road has two acres with a private horse trail.

      Simon Berlyn

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      The adjacent two-acre estate asking almost $7 million features a 2,400-square-foot, brick-accented house with three bedrooms, three baths, and rustic interiors that include vaulted wood-beam ceilings and an antique brick fireplace and built-in seating in the living room. There’s also a private horse trail in the backyard.

      Ever since Stafford was traded to the Rams a few years ago, the former Detroit Lions quarterback has doled out more than $69 million for five Hidden Hills properties. In addition to the former Drake homes currently on the market, the 37-year-old NFL star still owns a newly built farmhouse and an adjacent winery estate. He previously sold a glassy mansion elsewhere in the celeb-studded enclave to private aviation CEO Bill Papariella for $21 million.

      Click here for more photos of the Hidden Hills homes.

      Simon Berlyn

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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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      This $3.2 Million L.A. Home Was Once Owned by the Mayor Who Brought the Dodgers to Town

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      This striking Georgian Colonial home oozes with classy sex appeal from the outset—starting with the colorful pop of its bright red façade, continuing on to a fully restored 1950s O’Keefe and Merritt range in the butter-yellow kitchen, and ending with an enchanting backyard that looks like it came straight out of a storybook.

      Acquired by a successful entertainment industry couple 26 years ago, the place has since been meticulously restored and updated. Now it’s back on the market on one of the best streets in the historic Windsor Square neighborhood of Los Angeles, asking a dash under $3.2 million. The listing is held by Joe Lupariello Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

      The cozy taupe-hued den has a fireplace, built-in bookshelves, and French doors leading outside.

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      Former Disney executive Kevin Brockman and his screenwriter partner Dan Berendsen doled out a mere $680,000 back in 1999 for the century-old house, which was originally built in 1920 and owned at one time by the late 36th mayor of L.A., Norris Poulson, who is probably most remembered for bringing the Brooklyn Dodgers to L.A. and leading the construction of LAX during his time in office from 1953 to 1961.

      Nestled on less than a quarter of an acre just blocks away from the shops and restaurants of Larchmont Village, the structure’s stately red brick façade is accented by a portico-topped front door and a trio of dormer windows. Once inside, three bedrooms and an equal number of baths are spread across a little more than 3,000 square feet of colorful living space on two levels boasting the original hardwood floors, custom millwork and moldings, plaster walls, glass doorknobs, and vintage light fixtures. New sound and security systems have also been added to the mix.

      The kitchen comes with butter-yellow cabinetry and a fully restored 1950s O’Keefe and Merritt range.

      PostRAIN Productions/Jeff Ong

      Standing out upon entry is a black-and-white checkerboard foyer, which has a space beneath the stairs that’s been converted into a wine closet. A fireside living room opens to a cozy den with a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves and French-style sliding doors spilling outside, while a formal dining room connects to a kitchen that, along with the antique range, is equipped with soapstone countertops, a farmhouse-style sink, and an accompanying breakfast nook.

      Other highlights include an upstairs primary bedroom sporting dual walk-in closets and a bath outfitted with a double console sink, a spa tub, and a separate shower. Elsewhere on this level are two guest bedrooms that share a bath, plus a sprawling balcony/deck area that has a spiral staircase leading down to a charming hedge-lined backyard hosting a network of brick terraces, as well as a pool and spa. An adjacent two-car garage with a vaulted ceiling is currently being used as a flex space/family room.

      Click here for more photos of the Windsor Square residence.

      PostRAIN Productions/Jeff Ong

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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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