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    British Design Legend Tom Dixon Just Listed His Curvaceous Villa in Mykonos for $25 Million

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    When Tom Dixon designs a sea-view villa, you know it’s not going to be your average beach cottage. Enter Aimasia, a nearly 10,000-square-foot love letter to Mykonos, crafted with the renowned British designer’s signature flair and the finesse of A31 Architecture founder Praxitelis Kondylis. Tucked into the rocky folds of Elia, the six-bedroom estate isn’t so much built on the land as it is at one with it, a swooping, Brutalist sculpture drenched in clear Greek sunlight. Now it can now be yours for a cool $25 million.

    “This villa isn’t just perched above Psarou Beach—it commands it,” says Nest Seekers International agent Amanda Lynn, who shares the listing with colleague Efthalia Anastasiadou. “The views are cinematic, the architecture is breathtaking, and you’re steps from the most iconic beach clubs in the world. It’s the ultimate Mykonos experience… private, luxurious, and completely unforgettable.” 

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    A 200-foot-long local stone wall forms part of the property.

    Mike Kelley

    Dixon’s Design Research Studio (DRS) both juxtaposed and channeled the island’s rugged terrain into every inch of Aimasia. Think boulders repurposed as interior sculptures, a kitchen island of polished granite with softly curved edges, and plaster bedframes tinted with Mykonian soil. Sustainability isn’t an afterthought here either—it’s imbedded into the bones: from the low-carbon concrete and native green roof to smart cross-ventilation and energy-efficient systems. 

    The villa is anchored—literally—by a roughly 200-foot-long granite wall, a remnant of the site that now serves as both structure and storytelling device. The wall slices through the home, guiding you from the open-air atrium to indoor living spaces, all wrapped in sliding glass and shadow play.

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    A dining area flows into an outdoor terrace and infinity pool.

    Mike Kelley

    Each of the six bedrooms is its own private haven. Two have private plunge pools, and a detached suite is notched into the hillside below the main house for maximum seclusion. But even indoors, the line between architecture and nature blurs. Stone, oak, and soil mingle with custom furniture, including some of Dixon’s most important pieces, like the S-Chair, which is included in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection, and experimental pieces made just for Aimasia—paper mâché totems, metal sculptures, and disk-like pendant lights that are artfully suspended over the kitchen. 

    And then there’s the view: the Aegean stretched out beyond an infinity pool. The outdoor living spaces—shaded terraces, a BBQ kitchen, and a dining pavilion—are primed for long lunches and slow sunsets. “Whether you’re throwing a legendary party or just escaping with friends, this villa is the kind of place people talk about long after summer ends,” Lynn adds.  

    Click here to see more photos of Tom Dixon’s Mykonos villa.

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    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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      Rocker Gene Simmons Is Rolling Out of His $14 Million Ultra-Modern Villa in Beverly Hills

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      Back in 2021—after he kicked up a big stink about leaving California and moving to Nevada—Gene Simmons offloaded his longtime estate in Beverly Hills for a discounted $16 million and forked over a combined total of $10.8 million for a Las Vegas-area home and the vacant lot next door. The flamboyant singer and bassist for the hard rock band Kiss wound up selling both properties in 2023—he didn’t care for the excessive desert heat, not to mention the strippers down the street—and pocketed $200,000 more than he paid barely two years before.

      In the interim, Simmons and his wife Shannon Tweed changed their minds about the evils of California and acquired a hilltop spread in Malibu for $5.8 million. They also doled out $8.2 million for a striking modern villa in the Coldwater Canyon enclave of Beverly Hills. Now, in the latest twist to the couple’s four-year real estate saga, they’ve decided to return the BevHills property to the market and are listing it with Lisa Young, Kennon Earl, and Thomas Davila of Compass for a dash under $14 million.

      The great room’s living and dining areas are divided by a three-sided fireplace.

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      Perched on half an acre of land that once held a 1957 ranch house owned by the late comedian Charles Nelson Reilly, the parcel was acquired in 2014 for $1.9 million by Roland Schallibaum. The noted Swiss architect subsequently joined with Roger Kurath of Design 21 to raze the existing dwelling and build an ultra-modern anthracite-hued showpiece, complete with four bedrooms and five baths in nearly 7,800 square feet of feng shui-inspired living space offering sweeping canyon, mountain, and ocean views.

      Within the boxy two-story concrete, steel, oak, and glass structure, warm yet museum-esque interiors boast radiant-heated concrete floors, soaring ceilings, large triple-paned sliding glass windows, five fireplaces, and high-tech smart-home systems. Outdoors, 1,800 square feet of decking overlooks a dramatic 40-foot infinity pool and spa heated by solar panels and a fire pit flanked by a bronze filigree-accented wall. There’s also a green rooftop with drought-tolerant plantings, as well as a motor court and two garages that can accommodate up to 15 vehicles.

      Solar panels are used to heat the dramatic 70-foot infinity pool and inset spa.

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      Back inside, a spacious living area sports a three-sided fireplace, while a chandelier-topped dining space that seats 12 flows to a sleekly designed kitchen sporting Gaggenau appliances, a Japanese grill, and an accompanying 1,000-bottle wine cellar. The massive upstairs primary suite comes with a separate lounge and sauna-equipped bath, and elsewhere is a sky-lit gallery space and a plush theater where Simmons has screened movies like 2022’s shark thriller Deep Water, made by the production company he launched in 2023 with Arclight Films chairman Gary Hamilton.

      As for who the next owner might be? Well, the 75-year-old rocker and reality TV star—who currently maintains two properties in Malibu, one in Canada, and a couple lived in by his children—told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn’t plan on letting just anyone buy the place. “You have such wonderful times there, you don’t want some schmuck in the place you call home,” he said. “No drugs, no alcoholics. I don’t want anybody coming in there who is going to destroy the place.”

      Click here for more photos of the Coldwater 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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      A Hotelier’s $20 Million 165-Acre Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley Has a Regulation Polo Field

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      This estate in New York’s Hudson Valley is on a mission to prove you really can have it all. Can’t decide between a fancy designer-built mansion with an eye-catching infinity pool or a bucolic equestrian ranch sporting stables and a regulation-size polo field? The 165-acre property has both, plus a supremely private and scenic locale with easy access to the nearby villages of Amenia, Millbrook, and Wassaic. 

      Records show the current owner is hotelier, real estate investor, and avid polo player Philip Mactaggart, who operates Resident Hotels throughout the United Kingdom as part of Mactaggart Family & Partners. He acquired the vacant plot of land in 2014 for $3.5 million and then enlisted Resolution: 4 Architecture to build a modern five-bedroom, eight-bath vacation home that was completed in 2019. Now he’s hoisting the entire spread up for sale with a substantial jump in price, asking $20 million. Noble Black and Maria Mendelsohn of Douglas Elliman share the listing.

      A striking vanishing-edge pool is nestled beside an open-air cabana decked out for entertaining.

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      Dual wings separated by a pivoting glass door in the entry foyer flow to 7,500 square feet of two-level living space showcased by a combined living and dining area featuring a raised-hearth fireplace embedded in black steel and a library wall with a rolling ladder and hidden bar. Seventy-foot walls of glass overlook rolling meadows planted with native species and the Taconic Mountains in the distance.

      Other highlights include a sleek all-white kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island and a large butler’s pantry; an intimate fireside media room that opens to a private office via a sliding barn door clad in brass sequins; and the inviting primary retreat, which boasts a fireplace, a meditation room, and dual dressing rooms and baths. Elsewhere are a mirrored gym, a wine cellar, and a breezeway leading to a trellis-shaded roof deck with its own bar, dining space, and lounge warmed by a fireplace.

      Equestrian facilities were a must for the property’s owner, who is an avid polo player.

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      Created by landscape architect Wagner Hodgson, the picturesque grounds host a vanishing-edge pool and spa that adjoins a wooden sunbathing deck, a spacious open-air cabana holding a kitchen, a lounge, a powder room, and an adjacent alfresco dining terrace. Also on tap is a croquet court, along with horse-centric amenities encompassing two barns with 48 stalls and paddocks, four fenced pastures, and a polo field.

      Rounding it all out is a three-car garage flanked by a Belgian block motor court lined with trees and moss, as well as a pair of staff cottages—one with three bedrooms and the other with two.

      Click here for more photos of the Hudson Valley 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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      Neve Campbell and JJ Feild List Their Charming Colonial Home in L.A. for $4.3 Million

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      It’s been almost five years since Neve Campbell and JJ Feild picked up a Los Angeles home in the leafy San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Sherman Oaks. Now the Scream star and her longtime acting partner have decided to hand over the keys to their traditional Colonial-style digs, asking a speck under $4.3 million. Richard Yohon of Sotheby’s International Realty and Konstantine Valissarakos of Nourmand & Associates share the listing. 

      The couple—she famous for her turns as Sidney Prescott in the horror film franchise Scream and Julia Salinger on the TV series Party of Five, and he known for movies such as Captain America: The First Avenger and Austenland—acquired the property in 2020 for $2.8 million. Originally built in the mid-1920s, the traditional clapboard-sided residence was extensively remodeled by a previous owner in 2017 and has since undergone some recent updates by Campbell and Feild.

      A formal living room off the foyer has a marble fireplace and French doors opening to the front porch.

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      Comprising a sloping hillside parcel spanning over a third of an acre, the walled and gated compound features a street-level garage with room for three vehicles out front, with a newly added elevator leading to the two-story main home up above. A walkway passes through the manicured lawn before emptying out at a columned brick porch outfitted with an idyllic swing chair and a bright blue front door that opens into 4,500 square feet of living space boasting five bedrooms and six baths.

      Wide-plank hardwood floors throughout the main level flow to formal living and dining rooms, both sporting French doors spilling outside. A fireside family room and a breakfast nook connect to an all-white gourmet kitchen outfitted with a swath of high-end stainless appliances, while a traditional staircase off the foyer heads to an upper-level primary suite containing a fireplace, a private balcony, a pair of walk-in closets, and a spa-inspired bath with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glassy shower.

      The resort-like backyard is ideal for entertaining with a large pool, cedar sauna, and changing rooms.

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      Outdoors, the secluded yard is dotted with redwood and fruit trees and hosts a huge pool with a spa and Baja shelf, as well as a pool house with a handy shower and toilet, a barbecue and bar setup, a cedar-clad sauna, a children’s playhouse, an in-ground trampoline, a pergola-shaded dining area, and a vegetable garden. There’s also a detached guesthouse with its own kitchen, bedroom, and bath.

      Click here for more photos of the Sherman Oaks 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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      A Craft Whiskey Maker’s Idyllic Coastal California Vineyard Estate Can Be Yours for $6.9 Million

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      A Central California vineyard estate long owned by San Luis Obispo-based real estate investor and developer Rodney (Rod) Cegelski has just popped up for sale in the charming and lively seaside community of Avila Beach. After almost two decades, the co-founder of Rod & Hammer’s craft whiskey distillery and his wife Robin are preparing to downsize and are now offering the nearly six-acre spread known as Casa Contenta for a dash under $6.9 million, around $500,000 less than the original $7.4 million asking price in March.

      Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains, about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the gated property is distinguished by a two-acre pinot noir vineyard that produces a sparkling rosé. Records show the couple paid $2.1 million in early 2007 for the licensed rental retreat, which has a Spanish-inspired main home, plus a detached guesthouse and a bonus suite atop the five-car garage—for a combined total of six bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 6,200 square feet.

      The soaring mezzanine-topped living room flows to a massive kitchen outfitted with a seated wet bar.

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      As for the three-bedroom, four-bath primary dwelling, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure was created in the late 1980s by a cadre of designers and architects from California, Australia, and Mexico, according to marketing materials. Highlights include a fireside living room resting beneath a soaring whitewashed wood-beam ceiling embellished with black brackets.

      A massive kitchen sports an eat-in island, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, a wet bar, a butler’s pantry, and a breakfast nook, while the primary suite comes with a fireplace, dual walk-in closets, and a soaking tub-equipped bath. Two more bedrooms and a bath can be found in the guesthouse, which has its own living room and kitchen, and an open-concept bonus suite above the garage features a bedroom, bath, and living area.

      Spiral stairs lead to an open-air observation tower for coastal breezes and picturesque mountain vistas.

      David Lalush

      Especially standing out on the scenic hillside grounds—designed by noted landscaper Jeffrey Gordon Smith and sited amid the so-called “Hole in the Sky” microclimate known for its temperate weather—is an open-air observation tower outfitted with a cozy built-in sofa. There’s also a pool with a slide and an accompanying spa, along with several fire pits, a barbecue station, and a meandering walking trail.

      Per listing agent Lindsey Harn of Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno, the entire property can bring in up to $2,400 a night in rent, with the potential to make more than $450,000 annually. Hobbyist vintners will note the purchase includes a fully operational winemaking venture and label, with the opportunity to contract with a winemaker to produce your own vintages.

      Click here for more photos of the coastal California estate.

      David Lalush

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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 London Building Starred in ‘Paddington.’ Now It Can Be Yours for $6 Million

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      For fans of marmalade sandwiches and whimsical bear adventures, this Notting Hill property may feel oddly familiar—and for good reason. Located on the corner of Portobello Road and Denbigh Close, the bold red façade of Alice’s Antiques doubled as Mr. Gruber’s Antique Shop in all three Paddington films.  

      Throughout the movies and book series, penned by the late Michael Pond, Mr. Gruber’s antique shop is a beloved setting, where he shares wisdom and adventure with Paddington. According to The Times, the real-life Mr. Gruber is Douglas Carter, the 66-year-old owner of Alice’s Antiques. Now, as Carter prepares to retire, the mixed-use building—which is actually owned by his 87-year-old mother—is available to purchase through Knight Frank for £4.5 million (or about $6 million). 

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      The London shop is stuffed with memorabilia and antiques.

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      Held by the same family for three generations, this iconic corner building blends historical appeal with practical potential—and a touch of cinematic magic. The ground floor and basement comprise 1,341 square feet of prime retail space. With its position on one of London’s most photographed streets, the shop offers high visibility, significant foot traffic, and room for further development below. And if you have a knack for nostalgia, you’ll be pleased to know it also appeared in the original British crime comedy the Italian Job in 1969, giving it silver screen credentials across the decades. 

      Above the shop, the first and second floors unfold into a beautifully appointed 1,008-square-foot duplex maisonette. With large sash windows on three sides, the apartment is drenched in natural light. Interiors reflect a playful spirit, with a crimson staircase, patterned carpets, a blush-pink bathroom, and Edwardian fireplaces in both the bedroom and living room.  

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      Upstairs is a two-story, one-bedroom apartment.

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      The kitchen, charmingly compact, opens onto a French balcony and features burgundy floor tiles and matching cabinets. Just upstairs, a secluded roof terrace offers a perfect spot for coffee or cocktails, framed by views of Notting Hill’s famously colorful houses. 

      The property is being offered with vacant possession, allowing for flexibility in how the space is used—whether as a combined home and business, or as a longer-term investment. “Alice’s is an iconic property with so much character and history,” Jack Thomas, sales manager in Knight Frank’s Notting Hill office, told House Beautiful. “We’re thrilled to bring such a landmark opportunity to the market.” 

      Click here to see more photos of the real Alice’s Antiques.

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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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      A San Francisco Shoe Mogul Gave This $15.5 Million 1908 Mansion a Sophisticated Makeover

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      Around five years ago, William Roth Martin doled out nearly $8.8 million for a 117-year-old mansion in San Francisco’s affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood, just minutes from Lafayette Park and bustling Fillmore Street. Now the co-founder of Rothy’s—a popular and stylish eco-friendly shoe brand favored by celebs like Meghan Markle, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Emma Roberts—has put his revamped residence back up for sale with Neal Ward of Compass.

      The asking price is a dash under $15.5 million, which is a whopping $6.7 million more than he paid in mid-2020. But Martin, who’s also an heir to the wealthy de Young family behind the San Francisco Chronicle and de Young Museum, did spend two years and millions of dollars gut-renovating the handsome circa 1908 abode in collaboration with architect Houman Sharif and builder Clayton Timbrell.

      A mostly blue media room topped by a huge skylight comes complete with a library nook and wet bar.

      Brian Kitts

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      Encompassing four levels serviced by an elevator, the red brick structure features a total of five bedrooms and an equal number of baths. More than 7,200 square feet of Steven Volpe-designed living space boasts bold, colorful rooms, white oak floors, 11-foot ceilings, and five fireplaces. There are also all-new windows, doors, and lighting, along with mechanical, automation, and security systems.

      An entrance gallery displaying an eye-catching tree branch chandelier and a curving iron-railed staircase opens into the main level, which is spotlighted by a south-facing living room donning picture windows enhanced with custom Italian silk drapery. From there, an elegant dining room sports a herringbone brick fireplace with an 18th-century surround, a built-in bar with an antique mirror backsplash, and two sets of French doors spilling out to a terrace and a maple-laced garden down below, while the gourmet kitchen is outfitted with Calacatta countertops, rift white oak cabinetry in an ebonized finish, an eat-in island, and top-tier appliances.

      The garden was designed by landscape architect Erica Trimbell.

      Brian Kitts

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      Holding court upstairs is a lounge/office and an en-suite guest bedroom, plus a primary suite that comes with a fireside seating area, dual walk-in closets, and a luxe limestone-clad bath. The topmost floor holds two more bedrooms and a bath, a blue-hued media room with a library nook and a wet bar, and an all-pink solarium that has French-paned windows and a wraparound balcony; and the lower level hosts an additional guest suite, a gym, a laundry room, and an attached three-car garage.

      Though Martin stepped down as president of Rothy’s last year, he still helps to create shoes and handbags largely out of plastic water bottles as the chief creative and innovation officer. He and his wife Emily have decided to sell because their four teenage children are now away at boarding school, and the couple has relocated to Texas, where they are renovating a 100-year-old home in the suburbs of San Antonio that was built by Emily’s great-grandfather. “It was the next chapter,” Martin said in a statement, “and something that will be fun for the two of us.”

      Click here for more photos of the Pacific Heights residence.

      Brian Kitts

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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 $10 Million House Above L.A.’s Sunset Strip Has a Two-Story Entertainment Complex

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      Back in 2007, Angie Thornbury doled out $2.8 million for an unremarkable 1960s ranch house perched in the coveted Bird Streets enclave of Los Angeles. The designer and developer, who passed away in 2020, subsequently renovated the Hollywood Hills property high above the Sunset Strip in her signature party-centric style, complete with glass panels peering into a two-level entertainment space down below.

      Rented out through the years and currently occupied by Thornbury’s daughter, part-time KTLA meteorologist Liberté Chan, the residence has now become available for the first time in almost two decades. The asking price is a speck under $10 million, with Joyce Rey and Katia Miramontes of Coldwell Banker Realty handling the listing.

      A hot tub is tucked off to the side of the great room’s fireside seating spot.

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      Spanning multiple levels, the modern hilltop abode rests on a third of an acre of land fronted by a gated driveway that empties out at an attached two-car garage with lifts to accommodate additional vehicles. Inside, a total of three bedrooms and three baths are spread across about 7,000 square feet of elevator-accessible living space boasting French oak floors, soaring ceilings, art-friendly walls, and vast expanses of glass providing sweeping city skyline and ocean views.

      An open-concept great room sports several lounging spots, including one nestled beside a black-veined marble fireplace and, just behind that, an indoor hot tub. An adjacent dining room surrounded by smoky mirrors flows to a kitchen with sleek ivory cabinetry, an eat-in island, and Miele and Wolf appliances, while a swanky primary suite has a round canopy bed, a walk-in closet that doubles as a panic room, and a soaking tub and shower in a glass-enclosed wet room.

      The two-level basement is ready for entertaining with a bar and lounge boasting a wine cellar.

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      Rounding it all out are the lower-level party facilities, which feature a multipurpose movie and performance theater that’s complete with a stage, a dance pole, and a viewing balcony. Nearby are an airy lounge with a sinuous, fully equipped bar and climate-controlled wine cellar, a gym, and a wellness room. The backyard also offers plenty of perks, including a lap pool with an integrated fire pit and a separate spa.

      Chan, an L.A. native who recently became a mother and spends her spare time as a wellness, fashion, and travel influencer, told Mansion Global she has decided to sell because she has different lifestyle needs now and her pandemic-escape party pad “isn’t the right house for a newborn.” 

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills 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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      Why America’s Billionaire Class Is Snapping Up Prime D.C. Real Estate

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      Historically, Washington, D.C., has been where politcos go to make policy. Today, it’s also where the ultra-wealthy go to hobnob with Capitol Hill decision-makers and West Wing movers and shakers. In recent years, a trend has taken shape in the nation’s capital, where everyone from tech billionaires and hedge fund titans to crypto crusaders and cabinet picks is descending on D.C., not just for influence, but for real estate. The result? An unprecedented boom in the District’s ultra-high-end housing market, with multimillion-dollar properties trading hands at a pace and price point that might even raise brows in famously high-cost locales like Beverly Hills and Palm Beach. 

      Mark Zuckerberg is the latest of the world’s wealthiest to secure a residential foothold in the capital, according to Politco. The Meta CEO, who also maintains homes in Hawaii and California’s Bay Area, was recently revealed as the buyer behind a $23 million all-cash purchase in the leafy Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood. The 15,400-square-foot architectural stunner—designed by noted D.C. architect Robert M. Gurney—features five bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths, two kitchens, and a pool complex fortified by security walls. Located just a quick drive from the White House (or a brisk stroll from Vice President J.D. Vance’s residence at the Naval Observatory), it’s a strategic buy in more ways than one. 

      Mark Zuckerberg dropped $23 million in cash for his new home in D.C. in March 2025.

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      A Meta spokesperson told The New York Post the acquisition will allow Zuckerberg to “spend more time [in D.C.] as Meta continues the work on policy issues related to American technology leadership.” 

      Zuckerberg joins a growing cohort of ultra-wealthy tech titans and Trump-aligned business leaders reshaping Washington’s high-end housing market. Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos kicked off the trend back in 2016, scooping up the former Textile Museum in Kalorama for $23 million. The 27,000-square-foot behemoth—once two side-by-side mansions—set the tone for what was to come: a rush of high-net-worth individuals turning D.C.’s historically discreet neighborhoods into billionaire enclaves. It has been widely reported he later shelled out another $5 million for a house directly across the street.

      In 2016, Jeff Bezos purchased D.C.’s former Textile Museum in Kalorama for $23 million.

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      Then came Peter Thiel. The PayPal co-founder scooped up a $13 million estate on Woodland Drive in 2021, Washingtonian reported. The seller? Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt followed suit, snapping up a storied N Street residence for $15 million. The home was once graced by none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

      But the tech elite aren’t the only ones moving in. Washington’s new crop of political appointees is bringing their deep pockets and taste for trophy homes. Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and President Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, recently shattered local records with a $25 million purchase of Fox News anchor Bret Baier’s French chateau-style home in Foxhall. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent—worth over $700 million, per his financial disclosures—went house-hunting in Georgetown earlier this year. His target became a Federal-style home occupied by Connie Milstein, a former ambassador to Malta, that he acquired for $12.5 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.  

      Howard Lutnick bought Bret Baier’s former Foxhall home for a record $25 million.

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      Newcomers to Congress and business-world mainstays are planting roots in proximity to the nation’s great halls of power, too. David Sacks, the “White House AI and Crypto Czar,” picked up a $10.3 million home earlier this year, and nearby, former hedge-fund manager and now Senator David McCormick ponied up $10.5 million for the Georgetown residence of the late attorney C. Boyden Gray, a former ambassador to the European Union.

      As for the ripple effects? Hard to miss. Homes that used to sit on the market are now getting multiple offers. Take one Georgetown mansion, for example—originally listed at $13.95 million. The price did drop to $9.99 million, but it still ended up selling over asking in a bidding war, The WSJ reported. Bottom line: being close to Capitol Hill has never been more desirable—or more expensive. 

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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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