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

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      With his successful run as paraplegic show choir member Artie Abrams on the FOX musical/drama series Glee wrapping in 2015, Kevin McHale has since moved on to other endeavors. Not only has he launched the YouTube series The AlphaBeatZ centered around five animated singing and dancing teddy bears, but he also appeared on a season of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race and even released his debut EP titled Boy. Most recently, he snagged a co-starring role as middle-schooler William Barfée in the Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

      On the real estate front, the actor and singer has now decided to hand over the keys to his longtime Los Angeles residence, putting his midcentury-modern home in Hollywood Hills up for sale at a speck under $2 million, which is around $970,000 more than he paid for the place back in spring 2012.

      A super-sized primary suite is decked out with a bookshelf-lined lounge area.

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      Described in the listing as a “serene haven,” the gray stucco and glass structure was built in 1956 and is sidled up against the street on a compact cul-de-sac parcel. Inside, three bedrooms and a couple of baths can be found in a little more than 2,000 square feet of two-level living space, which boasts updated interiors containing a mix of oak and stone floors, high wood-beam ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass framing city lights and canyon views.

      Main-level highlights include a soaring entryway lined with clerestory windows that flows to an open-concept great room featuring a living area, a dining nook with built-in seating, and a kitchen outfitted with a breakfast bar and stainless appliances. Tucked away on the lower level is an expansive primary suite, which comes with a bookshelf-clad lounge area, sliding glass doors spilling out onto a wood deck flanked by a flat grassy lawn, plenty of closet space, and a glass-block bath spotlighted by a soaking tub. Elsewhere is a bedroom that’s been converted into an office space and an enclosed patio that currently serves as an outdoor gym, as well as an attached two-car garage out front.

      A fire pit-equipped deck overlooks picturesque vistas.

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      The Texas-born performer, 36, got his acting start when he convinced his talent agent sister to let him audition for a local commercial and subsequently joined the four-member boy band NLT (“Not Like Them”) as one of two lead singers. He went on to snag his breakout role as Artie on Glee in 2009, earning Grammy, Screen Actors Guild, and Teen Choice nods during the show’s six seasons. McHale has also been in True Blood and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, and he co-hosts the And That’s What You Really Missed podcast on iHeartRadio with fellow Glee alum Jenna Ushkowitz.

      Click here for more photos of Kevin McHale’s Hollywood Hills home.

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

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      Back in late 2014, Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee doled out $4.4 million for a modern home perched in the coveted Birds Streets area of Los Angeles. The Spider-Man creator and his wife Joan—who have since passed away, he in 2018 and she in 2017, both at age 95—subsequently transferred the Hollywood Hills property high above the Sunset Strip to their daughter Joan Celia (“J.C.”) Lee. Now the residence is available for the first time in a decade, asking $8.8 million.

      Completed in the 1950s and renovated and expanded through the years, according to property records, the single-story abode occupies a half-acre parcel of land fronted by a gated driveway that empties out at an attached three-car garage tucked off to the side. Once inside, a total of three bedrooms and seven baths are sprawled across a little more than 5,200 square feet of living space boasting parquet floors and high ceilings.

      J.C. and Stan Lee pose for a photo in front of the home’s bar.

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      Especially standing out is an expansive entrance hallway, which flows to a fireside den sporting a seated bar and a large dining area that’s perfect for entertaining. A remodeled kitchen is outfitted with an eat-in island and stainless cabinetry and appliances, while the living room is highlighted by a fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a glass door spilling out to a hedge-lined backyard hosting a pool and spa nestled alongside an open-air cabana.

      Elsewhere is an office and an opulent movie theater with plenty of tiered seating, plus a spacious primary retreat that comes complete with a fireplace, a Juliette balcony, a sauna, and dual walk-in closets and baths. Per the listing held by Naomi Selick of Douglas Elliman, the home also has a brick-clad stage in the upper yard that’s been known to host its share of intimate concerts, as well as a trio of life-sized Spider-Man replicas that are available for purchase separately.

      Three life-sized Spider-Man replicas in the entrance hallway are available for purchase separately.

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      RELATED: Rocker Ronnie Radke Has Rolled Into a $9 Million Modern Barnhouse in L.A.

      “My father and I loved this house at first sight,” J.C. told the New York Post in a statement about the residence, which is reportedly the final estate purchased by Lee. “There were so many possibilities, we couldn’t wait to get started. This house was made for parties and entertaining with a sound system that extends to the showers, the theater, and the cabana designed to keep food hot for outdoor events.”

      Click here for more photos of J.C. Lee’s Hollywood Hills home.

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      This $3.2 Million Spanish-Style Home in L.A. Comes With a Midcentury Guesthouse

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      Like a touch of midcentury modern with your Mission Revival? No worries! This hybrid residence tucked away in the La Crescenta foothills of Los Angeles just so happens to offer the best of both worlds. 

      After barely two years of ownership, the scion of a Hollywood actor has decided to part ways with his home in an unincorporated area near the city of Glendale. The professional musician is asking a speck under $3.2 million for the blended abode, which he acquired in 2022 for just over $2.3 million. 

      Originally built in the late 1940s by mission-adobe expert Paul Angel Verdugo, the property underwent an extensive renovation during the owner’s tenure and includes a three-bedroom, two-bath Mission Revival-style main home boasting a little more than 2,100 square feet of single-level living space adorned throughout with Saltillo tile floors, mosaic accents, and natural wood-beam ceilings. There’s also a newer midcentury pool house that clocks in at 475 square feet and was previously used by the owner as a music studio.

      The light-filled living room is spotlighted by a natural wood-beam ceiling and a corner fireplace.

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      Nestled amid a leafy parcel of land spanning nearly two-thirds of an acre, within the Briggs Terrace neighborhood near the Rosemont Preserve, the main adobe brick and terracotta-roof structure is secluded at the end of a private street and overlooks the San Gabriel Mountains. Once inside via a covered porch and hand-carved wood door, the step-down living room charms with a large picture window and an arched fireplace nestled alongside a built-in bench.

      A cozy family room connects to the gourmet kitchen, which is outfitted with Carrara marble countertops, an eat-in bar topped with honed black granite, a pricey AGA range, and a built-in Thermador refrigerator. Other highlights include an office space, plus an inviting primary suite sporting a walk-in closet and a fireside bath equipped with dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a steam shower.

      The owner used the midcentury pool house as a music studio.

      Gavin Cater

      In addition to several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots, the grounds are laced with redwood, pine, and fruit trees. There’s also a sundeck-encased swimming pool, a firepit, and a sports court in the backyard, as well as an attached two-car garage out front. 

      Click here for more photos of 2315 Los Amigos Street.

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      Star Moves: George Clooney and Melanie Griffith Sell L.A. Estates, While Bhad Bhabie Lists on Both Coasts

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      This week in celebrity real estate transactions, George Clooney sold his longtime estate to Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey, Melanie Griffith parted ways with a Spanish-style villa she’s owned since 2019, and Bhad Bhabie has two homes up for grabs.

      After nearly three decades of ownership, George Clooney has officially offloaded the Los Angeles estate he acquired in 1995 for $2.2 million shortly after nabbing a starring role in the TV show ER. According to online reports, the buyers are model Olivia Culpo and her San Francisco 49ers husband Christian McCaffrey, who picked up the nearly 3.2-acre spread for $14.5 million. Formerly occupied by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and extensively remodeled by the actor during his tenure, the couple’s new digs in Studio City‘s lush Fryman Canyon neighborhood feature a 7,000-square-foot main home with six bedrooms, plus several guesthouses, a pool, and a tennis court. Clooney, who is currently starring in the film Wolfs alongside Brad Pitt, and his wife Amal still own homes in New York, Italy, and France, while Culpo maintains a $3.5 million mansion in L.A.’s Encino enclave.

      Meanwhile, over in Hollywood Hills, Melanie Griffith has quietly let go of her Spanish-style villa near the Sunset Strip in an off-market deal for $4.7 million. Purchased by the Oscar-nominated actress in spring 2019 for $3.7 million and owned at one time by TMZ’s Harvey Levin, the gated two-story abode has almost 3,000 square feet highlighted by a step-down living room sporting a stone fireplace, a kitchen equipped with Viking appliances, and a primary suite with a spa-like bath. Sliding glass doors open the family and formal dining rooms to the private backyard, which contains a pool and spa. Griffith does not appear to be leaving L.A.; records show she recently dropped $4.3 million on a vintage Spanish Colonial-Revival home in a famously celeb-packed locale in the foothills above Hollywood.

      Bhad Bhabie has multimillion-dollar homes in both California and Florida (above) up for sale.

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      And on the heels of listing a contemporary mansion in her home state of Florida for $7.4 million, multimillionaire rapper and internet celeb Bhad Bhabie—born Danielle Bregoli—is also hoping to cash out on her part-time residence in L.A’s suburban San Fernando Valley, hoisting it up for sale at a speck under $3.5 million. The ranch-style spread in Woodland Hills offers about 3,700 square feet boasting a luxe fireside primary suite and an open-concept great room with a living/dining area connected to a kitchen. Far more impressive, though, is the 21-year-old OnlyFans phenom’s 9,300-square-foot all-white mansion in Palm Beach County’s Boca Raton community, which comes complete with a media room, a resort-style pool and spa, and a separate guesthouse. More

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      YouTube Star Philip DeFranco Lists His Hacienda-Style Home in L.A. for $6.5 Million

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      It’s been almost five years since Philip DeFranco picked up a Los Angeles residence in the San Fernando Valley community of Encino. Now the YouTube star—known to his 6 million-plus fans as “PhillyD”—is looking to hand over the keys to the hacienda-style home for $6.5 million after previously floating the place on the market as a rental for $25,000 per month. The listing is held by Jennifer Brookley of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

      Purchased by DiFranco and his wife Lindsay in winter 2019 for $4.1 million, the single-story stucco and terracotta-roof structure was built in the late 1930s and rests amid an acre-plus parcel of land fronted by an interior courtyard bolstered by a fountain that’s been transformed into a planter. Inside, four bedrooms and five baths are spread across nearly 6,000 square feet of updated living space, which is adorned throughout with a mix of hardwood and stone floors, arched doorways, and high wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.

      A glass-lined family room overlooking the backyard steps up to a dining area and kitchen.

      Photography by Akram Soliman, courtesy of Jennifer Brookley/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

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      Highlights include a formal living room sporting a wood-burning fireplace and two sets of French doors spilling outside. A gourmet kitchen outfitted with bright green cabinetry, an eat-in island, and top-tier Viking appliances connects to a chandelier-topped dining area flanked by both butler’s and walk-in pantries on one side and a sunken family room on the other.

      Elsewhere is an office space and an ornate movie theater with plush red recliners, as well as a secluded primary suite that has a fireside seating area, French doors opening to a private patio, a custom closet, and a spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities, a window-topped soaking tub, and a glass-encased steam shower.

      The acre-plus property features a tennis court sitting next to an open-air pavilion.

      Photography by Akram Soliman, courtesy of Jennifer Brookley/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

      Heading outdoors, one will find a lighted tennis court nestled alongside a covered entertaining spot, a heated saltwater pool surrounded by a sundeck, an open-air cabana, and a standalone sauna. There is also a poolside structure holding changing rooms and two spaces currently set up as a gym and a soundproof recording studio, along with a detached one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse with its own living/dining area and kitchen.

      New York-born DeFranco, 38, is a longtime YouTuber who was one of the first creators to hit it big on the platform, initially with his channel “sxephil.” Since then, he’s grown and maintained a cult following through his news show/pop culture commentary series The Philip DeFranco Show. Per a post on Lindsay’s Instagram page, the couple is moving to Atlanta to be closer to their extended family on the East Coast.

      Click here for more photos of Philip DeFranco’s Encino home.

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      Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis’s Former Beverly Hills Home Lists for $11.25 Million

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      If you want these kinds of digs, it’s Californication!

      Anthony Kiedis, the frontman for the Los Angeles-based rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, snapped up a Tuscan-esque home in Beverly Hills way back in 2004, around the same time the group recorded their Grammy-winning album, Stadium Arcadium. The lead singer lived at the gated Davis Drive residence until 2007, when he sold it to screenwriter-director Akiva Goldsman, best known for scripting the four-time Oscar-winning 2001 biopic A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe.

      Property records show that Goldsman offloaded the three-and-a-half-acre compound in 2018 for $7.8 million to Seagram heir Eli Bronfman and his then wife Nicole Gertner. In 2022, after they split up, the vine-covered estate was transferred to Gertner, while Bronfman went on to drop $35 million in an off-market deal for a bachelor pad in New York City.

      Heavy wood ceiling beams and a massive fireplace anchor the light-filled living room.

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      All that to say, Gertner is now parting ways with Kiedis’s former abode and has put the place up for sale. This time, the property is priced at a cool $11.25 million. Carl Gambino and Alyson Richards of Compass share the listing with Drew Fenton at Carolwood Real Estate. 

      Originally built in 1951, the 6,000-square-foot spread comprises five bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths. The lavish retreat is oozing with Old World charm and benefits from a bell tower that’s still intact. Accessed via a spiral staircase, the space not only serves as an interesting design element but is equipped to double as an office or a workout studio.

      French doors open to wrought-iron Juliet balconies in the fireside primary suite.

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      Internally, the residence channels a certain European je ne sais quoi with elegant paned windows, glassy French doors, exposed beam ceilings, and stately fireplaces. There are also tons of terracotta tile, natural stone, raw wood, and wrought-iron accents throughout. On the first floor, you’ll find a living area grand in proportions and an open-concept chef’s kitchen. The latter is kitted out with a walk-in pantry with lots of storage and a cozy breakfast nook.  

      Among the more opulent features is the primary suite, which occupies the second level. In true rockstar fashion, the room is complete with private balconies, dual walk-in closets, and a spa-like ensuite bathroom. Outside, the grounds feel akin to a Zen-like sanctuary filled with lush greenery and a trellis-covered patio. An alfresco fireplace, swimming pool, and dining area are certainly perks. 

      Click here to see more photos of Anthony Kiedis’s former home.

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      A Bonkers L.A. Mansion With a Kobe Bryant-Themed Basketball Court Is Up for Rent at $250,000 a Month

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      Looking to join the emerging group of wealthy individuals who are foregoing the hassle of home ownership in favor of leasing? This place just might fit the bill!

      After two years on the housing market and a couple of substantial price chops, Jeffrey “Jeff” Feinberg has decided to hoist the extravagant Brentwood mansion he won in a bidding war a little over three years ago up for rent, asking a pricey $250,000 per month. The listing is held by Dan Malka of Engel & Völkers.

      The hedge fund executive paid $44 million—a million bucks above the property’s initial $43 million asking price—for the then-brand-new place back in June 2021, before he flipped it back up for sale a short year later with a $4 million jump in price. He subsequently relisted the property at the end of 2022 for a speck under $43 million and then reduced the ask to $38 million at the beginning of 2023, but there were still no takers.

      An outdoor basketball court pays homage to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

      Yann Ippolito

      Nestled amid a secluded cul-de-sac, on over an acre of land overlooking the Getty Museum, the modern structure known as The Oasis was built on spec by veteran developer Ramtin Ray Nosrati and features seven bedrooms and 11 baths sprawled across almost 17,000 square feet of three-story living space. Glitzy amenities range from a TV wall, a car gallery, and a sports simulator room to a 3-hole putting green and a Kobe Bryant-themed basketball court.

      Main-level highlights include a soaring great room showcased by a striking floating staircase that’s topped by a custom icicle chandelier and flanked by a living moss wall that descends to a succulent garden on the lower level. A linear fireplace encased in a floor-to-ceiling stone wall serves as a focal point of the living room, and there’s also a full wet bar with a wine station, a dining room boasting a 1,000-gallon aquarium, and a gourmet kitchen outfitted with a separate catering kitchen and a walk-in freezer.

      A towering great room is spotlighted by a striking floating staircase, a custom icicle chandelier, and a living moss wall.

      Yann Ippolito

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      A sumptuous upstairs primary retreat rests beneath a wood-paneled coved ceiling and comes complete with a linear fireplace, a seating area, a private balcony donning a firepit, and dual closets and baths. And the lower level has a 250-bottle wine cellar (climate-controlled, of course), as well as a 12-seat movie theater jazzed up with a starlit ceiling, sports simulator and massage rooms, a plunge pool, an entertainment lounge, and an auto gallery that can accommodate up to 10 vehicles.

      A mirrored gym on the bottom floor leads out to an outdoor basketball court paying homage to the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, with the mostly turf-clad grounds also hosting a 70-foot infinity-edge pool and spa sitting alongside a cabana with a TV bar, a pizza oven, and a barbecue station. Rounding it all out are a trio of roof decks and a detached two-story guesthouse, plus state-of-the-art security in the form of a laser system and a 24-hour guard house.

      A snazzy car gallery can accommodate up to 10 vehicles or a huge dance party.

      Yann Ippolito

      RELATED: Helen Hunt Just Scored Another L.A. Home for $6.45 Million

      A former managing director of the George Soros-founded hedge fund-turned-family office Soros Fund Management, Feinberg once had his own investment firm. The $1 billion JLF Investment Fund was shuttered some years ago and the veteran trader now operates Feinberg Investments, a limited partnership that invests his personal wealth.

      The hedge funder is also known for his love of particularly flamboyant homes. Back in late 2019, Feinberg famously made waves by selling his $15 million Hidden Hills mansion to YouTube celebrity Jeffree Star, then followed that up with the 2021 sale of an oceanfront home in the beachside city of Santa Monica for $10.6 million. He also once owned a huge compound atop Malibu’s Point Dume, though that property was sold by his ex-wife Stacey Feinberg for $21.8 million.

      Click here for more photos of The Oasis.

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      This SoCal Estate Was Once Home to Frank Sinatra. Now It Can Be Yours for $8 Million.

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      When you run across a place that’s been graced through the years by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Jon Hamm, and Beyoncé, is touted in marketing materials as “one of the most filmed homes in America,” and has the added cache of having been fashioned by a noted architect, you have an inkling that it’s going to be a showstopper. And this sprawling midcentury residence in the suburban Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth, on the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, is not one to disappoint.

      To boot, after floating on and off the market for the past decade or so—once for as much as $21.5 million—the estate probably best known as Byrdview, as well as Farralone and Fox House, has just popped up for sale again with a substantially reduced $8 million ask.

      “I’m excited that the new owner has embarked upon this very realistic sale for this incredible property,” says Craig Knizek, who shares the listing with Blair Chang, both of The Agency. “After a recent foreclosure, I’m encouraged that the new owner is providing very clear and dependable guidance to the market that this property now is truly for sale. I’ve been involved with this property for 13 years. I can finally and confidently say that this new owner recognizes that path to a successful sale.”

      Sir Paul McCartney is said to have tinkled the ivories of the piano in the glass-walled entertaining room.

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      Originally built by noted modernist architect William Pereira in the early 1950s for New York banking heiress Dora Stillman and her actor husband Jody Hutchinson—who held legendary parties attended by Hollywood A-listers such as Garland, Angela Lansbury, Jane Wyman, Lucille Ball, and Ava Gardner, just to name a few—the dwelling was later rented out to Sinatra for nearly 10 years in the late ’50s and early ’60s.

      In addition, those seeking an additional income stream might be interested to know that the house has long been a popular production site for movies and TV shows, including Swordfish, Six Feet Under, The Last Man on Earth, Dreamgirls, Californication, Mad Men, Aquarius, and Beef. Miley Cyrus also shot portions of the music video for the song Flowers there.

      The main home is spotlighted by a a 50-foot pool nestled alongside a 2,000 square-foot pergola.

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      Resting at the end of an almost mile-long driveway, atop a secluded promontory spanning nearly 14 acres and overlooking virtually the entire San Fernando Valley, the walled and gated compound includes a 6,661-square-foot main home and a separate 1,120-square-foot guesthouse—for a total of seven bedrooms and eight baths in a little more than 8,100 square feet of meticulously restored living space.

      Inside the four-bedroom, six-bath primary midcentury dwelling are a mix of poured concrete and hardwood floors, copious built-ins, several wood-burning fireplaces, and 16-foot walls of glass. Other highlights include a living area flaunting a cocktail bar with a 150-bottle wine refrigerator, a formal dining room topped by a swanky chandelier, and a kitchen sporting an eat-in island and stainless appliances. There’s also an entertaining room and a lavish primary suite boasting a fireside seating area, a bespoke closet, and a spacious bath equipped with dual vanities and a soaking tub.

      President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe allegedly trysted in the guesthouse while Frank Sinatra was living there.

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      Separate from the main house is a one-bedroom guesthouse, where JFK and Marilyn Monroe supposedly engaged in a tryst. It includes its own dipping pool. Rounding it all out are the resort-like grounds showcased by a 50-foot pool surrounded by a flagstone sundeck and a 2,000-square-foot pergola, along with a three-car garage and parking for more than 200 vehicles.

      Click here for more photos of the Byrdview estate.

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