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      The Seattle Penthouse That Inspired Christian Grey’s ‘Fifty Shades’ Home Just Hit the Market

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      Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey can now channel Christian Grey in all his glory, as the ritzy penthouse that inspired the billionaire businessman’s fictional home in the erotic romance film trilogy has just popped up for sale at the Escala residential tower in downtown Seattle, just minutes from Pike Place Market, for $11.5 million.

      Though the property from the movies starring Jamie Dornan isn’t actually available—that residence with its infamous red room was an elaborate set constructed at North Shore Studios in Vancouver—it’s loosely based on this high-floor aerie that British author E.L. James found online while doing research for her series of books that were later adapted for the big screen. However, the exterior of the building and its rooftop, sans the helipad, were used for establishing shots.

      A copper-topped wet bar boasting a back-lit agate stone backsplash serves as a focal point of the great room.

      Clarity NW

      RELATED: Joan Rivers Called This Opulent Manhattan Penthouse Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $28 Million.

      Records show this particular residence was acquired by Oracle senior vice president Clay Magouyrk and his then-wife Seniha Koksal in 2019 for $9 million. Subsequently remodeled in collaboration with NB Design Group, the three-bedroom, four-bath unit is spread across half of the 30th floor of the 31-story building and offers almost 5,200 square feet overlooking sweeping views of the Space Needle and Puget Sound. There are also two covered terraces warmed by gas fire pits that are ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining.

      A private elevator opens into an entry vestibule, which flows to an open-plan great room holding a combined living and dining area anchored by a seated wet bar that can be shut off from an adjacent office via pocketing glass-paneled doors. A sleek walnut-clad kitchen is outfitted with a Moroccan tile backsplash, an eat-in island, and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, while a teal-hued butler’s pantry tucked around the corner is accessible to a utility room equipped with another wet bar, dual washers and dryers, and a service entrance. And secluded off by itself is a spacious primary suite, which features a separate lounge area, a showroom-style closet, and an elevated bath spotlighted by a glass-enclosed wet room sporting a soaking tub and shower.

      The formal living area has two terraces and a drop-down projector for watching movies.

      Clarity NW

      RELATED: Matt Damon Can Be Your Neighbor at This Swanky $27.5 Million Penthouse in West Hollywood

      Per the listing held by Phil Greely of The Agency Seattle, the new owner will pay a hefty $5,322 monthly HOA fee for the privilege of living in the building, where its many premium amenities include a 24-hour concierge, a fitness center with two pools and a spa, a wine room, a rooftop terrace warmed by a fireplace, and four parking stalls.

      The Escala building was completed in 2009, and this penthouse first traded hands in 2010 for $5.9 million, according to Mansion Global, which first reported the listing. In 2016, a year after Fifty Shades of Grey was first released, the unit sold for $8 million. Shortly after the third movie in the trilogy came out in 2018, it returned to the market for $11.5 million. Magouyrk, who bought it a year later, has since relocated to Nashville, where Oracle is building a 65-acre campus to house its world headquarters.

      Click here for more photos of the Seattle 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 Beverly Hills Home Once Owned by Britney Spears Is Up for Grabs at $8 Million

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      Back in early 2007, shortly after she filed for divorce from Kevin Federline after three years of marriage, Britney Spears doled out nearly $6.8 million for a Mediterranean-style villa high in the mountains above Beverly Hills. For the next few weeks or so, the residence served as ground zero for many headline-making moments in the pop superstar’s life, from shaving her head to attacking a paparazzo’s car with an umbrella. Though she owned it for a number of years, she reportedly only lived there a short time before flipping it back on the market and permanently decamping to the San Fernando Valley in 2009.

      The 2001-built estate has since changed hands a few times, first in 2012 when Australian venture capitalist Jeff Friedmann picked it up for just under $4.3 million, a nearly $2.5 million loss for Spears, and most recently in spring 2022 for roughly $6.6 million. Now the 90210 spread in the exclusive guard-gated enclave of The Summit has just popped up for sale again, this time for a speck under $8 million. The listing is held by Ben Salem of Compass.

      A double-height foyer passes beneath a bridge on its way to the fireside living room.

      Simon Berlyn

      RELATED: Steve Wynn Brings His Palatial Beverly Hills Home Back to Market at $75 Million

      Featuring almost 7,500 square feet of recently renovated living space, with six bedrooms and seven baths filtered across two levels, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is tucked away behind hedges and trees on a cul-de-sac, where a driveway opens to a motor court and an attached three-car garage.

      Once inside, a double-height, dance-worthy foyer topped with a chandelier flows via patterned stone floors to a soaring living room boasting an oversized fireplace flanked by bookshelves. A wide archway leads to a formal dining room with French doors spilling out to a patio, while a fireside family room with a wet bar connects to a kitchen outfitted with granite countertops, dual islands, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a windowed breakfast nook.

      The tree-shaded backyard is entertainment-ready with a pool and spa, plus a built-in barbecue.

      Simon Berlyn

      RELATED: Drake’s Sprawling Beverly Hills Estate Is up for Rent at $250,000 per Month

      In addition to a primary suite flaunting a covered balcony, there’s also a library/office and a soundproof music studio that doubles as a screening room. Topping it all off is the bougainvillea- and palm-laced backyard, which hosts a built-in barbecue, a fire pit, and a saltwater pool with a Baja shelf and a raised spa.

      The Toxic crooner, who sold a Calabasas estate in 2023 for around $10 million, still maintains her longtime Italianate-inspired mansion in the unincorporated Hidden Valley region near Thousand Oaks that she bought back in late 2015 for $7.4 million.

      Click here for more photos of the Beverly Hills residence.

      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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      Renée Zellweger’s Former SoCal Home Hits the Market for $8 Million

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      Soon after she began dating reality TV star Ant Anstead in 2021, Renée Zellweger sold her secluded, hacienda-style retreat in Southern California for $6.4 million. The two-time Oscar-winning actress went on to rent a waterfront compound directly across the street from her beau’s bungalow in the seaside enclave of Laguna Beach; and while she and […] More

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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.

      Sterling Reed

      RELATED: A Landmarked, ’50s-Era Hollywood Hills Home Hits the Market for $2.2 Million

      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.

      Sterling Reed

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

      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.

      Click here for more photos of the R.M. Schindler-designed residence.

      Sterling Reed

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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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      NFL Star Derrick Henry’s Texas Home Is Back on the Market for $1.6 Million

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      Looks like “King Henry” has his sights set on a new castle. After announcing plans to move to a larger property in Dallas that can better accommodate his growing family, which includes longtime Texas-born girlfriend Adrianna Rivas and their two daughters, NFL star Derrick Henry has doubled down on his efforts to offload another home in the area he has owned for three years.

      The Baltimore Ravens running back first attempted to sell the abode, purchased by the veteran player for around $1.7 million in spring 2022 while he was still suiting up for the Tennessee Titans, for nearly $1.8 million last year. Now it’s popped up on the market again, this time with a reduced $1.6 million asking price and a new agent, Julie Provenzano of Compass, holding the listing.

      A sleekly designed eat-in kitchen wrapped in quartz comes with high-end stainless appliances.

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      Nestled amid a flat parcel of land spanning less than a quarter of an acre, the modern stucco and wood-sided structure was built in 2021 in the Inwood Park neighborhood, about six miles from downtown. The two-story property has four bedrooms and an equal number of baths. Roughly 4,200 square feet of open-concept living space features a mix of tile and hardwood floors, 20-foot ceilings, automated shades, and expansive walls of glass.

      Standing out on the main level are the formal living and dining rooms, both of which open via sliding glass doors to a covered patio warmed by a fireplace and turf-clad backyard beyond. Elsewhere is a family room, along with a gourmet kitchen sporting a waterfall-edge quartz island and matching backsplash, top-tier appliances, and a walk-in pantry. A guest suite with its own entrance has been converted into an office.

      Sliding glass doors on the bottom floor spill out to a covered patio with a fireplace.

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      RELATED: Retired NFL Star Derrick Johnson Puts His Lone Star State Home on the Market for $4 Million

      A striking floating staircase curves its way upstairs, where three additional bedrooms include a primary suite with a built-in projector for watching movies and a custom closet, plus a luxe bath spotlighted by a spacious black-and-white marble wet room holding a black soaking tub and two-person shower. Rounding it all out is a gated driveway, which leads to a grass-lined motor court flanked by an attached three-car garage.

      Henry fell in love with Dallas while training there with the Titans during the off-season, according to The Wall Street Journal. A Heisman Trophy and National Championship winner at the University of Alabama, he was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Titans, where the 31-year-old Florida native led the league in rushing yards for back-to-back seasons, was named 2020 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and made several Pro Bowl appearances. He left the team after eight seasons to sign with the Ravens in 2024.

      Click here for more photos of the Dallas residence.

      Full Package Media/Compass

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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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      The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ House Hits the Market for $13.5 Million

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      It’s time for this Los Angeles-area manse to keep up with another family.

      The Mediterranean-style digs that served as ground zero for the long-running E! series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which turned the Kardashian-Jenner clan into reality stars, has just hit the market for $13.5 million, The New York Times reported. The glamorous abode sits in the guard-gated city of Hidden Hills.

      Records show matriarch and “momager” Kris Jenner and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner, who was then her husband and known as Bruce Jenner, paid $4 million for the property in spring 2010. Her son, Rob Kardashian, has been living in the home for the past several years. Built in the late 1990s and recently updated by celebrity designer Ryan Saghian—complete with all-new furnishings that can be purchased for an additional $400,000—the two-story structure has six bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 8,800 square feet.

      Fans of the show will easily recognize the iconic foyer with its bridal staircase and black-and-white tile floor.

      RELATED: Lori Loughlin’s SoCal Estate Has Returned to the Market at a Discounted $16.5 Million

      Introducing the abode is a dramatic double-height foyer displaying a black-and-white checkered marble floor and a sweeping bridal staircase. From there, a fireside living area is lined with tall arched windows and French doors, while the formal dining room connects to a gourmet kitchen boasting dual islands, a black La Cornue range, and a butler’s pantry with a frozen yogurt machine.

      The amenities continue with an office and a family room with a wet bar. The posh primary suite, meanwhile, features a fireplace, a private balcony, a separate gym, and a steam shower-equipped bath. Outdoors, the manicured grounds span over an acre and host a pool with a spa and waterfall, an open-air cabana warmed by a fireplace, and several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots. There’s also an attached four-car garage on the premises.

      Arched windows and French doors bathe the fireside living room with natural light.

      Wayne Ford

      “This home was an integral part of the show,” listing agent Tomer Fridman of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California told The New York Times. “But it isn’t just a house that was on TV. It’s a home where a family lived their lives, with good times, bad times, kids growing up, and all kinds of evolution.”

      RELATED: Nicollette Sheridan Relists Her French Country-Style Estate in SoCal for $13 Million

      Jenner decided to sell the residence because she believes the time has come for another family to make their own memories within its walls. “I’ve shared so many unforgettable memories in this incredible home with my family,” she told the publication, “and I’m excited to see it start a new chapter with its next owners.”

      The matriarch, who began filming The Kardashians on Hulu in 2022, has moved on to another residence. She and her daughter Khloe Kardashian currently live in side-by-side homes in Hidden Hills that they purchased a few years ago for $20 million and $17 million, respectively.

      Click here for more photos of the Keeping Up With the Kardashian’s home.

      Wayne Ford

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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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      Audrey Hepburn’s Former Switzerland Home Can Be Yours for $21 Million

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      While no one can replace Audrey Hepburn, you can now live like the famed Hollywood starlet.

      An 18th-century villa in Switzerland once belonging to the late My Fair Lady actress has landed on the market with Knight Frank for 19 million Swiss francs (or about $20.8 million). Hepburn, who died in 1993 at the age of 63, owned the palatial property from 1963 up until her passing, Bloomberg reported. Less than 10 years later, her sons sold the estate to Katharina Beaujolin and her husband, Jean-Marc Beaujolin, the current chairman of ECH Ltd.

      “The house is called ‘La Paisible,’ which means ‘peaceful place,’ and it really is a peaceful place,” Katharina told Bloomberg, adding that Hepburn was her favorite actress growing up. “It has quite the amazing atmosphere.”

      One of the living rooms in the roughly 10,800-square-foot house.

      David Walls/Knight Frank

      Located in the scenic town of Tolochenaz, roughly a half-hour outside of Geneva, the Grade II-listed mansion is set on over 40 leafy acres and measures approximately 10,763 square feet. Altogether, there are 12 bedrooms and eight bathrooms spread across the abode’s three levels. Since the Beaujolins moved in in 2001, they put the place through a sensitive renovation. Some of the changes they made included modernizing and repositioning the kitchen, remodeling the bathrooms, updating the electrical systems, and adding extra guest rooms.

      The kitchen has been updated with modern cabinets, countertops, and appliances.

      David Walls/Knight Frank

      Highlights of the digs include its terra-cotta and oak parquet flooring, in addition to its five fireplaces, two stately staircases, library, and elevator. Rest assured, Hepburn’s legacy isn’t lost: A plaque out front bears the name of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s star. In addition, there are white rosebushes planted in the backyard that the actress received as a 60th birthday gift from Givenchy, Bloomberg reported.

      Outside, you’ll also find a 50-foot heated swimming pool and parking for up to 15 cars. Katharina told the outlet that her family used to throw parties here in the summer for friends and that one of her six sons actually held his 150-person wedding on the grounds. Now that the couple’s children have moved out, the Beaujolins are comfortable parting ways with the oversized property. “We’ve decided to do some downsizing, because it’s just the two of us in this big house, and it felt like the right moment to make a change.”

      Click here to see more photos of La Paisible.

      David Walls/Knight Frank

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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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      Lori Loughlin’s SoCal Estate Has Returned to the Market at a Discounted $16.5 Million

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      Almost a year after it first hit the market with a $17.5 million price tag, Lori Loughlin’s Southern California residence in the guard-gated city of Hidden Hills has lingered on the market with no takers. But now the modern farmhouse-style spread has popped up for sale again after a brief absence, this time with a substantially reduced $16.5 million ask. The listing is held by Tomer Fridman of Christie’s International Real Estate and Marc Shevin of Douglas Elliman.

      The actress, who is probably best known for her turn as Aunt Becky on the long-running TV show Full House, and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli paid $9.5 million for the property back in summer 2020. Built in 2018 but renovated by the couple during their tenure, the two-story structure rests amid a gated parcel spanning over an acre in the coveted Ashley Ridge Estates enclave and offers six bedrooms and nine baths in nearly 12,000 square feet boasting maple floors, soaring ceilings, and sliding glass doors providing seamless indoor-outdoor environs.

      A spacious double-height foyer introduces nearly 12,000 square feet of neutrally hued living space.

      Wayne Ford

      RELATED: Nicollette Sheridan Relists Her French Country-Style Estate in SoCal for $13 Million

      Especially standing out on the main level are a fireside living area resting beneath a striking sky-lit ceiling and a formal dining room sitting across from a climate-controlled wine closet. Other highlights include a family room warmed by a fireplace, which connects via a casual dining space to a gourmet kitchen outfitted with custom white oak cabinetry, marble countertops, and high-end appliances.

      Elsewhere are an office, a movie theater, and a gym, as well as a posh primary suite sporting a marble fireplace, a private balcony, and dual spa-like baths. The amenities continue outdoors, where the picturesque mountain-view grounds are laced with olive trees and hold a pool and spa, a bocce court, a fire pit, and a barbecue area. There’s also an attached four-car garage.

      The living room is centered around a bookmatched marble fireplace stretching to the soaring sky-lit ceiling.

      Wayne Ford

      RELATED: Jessica Simpson Is Putting Her Longtime SoCal Home on the Market for $22 Million

      The couple—who you might remember for their part in the high-profile college admissions scandal in 2019 involving their daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose Giannulli—also own a $13 million desert vacation retreat at the Madison Club in California’s Coachella Valley, where some of their nearest neighbors include Apple’s Tim Cook, Nike’s Phil Knight, Justin Bieber, and multiple members of the Kardashian clan.

      Click here for more photos of the Hidden Hills residence.

      Wayne Ford

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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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