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    Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger’s Former L.A. Home Hits the Market for $15 Million

    It’s not complicated to understand why Avril Lavigne once resided at this Los Angeles property.

    The six-bedroom, nine-bath abode in the San Fernando Valley’s Sherman Oaks neighborhood was formerly owned by the Canadian singer-songwriter and her ex-husband Chad Kroeger, the lead singer of Nickelback. Fully renovated since the couple lived here, the $15 million manse now offers more than 10,000 square feet of living space. James Harris, David Parnes, and Kris Everett at Bond Street Partners hold the listing.

    The finished attic has a fireplace-centered living room and a funky tiled bar.

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    After you enter through the property’s gates and up the circular drive, the front door leads you into a grand foyer anchored by a curving double staircase. The double-height living room is framed by windows that allow light to flood the space, while the nearby family room is centered around a limestone fireplace. The white-washed chef’s kitchen sports modern appliances and opens to the formal dining room, lined with wooden French doors.

    Elsewhere, you’ll find an ocean-blue office with coffered ceilings and a fully equipped gym. The primary suite comes with its own fireplace and sitting lounge, while the ensuite bathroom’s soaking tub is situated within a large marble shower. All the other bedrooms have their own bathroom and walk-in closet, too. The cherry on top, quite literally, is the finished attic: Vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and skylights cover the upper level’s fireplace-centered living room and funky tiled bar. There’s even enough room for a billiards setup, if you consider yourself a pool shark.

    The backyard has pickleball, basketball, and bocce.

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    On the grounds, you can take a dip in the saltwater pool and spa. A full bar with a built-in grill sits just outside the shaded patio, where a gas fireplace will keep you warm on chilly nights. Sports enthusiasts can take advantage of the pickleball court, the basketball hoop, and the bocce area. Even the detached three-car garage has something to offer beyond storage: Sitting atop the structure is a home theater with a lounge, library nook, and snack station—no need to transport your popcorn and candy from the main residence.

    In recent years, Sherman Oaks has become a hotbed for celebs looking to lie low. Just last month, the actors Neve Campbell and JJ Feild listed their Colonial-style home in the neighborhood for $4.3 million. Also in April, the YouTube star Alpharad spun his modern Sherman Oaks abode on the market for $5 million.

    Click here to see all the images of Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger’s former home.

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    Tori Latham

    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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    F1 Heiress Petra Ecclestone’s Modern L.A. Mansion Just Listed for $42 Million

    Back in 2022, Petra Ecclestone and Sam Palmer sold a modern farmhouse-style residence on the west side of Los Angeles to NBA star Russell Westbrook for nearly $34 million—almost $11 million more than the $22.7 million they paid just three years before. Soon after, the Formula 1 racing heiress/fashion designer and her real-estate agent husband doled out $30.5 million in a clandestine off-market deal for a recently built mansion in the posh Brentwood Park neighborhood.

    The couple went on to add some personal touches to their new abode, which packs seven bedrooms and a dozen baths into 13,500 square feet of modern yet warm living space on three levels. Now the sleekly reimagined spread has popped up for sale again with a significant jump in price, asking a speck under $42 million. Palmer and Blair Chang of The Agency hold the listing.

    The gourmet kitchen comes with high-end appliances and an expansive eat-in island.

    Mike Kelley

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

    Sited amid a flat, half-acre parcel on prime Rockingham Avenue—the street made world famous by O.J. Simpson in the 1990s—the brick-clad house is painted a trendy shade of dark gray and lies securely behind walls and gates on lushly landscaped grounds lined with mature olive trees. Inside, inviting cream-hued interiors are adorned with 12-foot ceilings complemented by wide-plank, white oak floors and hand-crafted Roman plaster walls.

    Among the main-level highlights are a trio of seating areas, along with two offices, a formal dining room, and a gourmet kitchen boasting top-notch stainless appliances, a spacious eat-in island, a breakfast nook, and a secondary prep kitchen. Upstairs, five ensuite bedrooms in a private wing include a fireside primary suite sporting a balcony and dual dressing rooms and baths, while the lower level offers an entertainment lounge with a seated bar, a movie theater, a golf simulator, a steam room-equipped gym, and a guest suite.

    A manicured backyard features a large pool flanked by a sundeck with hot and cold plunges.

    Mike Kelley

    RELATED: A Reimagined Pierre Koenig Home in L.A. Is Up for Grabs at $5.8 Million

    Elsewhere is a dedicated staff area with its own kitchen, as well as a “dog room” and a security suite with state-of-the-art monitoring technology. The amenities continue outdoors, where a large sundeck-encased pool is paired with hot and cold plunges, a soccer pitch, a custom-built treehouse, and an in-ground trampoline. There’s also a garage and motor court with parking for up to 12 vehicles, plus a carriage-style driveway for guests.

    Though the L.A. fires earlier this year played into their decision to sell, the couple told The Wall Street Journal they are also eager to embark upon their next house-flipping project. Ecclestone, the youngest daughter of British billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, is perhaps best known for owning The Manor, a Holmby Hills mega-mansion built by the late primetime TV titan Aaron Spelling and his socialite wife, Candy Spelling, that she bought in 2011 for $85 million and sold in 2019 for a whopping $120 million.

    Click here for more photos of the Brentwood Park residence.

    Mike Kelley

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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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    Sean Connery’s Former Villa on the French Riviera Lists for $26.5 Million

    Perched above the sparkling shores of the Mediterranean in Nice, an Art Deco villa fit for 007 himself is now on the market at €23.5 million (or about $26.5 million). 

    Built in 1930 and infused with quintessential French Riviera glamour, the cliffside estate’s most legendary claim to fame is one of its former owners. That’s right, Sean Connery, the original British secret agent in the enduring film franchise, and his wife, Micheline Roquebrune, called this seaside sanctuary home during the 1970s and ’80s. The current owners picked up the property in 2015 for an undisclosed amount and have given it a top-to-bottom renovation, according to Mansion Global. This isn’t, however, their first time at the rodeo—the villa was on the market back in late 2020 for €30 million (about $34 million). 

    Officially named Villa Roc Fleuri, locals simply refer to it as the “Bond Villa,” according to Savills agent Chuck McKee—and it’s easy to see why. With cinematic charm baked into every stone, the property feels like something straight out of a spy thriller.

    RELATED: Jean Nouvel Designed This $40 Million Home on the French Riviera to Disappear Into the Landscape

    Positioned above the seafront at the base of Mont Boron, the Art Deco villa offers views toward Cap d’Antibes.

    Hr-Photographe-Immobilier; Savills

    The main house, carved into the hillside, sprawls over 10,000 square feet and is pure Old-World elegance with modern polish. Think intricate wood paneling, wrought-iron staircases, mosaic inlays, and detailed ceiling moldings. And for a touch of historic charm, the original elevator cabin remains fully intact and operational.

    Designed to embrace the stunning vistas, the villa sports a grand dining room that flows seamlessly onto an expansive terrace, both served by a professional-grade kitchen and a wine cellar fit for a secret agent’s private collection. And on the rooftop terrace, complete with a barbecue area, is what Savills calls the most spectacular view in Nice—and frankly, they’re not wrong. 

    As is befitting a movie star or international secret agent, the primary suite takes up the entire top floor with two en-suite bathrooms and custom walk-in closets. Below are three guest suites, a study, a fifth bedroom, plus a separate caretaker’s apartment. There’s also a second villa at the entrance, divided into two private guest apartments—because Bond never travels without backup. . 

    RELATED: This $9 Million Villa on the French Riviera Is Perched Above France’s Cap de Nice

    The villa’s spa area includes a indoor heated infinity pool overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

    Hr-Photographe-Immobilier; Savills

    There is no question that Bond (and probably Connery) would appreciate some of the modern updates to the nearly 100-year-old home. A lavish spa area includes a gym and a heated indoor infinity pool that appears to melt into the Mediterranean. Manicured lawns, garden paths, and a massive stone staircase meander down a steep incline below the house, where there’s private, gated access to the rocky shoreline. Also on offer? An adjacent three-bedroom villa with a circular seaside pool—perfect if you need additional space for guests or a little more room for your entourage. 

    Turns out, Villa Roc Fleuri wasn’t Connery’s only French hideaway. In 1979, he bought Domaine de Terre Blanche, a château in Tourrettes about 45 minutes from Nice. He held onto it for nearly 20 years before selling it to German billionaire Dietmar Hopp, who later turned it into a luxury golf resort. The Scottish actor and Roquebrune lived primarily in the Bahamas at the time of his death in 2020.

    Click here to see more photos of Villa Roc Fleuri. 

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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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    Quincy Jones’s Longtime Bel Air Mansion Just Hit the Market for $60 Million

    A little more than five months after his death from pancreatic cancer at age 91, Quincy Jones’s final home is newly available. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the multi-Grammy-winning record producer and composer behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller—the best-selling album of all time—moved into the property in the coveted Lower Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles in early 2002 and lived there until this past November. Now the sprawling estate is up for sale, asking a dash under $60 million. David Kramer and Andrew Buss of the David Kramer Group at Compass share the listing.

    Records show Jones purchased a vacant parcel of land in summer 1972 for a mere $200,000 and subsequently enlisted the late luxury hospitality architect Gerald “Jerry” Allison to custom build a resort-style mansion resembling The Palace of the Lost City hotel he helped create in South Africa. The palatial five-bedroom, 17-bath digs rest at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac atop a gated promontory spanning over two acres, with sweeping views stretching from the city skyline to the San Gabriel Mountains and Pacific Ocean beyond.

    A domed living room primed for entertaining serves as a focal point of the home’s central wing.

    Anthony Barcelo

    RELATED: L.A. Reid Relists His Swanky Bel Air Mansion for a Discounted $17.5 Million

    Almost 25,000 square feet of living space is spread across three wings linked by an elevator and several staircases. Though interior photos are scarce—as much of the value hails from the land, per Buss—marketing materials do show a circular, window-lined living room, which anchors the two-story stone structure’s central wing and comes with a vaulted domed ceiling, a seated bar, and a library nook. Nearby is a wine room equipped with a bar, tasting area, and cellar, plus a game lounge and cabana.

    Holding court in the east wing are a formal dining room, a gourmet kitchen with a butler’s pantry, a family room, and staff quarters, plus a lavish primary suite boasting a private balcony, walk-in closets, a luxe bath, a fitness room, and a den. The west wing, meanwhile, has three guest suites, along with a recording studio, a screening room, a gallery, and a security office. Outdoors, the manicured grounds host numerous verandas and patios overlooking a lighted tennis court and an infinity-edge pool with a spillover spa.

    In addition to a pool and spa, the grounds also hold a full-sized tennis court.

    Anthony Barcelo

    “My father loved his home so much,” said his daughter, the actress and filmmaker Rashida Jones. “He created it from the ground up with his boundless imagination and the talent of his high school friend, legendary architect Jerry Allison. Our family has a lifetime worth of wonderful memories and meaning imbued in this home. We hope the new owner will continue the legacy of love and laughter and beauty that is synonymous with the name Quincy Jones.”

    During a decades-long career that he began as a jazz trumpeter, the Chicago native was in top demand as an arranger for the big bands of Count Basie and others, a composer of film music, and a record producer. His large stable of hits ranged from Lesley Gore’s It’s My Party to We Are the World, a fundraising single for famine relief performed by a supergroup of 40 singers from Diana Ross to Bruce Springsteen. In addition to 28 Grammy awards, Quincy was also recognized for lifetime achievement by the Songwriters Hall of Fame and inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

    Click here for more photos of the Bel Air residence.

    Anthony Barcelo

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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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    Bryan Cranston’s Former SoCal Beach House Can Be Yours for $8 Million

    Bryan Cranston doled out $2.5 million back in 2007 for a 1940s bungalow along the northern edge of Southern California’s Ventura County coastline, primarily for its secluded stretch of sandy beach and endless ocean views. The Breaking Bad star then spent the next six years transforming the poorly constructed home he and his actress wife Robin Dearden affectionately referred to as the “love shack” into a modern and sustainable showpiece in collaboration with Turturro Design Studio and Allen Associates Construction.

    The couple went on to sell the luxurious net-zero residence they renamed Three Palms to real estate investor Louis Gonda in 2021 for $5.5 million, around $455,000 more than they originally wanted. Now it’s returned to the market again, donning a nearly $8 million asking price, with Katie Walsh in the Montecito office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holding the listing.

    The great room’s living and dining areas connect to a sleek kitchen with custom Poggenpohl cabinetry.

    Gavin Palmer/VirTour Media

    RELATED: Walter White’s New Mexico Home From ‘Breaking Bad’ Can Be Yours for $4 Million

    A longtime proponent of environmental issues and recycling, Cranston shared his vision for the project in a 2012 Real Green TV YouTube video, stating he wanted to “show the world you don’t need to compromise when you’re building a green home…you can still have nice amenities.” Completed in early 2013, the LEED Platinum property was the first passive-house-certified residence ever built in Ventura County and even garnered the U.S. Green Building Council’s “Green Home of the Year” award.

    The stucco and titanium-sided structure has energy-efficient, solar, and recycling systems that help it produce as much energy as it consumes. Three bedrooms and four baths are spread across 2,450 square feet of open and light-filled living space on two levels accented with polished concrete floors. Walls of glass reveal beachfront patios and Pacific vistas, while a swath of custom art and decor by the likes of Roche Bobois, Louis Poulsen, Chabada, Pablo Campos, and Alberto Gálvez is available for purchase at an additional cost.

    An expansive rear deck steps down to a secluded stretch of sandy beach and the ocean beyond.

    Gavin Palmer/VirTour Media

    RELATED: A Landmark SoCal Home by a Paragon of Arts and Crafts Architecture Just Listed for $4.5 Million

    Other highlights include a great room sporting a spacious living area, a dining space, and a sleek kitchen equipped with Poggenpohl cabinetry, an eat-in island, and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances. Three upstairs bedrooms serviced by a hallway kitchenette include an ocean-view primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a bath outfitted with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a steam shower, with a lower-level den doubling as a fourth bedroom.

    Topping it all off is a basement—a rarity for an oceanfront home—accessible from an outside entrance, plus a one-car garage with an automated lift that can accommodate an extra vehicle.

    Click here for more photos of the Ventura County residence.

    Gavin Palmer/VirTour Media

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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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    Diane Keaton Once Owned This $12.8 Million L.A. Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Son

    In Los Angeles, you find a good deal of both architecturally significant and celebrity-pedigreed homes. And sometimes, in cases such as this in the idyllic Rustic Canyon area of Pacific Palisades, those categories overlap.

    An estate designed by Lloyd Wright, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s eight children and an esteemed architect himself, has just hit the market for $12.8 million. The five-bedroom, 3.5-bath property was originally built in 1950 for Alfred Newman, the nine-time Oscar-winning composer for films such as Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Camelot, and Hello, Dolly!, among others. Decades later, another Oscar winner, architecture- and design-savvy actress Diane Keaton, took over the estate, restoring many features to all their midcentury-modern glory. Diana Braun and Frank Langen at Compass hold the listing.

    The living room is classic midcentury modern, with built-ins and angularity.

    Engel Studios

    Lloyd Wright incorporated many details that his father was well known for, including concrete floors, asymmetrical exposed brick fireplaces, and angular rooms with banks of windows that bring the outdoors inside. During her time in the home, Keaton retained those design features, restoring the woodwork, modernizing the kitchen, and turning the primary suite into a glass-walled loft on the upper level. There, the sleeping area is accompanied by a small sitting area near a fireplace, plus an alcove for snuggling up with a good book, and even a private deck for enjoying the surrounding greenery.

    Back on the main level, a massive fireplace anchors the living room, which spills out to a patio for outdoor hangs. The open kitchen leads to a small dining area, which also has access to the yard. There are built-in benches throughout the home and a cozy office for getting some work done.

    A soaking tub sits next to windows in the updated bathroom.

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    Outside, the brick-lined pool and spa are situated among 1.4 acres of landscaping, including fruit, oak, and sycamore trees. There’s an outdoor fireplace oven, and along with the main residence there are two detached bedroom suites and a music-studio guest house.

    Southern California buyers may be familiar with Wright’s work from some of his other properties that have hit the market in recent years. A $3 million, four-bed abode came up for sale in La Cañada Flintridge in the summer of 2023. And while Keaton no longer calls the Wright property in Rustic Canyon her home, she has continued to spend her time in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, however, she decided to part with a $28.9 million residence that she built from the ground up, inspired by Pinterest.

    Click here to see all the photos of the Lloyd Wright home once owned by Diane Keaton.

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    Tori Latham

    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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    Adam Lambert’s Glam Sunset Strip Home Is Up for Grabs at $7.4 Million

    It’s been an almost unbelievably successful ride for Adam Lambert ever since he came in second place behind Kris Allen on the eighth season of American Idol back in 2009. Not only has the flamboyant singer, songwriter, and actor released several albums that included his early hit Whataya Want from Me, but he stepped in for the late Freddie Mercury as lead vocalist of Queen, made his Broadway debut as the Emcee in Cabaret at The KitKat Club, and was most recently tapped to play Judas in a Hollywood Bowl production of the classic Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

    Word on the street has it that he’s also been seeking new digs in New York City. So it’s really no surprise he’s decided to let go of the Los Angeles home he picked up in 2018 for $6.5 million, listing the modern Hollywood Hills spread high above the Sunset Strip with Greg Holcomb of Carolwood Estates for nearly $7.4 million.

    The streamlined kitchen comes with a massive stone island that can accommodate up to eight people.

    Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photo

    RELATED: Rapper G-Eazy’s $3.7 Million Hollywood Hills Home Comes With a Professional Recording Studio

    Resting behind a gated driveway on a hilltop parcel spanning a quarter of an acre, the boxy white stucco and black-trimmed structure was originally built in the early 1950s. Extensively upgraded and customized during Lambert’s tenure, it features four bedrooms and six baths filtered across roughly 5,000 square feet of three-level living space accented with rich hardwood floors, high ceilings, and vast expanses of glass overlooking sweeping views of L.A.

    Among the highlights is a combined living and dining area boasting a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and collapsible glass doors spilling out to the turf-clad backyard, plus a sleek kitchen furnished with an eat-in island that can seat up to eight and Wolf appliances. Up a floating staircase topped with a bulbous topaz light fixture is a posh primary suite sporting a mod fireplace and a wraparound balcony, as well as dual walk-in closets and a luxe bath flaunting a black soaking tub and glass-encased shower big enough for an entire swarm of folks.

    The primary bedroom has a mod fireplace and walls of glass opening out to a wraparound balcony.

    Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photo

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    Rounding it all out in style are the secluded grounds, which host an L-shaped infinity pool and spa flanked by a sundeck and fire pit, along with a barbecue and bar setup nestled beside an alfresco dining area. There’s also an attached two-car garage with glassy doors out front.

    Per the New York Post, Lambert has been spotted house hunting in New York, where he recently toured a snazzy $10.5 million duplex unit in Tribeca at 108 Leonard St., the first residential condo conversion of a McKim, Mead & White Beaux-Arts building.

    Click here for more photos of the Sunset Strip residence.

    Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photo

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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

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

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

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

    David Fitzgerald

    RELATED: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Co-Host Julianne Hough Is Seeking $8 Million for Her L.A. Home

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

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

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

    David Fitzgerald

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

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

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

    Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

    David Fitzgerald

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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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