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      Gwyneth Paltrow Lists in L.A., Milla Jovovich Snags an NBA Star’s House, and More Celebrity Deals

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      Published on June 6, 2024

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      Now that Gwyneth Paltrow’s custom-built mansion in Santa Barbara’s posh seaside Montecito enclave has finally come to fruition, the Oscar-winning actress and lifestyle guru has decided to lighten her SoCal real estate portfolio, having stuck a nearly $30 million price tag on her longtime Los Angeles home in the Lower Mandeville area of Brentwood.
      Though that’s a whopping $20 million or so more than the Goop CEO and her ex-husband Chris Martin of Coldplay fame paid for the 1950s spread almost 12 years ago, back in spring 2012, Paltrow did extensively renovate the premises during her ownership. According to The Wall Street Journal, she added a one-bedroom guesthouse boasting a climate-controlled wine cellar, an office, a gym, a game room, and a movie theater. There’s also an apartment resting atop the garage.
      Nestled on a parcel spanning roughly two-thirds of an acre and described in marketing materials as “Southern Transitional,” the Windsor Smith-designed house features eight bedrooms and 11 baths in a little more than 12,700 square feet of single-level living space boasting reclaimed wood floors and patterned stonework throughout.
      Highlights include a voluminous living room with French doors leading out to a backyard hosting a plunge pool, as well as a bookshelf-lined family room and a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, a breakfast nook, double cooktops and ranges, plus a wood-burning oven. Elsewhere is a secluded primary wing hosting dual baths.

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      Paltrow has shared the digs with her husband, writer-producer Brad Falchuk, since they were wed in 2018. The couple, who have four grown children between them, now plan to split their time between their homes in Montecito and Amagansett, N.Y., along with a potential new dwelling in L.A.
      The residence, which sits right next door to a modern farmhouse-style spread that was reportedly just purchased by rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar for more than $40 million, is listed by Lea Porter of The Beverly Hills Estates.

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      NFL Quarterback Tyrod Taylor Tosses His Georgia Home on the Market for $5 Million
      Tyrod Taylor has officially hoisted his swanky estate in the Roswell suburb of Atlanta up for sale. The New York Jets quarterback acquired the residence for $2.4 million a little over five years ago, back in spring 2019, and now it’s returned to the market with a $5 million ask.
      Originally built in 2016 and fully remodeled during Taylor’s tenure in collaboration with Infinite Home and The Chalice by Ashleigh Chalice, the brick-clad structure features seven bedrooms and 10 baths in a little more than 15,000 square feet of multi-level living space boasting an elevator, six fireplaces, a fully loaded guest apartment, a billiards room, a humidor, and a wellness center with a gym and sauna. Other posh amenities can be found amid the gated and landscaped grounds, which span just over 2 acres and host a fire-pit, a sports court, and a waterfall-enhanced pool and spa.

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      Additional standout features include a double-height entry foyer displaying a glass and steel-framed wine cellar, a wood-paneled library/office, and a family room holding a fireplace flanked by built-in shelving and French doors spilling out to a lanai with a barbecue station. An adjacent gourmet kitchen is furnished with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a breakfast nook, while a sumptuous primary retreat flaunts a fireplace, a mini-bar, dual showroom-style closets, and a luxe bath outfitted spotlighted by a fireside soaking tub and a steam shower.
      Originally selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens, the 34-year-old Virginia native recently rejoined the Jets in March. He also launched the luxury streetwear brand DIALLO alongside Dex Robinson.
      The listing is held by Matthew Doyle and David Goodrowe of Compass.

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      An NBA Player’s Hidden Hills Mansion Finally Sells to Milla Jovovich
      Ben Simmons has officially offloaded his Hidden Hills residence via auction for a smidge over $12 million, or a substantial $5.4 million less than the NBA All-Star paid for the place three years ago, back in spring 2021.
      Records reveal the buyer is Resident Evil actress Milla Jovovich and her English director/producer husband Paul W.S. Anderson. After languishing on the market since May 2022, initially with a hefty $23 million ask, the listing price was reduced several times before the house finally sold to the couple at a substantial discount.
      Resting at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, amid a gated and olive tree-laced parcel spanning 1.5-acres, the home was built in 2021 by Nobel LA in the trendy modern farmhouse style, complete with a striking exterior hewn from vertical reclaimed wood siding and charcoal-hued brick. A total of seven bedrooms and eight baths are sprawled across 12,000 square feet of living space, with amenities including two pools, a guesthouse, a gym, and a three-car garage.
      A dramatic two-way fireplace serves as the focal point of a spacious great room, which holds a living area with automated Fleetwood glass doors opening to a patio and a dining room with a duo of custom metal chandeliers that reportedly cost more than $100,000 each, plus a climate-controlled wine wall and tucked-away catering kitchen with commercial-grade appliances.
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      Other highlights include a candy dispenser-equipped screening room, along with a fireside family room providing an indoor garden and access to a backyard terrace sporting a fireside lounge area. A sleekly designed kitchen has glass burners and a pop-up vent integrated into the marble island, as well as a dining area; and elsewhere is a sky bridge leading to a primary retreat displaying a fireplace, a designer showroom closet, and a luxe bath equipped with two chiseled marble block sinks, a soaking tub and steam shower.
      Jovovich and Anderson still own two L.A. properties: a contemporary Hollywood Hills mansion they paid $10.2 million for in 2022 and a house in the Mount Olympus neighborhood that was reportedly once occupied by Jovovich’s mother Galina.

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      Usher Lists Celeb-Pedigreed L.A. House for $3.8 Million
      For the past two years, music superstar Usher has owned a Hollywood Hills estate he purchased for $3.4 million from London-born model/actress sisters Cara and Poppy Delevingne. Now the OMG and Yeah! crooner has flipped the midcentury residence back up for sale with a $400,000 jump in price, asking $3.8 million.
      Originally built in the mid-1950s and occupied for more than a decade before the Delevingne sister’s tenure by Oscar-winning actor and musician Jared Leto, the premises have been remodeled through the years and include five bedrooms and four baths in roughly 4,000 square feet of two-level living space. There’s also a studio and a detached two-car garage.
      Hidden away on a street-to-street parcel spanning over a quarter of an acre, the white stucco structure greets with walls and gates. Once inside, an upper-level entry flows to a formal living room displaying a floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace and walls of windows and a formal dining room sporting a bay window. A gourmet kitchen is outfitted custom cabinetry, stone countertops, an eat-in island, and top-tier Bertazzoni appliances, and one of two primary suites has sliding glass doors spilling out to a wraparound balcony.
      There’s another oversized primary bedroom on the lower level, along with a bonus room that comes complete with a wet bar-equipped lounge area that opens to palm tree-laced grounds hosting a lagoon-style pool, a private spa, a fire-pit, a built-in barbecue, and a tree-shaded al fresco dining deck.

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      Ashley Tisdale Is Selling Her Chic L.A. Abode for $6.8 Million
      Back in fall 2022, Ashley Tisdale paid billionaire Johnson & Johnson heiress Jaime Johnson around $6.2 million for a midcentury residence in the Hollywood Hills. Now the High School Musical alum and her composer husband Christopher French are ready to hand over the keys to the home, asking a speck under $6.8 million.
      Originally built in the late 1940s, the place was extensively redecorated by Tisdale herself and featured in Architectural Digest. Sited behind double gates, the private dwelling has four bedrooms and six baths in a little more than 4,100 square feet modern living space boasting large walls of glass throughout. There’s also a separate two-story guesthouse with an additional bedroom suite, a kitchenette, and a play/media room, plus garden-laced grounds hosting a kidney-shaped pool and a lounge area warmed by a fire-pit.
      Other highlights of the “one-of-a-kind property” include a wood beam-topped living room displaying a fireplace encased withing a fluted plaster surround and a sleekly designed kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, a central island, and high-end appliances, as well as a sumptuous primary suite flaunting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath equipped with a soaking tub. Rounding it all out: a lower level sporting an office/studio with its own entrance. More

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      A Tech Magnate Is Asking $12.5 Million for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Former L.A. Home

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      Almost three months after Jim Demetriades hoisted his extravagant Los Angeles compound known as Villa Theos on the market with an impressive $85 million price tag, the veteran tech entrepreneur has now put another smaller house he owns right next door up for sale, asking a smidge under $12.5 million.

      The founder and CEO of Kairos Ventures has owned his larger property in the Beverly Hills Post Office area since 2000. That’s when he and his then-new wife Nancy paid $8.4 million for a single house and then began piecing together a gated collection of red brick and stucco structures that cost tens of millions of dollars to assemble and feature a total of 13 bedrooms and 16 baths in 28,000 square feet, all of it resting on two parcels of land spanning over 2 acres.

      The NBA legend’s former home has posh amenities like an indoor sports court.

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      Along the way, in 2005, the native of Greece doled out around $6.5 million more for the house next door, a contemporary structure originally built in 1956 and previously owned by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Records show the legendary Lakers basketball center acquired the place for roughly $2.2 million in the early 1990s and subsequently added an indoor sports court and a gym with a spa and a steam room. The six-time NBA MVP resided there until summer 2001, at which time he sold the place for $500,000 more than he originally paid.

      Sited atop a promontory in the desirable Beverly Crest neighborhood, on almost an acre of land overlooking sweeping city lights and ocean vistas, the four-bedroom, five-bath home is hidden away behind a lengthy gated driveway. Inside, a little more than 6,300 square feet of renovated living space boasts soaring ceilings and vast walls of glass providing seamless indoor/outdoor environs.

      A glass-lined living room has French doors opening to the backyard pool area.

      Paul Barnaby

      Highlights include a sunken living room accented by a wet bar and a particularly eye-catching fireplace, as well as an office and a library loft. A formal dining room rests beneath a striking chandelier, while the updated kitchen is outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier stainless appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook that opens to a courtyard warmed by a firepit.

      Elsewhere in the house is a primary suite that comes complete with a seating area, a private patio, and a luxe bath equipped with a spa tub and a glass-encased shower; and outdoors, the grounds host a swimming pool and numerous spots ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. There’s also a motor court and a four-car garage on the premises.

      The listing is held by Aaron Kirman of AKG | Christie’s International Real Estate.

      Click here for more photos of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s former house.

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      Imagine Dragons Bassist Ben McKee Hangs a $1.3 Million Price Tag on His Longtime Bay Area Retreat

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      Almost 10 years ago, Ben McKee acquired a Tuscan-inspired home at the end of a secluded road in the hilly Montclair Village area of Oakland and proceeded to create “some pretty incredible memories.” The bass player for the Grammy-winning rock band Imagine Dragons composed music as a gentle breeze blew in from the open doors, celebrated the marriage to his wife Mary with a photo session in the beautifully terraced garden, and invited friends over for numerous game nights and dinner parties. The culinary enthusiast also recorded segments for his YouTube cooking show, whipping up meals in the “professional quality kitchen” alongside the likes of Ming Tsai and Paris Hilton.

      But the moment this Sonoma County native enjoyed the most? “Simply to sit outside on the front porch and watch the sun set behind the San Francisco skyline as the red-tail hawks left their perches for the day and were replaced by the great-horned owls that call to each other into the night,” he said in a statement.

      A pair of decks offer picturesque views over San Francisco Bay.

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      Now, more than a decade and a lot of fond recollections later, the 39-year-old musician is ready to part with his longtime home and is putting the property up for sale, asking a speck under $1.3 million, around $145,000 more than he paid for the place back in summer 2014. But the premises have been extensively renovated during his tenure, most notably with an expansion that included the addition of two decks, a lower-level bedroom and bath with its own entrance, and central air-conditioning.

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      Built back in the early 1990s, the brown wood-shingled structure is tucked away on a terraced and garden-laced parcel of land spanning almost one-third of an acre within the affluent Montclair Village neighborhood pocket. Inside, three bedrooms and an equal number of bathrooms are spread across nearly 2,700 square feet of multi-level living space, which is adorned throughout with blonde hardwood floors and soaring ceilings dotted with wood beams and skylights.

      A combined living and dining area opens to an expansive deck that’s ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining.

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      Especially standing out is a spacious living and dining area flanked by built-in seating and boasting sliding glass doors spilling out to an expansive wraparound deck overlooking sweeping views of San Francisco Bay. An adjacent kitchen has been updated and outfitted with a butcher block-topped island, high-end stainless appliances, and a walk-in pantry. Elsewhere is a primary suite flaunting a private deck and easy access to an outdoor hot tub, as well as a walk-in closet and a spa-like bath equipped with dual vanities, a spa tub, and an open rainfall shower.

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      “It is a very special place and I will never forget the time that we spent there,” McKee told listing agent Sharon Ho of Compass. “I’ve never lived in a place like it and I know that I will never find another place like it. From the thrill of watching the Blue Angels buzz the house for Fleet Week to counting the stars from the hot tub after a long day, our time there and all of the memories we’ve made will be something that we treasure for the rest of our lives.”

      Click here for more photos of Ben McKee’s Oakland Hills house.

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      An Oceanfront Compound in Hawaii Once Owned by a Rothschild Hits the Market for $32.5 Million

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      When you live in a place like Hawaii, it doesn’t get much better than a sun-drenched beach in your backyard.

      Located in Kailua on the east coast of O’ahu, a tropical compound has hit the market for $32.5 million with Brandon Kim of List Sotheby’s International Realty. Built in 2001, the oceanfront residence was previously owned by Harry Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family. According to property records, he offloaded the property in 1987 for what today seems like a bargain price of $1.2 million. During his occupancy, Rothschild, who passed away in 2015 in Honolulu, gave the estate its enduring moniker, Kai Moena, or The House of the Resting Sea.

      The compound includes more than 250 feet of beach frontage.

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      The almost 1.4-acre oceanfront spread comprises two subdivided parcels with a total of close to 15,000 square feet of living space, with 10 bedrooms and eight full bathrooms (plus three powder rooms) split between the two homes. Between the two parcels, the compound has more than 255 feet of beachfrontage, so you’re never far from sticking your toes in the sand. Both abodes are decked out with soaring vaulted ceilings and natural flagstone flooring, making for seamless indoor-outdoor living, and there are many traditional Hawaii design elements too, including rich tropical mahogany and bamboo. 

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      The plush pad also packs plenty of perks. “It’s like your own mini Four Seasons Resort,” Kim told Mansion Global. Along with a lagoon-style pool with cascading waterfalls, which is the perfect place to soak up those stunning Aloha State sunsets, some of the other standout features include a private fitness center, a dedicated massage room, a dry sauna, and a movie theater. If you’re more of the active type, there’s also an oceanfront tennis court.

      There are 10 bedrooms divided between the property’s two homes.

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      For years, A-listers and high-net-worth shoppers have been flocking to Hawaii and buying up land across the state. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been building himself a survivalist-style compound in Kauai dubbed Koolau Ranch, estimated to be worth an eye-watering $270 million once complete. The tech billionaire has already dropped $170 million in land purchases alone and plans to shell out an additional $100 million in building costs. When it’s finished, the property will feature two homes, a secret tunnel that leads to a bunker, a gym, multiple pools, and 11 treehouses.

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      At the same time, Oprah Winfrey is considered one of the biggest landowners in Maui, and last year she added another plot to her expanding Hawaii real estate portfolio. The mogul purchased a sprawling 870 acres in Kula for $6.6 million, adding to the more than 100 acres she already owned. The property is a former equestrian ranch and is where the TV titan now grows her own fresh fruit and vegetables. 

      Click here to see more photos of Kai Moena. 

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      Katharine Hepburn’s Longtime N.YC. Townhouse Hits the Market for $7.2 Million

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      A little more than two decades after Katharine Hepburn passed away at age 96, the Hollywood legend’s New York City townhouse has popped up for sale, asking $7.2 million. As first reported by Crain’s New York, Hepburn acquired the five-story spread in the historic Turtle Bay enclave of Manhattan way back in 1931 and lived there until she passed away in 2003; her estate then sold the place around a year later for almost $4 million to the Astoria Property Group, which is linked to a family from Mexico.

      Frequently revered for her “often-imitated voice filled with the vowels of a well-bred New Englander,” Hepburn’s big break came in 1932 with a starring role opposite John Barrymore in A Bill of Divorcement. She went on to appear in 40-plus films throughout her lengthy career, with the Connecticut-born actress receiving four Oscars for her work in Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond. At the time of her death, she also owned a home on Long Island Sound.

      The formal living room has a trio of French doors leading out to a terrace.

      Hayley Ellen Day/DD-reps for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Originally built in the late 1890s and since restored and renovated, the structure clocks in at 19 feet wide and features four bedrooms and an equal number of baths spread across just over 4,500 square feet. Touted in marketing materials as the “epitome of New York glamour,” the first floor is highlighted by a stone-tiled entry foyer that flows to a gourmet kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, stone countertops, top-tier appliances, and a built-in breakfast table and banquette. A wine cooler-equipped butler’s pantry connects to the fireside dining room, which spills out to a 1,000-square-foot bi-level flagstone patio and a garden with access to a private park shared by residents of the 20 surrounding townhouses.

      A mirrored vanity Hepburn had installed while she was living in the townhouse remains in the third-floor primary suite.

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      Holding court on the second floor is a formal living room spotlighted by a marble fireplace and a trio of French doors leading out to a terrace, plus a wet bar and a cozy library/media room. Occupying the third level is a primary suite boasting a fireplace, a walk-in closet/dressing room, an updated bath with dual sinks, a clawfoot soaking tub, and a separate shower, as well as a mirrored vanity that Hepburn herself had installed. Another bedroom currently serves as a seating area and an office, with a wood staircase ascending to a top floor holding two more bedrooms with their own baths and walk-in closets.

      Rounding out the listing, which is held by Lisa Larson of Sotheby’s International Realty, is a basement hosting a wine cellar, a half-bath, a laundry room, and storage space.

      Click here for more photos of Katharine Hepburn’s former Manhattan townhouse.

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      Pee-Wee Herman’s Personal Playhouse in L.A. Could Be Yours for $5 Million

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      Ten months after his death at age 70, the Los Angeles estate of actor, comedian, writer, and producer Paul Reubens—best known for his childlike, red bow tie-wearing alter-ego Pee-wee Herman—is available for the first time in almost four decades, asking just under $5 million. Built in the late 1950s and boasting nearly 3,000 square feet of living space, the midcentury ranch house sits atop a promontory in the sought-after Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz and comes complete with views of the Griffith Park Observatory and the iconic Hollywood Sign from nearly every vantage point.

      A California Institute of the Arts theater student and member of West Coast comedy troupe The Groundlings—where he originated his Pee-wee character in the 1970s—Reubens went on to become a film and TV sensation in the ’80s, starring in The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-wee, and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. The recipient of a 1988 Hollywood Walk of Fame star, he’s also known for his work on Mystery Men, Blow, and Murphy Brown, the latter of which earned him an Emmy nod.

      Though his image was somewhat tarnished in later years due to a couple of arrests—one for indecent exposure and another for possessing obscene material—he subsequently appeared in a new version of The Pee-wee Herman Show at L.A.’s Club Nokia and on Broadway, as well as the movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday.

      A glass-lined living room spills out to the backyard.

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      As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, Reubens purchased the home for a mere $415,000 in 1985, at the height of his career, and resided there until he passed away in July 2023. Fully gated and resting at the end of a lengthy private road, the single-story structure is nestled amid a 1.4-acre parcel and features three bedrooms and an equal number of baths, plus restored yet largely original interiors boasting slate floors, wood-beam ceilings, and vintage wallpaper throughout.

      A cozy den is warmed by a massive stone fireplace.

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      Among the highlights are a fireside living room and an adjacent dining area with sliding glass doors leading out to the backyard. A “snazzy” den has a stone fireplace and a wet bar, while a kitchen is outfitted with yellow Formica countertops and an accompanying breakfast nook. There’s also a primary suite appointed with a seating alcove, a separate dressing area, and a bath that opens to an enclosed patio Reubens built to protect his cat Koko from the surrounding wildlife, along with two guest bedrooms that share a bath.

      Reubens used to entertain friends at this al fresco barbecue area.

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      In addition to a swimming pool and a spa, the park-like grounds are laced with more than 100 varieties of native shrubs and trees and host a barbecue area, a pergola-shaded lounging spot, a cactus garden, walking trails, and a waterfall that flows into a pond. An added bonus: a concrete patio sporting actual handprints signed by the likes of the comic’s friend and actress Debi Mazar.

      In another celebrity-related connection, Reubens’s estate is also sited near two adjacent homes owned by Emmy-winning actress and stand-up comedian Sarah Silverman—one she bought nearly four years ago for $3.5 million and another she just picked up for $2.1 million.

      The listing is held by Juliette Hohnen of Douglas Elliman.

      Click here for more photos of Paul Reubens’s house.

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      Jessica Chastain’s Musically Pedigreed N.Y.C. Apartment Is Up for Grabs

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      After roughly nine years of ownership, Jessica Chastain has decided to let go of her New York City apartment in Midtown’s flamboyant Osborne building, overlooking Carnegie Hall. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the veteran actress and producer is asking $7.45 million for the residence, which was once owned by legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The listing is held by Ellen Kapit and Cathy Taub of Sotheby’s International Realty.

      Records show the Zero Dark Thirty star and her longtime husband, Italian fashion executive Gian Luca Pasi De Preposulo, paid Tony-winning composer Adam Guettel $5.1 million in 2015 for the 3,800-square-foot unit sited on the fourth floor of the 19th-century co-op, which is heralded as one of the city’s first major luxury apartment structures. Before that, the dwelling was occupied by Bernstein and his family from the 1950s to the early ’60s; a smaller rented place on a floor below is where he wrote the score for West Side Story.

      Originally designed by architect James E. Ware, the landmark 1800s building had an annex tacked on several decades later.

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      Renovated by the couple during their tenure in collaboration with the design firm Carrier and Company, the four-bedroom, four-bath condo features numerous period details paired with newer touches like ornate wall coverings customized with Ralph Lauren fabrics. Highlights include a particularly eye-catching living room bedecked with oak parquet floors, restored mahogany paneling, plaster crown molding, carved doorways and windows, a vintage chandelier, a wood-burning fireplace, and a “very special” bay window sporting leaded glass transoms crafted by Tiffany Studios.

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      From there, pocketing doors open to reveal a fireside parlor, a formal dining room flaunts lacquered wainscoting and built-in window seats, and an eat-in kitchen is outfitted with quarter-sawn oak cabinetry, a rolling ladder, a colorful butcher block-topped island, and high-end appliances. An inviting primary bedroom displays a copper-clad soaking tub and a wall of mirrored closets, as well as a tiled bath equipped with dual vanities, a dressing area, and a walk-in shower; and elsewhere are two more bedrooms and a full bath, plus another bedroom that’s been converted into a bookshelf-lined library.

      The sage-hued living room is spotlighted by a bay window sporting leaded glass transoms crafted by Tiffany Studio.

      Kenneth Chen/Evan Joseph Studios for Sotheby’s International Realty

      The star’s unit also comes with plenty of amenities courtesy of a hefty $7,000 monthly HOA fee, including 24/7 doormen, a resident building manager, storage spaces, a newly renovated gym, and a landscaped roof terrace with city and Central Park views.

      Per WSJ, the 47-year-old California native is reportedly selling because her family, which includes two children, needs more space. Good thing she already owns a spacious brownstone on the Upper West Side that she bought for $8.8 million back in 2019, as well as a waterfront getway on New York’s Shelter Island.

      Click here for more photos of Jessica Chastain’s N.Y.C. apartment.

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      This $5.2 Million Illinois Mansion Starred in ‘Home Alone’

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      A little over 12 years after it last sold to its current owners Tim and Trisha Johnson for nearly $1.6 million, a recently revamped home in an affluent Chicago suburb nestled along Lake Michigan’s North Shore has once again popped up for sale. But this time you’ll need a bit more cash to pick up the keys to the lavish Georgian-style spread, which is now listed for a speck under $5.2 million.

      Tucked away behind a wrought-iron gate amid a tree-lined street in East Winnetka, the mansion was built in 1921 but underwent an extensive renovation and expansion in 2018. And if you’re thinking the place looks a tad familiar, it might be due to its starring role in Home Alone, the film that became a big hit way back in 1990 and has since morphed into a classic. On camera, the upscale estate portrayed the home of 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who was accidentally left behind by his family while they traveled to Paris for the holidays and had to fend off two bumbling burglars known as the Wet Bandits.

      A fireplace serves as a centerpiece of the formal living room.

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      Described in the listing held by Coldwell Banker Realty’s Dawn McKenna Group as a “rare opportunity to own one of the most iconic movie residences in American pop culture,” the stately red brick structure features five bedrooms and six baths in a little more than 9,100 square feet of multi-level living space decked out with its share of modern amenities.

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      Among the many main-level highlights is a grand entry foyer that flows to a formal dining room on one side and a fireside living room on the other. From there, a family room rests beneath a coffered ceiling and has French doors spilling out to a screened porch warmed by a wood-burning fireplace, and an adjacent gourmet kitchen is outfitted with dual islands, top-tier Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, a walk-in pantry, and an accompanying breakfast nook with a built-in banquette.

      The finished basement hosts an indoor sports court.

      Dawn McKenna Group/Coldwell Banker Realty

      An office space, a cozy den, and a mud room also can be found on the bottom floor, while an upstairs primary suite boasts a fireplace, a walk-in closet, and a marble-clad bath equipped with dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a separate shower. There’s also a former attic space that now holds a guest bedroom with its own bath, while the finished basement comes complete with a lounge area, a wet bar-equipped game room, a movie theater, a gym, and an indoor sports court featuring a true 3-point line.

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      Rounding out this over-the-top listing are the grassy grounds, which span just over a half-acre and host a hot tub, as well as a wood deck ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. An attached and heated three-car garage and an additional parking bay also can be found on the premises.

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