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    An L.A. Home With Ties to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and More Lists for $7.5 Million

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    When David Fillet moved into this nearly century-old Los Angeles home in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills back in the 1970s, the doctor hired a historian to do a deep dive into its past, and what he found was intriguing.

    Not only was the place once owned by Oscar-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, who was frequently visited by his close friends Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, but the original Dracula actor Bela Lugosi had also rented the residence in the early 1930s while his house nearby was being built. Along with a slew of other prominent folks, actress Yvette Mimieux was even rumored to have occupied the Maravilla Road property in the late 1960s.

    A fireside living room comes with picture windows overlooking city skyline views.

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    Fillet picked up the estate in 1972 for a mere $138,000. Now, for the first time in over 50 years, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style property has popped up on the market again for $7.5 million, with Tom Davila, John Zaffarano, and Kennon Earl of Rare Properties of Compass sharing the listing.

    Originally designed and built for retired physician and surgeon Frederick Dunsmoor in the late 1920s by lesser-known architect Adolph Semrow, Villa Dorada rests beyond gates at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning a third of an acre, high above Brad Pitt’s newly purchased home. Half a dozen bedrooms and seven baths are spread across 7,400 square feet of decidedly dated yet well-preserved living space on three stories accessible via a wood-paneled elevator. Period details include magnesite floors, an intimate “telephone room,” and the original intercom system.

    The primary bedroom has a sitting area and access to two private balconies.

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    Among the highlights is the circular entry foyer, which boasts a spiral staircase and a massive wrought-iron chandelier dangling from a vaulted hand-painted ceiling. From there, a sunken reception parlor comes with a built-in bar and a powder room, and a spacious wood-beamed living room has a decorative tiled fireplace and a glass and wood-trimmed door spilling out to a covered terrace. An adjacent coffer-ceilinged dining room connects to the eat-in kitchen.

    Directly below the main level is an exercise room and a primary suite flaunting a fireplace, a sitting area, dual balconies, a walk-in closet, and a fanciful stone-clad bath with dual vanities and a large glass-encased shower. The bottom-most level, meanwhile, hosts staff quarters with two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen, along with a fireside recreation room that leads out to a terraced backyard overlooking sweeping city lights and ocean views. There’s also an attached three-car garage out front.

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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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      Brad Pitt Just Dropped $12 Million on Rock Star Dave Keuning’s Hollywood Hills Home

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      Dave Keuning has officially offloaded his Los Angeles residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills to Oscar-winning actor, producer, and architecture enthusiast Brad Pitt for $12 million, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

      That’s a lot less than Keuning originally wanted, but it’s still $2.4 million more than the $9.6 million the seven-time Grammy-nominated co-founder and lead guitarist of The Killers paid Grindr app founder Joel Simkhai for the modern Spanish villa high above the Sunset Strip four years ago. 

      The veteran rock star and his interior designer wife, Emilie Keuning, subsequently gave the place a full makeover, and, after hitting the market in June with a nearly $14 million ask, the house quickly sold to Pitt at a substantial discount. David Parnes, Sam Collins, and James Harris of Carolwood Estates held the listing, with Pitt repped by Carolwood’s Marci Kays and Jonathan Mogharrabi.

      The two-story Spanish villa has six bedroom and eight baths in 8,385 square feet.

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      Behind gates on a lofty perch spanning just over a third of an acre, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure offers picturesque views stretching from Downtown L.A. to the Santa Monica Bay. Originally built in the late 1980s, it features six bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 8,300 square feet.

      Upon entry, a soaring wood-beam foyer flows to a living area sporting a stone fireplace and steel-framed French doors spilling out to the backyard. From there, another living area is topped with an embossed tin ceiling and a fanciful light fixture, while an office is lined with built-in bookcases. A dining room and a fireside sitting area connect to the sleek eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with ebony-hued cabinetry and Wolf and Miele appliances. 

      The creature comforts continue upstairs, where a sumptuous primary suite flaunts a Murano glass chandelier, a fireplace, a wraparound balcony, and a marble-clad bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glassy shower. There’s a vaulted movie theater fit for a movie star, while the garden-laced grounds host a freeform pool and spillover spa bordered by a barbecue station and a fire pit lounge, dual garages, and a detached hillside studio with a recording space.

      This isn’t Pitt’s first real estate foray into the Hollywood Hills. In early 2023, he sold a $33 million compound in Los Feliz to Aileen Getty and then turned around and paid the oil heiress $5.5 million for her midcentury modern pavilion, also in Los Feliz and known as the Steel House.

      More recently, the F1 The Movie and Ocean’s Eleven star doled out $40 million for the landmark D.L. James house in California’s Carmel Highlands, which has reportedly become his main residence. His extensive property portfolio also includes a 50 percent stake in Château Miraval, a 1,200-acre estate and winery in France that he once shared with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie.

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      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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      Come on Down! Bob Barker’s Former L.A. Home Is Back on the Market for $8.2 Million

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      It’s been a little more than a year since Bob Barker’s longtime Los Angeles home sold for $800,000 over the nearly $3 million asking price after a reported 250 showings and a fierce bidding war. Now the late game show host and animal rights advocate’s former residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of the Hollywood Hills has just returned to the market, all dolled up and asking a speck under $8.2 million. George Ouzounian and Jordan Ginsburg of The Agency hold the listing.

      Built in the late 1920s atop a storied site where the first house in what is today known as the Outpost Estates neighborhood once stood—and designated as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 673 in the 1990s—the Spanish Colonial Revival digs were acquired in 1969 by Barker, who lived there for more than 50 years until his death in August 2023 at age 99.

      The earth-toned library still has an original walk-in wet bar, plus an en suite bath.

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      Purchased by interior designer Julia Dempster last April for around $3.8 million and subsequently given a thorough restoration and update, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure offers six bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 5,900 square feet that boasts new Portola Roman clay and lime-wash finishes paired with the original hand-painted fresco ceiling, arched doorways, and stained-glass windows. There’s also a 600-square-foot lower level, which includes an infrared sauna and flexible space for guests, an office, or a gym. 

      Sequestered behind walls and gates on a little more than a quarter of an acre, the dwelling is fronted by a driveway that leads to an attached garage tucked off to the side. Beyond the hand-carved wood door, the entrance hallway flows to a vaulted living room sporting a fireplace embedded in an ornate wood surround and steel-framed French doors spilling outside. An adjacent wet bar-equipped library comes with its own bath.

      A crystal chandelier tops the formal dining area, while a family room connects to a marble-clad kitchen outfitted with custom white oak cabinetry, an eat-in island, Thermador appliances, and a breakfast banquette. A curving wrought iron-railed staircase heads upstairs to not one but two primary suites, the main one holding a slender yet lengthy balcony, as well as a spacious dressing room with a window seat and dual baths spotlighted by a book-matched travertine shower.

      The grassy backyard hosts a flagstone-encased pool nestled beside a newly added barbecue.

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      RELATED: Killers Guitarist Dave Keuning’s Modern Spanish Home in the Hollywood Hills Lists for $14 Million

      Not to be left out are the verdant grounds, which feature a flagstone-encased pool nestled beside a newly added barbecue station and a towering oak tree for plenty of shade. The property is also just minutes away from Runyon Canyon Park, which is popular for its scenic and dog-friendly hiking trails.

      Dempster, who hails from Great Britain, told Mansion Global she didn’t even know who Barker was when she bought the home. “That was an added bonus,” said the interior designer, who was instead drawn in by the abode’s beautiful original architecture, arched doorways, original ironwork, and clay tile roof. “I just love Spanish architecture from the 1920s,” she added. “This is my dream home.” 

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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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      Killers Guitarist Dave Keuning’s Modern Spanish Home in the Hollywood Hills Lists for $14 Million

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      Professional rockstar Dave Keuning picked up a Los Angeles home almost four years ago and subsequently undertook a renovation. However, “Somebody Told Me” the seven-time Grammy-nominated co-founder and lead guitarist of The Killers has decided to sell his revamped residence in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills, asking a speck under $14 million. David Parnes, Sam Collins, and James Harris of Carolwood Estates share the listing.

      Records show Keuning and his longtime interior designer wife Emilie paid Grindr app founder Joel Simkhai nearly $9.6 million for the modern Spanish villa set high atop the Sunset Strip, which is about $500,000 below the $10 million Simkhai originally wanted. It’s also a million bucks less than the neighborhood record of $10.5 million that was set when the tech mogul bought the property in 2017, right around the same time he sold Grindr to the Chinese-based gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech in two deals worth roughly $250 million.

      A living area topped with an embossed tin ceiling and Murano glass chandelier leads to an office.

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      Nestled on more than one-third of an acre secured by a gated brick motor court, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure was built in the late 1980s and has sweeping views spanning from Downtown L.A. to the Santa Monica Bay from its lofty perch. Inside, more than 8,300 square feet of living space on two levels is accessed via a soaring wood-beam foyer that flows to a spacious living area sporting a stone fireplace and steel-framed French doors spilling out to the backyard.

      Another living area decorated with an embossed tin ceiling and a fanciful light fixture abuts an office equipped with built-in bookcases, while a stylish eat-in kitchen outfitted with ebony-hued cabinetry and top-tier Wolf and Miele appliances connects to a fireside sitting area and dining room beyond. Elsewhere is a vaulted movie theater, plus a posh upstairs primary suite flaunting a Murano glass chandelier, fireplace, wraparound balcony, and marble-clad bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and glassy shower.

      A detached hillside recording studio lined with guitars includes a private sound booth.

      Tyler Hogan

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      The picturesque grounds are studded with tiered gardens and host a freeform pool and spillover spa flanked by a barbecue station and fire pit lounge. Rounding it all out are dual garages, as well as a detached hillside studio holding a recording space with a private sound booth (sadly, the guitars are not included as part of the sale).

      In 2018, the Iowa native purchased a $5 million home in the hills of Los Feliz before flipping it the following year to BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. More recently, records show he sold a house in the beachside community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea near San Diego and a condo in Las Vegas, where the band was formed by Keuning and Brandon Flowers back in 2001.

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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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      A Couple of Pop Culture Icons Just Sold Their Hollywood Hills Villa for $7.8 Million

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      Almost two years after John Taylor and Gela Nash-Taylor first put their Los Angeles home up for sale at nearly $13 million and subsequently reduced the price to just under $9 million, the bassist and founding member of the British new-wave band Duran Duran and his longtime wife, co-creator of the fashion label Juicy Couture, have officially offloaded their 1930s Spanish-style villa in the Outpost Estates neighborhood of Hollywood Hills.

      Records show an as-yet-unnamed buyer has paid $7.8 million for the stylishly revamped residence, which is around $6 million more than the couple doled out for the place back in fall 1999, not too long after they were married. Daria Greenbaum of Compass held the listing, with Steve Frankel and Leah Lail of Coldwell Banker repping the buyer.

      The chapel-like living room features a large stone fireplace and Juliet balcony overlooking the city.

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      Originally built in 1931 and extensively renovated by the couple during their tenure, the towering white stucco and terracotta-roof structure is tucked away behind gates on a hillside parcel spanning over a third of an acre. Inside, four bedrooms and seven baths are spread across roughly 6,200 square feet of three-level living space boasting a mix of tile, stone, and hardwood floors paired with soaring wood-beam ceilings.

      An arcade entryway travels to the hand-carved wood front door, which opens into a circular entry foyer dressed in hexagon-shaped black tile. From there, a spacious living room is spotlighted by a massive wood-burning stone fireplace and French doors opening to a Juliet balcony, while a formal dining room overlooking a fountain-clad patio seats up to 14. A butler’s pantry connects to the sleekly designed kitchen, which is decked out with cobalt blue cabinetry, veined-marble backsplash and countertops, a pricey Lacanche range, and a nearby breakfast room.

      A fireside den and library comes with custom bookshelves and French doors leading to the backyard.

      David Fitzgerald

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      A curving, iron-railed staircase passes by stained-glass windows on its way upstairs, where the lavish primary suite flaunts a seating area, two generous-sized closets, and a fireside bath equipped with dual console sinks, a dressing area, and an oversized soaking tub. An en-suite guest bedroom can also be found on this floor, while a turreted space with views spanning from Downtown L.A. to the ocean is currently being used as a gym.

      On the lower level, a gallery with a water feature steps down to a bookshelf-lined den and library sporting a fireplace topped with a big-screen TV. Several sets of French doors spill out to the picturesque grounds, which are laced with palms, gardens, and fountains and host a pool and spa nestled beside an open-air cabana with a barbecue and kitchen setup, a fireplace, and an alfresco dining space, as well as a seated bar and a built-in stone banquette warmed by a fire pit.

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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 1940s R.M. Schindler Home in Hollywood Hills Is Back on the Market for $3.3 Million

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      It’s been barely a year since Tara Subkoff doled out nearly $2.4 million for a pristine 80-year-old home in Los Angeles designed by revered architect R.M. Schindler. Now the multi-faceted actress, artist, director, and fashion designer is already looking to offload her place in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills with a nearly million-dollar jump in price, asking a speck under $3.3 million.

      Known as the Jacob and Margaret Druckman House after its original owners, the modernist structure was completed in the early 1940s; it offers four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 1,600 square feet of sensitively renovated, split-level living space accented with refinished hardwood floors, ample built-ins, and high wood-beam ceilings dotted with clerestory windows. Vast expanses of glass overlook leafy canyon vistas.

      The galley kitchen features vintage-style appliances and a dining area tucked into a windowed nook.

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      Standing out on the main floor is an open-plan great room featuring a living area sporting a decorative red-brick and white-stucco fireplace. An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating. Elsewhere is a set of steps leading down to a powder room, along with a guest bedroom that’s currently being used as a media room.

      Three additional bedrooms can be found on the bottom-most level, as well as a den/office and two baths dressed in the same pale hues of the kitchen. Outdoors, the foliage-laced grounds are carved into a hillside parcel spanning just under a quarter of an acre and host an alfresco lounging and dining area warmed by a fireplace and an oval-shaped pool surrounded by a flagstone sundeck.

      The leafy grounds are spotlighted by an oval pool encased within a flagstone sundeck.

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      Per the listing held by William Baker of the Agency and Lilian Pfaff of Modern California Home, there’s also a newly installed gate and alarm system, plus a two-car garage.

      The 52-year-old Connecticut native is probably best known for founding the art collective and fashion label Imitation of Christ. Also an actress, she’s starred in the films When the Bough Breaks and The Cell. Subkoff previously owned a 1930s Saul Harris Brown-designed streamline moderne home in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. that she sold in December 2023 for $3 million.

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      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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      Russell Brand’s Hacienda-Style Hideaway in L.A. Just Hit the Market for $3.5 Million

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      Back in fall 2019, Russell Brand plunked down $3 million and change for a hacienda-style hideaway in Los Angeles. Now the British comedian and actor who appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek has decided to offload his secluded property after nearly five years of ownership, with the price tag set at $3.5 million.

      Hidden away behind a gated driveway, amid a half-acre parcel of land nestled within the celeb-studded Outpost Estates neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure was originally built back in the 1950s. Since renovated, the three-bedroom, five-bath home offers 3,500 square feet of two-level living space boasting hardwood floors, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, picture windows, and skylights throughout.

      Though images aren’t available, the listing shows a tiled entry foyer that flows to a light-filled living room displaying a wood-burning fireplace tucked into the corner and two sets of pocketing glass doors opening to a covered al fresco dining terrace. An adjacent dining area connects to the “charming” eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with wood cabinetry and a patterned tile backsplash.

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      Upstairs, the primary suite has a fireplace, a private balcony, and an updated bath with dual vanities, a built-in spa tub, and a shower; and the fully fenced grounds host a swimming pool, an outdoor shower, several seating areas, meandering pathways, and a meditation hut. There’s also a detached carport flanked by a motorcourt, plus a separate kitchenette-equipped guest unit that rests alongside a fountain-clad courtyard.

      Brand, who was recently baptized amid rape and sexual assault claims made by multiple women, has owned other homes in the Hollywood Hills through the years. During his short marriage to Katy Perry, the couple paid $6.5 million for a Mediterranean-style compound that they never even moved into before selling it at a million-dollar loss to Las Vegas-based businessman Lorenzo Doumani. Brand also once owned the former castle-like home of Laurence Olivier, which he sold some years ago.

      It’s no secret that Outpost Estates has long been a favored residential enclave for celebrities. Besides Brand, homeowners have included Orlando Bloom, whose former black-painted mansion is currently on the market for $5 million, as well as Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy, Bob Barker, Winona Ryder, Shaun White, and Charlize Theron. More

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      Orlando Bloom Painted This L.A. Mansion Black. Now It Can Be Yours for $5 Million.

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      A decade after actor Orlando Bloom sold his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for nearly $4 million, the Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean star’s notorious black-painted abode has once again surfaced for sale. Fully transformed on the inside—but still retaining that dark-hued façade that reportedly annoyed neighbors at the time and has since become rather trendy—the ranch-style abode is now on the market for a speck under $5 million. The listing is held by Claire and Sam O’Connor of Berkshire Hathaway.

      Records show Bloom and his ex-wife Miranda Kerr paid almost $2.8 million for the house in 2007. The couple—who were burglarized at this same spot around two years later by the film-immortalized teen Bling Ring crew—wound up selling the home in 2014 to an unknown buyer before it ultimately went to former Hulu executive and BlueView Real Estate founder Jeff Martin through foreclosure in 2022 for $3.1 million.

      A spacious fireside living room has walls of windows and a door flowing out to an al fresco dining patio.

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      Tucked away behind gates amid a double parcel spanning three-quarters of an acre in the Outpost Estates enclave that weaves into the foothills above Hollywood, the wood-sided and blue-shingle-roof structure was originally built in the 1940s. Extensively remodeled during Martin’s ownership, the premises feature four bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 3,300 square feet of stylish Francesca Grace-designed living space boasting white oak floors and high wood-beam ceilings throughout, plus doors in every room opening to the outside.

      Among the highlights is a window-lined living room sporting a striking veined-marble fireplace and a door spilling out to a patio that’s ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. A wainscoted dining room links via a hallway to the sky-lit kitchen, which is outfitted with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, top-tier stainless appliances, and a cozy fireside seating alcove.

      The home’s recently updated grounds feature a pool and spa surrounded by a brick terrace.

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      Elsewhere is an office space with yet another fireplace and a primary suite that comes complete with a wood-fluted accent wall, a built-in window seat, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a large rainfall shower. Outdoors, the terraced grounds are showcased by a waterfall-fed pool and spa encased within a brick-clad sundeck and steps leading up to a lofty pergola-shaded seating area overlooking the city lights.

      Also holding court on the property, per Mansion Global, is a bedroom that feels separate from the home and can be used as a recording studio, a fitness room, or an office, along with a lengthy driveway that empties out at a spacious motorcourt flanked by an attached two-car garage.

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