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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.

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      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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      Folk Singer Peter Yarrow’s N.Y.C. Duplex Just Listed for $4.4 Million

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      It might not be by the sea, in a land called Honah Lee, but a New York City apartment long owned by the late folk musician Peter Yarrow has just popped up for sale in Manhattan. The co-writer and singer of the heartwarming tune Puff, the Magic Dragon‘s home on the Upper West Side hasn’t been on the market for over 40 years. The asking price is a dash over $4.4 million, with the listing held by Michael Graves of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

      The guitarist and vocalist—one-third of the popular 1960s group Peter, Paul and Mary with Mary Travers and Noel Paul Stookey—acquired the loft-style duplex in the early 1980s. Sited on two floors within a 14-story pre-war co-op known as the Sixty-Seventh Street Studio Building, the unit offers three bedrooms and three baths spread across carefully restored living space adorned with textured plaster walls and ceilings, plus cast-iron sinks and vintage light fixtures.

      The formal dining room flows to a kitchen sporting the original vaulted firebrick ceiling.

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      Other highlights include an elevator landing that opens into a lower-level entry gallery. From there, a double-height great room that was used by Yarrow for music rehearsals and special events has a wood-burning fireplace with a carved stone mantel and a large window overlooking city views. French doors open to reveal a formal dining room, which connects to a kitchen boasting the original barrel-vaulted firebrick ceiling, terracotta tile floors, custom oak cabinetry, an eat-in island, and stainless appliances.

      Elsewhere is a former “penthouse” sleeping room that’s been converted into a small office. An upstairs primary bedroom with north and south exposures hosts a glass-paneled area that looks down onto the great room, as well as a separate office/den and bath. Two additional guest bedrooms with access to full baths are divided between the upper and lower floors, and a $7,589 monthly maintenance fee also gives the new owner access to a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, a shared rooftop terrace, and basement storage space.

      Yarrow (far left) performed with Mary Travers and Noel Paul Stookey as part of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary.

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      A New York native, Yarrow passed away earlier this year at age 86 from bladder cancer, which he had battled for the past few years. Per The New York Times, he split singing duties equally on many of Peter, Paul and Mary’s recordings. But the tenor also had some prominent lead vocals, fronting well-known group recordings such as Puff, the Magic Dragon, Day Is Done, and The Great Mandala, all of which he either wrote or co-wrote. Puff became a No. 2 Billboard hit, while Day Is Done broke into the Top 20.

      “I believe folk music has had a positive effect on the decency, humanity and empathy of society,” he told Reuters in 2008. “Peter, Paul, and Mary had a huge audience, some of whom did not agree with our politics. But they were touched by the human essence of our songs.”

      Click here for more photos of the Manhattan residence.

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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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      You Can Rent Carmelo Anthony’s Former Fifth Avenue Pad for $43,000 a Month

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      Carmelo Anthony’s former Manhattan home is available for rent, offering the opportunity to live like an NBA All-Star— that is if you’re ready, willing, and able to pony up $43,000 a month. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom residence on Fifth Avenue spans a bit more than 4,000 square feet, perched on a high floor with sweeping views of Central Park. The apartment was Carmelo’s home base during his time with the New York Knicks, renting it in 2015 while navigating the peaks and valleys of his illustrious career. 

      Housed in a pre-war building originally constructed in 1925 and restored in 2012, the apartment blends classic design with modern finishes. Think glossy oak flooring, coffered ceilings, and custom millwork. A private elevator opens directly into a long entrance gallery and foyer, leading to an expansive combination living and dining room centered around a gas fireplace with a polished stone surround. 

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      A private elevator opens to oak floors, coffered ceilings, and a gas fireplace in the living room.

      DDreps / The Assouline Team

      The chef’s kitchen is equipped with Italian custom cabinetry, Caesarstone countertops, and premium Miele and Bertazzoni appliances. Meanwhile, the primary suite features unobstructed views of the park, a private sitting room, two walk-in closets, and a spa-like bathroom with radiant heated floors and Dolomiti marble, notes the listing, which is being held by Ruthie and Ethan Assouline of The Assouline Team at Douglas Elliman. 

      The 55-unit building offers both pre-war charm and modern amenities. Think a 24-hour concierge, a 2,600-square-foot fitness center, and a residents’ lounge. For an additional fee, residents can get access to the private club at 1214 Fifth Avenue, complete with an indoor pool and media room. Notably, it also drew high-profile buyers—Bill and Melinda Gates reportedly purchased a $5 million condo here in 2018 for their daughter Jennifer Gates, paying all cash. The unit was listed for $4.75 million in 2022 but was taken off the market before it was sold. 

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      THhe primary suite comes with park views, a sitting room, two walk-ins, and a spa bath.

      DDreps / The Assouline Team

      Over the years, Anthony’s real estate portfolio has included several standout properties. His previous residence, a full-floor condo in Chelsea, was listed for $12.85 million in 2020 and reappeared on the market in 2022 after undergoing a total redesign. Located next to the High Line, the 4,556-square-foot unit featured five bedrooms, four bathrooms, Calacatta Gold marble countertops, and custom walnut cabinetry. He’s previously owned a big spread in Littleton, Colorado; a 13,000-square-foot mansion in New York’s Westchester County; and a 1929 Spanish-style home in the Beverly Grove area of Beverly Hills that he shared with his ex-wife La La Anthony, according to records.  

      Click here to see more photos of the New York apartment. 

      DDreps / The Assouline Team

       

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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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      ‘Modern Family’ Alum Ed O’Neill Lists His Spare L.A. Home for $6.7 Million

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      Back in 2004, while he was starring as Al Bundy in Married… with Children, Ed O’Neill doled out $2.6 million for a Los Angeles home in the horse-friendly Sullivan Canyon community on the border of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. A few years later, after he snagged the role of Jay Pritchett in Modern Family, the actor and his longtime actress wife Catherine Rusoff picked up a second place nearby for $3 million. Now the couple has put the first-mentioned residence up for sale at a smidge under $6.7 million with Nancie Richards of Core Real Estate Group.

      Set on almost a third of an acre off historic Old Ranch Road, the hacienda-style structure was designed by architects Cliff May, widely touted as the “father of the California ranch house,” and Chris Choate in the early 1950s. Tucked down a private lane that leads to a motor court and two-car garage, the single-level house sports four bedrooms and three baths in almost 3,200 square feet of living space infused with light via walls of glass and skylights. Filtered throughout is a mix of terracotta and wide-plank wood floors, plaster walls, and wood-beam ceilings.

      The vaulted and glass-lined family room is anchored by a raised-hearth flagstone fireplace.

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      A pair of tall, access-controlled wood doors next to the garage lead to an enclosed courtyard that serves as an entry into the home’s U-shaped layout, where highlights include a sunken fireside living room with a built-in window seat and an adjacent family room anchored by an eye-catching raised-hearth fireplace. The dining room comes with a third fireplace, while a modernized galley kitchen is outfitted with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances.

      A separate wing holds an office and an attractive primary suite, which features yet another fireplace and sliding glass doors spilling out to a patio, as well as a walk-in closet with its own safe and a bath spotlighted by a pedestal soaking tub.

      A wine cave with plenty of room for your favorite vintages can be found just outside the house.

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      In addition to a standalone wine cave, the lush greenery-encased grounds also host numerous spots ideal for alfresco lounging and dining and a pool with a spa and water slide. A bamboo-laced pathway meanders its way to a meditation garden lorded over by a Buddha statue.

      As for O’Neill and Rusoff’s other house down the street, the couple acquired that two-bedroom, two-bath spread from cinematographer Robert Richardson in 2011 for just over $3 million. Designed by the aforementioned Cliff May in 1953 as his personal residence (and known as the Experimental Ranch House), the 3,165-square-foot abode was restored and refined by Marmol Radziner during Richardson’s ownership.

      Click here for more photos of the Sullivan Canyon residence.

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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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      President Woodrow Wilson’s 19th-Century Tudor Revival Home in New Jersey Lists for $6.5 Million

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      Love a challenge? Name the two homes credited with being built by a U.S. president. We’ll spare you the struggle. Along with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, there’s the stately Tudor Revival home in New Jersey that Woodrow Wilson tasked New York architect Edward S. Child with building for his family in 1895 and can now be yours for $6.5 million. Available through Barbara Blackwell of Sotheby’s International Realty, the beloved mansion offers a rare chance to own a piece of American history. 

      Wilson served as the 28th U.S. President from 1913 to 1921 as a member of the Democratic Party, and he is globally recognized for his leadership during World War I. Some might say, however, it was the Garden State’s town of Princeton that knew him best. After graduating from the borough’s acclaimed Ivy League school in 1879, he served as the university’s professor of law from 1890 to 1902, during which time he tapped Child for the residence at 82 Library Place.  

      Hand-painted walls in the dining room depict notable landmarks on the campus of Princeton University.

      Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty

      Wilson and his family moved into the abode in 1896, and “the door was always open for Princeton students who wished to meet with their revered professor and attend class in his grand foyer,” press materials state. Decades later, it was “vacant and in decline,” according to Princeton’s weekly newspaper Town Topics, which spoke with its owner Robert Carr in 2018. “It was actually very well built. I told Jim Baxter I wanted it to last for another 100 years,” he said in regard to hiring architect Ron Berlin and Baxter Construction for its remodeling.

      Berlin was given the Award for Historic Preservation by the Historical Society of Princeton in 2007 for his work on the residence. This includes reviving the burnished woodwork and repairing a host of leaded glass windows throughout. Moving past its charming facade, where trimmed shrubs highlight a stone base and crowning features like mullioned windows, guests have ample room to spread out beneath a plaster tracery ceiling in the formal living room. Hand-painted walls act as an ode to Princeton’s campus in the dining room next door. 

      Wood-trimmed windows and an all-glass roof the greenhouse-style sunroom with natural light.

      Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty

      Homeowners and guests can relax in a greenhouse-inspired sunroom with wood-trimmed windows or take a beat in the kitchen that’s anchored by a stone-top island and also features a working dumbwaiter, double Wolf range, and brass pot rack. A clubby, oak-paneled library and a porte-cochère-turned-office round out the ground level. Seven bedrooms (plus a second sunroom on the second floor) span the three-story home’s upper level, including a primary suite that’s complete with a coffee bar and two fireplaces, one in the bedroom and another in the heated-marble bathroom that opens to a balcony. 

      While the multi-room basement provides plenty of space for entertaining and lounging, the backyard’s two patios are most ideal for hosting alfresco events. In addition to gardens redesigned by Holly Grace Nelson in 2022, the outdoor space includes a fountain that trickles into a large koi pond and a two-car detached garage for your favorite rides.  

      Click here for more photos of the Princeton home.

      Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty

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      Demetrius Simms

      Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men’s Health, Complex…

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