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    Rosie O’Donnell’s N.Y.C. Penthouse Sells at a Big Loss for $6.9 Million

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    After two years on the market, Rosie O’Donnell has finally managed to offload her New York City penthouse in Midtown Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood.

    The lofty residence was first offered for $8.3 million in spring 2023, then subsequently relisted for nearly $8 million before disappearing from the market and resurfacing at a discounted $7.5 million in April 2024. Now the place is under contract to be sold for $6.9 million, a whopping $1.1 million less than the $8 million the comedian and talk show host paid back in 2017. Caroline Bass of Corcoran holds the listing.

    A Guggenheim-inspired staircase off the great room leads up to the rooftop terrace.

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    Resting on the top two floors of the 33-story Sterling Plaza Tower, a 127-unit development built in the mid-1980s, the duplex has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 3,600 square feet. Renovated by the previous owner, the interiors still boast Russian wide-plank oak floors, a Guggenheim-inspired staircase, and automated smart-home systems. There’s also a spacious rooftop terrace with views of the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, as well as the East River.

    Among the highlights is a window-lined living area sporting a large honed black granite wood-burning fireplace. An adjacent dining room with a wet bar and built-in window seat connects to a sleek Boffi kitchen, which is outfitted with Corian countertops, an eat-in island, a wine fridge, and high-end Gaggenau and Miele appliances.

    The Boffi kitchen comes with an eat-in island and a wine refrigerator that holds 70 bottles.

    Russ Ross Photography

    The private primary suite is decked out with six custom-designed closets, an additional walk-in closet, and a marble-clad bath with heated floors, dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a glass-encased steam shower. Elsewhere is a Swedish sauna for two. Rounding it all out is access to a 24-hour doorman and concierge courtesy of a $5,119 monthly maintenance charge.

    The Long Island-born actress, who has starred in Harriet the Spy, The Flintstones, and A League of Their Own, recently relocated to Ireland with her child Clay because of American politics, according to the New York Post, which first reported the sale. “Although I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be best for myself and my 12-year-old child,” O’Donnell said in a TikTok video earlier this month. “And here we are.”

    Click here for more photos of the Manhattan residence.

    Russ Ross Photography

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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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      Designer Windsor Smith Left Her Signature Mark on This $19.5 Million Estate in L.A.

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      Earlier this year, Gwyneth Paltrow’s particularly eye-catching Los Angeles abode with stylish interiors done up by Windsor Smith sold for $22 million. Now, two months later, an equally striking home that was both lived in and personalized by the celebrity designer herself has popped up for sale just minutes away in the lower Mandeville Canyon […] More

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      Diane Keaton’s Pinterest-Inspired Home in L.A. Is Up for Grabs at $28.9 Million

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      After nearly 14 years of ownership, Diane Keaton has decided to part ways with her Los Angeles digs in the horse-friendly Sullivan Canyon community on the border of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. The Oscar-winning Annie Hall actress, interior design author, and prolific house flipper is asking $28.9 million for the sprawling residence, which sits right next door to a place owned by fellow Hollywood legend Ben Affleck. Andrew Gulyas of Destination Home holds the listing.

      Records show Keaton doled out $4.7 million for the property in 2011 and then set out to create her combination barn/factory dream home. Using the photo-sharing app Pinterest for inspiration, she enlisted architect David Takacs and designers Stephen Shadley, Cynthia Carlson, and Toben Windahl to convert an existing house into an all-new earthquake- and fire-resistant rustic-industrial structure that was completed in 2015. She later penned a book based on the project called The House That Pinterest Built.

      The main living area is spotlighted by a fireplace etched into a whitewashed brick wall stretching to the ceiling.

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      Fully clad inside and out with 75,000 reclaimed clay bricks she handpicked and had shipped from Chicago and capped by a steel roof donning a silo, the eye-catching residence features five bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 9,200 square feet of living space on two levels adorned throughout with a mix of hardwood, brick, and stained concrete floors, French and sliding barn doors, and large steel-framed commercial windows for loads of natural light.

      Nestled amid a walled and gated parcel spanning nearly three-quarters of an acre within the Riviera Ranch enclave, which was developed by noted architect Cliff May, the walled and gated dwelling is highlighted by a main living area sporting high wood-beam ceilings dotted with large metal pendant light fixtures and a fireplace embedded within a whitewashed brick wall. Also standing out is an expansive sky-lit kitchen, which boasts a blue-gray island and matching cabinetry accented with chicken wire, a tall Sub-Zero cooler and an oversized vintage cabinet for wine storage, and a walk-in pantry.

      Centered around a striking staircase, the library is lined with bookshelves accessible via a rolling ladder.

      Weichi Woocheng

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      Elsewhere is a formal dining room, as well as a library with built-in bookshelves and a pair of primary suites. Once outside, the inviting tree-laced grounds host a rustic wood-clad guesthouse nestled alongside a heated pool with a spillover spa, along with a fireside patio ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining. There’s also a circular driveway leading to a spacious motor court flanked by a detached two-car garage, and lest someone forget where they are, some massive 3-D letters hanging on a brick wall that spell out California.

      Click here for more photos of the Brentwood residence.

      Weichi Woocheng

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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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      Hollywood Hypenate Peter Horton’s Spanish-Style Home in L.A. Lists for $8 Million

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      Many years after his run as literary professor Gary Shepherd on the Emmy-winning TV series thirtysomething made him a household name, Peter Horton doled out $2.6 million for a quintessential California Spanish home on the Westside of Los Angeles. Now the actor, who has since transitioned into directing and producing high-profile shows like Grey’s Anatomy and New Amsterdam, has decided to put the Santa Monica digs he has owned since 2002 up for sale, asking a smidge under $8 million. David Offer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holds the listing.

      Built and designed in the late 1990s by architect Bob Ramirez, the striking creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is tucked away behind hedges and gates, amid a corner parcel of land spanning less than a quarter of an acre. Inside, five bedrooms and six baths are spread across roughly 5,100 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of hardwood and Saltillo tile floors, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, arched doorways, built-ins, and French doors in every room spilling out to multiple terraces and balconies.

      The living room is topped by an iron-railed loft that serves as a library.

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      A stone walkway passes through a private courtyard on its way up to the hand-carved wood front door, which opens into an entry foyer that leads to an office and a double-height living room spotlighted by a wood-burning stone fireplace, a minstrel balcony, and a library loft. There’s also a formal dining room, plus a family room that connects to a spacious kitchen sporting custom cabinetry, a sink-equipped island, top-tier Viking and Sub-Zero appliances, and a breakfast nook.

      Other highlights include a primary suite flaunting a trio of balconies, dual fitted closets, a separate office retreat, and a spa-like bath with dual vanities and a large walk-in shower, as well as a top-floor mediation room adorned with wraparound windows and a cozy built-in sofa. Per the marketing materials, there’s also a rooftop terrace offering city skyline views.

      The spacious kitchen flows to a family room with wood-trimmed French doors leading outside.

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      As for the grassy grounds, they’re laced with mature gardens and host a tiered fountain, a sandy children’s play area, and a raised vegetable planter. A detached two-car garage can also be found on the premises, which are sited near the beach and the bustling Montana Avenue shopping and dining district.

      The 71-year-old Washington native, who was married to actress Michelle Pfeiffer for much of the ’80s and has long maintained a two-bedroom, one-bath oceanfront cottage in the California town of Cambria, was named one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” while he was on thirtysomething. In addition to Grey’s Anatomy and New Amsterdam, Horton has also directed and produced The Shield, The Wonder Years, The Philanthropist, and American Odyssey.  

      Click here for more photos of the Santa Monica 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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      Ellen DeGeneres Just Sold a Midcentury Bungalow in Montecito for $5.2 Million

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      Back in 2020, after they sold a Beverly Hills mansion to a San Francisco-based venture capitalist for a cool $45 million, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi went on a real estate buying spree in the Santa Barbara area. The former talk show host and actress snatched up a $49 million compound from comedian Dennis Miller, bought back a $14.3 million ranch they had previously owned from Tinder founder Sean Rad, and picked up a two-bedroom, two-bath 1950s bungalow just steps away from Montecito’s Butterfly Beach for $2.9 million, just to name a few of their purchases.

      The couple went on to flip the Miller pad for $55 million to an unidentified buyer and once again offloaded the historic Rancho San Leandro hacienda—it’s right next door to Oprah Winfrey’s Promised Land estate—to Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe in an off-market deal for $21 million. Now they’ve come full circle, selling the petite cottage in a bidding war for $5.2 million just days after they listed it for a speck under $5 million. Not only is that around $200,000 over the asking price, but it’s also $2.3 million more than they paid for the place a little more than four years ago.

      The open-concept great room holds a fireside living and dining area, plus a sleek kitchen.

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      Tucked away at the end of a lengthy driveway shared with three other homes, amid a nearly half-acre parcel laced with palms, the single-level house was built in 1954 and offers about 1,700 square feet of glass-lined living space that has been extensively renovated through the years. With vaulted ceilings sporting whitewashed exposed beams throughout, the Bali-esque interiors are centered around an open-concept great room hosting a fireside living room, a dining area, and a sleekly designed kitchen outfitted with Portuguese limestone countertops and high-end stainless appliances.

      Just off the kitchen is a small guest bedroom that sits across from a full bath and a laundry room. At the end of a hallway is a secluded primary retreat, which features a bedroom with its own patio, along with a walk-in closet and a spa-like bath that comes with a soaking tub and access to a privately walled courtyard. A second enclosed patio off the living area is embellished with a fire pit and a water feature, while a carport rests out front.

      The great room opens out to an enclosed patio with a fire pit and a seated bar.

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      The property-mad pair, who have largely decamped to the U.K., are rumored to already be looking at a new and very modern house in the Cotswolds after they experienced issues with flooding and backlash from neighbors over construction work at an $18 million farmhouse they first moved into last year. Back in the U.S., they still lay claim to at least two Montecito homes: a $32 million Roman-style estate known as Pompeiian Court that the two repurchased last year as part of a property swap deal with billionaire mining magnate Robert Friedland, as well as another smaller house nearby.

      The just-sold listing was held by Riskin Partners Estate Group of Village Properties/Forbes Global Properties; Mark Bacino of Keller Williams Realty repped the buyer.

      Click here for more photos of the Montecito residence.

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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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      Mary Tyler Moore’s Connecticut Estate Sells for a Reduced $16.9 Million

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      The Greenwich, Connecticut, estate that served as the home of late TV legend Mary Tyler Moore has been swooped up after being listed about one-and-a-half years ago.

      The waterfront property was first listed in September 2023 for $22 million, but the buyer, represented by Helene Barre and Fran Ehrlich of Sotheby’s International Realty–Greenwich Brokerage, paid a reduced $16.9 million, its most recent asking price. Joseph Barbieri at the same brokerage represented the seller, Moore’s husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine.

      “It was an honor to represent this remarkable property, once home to a beloved TV icon,” Barbieri said in a statement. “I am pleased with the successful outcome of the sale.”

      The double-height solarium features stained glass inserts sourced from churches and synagogues.

      Daniel Milstein for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Moore and Levine snapped up the Georgian Colonial in 2006 for about $10 million, and the five-bedroom, nine-bath abode includes almost 14,000 square feet of interior space and sits on an impressive seven acres of land. While the home was originally built more than a century ago, the couple worked with architect Stephen Wang to update the home. Standout details include a double-height solarium with stained glass sourced from various churches and synagogues, a laundry room with a built-in dog shower and grooming station, and a decked-out gym and spa.

      Elsewhere, you’ll find a foyer with harlequin-patterned floors and a wood-paneled billiards room and library with built-ins. The primary suite—all 2,000 square feet of it—includes both dual bathrooms and walk-in closets.

      The 65-foot pool is accompanied by its own fireplace.

      Daniel Milstein for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Across the expansive grounds, landscaped by Janice Parker, you’ll find a host of amenities to boot. A guest apartment sits above the three-car garage, and the 65-foot pool comes with its own fireplace. Plus, there’s a pond and five acres of conservation land.

      Moore, the iconic actress known for starring in her eponymous sitcom, died in 2017 at the age of 80 after contracting pneumonia, according to The New York Times. She married Levine in 1983, and the two split their time between Greenwich and Manhattan. When Levine decided to sell the Connecticut estate in 2023, he told The Wall Street Journal that doing so was part of his process of moving on. Back then, he added that a portion of the proceeds from the sale would go toward the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative, a nonprofit that works to advance research for restoring and preserving vision in people with diabetes.

      Click here to see all the photos of the Connecticut estate.

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      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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      Kanye West’s Infamously Gutted Former Malibu House Pops Back Up for Sale After 6 Months

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      Just six months ago, Steven “Bo” Belmont was jazzed about having acquired a Tadao Ando-designed house in Malibu from Kanye West for a discounted $21 million. At the time, the founder and owner of Belwood Investments, a California-based real estate crowdfunding firm that’s been flipping homes since 2018, aspired to raise at least $5 million to restore the unfinished property during the next year or so to its original state and then hoist it back up for sale at around $40 million.

      “This is not just a phenomenal real estate investment; it is an opportunity to revitalize and preserve an architectural gem by the renowned Tadao Ando, ensuring it remains a jewel of Malibu,” Belmont said via a press release. “This acquisition exemplifies Belwood Investments’ commitment to transforming properties with historical and architectural significance while delivering exceptional returns for our investors.”

      But that was then. Belmont has now decided to put the place back on the market a little sooner and a lot more incomplete than expected. He’s asking a substantial $39 million for the oceanfront spread, which is listed by Jason Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Group and Mauricio Umansky of The Agency.

      The four-bedroom, five-bath home clocks in at just over 4,000 square feet.

      Roger Davies

      Records show the increasingly erratic music mogul-turned-Yeezy fashion designer doled out a whopping $57.3 million in cash for the residence in fall 2021 and then controversially gutted the place in preparation for a redesign. He proceeded to rip out all the windows, doors, and interior finishes before changing his mind and flipping the vacant and uninhabitable concrete shell back on the market in early 2024 at $53 million. The price was later slashed to $39 million, and after languishing and sitting exposed to the elements for nearly three years, it finally sold for $21 million, a staggering $36 million less than West paid.

      Originally designed and built for financier and art collector Richard Sachs by the Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect, the brutalist structure was completed in 2013 in collaboration with the architecture firm Marmol Radziner using 1,200 tons of concrete and 200 tons of reinforced steel. Per marketing materials, the house has four bedrooms and five baths in just over 4,000 square feet, with roughly 1,500 square feet of outdoor decks providing ocean views.

      Though the property is still unfinished, it does have new framing, plumbing, and electrical systems, as well as a redone roof.

      Roger Davies

      Lacking plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and interior finishes at the time he scooped it up, Belmont has since completed the framing, installed new plumbing and electrical systems, redone the roof, and is waiting for glass for the windows to arrive from Germany. The investor recently told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn’t intend to abandon the construction that is already under way and will continue to work on the mansion until he receives a fair offer. If one doesn’t come about, he added, he will list the property for between $55 million and $65 million closer to completion, which is expected by early 2026. Several unsolicited offers have already come in during the past few months, including a $30 million overture from a Montana developer and a $28 million submission from a local builder. “I’m obviously not going to take that,” he said, “but there’s been a lot of activity.”

      A broker price opinion report prepared for Belwood by Rugiero at the time of purchase estimated the property’s final value once restored would top $50 million, while other brand-new or freshly rehabbed homes along this same stretch of sand typically go for around $20 million. However, it is one of only a handful of U.S. buildings designed by the 82-year-old Ando, who’s been called “Hollywood’s favorite starchitect” and whose homes are regarded as “the hottest must-have among the super wealthy.” 

      The brutalist structure has roughly 1,500 square feet of outdoor decks overlooking the Pacific.

      Roger Davies

      In 2023, Jay-Z and Beyoncé paid $190 million for a much larger Malibu estate designed by Ando in a deal that remains one of the most ever paid for a California home. Kim Kardashian is planning to build an extravagant Ando-designed vacation mansion near Palm Springs, and Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and his wife Jen Rubio bought Tom Ford’s Ando-designed ranch in New Mexico in 2021 for $40 million.

      After he offloaded his Malibu home, West paid $35 million in an off-market deal for a glitzy Richard Landry-designed contemporary mansion in the guard-gated Beverly Park neighborhood of Los Angeles that had previously belonged to Perfect 10 magazine founder Norm Zada, as well as the late Saudi billionaire Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamal. His other L.A. property in Calabasas, where his now-shuttered Donda Academy was located, has fallen into a state of neglect.

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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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      Stevie Wonder Once Called This SoCal Estate Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $15 Million.

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      If you’ve always wanted to live like a legendary singer and songwriter with countless hits and awards under his belt, now’s your chance. The sprawling SoCal estate where Stevie Wonder resided with his family for over a decade has just popped up for sale in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, asking $15 million. The listing, which is also available for rent at $65,000 a month, is shared by Branden Williams, Rayni Williams, Dennis DeWalt, and Brandon Meneses of The Beverly Hills Estates.

      Wonder purchased the home in October 2000 for nearly $2.9 million for his then-soon-to-be wife, clothing designer Kai Millard (Milla) Morris. Though the I Just Called to Say I Love You crooner moved out after their 2012 divorce, she has remained in the residence ever since and is now selling because their two sons are grown, according to The Wall Street Journal.

      A music room holds Wonder’s rare Bösendorfer piano, which is not included in the sale.

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      Built in 1992 and recently renovated, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure is tucked away on a nearly three-acre hillside parcel within the exclusive gated Hidden Hills West neighborhood. Six bedrooms and an equal number of baths are spread across more than 11,100 square feet of three-level living space that boasts the same acoustically ideal, high ceilings the 25-time Grammy-winning musician enjoyed while practicing and singing tunes with his family.

      Upon entering the massive pivoting wood front door, a double-height marble entry foyer displaying a spiral staircase flows to a formal fireside dining room topped by a pendant ring-shaped light fixture. Other highlights include a family room sporting a trio of picture windows, a wet bar, and wine storage, plus a gourmet kitchen decked out with chevron-patterned parquet wood floors, custom cabinetry, a book-matched marble eat-in island, and top-notch Miele and Sub-Zero appliances.

      A freeform pool and spillover spa are bordered by a sundeck surrounded by landscaped gardens.

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      RELATED: NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie’s SoCal Home Just Listed for $7.7 Million

      Holding court upstairs is an office with a marble fireplace and gold-leaf chandelier, along with a junior primary suite that has its own living room. A spacious primary suite comes with dual seating areas divided by a two-way fireplace, a private balcony, a bespoke walk-in closet, and a luxe bath spotlighted by a steam room and an infrared sauna.

      Elsewhere is a lower level holding an en suite guest bedroom and a butler’s kitchen. A living room connects to a dedicated piano room, which has glass doors spilling out to picturesque grounds hosting a grassy lawn and a freeform pool with a spillover spa. Out front, an attached four-car garage and a cobblestone motor court are accessible via a gated driveway.

      The 74-year-old Michigan-born musician, who married Tomeeka Robyn Bracy in 2017, maintains a substantial real estate portfolio. There’s a handful of homes and commercial properties across L.A., including a house in the Hollywood Hills, as well as a big house in Alpine, N.J., and his childhood home in Detroit.

      Click here for more photos of the Calabasas 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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