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After nearly six years of ownership, Whitney Cummings has decided to part ways with her Mediterranean-style estate just outside Los Angeles. Records show the standup comedian has stuck a nearly $13 million price tag on the stylishly revamped spread, which is tucked away in a remote gated enclave of the San Fernando Valley.

Though the asking price is almost $9 million more than the $4.3 million she doled out for the circa-2004 home back in 2019, Cummings completely remodeled the premises during her tenure in collaboration with designer Jake Arnold. Out went the nightclub-esque decor, and in came what Architectural Digest described as a “Santa Fe–meets–monastery–inspired” style with a total of five bedrooms and seven baths in roughly 6,800 square feet of warm and textured living space boasting a mix of hardwood and stone floors, high ceilings accented with reclaimed barn beams, and French doors leading outside.

A high ceiling dotted with salvaged barn beams crowns the fireside living room.

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Sequestered behind gates at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure is perched atop a four-acre parcel overlooking sweeping mountain vistas. Inside, an entry foyer displaying a striking plaster spiral staircase flows to a light-filled living room highlighted by a masonry fireplace, while the elegant dining room connects to a gourmet kitchen decked out with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island topped with Blue Louise stone, high-end stainless appliances, and a breakfast nook.

Elsewhere is an inviting den sporting a fireplace flanked by built-in shelving, as well as a bookshelf-lined library and a posh primary suite flaunting a private balcony, a separate seating area, and a spa-inspired bath spotlighted by a Belgian soaking tub. Outdoors, the olive tree-laced grounds host several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots enhanced by a pool and spa, swinging sofas, a fire pit, and a bar setup, along with a spacious motor court and a driveway that passes through a porte-cochère on its way to the two-car garage.

In the backyard, the pool and an adjacent fire pit conversation area are enveloped in lush greenery.

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Adding to the home’s allure is the property’s setting amid a hollow that protects it from the Santa Ana winds, according to the listing held by Adam Rosenfeld and Jon Grauman of The Agency, which also notes there is a Los Angeles Fire Department helipad nearby.

A native of Washington, D.C., the 42-year-old humorist and actress appeared in her first standup special, Money Shot, on Comedy Central back in 2010 and went on to create and star in the self-titled sitcom Whitney, which aired on NBC for two seasons between 2011 and 2013. Probably best known for co-creating and co-writing the hit CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, she also hosts a popular podcast titled Good for You.

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A rambling residence hidden down a long, gated driveway that passes over a wooden bridge in L.A.’s largely unsung Woodland Hills suburb near the eastern edge of the San Fernando Valley has come to market for a buck under $3.5 million. Elizabeth Benichou of Douglas Elliman and Dustin Benichou of Devorah B. Homes share the listing.

Tax records show the seller as Rick Greenstein, a prominent Hollywood agent and a senior partner at Gersh, who represents a who’s who of comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, John Oliver, Drew Carey, and Kevin Nealon. The recently married Tinseltown power broker is looking to more than double his money on the secluded property he scooped up in 2019 for $1.55 million.

Vaulted ceilings and a vintage brick fireplace are highlights in the family room.

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The home dates to 1937, when it was built in the Craftsman style, and a 2010 renovation and expansion brought the cottage to a comfortable 4,177 square feet. Stone-walled steps swoop up through a custom-lit, park-like setting from the motor court to an inviting, trellis-covered porch, and throughout the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home are four fireplaces, a combination of cherry, beechwood, and light oak floorboards, stained glass windows and doors, and period lighting fixtures. 

There’s a small office off to one side of the step-down living and dining room, while the other side of the rectangular space connects to a skylight-topped solarium that spills onto a terrace alongside a waterfall-fed koi pond stocked with 30-year-old koi that have been cared for by the same aquarist for their entire lives. Greenstein is willing to let the fish remain if the new owner commits to their care.

Waterfalls tumble down the verdant hillside into a koi pond in the backyard.

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At the opposite end of the home, atop a two-car garage, is the well-equipped center-island kitchen and a nearby breakfast room with a walk-in wine cellar. Just off the kitchen, a bar area connects to a light-filled family room capacious enough to accommodate a raised platform with a baby grand piano.

The terraced gardens across the 0.6-acre property are drought-tolerant with a variety of exotic plants that bloom at various times throughout the year. Along with the plunge pool-sized koi pond, there’s a built-in grill, an alfresco dining terrace under a canopy of trees, and a trellis-covered deck that wraps around the family room. Under strands of overhead lights, a brick terrace has a fire pit, and a decked area has a spa. Set higher up on the hillside is a discrete dog run and, even higher, a pavilion outfitted as a gym that’s set in the treetops.

Tax records show that Greenstein and his wife recently acquired a pair of small, adjacent units in a distinguished prewar cooperative apartment house in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood.

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Though he already owns a $4 million mansion in an exclusive guard-gated community in Scottsdale, Ariz., Rob Schneider has plumped up his real estate portfolio with yet another residence. Records show the comedian and actor—who has made headlines recently for apologizing to his daughter Elle King during a Tucker Carlson interview after she ripped him in public for being a bad dad—and his longtime wife Patricia doled out a smidge over $2.5 million for some renovated digs in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, deep within the San Fernando Valley.

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Built in the mid-1960s and since taken down to the studs and given a top-to-bottom rebuild, the midcentury-modern structure is nestled amid a cul-de-sac parcel of land spanning almost a half-acre. Fronted by a wide driveway that empties out at an attached two-car garage, as well as stacked steps that stop at the pivoting entry door, the place has four bedrooms and an equal number of baths in 3,000 square feet of single-level living space boasting white rift oak floors, high ceilings, custom-fabricated stone, imported Italian tile, and designer lighting and finishes, plus high-tech lighting, security, and sound systems.

Photos are scarce, but online listings show an open-concept great room anchored by a living area sporting a floor-to-ceiling linear fireplace flanked by built-in shelving and accordion-style glass doors spilling outside and an adjacent kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, and top-tier Viking appliances. A 90-bottle custom wine rack connects on the other side to a spacious dining room. Elsewhere is an office and a plush primary suite flaunting a walk-in closet and a spa-inspired bath, along with a canyon-view backyard hosting a fire pit, a pool and spa, and several al fresco lounging and entertaining areas.

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The 60-year-old San Francisco native first gained notoriety for his work on Saturday Night Live. Schneider has since appeared in numerous films, including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick, Grown Ups, and most recently, Daddy Daughter Trip with his daughter Miranda in her acting debut. He’s also particularly outspoken when it comes to his conservative views, which has stirred up a mess of controversy between him and his eldest daughter, Ex’s and Oh’s singer Elle King, who Schneider shares with his ex-wife and former model London King. More

Though she hasn’t lived there in a minute or two, Hollywood’s Christina Ricci has owned a home nestled into a lushly planted cul-de-sac in L.A.’s Woodland Hills area since 2018. She bought the property with her now-ex-husband, James Heedergen, for exactly $1.1 million. Ricci told SheKnows earlier this year that she wanted to sell the house because it was where she lived through and after an abusive marriage with Heedergen, so she does not have the best memories and associations with the home.

Late last year, in anticipation of selling it, Ricci, married in 2021 to hairstylist Mark Hampton, signed on to renovate the house with designer and TV personality Jeff Lewis. The process appeared on the most recent season of his Amazon Freevee series, Hollywood Houselift. Now, freshly gussied up in Lewis’ signature transitional traditional style, the suburban residence has been placed on the market with an asking price of $2.249 million. 

The charcoal-grey two-story home, situated on about a quarter of an acre and measuring just over 2,700 square feet with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, is listed with Mercedes “MJ” Javid of The Agency, who, like Lewis, has deep roots in the Bravosphere: she was an OG cast member on “Shahs of Sunset,” which aired on the cable channel from 2012 to 2021.

The living room is anchored by a fireplace trimmed in marble and wood.

It’s a few steps up from the flaming red front door to the sedate and sunny formal living room, where a massive fireplace is trimmed in marble and wood. Wide-plank wood floors, art- and decorator-friendly white walls and a plethora of recessed lights continue into the great room that runs along the back of the house, overlooking the backyard and swimming pool.

At one end of the window-lined space, a family room/media lounge is enlivened by grey and gold wallpaper; skylights add light to the central dining space; and the open kitchen is fitted with designer appliances, trendy brass fixtures and boldly veined stone-like counters. A raised fireplace adds homey charm to the great room, and multiple doors to the backyard facilitate an easy back and forth between indoor and outdoor living and entertaining spaces.

The open-plan kitchen employs trendy brass fixtures and stone-like counters.

There are three bedrooms and bathrooms on the main floor, while the primary suite privately occupies the upper floor. A Juliet balcony in the bedroom overlooks the swimming pool, and the bathroom is emblazoned with high-contrast black-and-white floral wallpaper and includes a glassed-in shower, freestanding soaking tub and parquet-de-Versailles-patterned marble tile flooring.

Charcoal flag stone terracing surrounds the classic kidney-shaped swimming pool that sits in a sunny clearing surrounded by dense foliage that provides a total sense of privacy and seclusion. There’s a small putting green and pathways that meander through the lush hillside that rises beyond the pool.

Ricci has bounced between New York and Los Angeles for decades and has owned a handful of homes in both cities; a townhouse in Brooklyn was sold about a year ago for just under $2 million, as was a vintage hillside home in a celeb-favored pocket of Los Feliz that she sold 20 years ago to fellow actress Sarah Chalke for $1.3 million.

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