Los Angeles

Subterms

    More stories

    • 225 Shares179 Views

      in Luxury

      This $18 Million L.A. Home Has Ties to Britney Spears and Brittany Murphy. Now It Can Be Yours.

      by

      Though its Hollywood Hills locale high above the Sunset Strip is indeed impressive, perhaps the most intriguing thing about this property is its unusual history. Formerly occupied by pop superstar Britney Spears, who rented it out during her relationship with Justin Timberlake, the place was later owned by actress Brittany Murphy, who went on to collapse on the premises and ultimately die from cardiac arrest in 2009, at 32. The Clueless star’s 40-year-old husband, Simon Monjack, passed away inside the residence just a few months later.

      A developer subsequently bought the estate and gave it a multi-year, down-to-the-studs remodel; David Bernon, a partner at Burn Later Productions and the son of milk mogul Alan Bernon, most recently picked up the home in 2020, for roughly $11.6 million. Now the sprawling contemporary structure in the Bird Streets of Los Angeles has just popped up for sale again, this time asking a speck under $18 million.

      Anchored by a linear fireplace, the formal living room flows to the outdoors and adjacent living areas.

      Tyler Hogan

      RELATED: ‘Glee’ Alum Kevin McHale Lists His Midcentury L.A. Home for $2 Million

      Spanning 9,400 square feet of living space, with five bedrooms and nine baths spread across three levels, the snazzy digs cling to the side of a hill and offer sweeping city lights and mountain vistas from almost every vantage point. A lengthy gated driveway ascends to the stone-clad house, where there’s an attached four-car garage and a motor court that can accommodate several more vehicles.

      A set of steps leads up to the glassy front door, which pivots into a wood-paneled entry foyer topped by skylights. From there, a formal living room boasts a striking matchbook marble fireplace and floor-to-ceiling walls of automated retractable glass doors spilling out to the 1.2-acre grounds, which host numerous terraces, decks and patios, a built-in barbecue and bar, fire pits, and an infinity-edge pool with a spa, a Baja shelf, and a cascading waterfall.

      The sumptuous primary suite is enhanced with a wraparound balcony and fireside seating area.

      Tyler Hogan

      RELATED: Late Comic Book Legend Stan Lee’s Last Home in L.A. Lists for $8.8 Million

      Other highlights include a streamlined kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier Miele appliances, a butler’s pantry, and an accompanying dining area and family room. The top-floor primary suite is another a standout, flaunting a wraparound balcony, a fireside seating area, and a vanity room, plus dual baths and walk-in closets. There’s also an elevator, an office with its own bath, a glass-encased wine display, a movie theater, and a separate fitness studio and massage room wing sporting a private terrace.

      The listing is shared by James Harris and David Parnes of Carolwood Estates and Helen Chong and Susanna Leung of Haylen Group. More

    • 225 Shares159 Views

      in Luxury

      This Hyatt Heir’s Massive L.A. Estate Has Nearly 20 Fireplaces. Now It Can Be Yours for $195 Million.

      by

      Though they separated in late 2022 after 33 years of marriage, the extravagant Los Angeles estate that Tony and Jeanne Pritzker once shared has only now become available for sale following the finalization of their divorce this past May. The Pritzkers—he an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune and chairman and CEO of Pritzker Private Capital who has an estimated net worth of around $4 billion, and she a longtime philanthropist—are asking a whopping $195 million for the Beverly Hills Post Office residence, which ranks as one of the largest in the U.S.

      Should the place go for anywhere near the hefty ask, it would set a record for the city, topping the sale of a nearby Beverly Hills spread known as the Warner Estate that went to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2020 for $165 million. The listing is held by Stephen Shapiro and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency.

      The sun-drenched atrium foyer is a nod to architect I.M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid.

      Anthony Barcelo

      Resting beyond walls and a lengthy gated and hedge-lined driveway, atop a six-acre promontory overlooking the entire L.A. Basin, the property was custom-built and designed by McCoy Construction and architect Ed Tuttle over six years and completed in 2011. Structures include a main home, a detached guesthouse, and separate staff quarters—for a combined total of 16 bedrooms and 27 baths in 50,000 square feet.

      A fountain-clad courtyard serves as a gateway to the primary residence, which greets with a striking atrium-style foyer resembling I.M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid. Other highlights include a living room holding one of almost 20 fireplaces filtered throughout the house, a formal dining room, a gourmet kitchen outfitted with Gagganeau appliances, and a library. A sumptuous primary suite has dual closets and baths.

      The greenery-encased grounds span six acres and showcase an infinity-edge pool and spa.

      Anthony Barcelo

      Elsewhere is a movie theater, a wine cellar, a wellness center, a bowling alley, and a safe room. The amenities continue outdoors, where the manicured grounds are laced with gardens and meandering pathways and host an infinity-edge pool and spa, a full kitchen, and a lighted tennis court flanked by a viewing platform. There’s also geothermal heating and cooling, along with solar panels, a generator, and on-site parking for up to 100 vehicles.

      The erstwhile couple has since gone their separate real estate ways. Per The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the listing, Jeanne has moved out of the marital estate and Tony Pritzker appears to have spent $19.5 million on a penthouse at Westwood’s Beverly West condominium.

      Click here for more photos of the Pritzker estate.

      Anthony Barcelo More

    • 175 Shares109 Views

      in Luxury

      ‘Queer Eye’ Star Bobby Berk Just Listed His L.A. Design HQ for $2.8 Million

      by

      Bobby Berk announced his exit from Netflix’s Queer Eye earlier this year, and now the celebrity interior designer is parting ways with the Los Angeles estate that served as his firm’s home office. 

      The 43-year-old reality star shelled out a cool $1.375 million for the Hollywood Hills residence back in 2019—a departure from his former glass-box space in the historic Pacific Electric Building. Berk personally designed the Spanish-style property himself, which was built back in the 1970s, during the pandemic and is seeking $2.75 million for his one-time headquarters.

      “I wanted to find a space where I could really showcase our designs and products in a residential interior setting,” Berk told Architectural Digest in spring 2023 regarding his decision to forgo a more traditional office. “The front of this house is completely set up as if it’s an actual home. It has a dining room, the kitchen, and living room. There’s a little library office that we use if somebody needs to take a Zoom and they don’t want to do it in front of everybody.” 

      The kitchen has a marble island and matte black cabinets.

      Sara Ligorria-Tramp

      Altogether, the renovated digs measure roughly 3,000 square feet and feature four bedrooms and three full bathrooms. If you’re a fan of Berk’s work on the big screen, the place embodies his signature, statement-making aesthetic. Think tons of light oak wood and lots of earth tones, plus splashes of black, brass, and swaths of marble. Other architectural details include exposed beam ceilings, new skylights, three custom fireplaces, and arched windows.  

      According to AD, Berk took down the walls on the second floor to create one big communal workspace. However, it previously held a trio of bedrooms. Downstairs, the first level of the house is equipped with a stunning chef’s kitchen with a massive white Calacatta Extra marble island, brass cabinets, and top-of-the-line Dacor appliances. You’ll also find a butler’s pantry, two ensuite guest bedrooms, a living area, and a formal dining room with a chic wet bar.  

      The second floor served as Berk’s workspace.

      Sara Ligorria-Tramp

      Berk made plenty of updates to the outdoor area too, he revealed to Domino. In fact, the overhaul of the backyard included installing large inset pavers to the patio, adding brushed concrete, and building a new hilltop pergola and alfresco kitchen. Interestingly, the pad isn’t far from Berk’s own home above Lake Hollywood, which definitely made the commute easier. According to records, the TV host dropped $2.3 million on the three-bed, two-bath spread in 2020. 

      Nadine Guyaux of Redfin holds the listing.

      Click here to see more photos of Bobby Berk’s design headquarters.  

      Tessa Neustad

      Authors

      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…

      Read More More

    • 175 Shares179 Views

      in Luxury

      Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Eldest Daughter Lists Her Hilltop L.A. Home for $4.4 Million

      by

      For more than six years, Aimée Osbourne has lived in a Los Angeles residence she purchased for nearly $3.6 million from Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara. Now the musician and eldest daughter of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne has decided to sell the midcentury home perched atop the prime Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz. The asking price is a smidge under $4.4 million, with the listing held by Jonah Wilson and Rudy Serrato of Carolwood Estates.

      Originally designed by modernist architect Phil Brown and completed in the early 1960s, the premises were occupied for almost three years before Mara’s tenure by Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård. Restored and updated over the decades, the striking abode features three bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 2,500 square feet of single-level living space boasting gleaming terrazzo floors throughout.

      The light-filled great room holds a fireside living room, a dining area, and a mint-green kitchen.

      Jeremy Spann

      RELATED: Olivia Wilde’s Onetime Spanish Villa in L.A. Could Be Yours for $4.8 Million

      Nestled at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning almost a quarter of an acre, the steel and glass structure greets with a lengthy foliage-lined driveway and a gated entrance. Once inside, the open-concept interiors are showcased by a wide foyer that flows to a living room displaying a double-sided, wood-burning fireplace and sliding glass doors spilling out onto a wraparound balcony offering up sweeping vistas of the entire L.A. Basin.

      An adjacent dining area connects to the kitchen, which is outfitted with mint-green cabinetry, a stainless-topped island, a breakfast nook, and access to a covered alfresco dining spot with built-in banquette seating. Other highlights include a den/office, plus a primary suite flaunting a spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities, a dressing area, and a shower. Just outside the bath is a soaking tub resting amid a wood-clad deck built around towering trees, and elsewhere on the picturesque grounds is a lovely tiered backyard garden and a bonus view of the Hollywood sign. There’s also an attached three-car garage.

      A tree-encased deck off the primary suite contains a private soaking tub.

      Jeremy Spann

      RELATED: Adam Goldberg’s Traditional 1950s Home in L.A. Could Be Yours for $3.5 Million

      Though she’s probably lesser known than her younger siblings Kelly and Jack Osbourne—who appeared with their parents on the popular reality show The Osbournes from 2002 to 2005—41-year-old Aimée achieved mainstream acting success when she was cast in MTV’s 2003 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. She went on to provide voiceover work for the 2014 animated film Postman Pat: The Movie, and in 2010, she began recording and releasing music as lead singer of the synth-pop band ARO.

      Click here for more photos of Aimée Osbourne’s Los Feliz home.

      Jeremy Spann More

    • 163 Shares189 Views

      in Luxury

      ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Director Joe Russo’s Revamped L.A. Mansion Just Listed for $25 Million

      by

      Almost two-and-a-half years after he paid $21 million in a bidding war for an all-new home on the Westside of Los Angeles, veteran film director Joe Russo has decided to put his recently revamped spread nestled along the posh Pacific Palisades Riviera back on the market at a speck under $25 million. The listing is held by Ginger Glass and Alexandra Glass of Compass.

      Originally offered in spring 2022 for $19.8 million, the home went to the 53-year-old Ohio native—half of the prolific Russo Brothers director, producer, and screenwriter duo most known for Avengers: Endgame, one of the highest-grossing films of all time—and his longtime wife Alicia for $1.2 million over the original asking price, selling just days after multiple offers were received.

      The lower-level recreation room hosts a wet bar and a climate-controlled wine room.

      Paul Barnaby

      Completed in 2021 and fully customized during the Russo’s tenure in collaboration with the interior design firm Pierce & Ward, the fashionably appointed estate features a total of six bedrooms and 10 baths in a little more than 9,300 square feet of colorfully hued living space boasting high ceilings, herringbone-patterned wood floors, and designer lighting, plus an elevator to all three levels. Walls of glass windows and doors offer seamless indoor-outdoor environs paired with sweeping canyon views.

      Tucked away behind walls and a gated driveway, amid a manicured parcel spanning over a third of an acre, the formerly all-white stucco, wood, and brick structure is fronted by a three-car garage and protected by a high-tech security system. A portico-topped glass door opens into a soaring entry foyer that flows to formal living and dining rooms. Other main-level highlights include a bookshelf-lined office, along with a fireside family room that connects to a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier appliances, a breakfast nook, and a walk-in pantry.

      The landscaped lower yard has a Bocce court and a fireside seating area perfect for entertaining.

      Paul Barnaby

      In addition to a secondary family room set between a trio of en-suite bedrooms, the top floor also has a secluded primary suite that comes with a fireplace, French doors spilling out onto a private balcony, two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities, a dressing area, a soaking tub, and an oversized shower. Elsewhere is a lower level showcased by a spacious recreation room hosting a wet bar, a climate-controlled wine room, a mirrored gym, a plush screening room, and guest quarters.

      The glitzy amenities continue outdoors, where the tricked-out backyard holds an alfresco dining area bolstered by a barbecue station, as well as a trellis lounging spot warmed by a fireplace and an infinity-edge pool with a spa and a Baja shelf. There’s also a set of steps leading down to a sprawling grassy lawn that’s ideal for Bocce ball and other leisurely pursuits.

      Click here for more photos of the Pacific Palisades home.

      Paul Barnaby More

    • 200 Shares169 Views

      in Luxury

      A Dutch Media Mogul’s Chateau-Style Home in Beverly Hills Is Up for Grabs at $32 Million

      by

      Back in fall 2021, media and entertainment industry veteran Reinout Oerlemans sold his extravagant Bel Air mansion for a whopping $69 million to Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian superstar better known as the Weeknd, in one of California’s priciest home sales that year. The 3 Ball Media Group chairman and chief creative officer and his onetime professional road cyclist wife Danielle then paid Lynda Brasali, widow of Indonesian real estate mogul Aldo Brasali, $19.1 million in an off-market deal for another smaller yet still glitzy house in Beverly Hills.

      Now, after picking up another L.A. residence once owned by the late filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and a New York City pied-à-terre, the Dutch media celebrities have decided they no longer need their 90210 spread. So, they’ve decided to hoist the neoclassical French chateau-style home resting alongside the Los Angeles Country Club on the market, asking a cool $32 million.

      A flamboyant living room flows across two rooms.

      Marc Angeles

      RELATED: Charlie Puth Is Selling His $11 Million Midcentury House in Beverly Hills to Josh Flagg

      Built in the late 1980s but extensively remodeled during the Oerlemans’s tenure, the two-story abode features a total of six bedrooms and eight baths spread across roughly 9,100 square feet. Decked out with warm tones and graceful curves, the elegant interiors “seamlessly blend old-world glamour with modern elegance” per listing agents Branden and Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates.

      Tucked securely away behind wrought-iron gates and towering hedges, amid a lushly landscaped parcel of land spanning over an acre, the ivy-clad home greets with a motor court. Once inside, a double-height foyer bathed in light steps down to an expansive fireside living room with a separate lounging spot, as well as a formal dining room and a handsome wood-paneled office equipped with a seated bar.

      A formal dining room overlooks the grounds.

      Marc Angeles

      Other main-level highlights include a gourmet kitchen outfitted with two islands, top-tier appliances, and a breakfast room sporting a built-in hutch, plus a family room that opens out onto an alfresco dining space shaded by mature grapevines. All the bedrooms can be found upstairs, including a spacious primary suite that comes complete with a seating area sidled up next to a fireplace, two sets of French doors spilling out onto a private balcony, and dual walk-in closets and baths.

      In addition to numerous balconies and verandas offering up Southern California’s quintessential indoor-outdoor lifestyle, the picturesque grounds also hold a lighted tennis court and a resort-like pool and spa flanked by a sundeck and a pool house. There’s also a deck peering across the golf course.

      The home borders a fairway of the Los Angeles Country Club golf course.

      Marc Angeles

      RELATED: Floyd Mayweather Just Put His Knockout Beverly Hills Mansion on the Market for $48 Million

      A former Dutch soap opera star, Oerlemans is probably best known as the founder of Eyeworks, which sold to Warner Bros. in 2014 as part of a deal valued at more than $273 million. He currently heads up 3BMG, a content and production enterprise that’s responsible for hit shows such as Bling Empire, My Unorthodox Life, Coming Out Colton, Come Dance with Me, and Bar Rescue. Together with his wife Danielle, the duo has been called “the Netherland’s most famous media couple.”

      Click here for more photos of Reinout Oerlemans’s Beverly Hills home.

      Marc Angeles More

    • 163 Shares109 Views

      in Luxury

      A Hollywood Producer’s Poolside Home in L.A. Hits the Market for $3.6 Million

      by

      For over a decade now, Lati Grobman has owned a Los Angeles residence she purchased for nearly $2.6 million. Now the veteran producer—who as one-half of the female duo behind Campbell-Grobman Films has made numerous horror and action flicks ranging from Texas Chainsaw 3D to Expendables 4—is hoisting her modern home in the Beverly Grove/West Hollywood neighborhood up for sale with a million-dollar jump in price. The ask? Just a smidge under $3.6 million.

      Completed in 2013, the white stucco and flat-roof structure is tucked off a wide, tree-lined avenue amid a compact parcel spanning less than a quarter-acre and features a total of five bedrooms and six baths in roughly 3,700 square feet of two-level living space boasting blonde hardwood floors, high ceilings, and walls of glass throughout. There’s also a driveway and an attached two-car garage out front.

      An open great room rests beneath a 15-foot ceiling with a fireside seating area.

      Michael Barian

      RELATED: ‘Glee’ Alum Kevin McHale Lists His Midcentury L.A. Home for $2 Million

      A staggered set of steps leads to the wood-slatted entry door, which opens into a voluminous great room sporting two fireside seating areas separated by an eye-catching floating staircase that just so happens to have a large window underneath abutting the pool and spa. Off to the side is a window-lined dining area, plus a gourmet kitchen outfitted with sleek cabinetry, an eat-in island, stainless appliances, and a wine fridge. Floor-to-ceiling pocketing glass doors open onto a covered terrace ideal for alfresco entertaining.

      The fireside primary suite comes complete with access to a private balcony.

      Michael Barian

      RELATED: A 29-Year-Old Tech Tycoon Snaps Up a $4.2 Million Designer Abode in L.A.

      A powder room and an en-suite bedroom can be found on the lower level, while four additional bedrooms upstairs include a spacious primary suite that has a fireplace, a private balcony and a custom closet with a built-in safe. The luxe bath holds dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a shower. Bordered by a concrete wall and mature trees, the secluded and grassy backyard hosts the aforementioned saltwater pool and spa flanked by a sundeck and a cozy fire pit, along with a barbecue station.

      Per the listing, which is held by Valerie Fitzgerald of Coldwell Banker Realty, the property also comes with ready-to-issue plans for a 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit.

      Click here for more photos of the Los Angeles home.

      Michael Barian More

    • 188 Shares199 Views

      in Luxury

      Charlie Puth Is Selling His $11 Million Midcentury House in Beverly Hills to Josh Flagg

      by

      He already owns a Beverly Hills fixer-upper that you might have seen featured on the latest season of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Now word on the street has it that Josh Flagg has decided to plump up his property portfolio with another residence in the 90210, this one a renovated modernist spread in the posh Trousdale Estates neighborhood.

      As first reported by TMZ, the real estate broker and reality TV celeb is currently under contract to purchase the mid-1960s digs from singer-songwriter Charlie Puth for an undisclosed amount in an off-market deal. After first hitting the market late last year with a nearly $17 million ask, records show the house underwent several substantial price chops before landing at its current $11 million ask. The recently married Grammy-nominated musician originally acquired the home for around $9 million almost seven years ago, back in winter 2017. 

      Towering double doors open into 4,800 square feet of split-level living space.

      Cris Nolasco

      Built and designed by noted architect Rex Lotery, the property is widely known as “The de Cordova House,” for its previous owners Freddie de Cordova, a longtime producer of The Tonight Show when it was hosted by Johnny Carson, and his socialite wife Janet. The split-level abode has four bedrooms and five baths in 4,800 square feet of living space boasting terrazzo-clad rooms flowing out to courtyards providing canyon and city lights views.

      Perched atop a ridge amid a roughly half-acre parcel of land, the stone, glass, and redwood structure is tucked away behind gates and high hedges and fronted by a spacious motorcourt with room for up to nine vehicles. Double front doors open into an entry foyer, which displays a striking floating staircase and steps descending to a soaring living room lined with built-in shelving and walls of glass.

      The garage has been converted into a fitness studio.

      Cris Nolasco

      Other main-level highlights include a cozy sitting area warmed by a fireplace and a dining room topped with a sculptural chandelier, plus a gourmet kitchen outfitted with wood cabinetry, marble countertops, an eat-in island, commercial-grade appliances, and a hidden refrigerator. Upstairs, the primary suite has a spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, a steam shower, and a sauna, while the landscaped grounds come complete with a pool, a fire pit, and several spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining.

      In addition to his soon-to-be-former Beverly Hills home, Puth also maintains properties in Studio City and Santa Barbara. As for Flagg, he still owns the aforementioned 7,100-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion that he picked up sight unseen in spring 2022 for $9.2 million, as well as a place on Miami Beach’s exclusive North Bay Road.

      Click here for more photos of Josh Flagg’s new Trousdale Estates home.

      Cris Nolasco More