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      Mandy Moore Is Asking $6 Million for a Chicly Revamped Midcentury in Pasadena

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      Back in early 2017, after searching for the perfect family home for almost a year, Mandy Moore and her soon-to-be husband Taylor Goldsmith came across a midcentury-modern abode resting amid a Pasadena hilltop overlooking the Arroyo Seco. The couple—she a singer and actress probably best known for her role as the matriarch in This is Us, and he the frontman for folk-rock band Dawes—went on to dole out nearly $2.6 million for the 1950s residence and then enlisted a team of designers to give the place a full makeover. Now the chicly revamped digs have returned to the market, this time asking $6 million. The listing is held by Teresa Fuller and Jamie Bridgers of Compass.

      “We fell in love with the views, the pool, the yard, basically the whole energy of the place,” Moore told Architectural Digest in a 2018 article. Though the Harold B. Zook-designed structure had mostly good bones, she added, an unfortuate redo in the 1990s had concealed its clean modern lines and classic midcentury flavor. “We wanted to recapture the home’s original spirit without delving into a slavish period restoration,” she said. “We tried to imagine what Zook would have done if he were designing it today.”

      Working with the architect’s original drawings and a team that included contracting firm Bronstruction, architect Emily Farnham, interior designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, and landscapers from Terremoto, Moore oversaw a rebuild of the stepped cornice lining the roof that had been replaced with a “decidedly less elegant alternative.” She also restored and updated the original blonde brick walls, floors, and fireplace surround, along with a copper hood topping a fireplace that divides the living and dining areas.

      The home’s courtyard entrance has been enhanced with a custom bench and concrete water fountain.

      Susan Pickering

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      Nestled within the Linda Vista neighborhood, high above the Rose Bowl Stadium and Annandale Golf Club, the white stucco and brick-accented dwelling sports three bedrooms and three baths in a little more than 3,550 square feet of living space infused with light through floor-to-ceiling walls of glass. There are sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley, along with brass-inlaid terrazzo floors, art walls, and designer lighting throughout.

      A “showcase vestibule” serves as an entry into the open-plan layout. Among the highlights is a spacious living and dining area anchored by a massive stone fireplace topped with an eye-catching copper hood, plus a sky-lit kitchen outfitted with open shelving, a marble waterfall-edge island with seating for four, top-tier stainless appliances, a walk-in pantry, and a breakfast nook that opens to a patio and garden. There’s also a family room spotlighted by a custom terrazzo-clad bench incorporated into the fireplace.

      A restored brick and copper fireplace separates the living and dining areas.

      Susan Pickering

      Secluded down a hallway adorned with a library alcove, the attractive primary suite includes a built-in green velvet headboard and floating bedside shelves, as well as a spa-like bath equipped with dual white oak vanities, a deep soaking tub, and a glass-encased shower. Sliding glass doors spill out to the grounds, which span just over 1.4 acres and host a pool with a Baja shelf and spa, a fire pit, and a pergola-shaded dining and kitchen area.

      “It’s the end of an era,” Moore recently declared on her Instagram page. “Today, our home that we lovingly restored from the studs, is available for its next chapter and owner. It’s bittersweet as [Taylor] and I got engaged, married and brought home 2 babies here but I’m thrilled to see who she goes to next. It’s SUCH a special space.”

      Best-known for her role as Rebecca Pearson on NBC’s award-winning This is Us, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress has also appeared in films such as A Walk to Remember, Because I Said So, and 47 Meters Down. A singer and songwriter as well, Moore has released several musical tracks—Candy and I Wanna Be With You, among them. Coming up, look for her to appear on the next season of HGTV’s home-transformation series Celebrity IOU, starring Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott and making its debut in August.

      Click here for more photos of Mandy Moore’s Pasadena house.

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      One of Jeremy Renner’s Formerly Flipped Homes Is Back on the Market in L.A. for $6.5 Million

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      Back in 2008, a few years after Jeremy Renner and his business partner Kristoffer Winters bought and sold their first house in Los Angeles for around $240,000 over what they paid for the place just a few months before, the actor-turned-real estate developer doled out roughly $1.5 million for a Greek Revival-style estate in Hollywood Hills. Now—after first selling the revamped property for a $2.4 million profit in 2009—it’s popped up on the market once again, still dressed to the nines and asking a speck under $6.5 million. The listing is held by Daniel Giventer and Dovi Levin of Christie’s International Real Estate.

      Originally built in the early 1920s and previously occupied by Disney writer, director and producer Perce Pearce, who is largely known for his work on Bambi, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Fantasia—and dubbed the Hemingway House because it was reportedly used as an “after-party pad” by writer Ernest Hemingway—the premises underwent an extensive remodel and glow-up during Renner’s ownership.

      The home’s cozy library is adorned with a seated bar.

      Courtesy of Christie’s International Real Estate

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      Securely hidden away behind gates and high hedges, amid a corner parcel spanning roughly one-third acres in the affluent Selma Avenue Residential Historic District, the tan stucco and green terracotta-roof structure is fronted by a fountain-clad reflecting pool and features 5,800 square feet of elegant living space boasting rich hardwood floors, copious built-ins, and period fireplaces throughout.

      Especially standing out are the screening room and a library sitting adjacent to a bar area. Other highlights include a soaring black-and-white-tiled entry foyer that flows to a fireside living area that has French doors leading outside and a formal dining room topped by a crystal chandelier, along with a sleekly designed kitchen outfitted with dual islands, top-tier appliances, and a breakfast nook with banquette seating. The primary suite sports a fireplace, a covered balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a separate shower.

      The entertainment-ready backyard holds a pool and spa nestled alongside a fire-pit.

      Courtesy of Christie’s International Real Estate

      Heading outdoors, you’ll find park-like grounds dotted with numerous terraces ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining, as well as a fire pit and a black-bottom pool and spa. Tucked off to the side of the house is a detached two-car garage flanked by a spacious cobblestone motorcourt with room for up to nine additional vehicles.

      Renner, 53, has acquired and developed numerous multimillion-dollar properties in Southern California since the early 2000s, including a $25 million mansion in L.A.’s posh Holmby Hills neighborhood. The two-time Oscar-nominated actor has appeared in countless films, including S.W.A.T., The Hurt Locker, The Town, and The Bourne Legacy. Also known for playing Clint Barton/Hawkeye in Marvel movies and a TV show and hosting Rennervations, a Disney+ series in which he gives back to communities worldwide by “reimagining unique, purpose-built vehicles,” he’s currently starring in season three of Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown.

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      Nick and Vanessa Lachey Swap Hawaii Home for an All-New SoCal Showpiece

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      Nick and Vanessa Lachey are officially relocating from Hawaii to California, trading in a snazzy Honolulu mansion for an equally ritzy place in Los Angeles. After only two years of ownership, the reality TV show hosts have listed their resort-style residence near Oahu’s Kahala Beach for $9.8 million and doled out $6.8 million for all-new modern farmhouse-style digs tucked away in a prime pocket of Encino.

      The married actors bought their Hawaiian home for $8.8 million soon after Vanessa was cast in the CBS show NCIS: Hawaiʻi  in 2021. “We thought we were going to do a Hawaii to L.A. ‘travel-on-the-weekend’ thing,’ ” Vanessa told Travel + Leisure in a 2022 article. “We sold our house and now we’ve got Hawaii license plates.” Their decision to sell up after such a short time no doubt has to do with the police procedural getting canceled in April after three seasons.

      As for their newly acquired stateside home, it was built in 2023 on a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning nearly half an acre. Fronted by a double-gated circular driveway and an attached three-car garage, plus a sports court sitting discreetly off to the side, the two-tone structure includes six bedrooms and nine baths in 8,300 square feet of three-level living space boasting white oak floors, high ceilings, and designer lighting throughout.

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      Within the open-concept great room, a fireside family room connects to a gourmet kitchen.

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      A towering wood door pivots open into the foyer, which flows to a fireside living room, an en-suite guest bedroom, and another bedroom that’s been converted into an office. Beyond a wood-railed floating staircase, an expansive great room holds a formal dining area and a family room spotlighted by a linear marble fireplace and pocketing glass doors spilling out to a covered terrace flanked by a barbecue station. An adjacent gourmet kitchen is outfitted with stone countertops, a large eat-in island, top-notch Thermador appliances, and a butler’s pantry just around the corner.

      Elsewhere, the lower level comes complete with a vaulted safe room, a movie theater, a gym, a recreation room, and a seated bar with a glass-encased wine wall, while the upstairs primary suite flaunts a fireplace, dual designer showroom closets, and a luxe marble bath equipped with two vanities, a makeup counter, a soaking tub, and a steam shower. The amenities continue outdoors, where the turf-clad backyard hosts a pool with a Baja shelf and a spa and a fire pit conversation area nestled alongside a cabana.

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      The home’s lower level has a recreation space, a seated bar, and a safe room.

      Dan Tacconelli/LA Light Photography

      Nick, 50, and Vanessa, 43, met back in the early 2000s when he was a member of the boy band 98 Degrees and she was a veejay for MTV’s Total Request Live. They went on to wed in the summer of 2011 and have since welcomed three children. The pair currently co-hosts Netflix’s reality dating shows Love Is Blind and The Ultimatum, with Nick also handling solo hosting duties for Perfect Match. Before moving to Hawaii, the couple sold an L.A.-area home to tennis pro Naomi Osaka for $6.3 million.

      The Encino listing was held by Danielle Peretz and Oran Peretz of The Beverly Hills Estates; Craig Knizek of The Agency repped the buyers.

      Click here for more photos of Nick and Vanessa Lachey’s new Encino home.

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      Tom Petty’s Longtime SoCal Home Just Popped Up for Sale at $19 Million

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      Hoping to run down that dream of owning a musically pedigreed SoCal home? Spare yourself a breakdown, because Tom Petty’s longtime main digs nestled within a gated enclave high above Malibu‘s Pacific Coast Highway are yours for the taking! All you need is a cool $19 million, and you can happily claim the coveted keys to the legendary musician’s Mediterranean-style estate—barring a bidding war, of course.

      Before his death in 2017 at age 66, Petty paid $3.75 million and change in spring 1998 for the place, which includes a main home, a separate guesthouse, and another structure that served as a recording studio—for a total of seven bedrooms and 10 baths in roughly 10,000 square feet of living space.

      The creamy stucco and terracotta-roof home is accessed via a portico entryway.

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      Originally built in the 1940s and retaining some of its original details, the gated structure rests on a 2.6-acre parcel and offers sweeping coastline views. The compound is “filled with love and musical creativity,” per the listing, which is held by Pamela Van Ierland with the Malibu office of Coldwell Banker Realty.

      As for the primary dwelling, the interiors are adorned throughout with dark hardwood floors, limestone accents, vintage light fixtures, and Spanish-tiled baths. Highlights include a spacious great room displaying a grand fireplace topped by hand-carved skylight covers (a personal touch from Petty). Also standing out is a gourmet kitchen with skylights, a central island, and an adjoining butler’s pantry, as well as a fireside dining room that seats up to 16, a wood-paneled library/TV area, and a music room where the rocker composed many of his popular tunes.

      The lush grounds are spotlighted by a pool and spa.

      Noel Kleinman Photography

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      Elsewhere are a gym and a massage/yoga room, along with a sumptuous primary suite that sports a fireplace, French doors spilling out to a fountain-clad patio, a large walk-in closet, and a luxe bath equipped with a vanity station and another fireplace. Three more en-suite guest bedrooms open to a courtyard holding a seating area and a “dedicated study zone,” per marketing materials, with the lush grounds also hosting a pool and spa surrounded by a sundeck.

      In addition to the for-sale home, Petty’s estate still lays claim to a modest Pacific Palisades house. His oceanfront Malibu beach house swiftly sold to Canadian hotel mogul Salim Sayanin in early 2023 for nearly $10.3 million, or $400,000, over the asking price; and late last year, the musician’s widow, Dana York, paid $6.6 million for a revamped 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival-style home in L.A.’s Holmby Hills neighborhood. More

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      Josh Radnor Sells in L.A., Anthony Rapp Relists in Manhattan, and More Celebrity Deals

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      Back in 2019, actor and musician Josh Radnor plunked down nearly $3 million for a 1920s Spanish-style villa in Los Angeles. He then embarked upon an extensive remodel, complete with “global, well-traveled” interiors crafted by designer Kishani Perera. An added bonus: The place was even blessed by Buddhist monks once everything was completed.
      Now, since he’s newly married to Brooklyn psychologist Jordana Jacobs, the How I Met Your Mother star has decided to offload his bachelor pad, asking $3.85 million. The “old, sturdy, and stylish” home, which was featured in Architectural Digest last spring, is listed by Fred Dapp of The Agency.
      Tucked away behind walls and gates on less than a quarter-acre of land within the desirable Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz, the ivy-covered structure features nearly 3,600 square feet over two levels adorned throughout with vintage elements like a hand-stenciled coffered ceiling gracing the double-height entry foyer, plus arched doorways, colorful mosaic tile, and stained-glass windows.
      Especially standing out is a gourmet kitchen outfitted with teal-hued cabinetry, Caesarstone countertops, a hand-painted Mediterranean terracotta tile backsplash, and Wolf appliances. A step-down living room displays a stone fireplace and a wall of black-stained bookshelves, along with a custom brass Moroccan chandelier hanging from an etched wood-beam ceiling.

      Image Credit: Anthony Barcelo

      Four bedrooms include an upstairs primary suite hosting a private balcony, a bespoke walk-in closet, and an updated bath equipped with a marble vanity and the original built-in soaking tub. Outdoors, there’s a central courtyard ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining, a “hidden hammock retreat,” and a reading porch.
      After a nine-season run as Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, 49-year-old Radnor went on to play Dr. Jedediah Foster on the TV drama Mercy Street, Adam Epstein in the FX mini-series Fleishman Is in Trouble, and Lonny Flash on the mystery-crime show Hunters. He’s also done some theater work and released several studio albums.

      Anthony Rapp Puts a Reduced Price on His Manhattan Apartment

      Image Credit: Travis Mark for Sotheby’s International Realty; Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images

      It hasn’t yet taken 525,600 minutes for Anthony Rapp to sell his New York City condo, but it’s evidently been long enough for the Rent star to consider a newly reduced price for his Manhattan digs. Nine months after the East Village loft hit the market for nearly $3.9 million, the Obie-winning actor’s residence has popped up for sale again, this time with a reduced $3.65 million asking price—around $200,000 less than he originally wanted last October. The listing is held by Kristi Ambrosetti of Sotheby’s International Realty-East Side Manhattan Brokerage.
      Rapp and his longtime partner and now-husband Ken Ithiphol acquired the three-bedroom, three-bath corner unit in the luxury boutique building at 32 East 1st Street for around $3.5 million in October 2021. The couple, who welcomed their first child last December, are reportedly on the hunt for a bigger, more family-friendly home.

      Image Credit: Travis Mark for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Clocking in at about 1,500 square feet, the condo has white oak floors, high ceilings, modern millwork, triple-pane picture windows, and a Sonos sound system. A combined living/dining area is filled with light, while the galley-style kitchen boasts brushed oak Italian cabinetry, marble countertops, and high-end appliances. The primary suite offers a custom Molteni closet and a stone-clad bath, and another bedroom with a walnut Murphy bed/bookcase currently serves as an office.
      There also are plenty of building amenities courtesy of a $2,343 monthly HOA fee, including a 24-hour-attended lobby, a communal terrace, bicycle storage, and a fitness center.

      Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden List Beverly Hills Estate

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      Back in fall 2020, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden paid $14.6 million for a sprawling Beverly Hills compound. Now, almost four years later, the retired actress and Good Charlotte rocker have flipped the place back up for sale with a $3.1 million jump in price, asking for $17.8 million.
      Designed by ANR Signature Collection, the property includes a main home and a guesthouse—for a total of seven bedrooms and nine baths in a little more than 9,600 square feet of living space. A secured driveway passes through a gatehouse on its way to a motorcourt and a three-car garage.
      Once inside the primary gray stucco and metal-roof structure, highlights include formal living and dining rooms, a marble-laden kitchen sporting an eat-in island and top-tier appliances, a double-height family room warmed by a fireplace, and a primary suite with dual walk-in closets and baths.
      The amenities continue with a screening room and a bookshelf-lined office, as well as garden-laced grounds hosting a fire pit, an outdoor kitchen, and a waterfall-fed pool and spa.
      Diaz and Madden also own a $12.6 million mansion in Montecito, along with a Coldwater Canyon estate that previously belonged to actress Candice Bergen and a condo in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood.

      Jonah Hill Is Asking $16.7 Million for His Malibu Beach House

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      After selling his contemporary home on the “land side” of Malibu Colony to cannabis investor Hartley Wasko for just over $11 million back in late 2022, the Oscar-nominated actor now wants to hand over the keys to his “beach side” residence in the same exclusive guard-gated enclave for $16.7 million.
      Purchased by the Moneyball star for nearly $15.5 million in summer 2022—and resided in for decades before that by Canadian filmmaker Paul Almond and his photographer wife Joan Almond, both now deceased—the three-level home sits on a compact 0.16-acre parcel that hosts a two-car garage and a gated entry in the front and a brick patio and an adjoining wood deck with steps leading directly to the sand out back.
      Built in the 1930s and updated through the years, the dark green, wood-shingled structure has four bedrooms and an equal number of baths in 3,100 square feet of living space featuring a fireside living room boasting a vaulted wood-beam ceiling and wide arched doorways flowing to a formal dining room and a family room.
      Elsewhere is a kitchen outfitted with hand-selected tile and newer stainless appliances, a primary suite that has an ocean-view balcony, a cozy den with a Dutch door, an office space, and a movie theater.
      As an aside, Hill’s former “land side” home is now back on the market for $14.2 million.

      Bella Poarch’s Midcentury House Is Up for Grabs in L.A.

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      A little over a year ago, Bella Poarch won a bidding war for a Pacific Palisades oasis, with the TikTok superstar paying $4.3 million, or $400,000 over the asking price, for the “one-of-a-kind” midcentury property.⁠ But that was then! The place has already returned to the market, this time asking a smidge under $5 million.
      Known as Earthsong, the half-acre-plus spread is anchored by a main home that has three bedrooms and four baths in almost 3,200 square feet. The living room is showcased by a floor-to-ceiling fireplace; the kitchen’s equipped with an eat-in island and stainless appliances; and a teak and glass dining room offers up views of the backyard gardens and pool.
      Other notable features include a glass-lined office and a primary suite that has a seating area and bath sporting a shower enhanced with a stained-glass window, plus a separate Japanese-style guesthouse with its own bedroom, bath, kitchen, and ocean-view deck. More

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      Mae West’s Former L.A. Hideaway Can Be Yours for $6 Million

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      Always wanted to live like a Golden-Age celebrity—specifically, a legendary actress and sex symbol largely remembered for her bawdy one-liners? “When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better,” just for starters. Well, now’s your chance because this Los Angeles beach house that the late Mae West once called home just popped up for sale in Santa Monica‘s Rustic Canyon neighborhood, asking a wink under $6 million.

      With four bedrooms and an equal number of baths spread across more than 3,400 square feet of two-level living space, the white stucco and terracotta-roof digs offer plenty of room for any like-minded thespian to easily relax in cinematic style while enjoying scenic ocean views. One of several L.A. properties occupied by West before her death in November 1980 at age 87—including her longtime residence at the historic Ravenswood Apartments—records show the place was last sold for $2.3 million in 2004 to real estate investor John Sauter and his wife LeeAnn, a designer and entrepreneur.

      Previously put up for sale by the Sauters in late 2022 at $8.3 million and then removed from the market, the charming abode also is currently available for lease at $24,500 per month.

      The chic primary suite includes a boutique-style dressing room equipped with a wet bar.

      Andrew Bramasco

      Built in the 1920s and hidden away on a nearly quarter-acre parcel secured by gates and high hedges, the updated Mediterranean-style structure is fully decked out with decorative tile work, colorful wallpaper, hardwood floors, arched doorways, and picture windows. There’s also a detached two-car garage and additional parking for up to three more vehicles.

      Upon entering the double front doors, a wide foyer flows to a glam fireside living room boasting French doors leading out to the backyard. Other highlights include a formal dining room displaying a floor-to-ceiling china cabinet, plus a chef-worthy kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island topped by a custom pot rack, high-end Viking appliances, and a cozy breakfast nook with banquette seating.

      An ocean-view deck with a fire-pit and hot tub is ideal for entertaining guests.

      Andrew Bramasco

      Secluded upstairs, a chic primary suite features the original tiled fireplace and a boutique-style closet flaunting display shelves, a wet bar, and a Juliet balcony, as well as a light-filled sunroom that doubles as an office and a luxe bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a separate shower. Outdoors, the terraced grounds are laced with mature trees and manicured gardens and host numerous al fresco lounging and entertaining vignettes, including a roof deck enhanced with a built-in hot tub.

      “Buyers will be buying a piece of history,” says Jonathan Mogharrabi, who shares the listing with Marci Kays, both of Carolwood Estates. “It brings you right back to the 1920’s with a vintage modern flare. We see the home likely going to someone who is creative and artistic, with a keen eye for design and style.”

      Click here for more photos of Mae West’s former house.

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      Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James Just Scored a $6.7 Million L.A. Home

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      Over the years, married entertainment industry veterans Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James have racked up some pretty impressive accomplishments. He’s a broadcasting legend best known for co-creating Saturday Night Live with Lorne Michaels, as well as developing the concept for Sunday Night Football and producing numerous Olympic Games as head of NBC Sports, while she’s a retired actress who starred in shows like McMillan & Wife alongside Rock Hudson.

      Now the husband-and-wife duo—who already own properties in the beachside city of Santa Monica on the westside of Los Angeles, New England, and Colorado—have plumped up their real estate portfolio with another L.A. residence. Records show they recently paid $6.7 million for trendy modern farmhouse-style digs sited in the upscale and family-friendly neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, just south of Beverly Hills and Century City.

      A family room and kitchen open via glass doors to the backyard.

      Joe Bryant

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      Resting on a nearly quarter-acre parcel near the Hillcrest Country Club, the two-toned and wood-sided structure was newly built in 2018 and features five bedrooms and seven baths in about 5,800 square feet of space over two levels that boast European oak floors, high ceilings, a stylish capsule-style elevator, and a Control4 smart-home system.

      A set of steps ascends through a manicured lawn before emptying out at the covered front entrance. Once inside, a double-height foyer leads to a fireside living room on one side and a formal dining room with a snazzy chandelier on the other. In the rear, a family room displays a fireplace embedded within a charcoal-hued accent wall and glass doors spilling out to a terrace nestled alongside a built-in barbecue and bar, while a gourmet kitchen is outfitted with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, dual islands, top-tier Asko, Sub-Zero, and Wolf appliances, a breakfast nook, and a butler’s pantry.

      A capsule elevator heads to the second floor, where a loft area and an office await.

      Joe Bryant

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      Other highlights include a tiered movie theater, a loft area for watching TV, and an office with its own bath, plus a luxe primary suite resting beneath a vaulted ceiling and offering a fireplace, two walk-in closets, and a marble-clad bath that comes with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glass-encased shower. Outdoors, the private backyard hosts a pool and spa, a fire-pit conversation area, and a detached building that currently accommodates a gym. There’s also an attached two-car garage out front.

      The listing was held by Christopher Dyson of The Agency; Richard Maslan of Carolwood Estates repped the buyers.

      Click here for more photos of Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James’s house.

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      One of L.A.’s ‘Most Interesting’ Estates Lists for $15 Million

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      Around 14 years ago, Moby doled out just over $3.9 million for a “replica of a Norman castle” that was reportedly occupied in previous years by the likes of Debbie Reynolds, Marlon Brando, and The Beatles. Alas, the Los Angeles spread proved too “elaborate for one simple little guy,” so the musician and architecture aficianado wound up selling the fairytale-esque digs after four years and an extensive restoration at a hefty profit. Now, a decade later, the illustrious structure has once again popped up for sale in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, this time with a $15 million asking price.

      “I loved Wolf’s Lair,” Moby said of the place he called “the most interesting home in L.A.” at the time. “If I’d started a cult or a family (and trust me, I’ve tried to start both) it would have been the perfect home. Basically I wanted something simpler than a mountaintop castle.”

      The fireside living room has a bookshelf-flanked picture window offering up views of Griffith Observatory.

      Alexis Adam

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      Originally built in the late 1920s for real estate developer and art director L. Milton Wolf (complete with a turreted room for his exotic pet gibbon), the estate was sold to Moby in 2010 by businessman Jay Faires and onetime TV host Debbie Matenopoulos. Moby went on to drop about $2 million on an extensive renovation and restoration before transferring it in 2014 as part of an off-market deal to an LLC tied to Switzerland-based Nathaniel (Nat) Rotschild, a wealthy heir to the Rotschild banking dynasty, who undertook his own update of the premises.

      Hidden away behind walls and gates, atop a secluded promontory spanning 3.4 acres, the property includes a main house and a guesthouse that was tacked on in the 1960s by noted modernist architect John Lautner—for a total of eight bedrooms and six baths in nearly 5,000 square feet boasting carved-wood details, arched doorways, coffered ceilings, and large windows overlooking picturesque views of Lake Hollywood, the iconic Hollywood Sign, and Griffith Observatory.

      The park-like grounds are spotlighted by a kidney-shaped pool alongside a pool house.

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      Inside the primary residence, largely period interiors are highlighted by formal living and dining rooms, as well as a galley kitchen sporting high-end stainless appliances and a breakfast nook with built-in banquette seating. One of the bedrooms has been transformed into an office space, while the primary suite features a bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a separate shower.

      A two-bedroom guesthouse that was used as a recording studio during Moby’s tenure has its own living area, kitchen, and roof deck, and rounding it all out are park-like grounds showcased by a kidney-shaped pool nestled alongside a pool house, a pergola-shaded dining area, and private hiking trails. There’s also said to be a “secret” subterranean room that once served as a prohibition-era bar, plus an attached two-car garage and a cobblestone motorcourt.

      The listing is held by Billy Rose of The Agency.

      Click here for more photos of Wolf’s Lair.

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