May 16, 2008

Own Jerry Seinfeld’s former L.A. home; comedian’s onetime house in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills just hit the market with a $7.9M asking price

In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on the listing of the house, which is at 9444 Sierra Mar Place in the Hollywood Hills. The house came on the market on Monday.

Seinfeld famously called the house “a waste of money” in a “60 Minutes” profile in 1997, and the New York-based funnyman unloaded the house in July 1998 almost immediately after he ended production of his wildly popular sitcom.

“It’s a giant hotel room. I’m on the road. I’ve been on the road here for 16 years,” Seinfeld said of the house in the “60 Minutes” profile. “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft described the house as giving away “nothing,” and noting that it was furnished by a decorator. “It speaks to the owner’s lack of interest or lack of time,” Kroft said during the profile. “The couches look like they’ve never been dented. It’s more antiseptic than homey.”

Built in 1967, the gated 5,913-square-foot house has five baths, walls of glass, a screening room, a gym, a state-of-the-art kitchen, spaces for entertaining and a pool, according to public records and listing information. The house sits on a 0.41-acre parcel, according to public records.

We referenced this house once before, on October 30, 2007, when we wrote about actress Lori Loughlin having sold her Cape Cod-style house just down the street.

Check out an online listing sheet for the former Seinfeld house – complete with photos – here.

Permalink Print Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Hollywood Stars by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!

May 15, 2008

Miami Beach, FL mansion once owned by Cher on the market for $14.9M

A Mediterranean-style mansion on La Gorce Island in Miami Beach, Fla. that Cher once owned has come on the market for $14,900,000.

The Miami Herald on April 23 broke the story of the listing of the waterfront mansion at 64 La Gorce Circle in Miami Beach, which in recent years has been rented out to Julio Iglesias and Janet Jackson. Then, the Los Angeles Times’ “Hot Property” columnist Ann Brenoff wrote earlier this week about the listing. Cher had owned the mansion from 1993 until selling it in 1996 for $4,350,000 to Calvin Klein co-founder Barry Schwartz, according to public records.

Now, the house’s current owner, a developer, has placed the mansion on the market. Built in 1953, the mansion has six bedrooms, seven baths, a two-car garage, and 158 feet of waterfront frontage, all on a 0.68-acre property, according to public records and listing information. The house measures 10,296 square feet, according to public records, or 11,460 square feet, according to listing information. Other features include large arched keystone pillars, an inner courtyard, high walls, double wooden doors, a two-story living room with rosette windows, keystone columns, and a gourmet kitchen with double SubZero stainless steel refrigerators, a Traulsen wine cooler, a large white marble island and a Wolf gas stove, according to listing information. Other features include an oversized master suite with a fireplace, a third-story living room, impact windows and doors throughout, a cabana with a gym and a full bath and a new pool and spa, according to listing information.

Plenty of other celebrities also have lived on La Gorce Island over the years. They include:

–Billy Joel, whose Robert Burns LLC company paid $13,500,000 in February 2006 for the 7,722-square-foot house on a 0.70-acre property at 82 La Gorce Circle, according to public records;

–Shakira, whose Pinetree Lane LLC company in March 2005 sold a house at 6650 Pinetree Lane on La Gorce Island for $1,800,000, according to public records;

–And the late Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, who in August 2002 (shortly before his death) paid $7,000,000 (according to public records) or $7,210,000 (according to news accounts) for the 13,447-square-foot mansion on a 1.23-acre, triple lot at 30 La Gorce Circle, according to public records.

Check out an online listing sheet for the house – complete with photos – here.

Permalink Print 1 Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Hollywood Stars, Music Icons by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!

Actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman list two-bedroom condo in Los Angeles’ Encino area for $750K

Husband-and-wife actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman have listed a two-bedroom, 1,837-square-foot condo unit in Los Angeles’ Encino area for $750,000.

Hats off to our friends over at the Real Estalker for breaking the story the other day of the DeVito/Perlman listing of the condo, which is at 4774 Park Encino Lane in Encino. We also referenced their ownership of this condo in our post from January 29, 2007, which was about the couple’s listing last year of their 14,579-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills. That mansion, at 1028 Ridgedale Drive, remains on the market for $31,900,000.

Like our friends at the Real Estalker, we also currently have no clue what Danny and Rhea have used this condo for since buying it in 1998 for $350,000, according to public records (the listing agent wouldn’t tell us when we called him this morning). However, the Real Estalker’s guesses (for offspring, for investment, or for a staff member whose compensation included housing) are as good as any. Now, however, the diminutive couple is seeking to unload the penthouse unit, which has two baths and a sun-filled living room with cathedral ceilings and clerestory windows, according to listing information. Other features include a large eat-in kitchen with a laundry room, a master suite with a walk-in closet and bath, clerestory windows in the master bedroom, and balconies, according to listing information.

Interestingly, DeVito and Perlman aren’t the only celebrities with ties to the building. Comedian Jon Lovitz’s family has owned a 2,627-square-foot unit on the same level since 1999, according to public records.

Check out an online listing sheet for the DeVito/Perlman condo – complete with photos – here.

Permalink Print Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Hollywood Stars by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!

Trump-owned mansion in Palm Beach, FL reportedly under contract to a foreign buyer for $100M

An 80,000-square-foot mansion in Palm Beach, Fla. that developer Donald Trump had listed for $125,000,000 reportedly has gone to contract to be sold to a foreign buyer for $100,000,000.

The Palm Beach Post reported yesterday that the mansion, at 515 N. County Road in Palm Beach, is under contract. Trump had had the mansion on the market for $125,000,000, and then recently reduced its asking price to $100,000,000.

Trump, who owns the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach but who never has lived in this mansion, apparently only would tell the Palm Beach Post on the record that the estate, which has 475 feet of unobstructed oceanfront “is the best piece of land anywhere.” In addition, “sources” (also Trump?) told the paper that the unnamed buyer is considering tearing down the mansion and subdividing the property.

Given that Trump is involved, one has to wonder if there’s any embellishing going on, especially sale price-wise.

The property’s history is colorful. Records show that Trump Properties, LLC paid $41,350,000 in 2004 for the mansion and 6-acre lot from bankrupt former health-care magnate Abe Gosman. Trump then spent $25,000,000 to have one of his “Apprentice” winners oversee the renovation of the estate into a mansion with nine-bedrooms, a ballroom, a conservatory and a 48-car (yes, you read that right) garage, the Post reported. The French Renaissance-style mansion was constructed in 1990 by Gosman and dubbed “Maison de l’Amitie,” or House of Friendship. Gosman reportedly hosted President George H.W. Bush, Luciano Pavarotti and Ethel Kennedy at the mansion during his years of ownership.

If Trump fetches the amount reported, the sale easily would be an all-time record for Palm Beach, surpassing the $81,500,000 paid last month for Sidney Kimmel’s oceanfront mansion. We wrote about that sale back on April 18.

Permalink Print Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Movers & Shakers by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!

May 13, 2008

Actress Dedee Pfeiffer sells her 1,816-square-foot house in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area for $1.15M

Actress Dedee Pfeiffer has sold her 1,816-square-foot, country ranch-style house in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area for $1,150,000.

pfeiffer-headshot.jpg

In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on Pfeiffer’s sale of her house at 3594 Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood. Records show that Pfeiffer closed on the sale of the house on April 4, with the deal being recorded with Los Angeles County on May 2. The buyer is a Los Angeles lawyer who is not a celebrity.

pfeiffer-i.jpgpfeiffer-ii.jpg

pfeiffer-iii.jpgpfeiffer-iv.jpg

pfeiffer-v.jpgpfeiffer-vi.jpg

We wrote about the Mandeville Canyon house on April 1, back when it was on the market for $1,195,000.

Built in 1955, the three-bedroom house on Mandeville Canyon Road has two baths and sits on a 0.25-acre lot, according to public records. Features include hardwood floors throughout, a large kitchen with a vaulted ceiling, a breakfast room and a living/family room combination that has views of the yard, according to listing information. Outdoor features include two Japanese-style dipping pools (hot and cold), a serene garden, a grassy area, a stone patio with a sitting area and waterfalls that cascade into koi ponds (koi fish included), according to listing information. Pfeiffer, whose sister is actress Michelle Pfeiffer, had purchased the house in 1998 through her Saucy Dabe Trust for an undetermined price.

It’s unclear where Pfeiffer is now living (readers?), but she’s believed to have decided to stay in the L.A. area. The online listing sheet noted that the house could use some “TLC.”

Check out a cached version of an online listing sheet for the house.

Permalink Print Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Hollywood Stars by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!

May 12, 2008

Actress Teri Garr lists her house in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area for $3.995M

Actress Teri Garr has listed her house in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area for $3,995,000.

In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on Garr’s listing of her two-bedroom house, which is at 322 S. Chadbourne Avenue in Brentwood. The house just came on the market on Friday.

While we are indeed the first to report on the timing of the listing and the house’s asking price, the fact that Garr is selling her house is not that big of a surprise. That’s because the enormously likable Garr, who sadly suffered a brain aneurysm in 2006 and also in 2002 had announced that she suffers from multiple sclerosis, told the Daily News of Los Angeles in an article that ran on April 21, 2008 (and that was widely distributed via syndication) that ‘the other day, a guy came to fix my computer, and I told him, ‘I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is I’ve got to sell my house because I can’t work. The good news is I’m walking.’ He said, ‘I think the good news is much better than the bad news.’ I have to look at it that way.’

Built in 1924 (according to listing information) or 1925 (according to public records), Garr’s 1,658-square-foot house in Brentwood has two bedroom suites (including a master suite that fills the entire second floor), three baths, and an office, according to public records and listing information. Other features include a detached guest house, a rear garden, a pool and a spa, all on a 0.41-acre parcel, according to public records and listing information.

Records show that Garr purchased the house through her One Way Investment Trust in 1992 for $1,455,000.

Check out an online listing sheet for Garr’s house — complete with photos — here.

We’ll keep you posted on when Garr’s house sells — and for how much — and also where she ends up. And, here’s hoping from us that her recent recovery from her health problems continues.

Permalink Print 1 Comment

Filed under Celebrity Homes by

Spread the Word!

House in Beverly Hills, CA that Dean Martin once lived in is on the market for $5.495M

A five-bedroom house in Beverly Hills, Calif. where the late singer, actor and comedian Dean Martin is said to have lived during the 1980s has been listed for $5,495,000.

In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on the listing of the 3,266-square-foot house at 415 Dabney Lane in Beverly Hills. The house officially went on the market on Thursday.

Built in 1959, the newly remodeled house has six baths, a large pool, two waterfalls, and a steam shower, all on a 0.61-acre property, according to public records and listing information. The house’s owner, who is not a celebrity, paid $2,600,000 for the house in March 2005, according to public records.

Check out an online listing sheet for the house — complete with photos — here.

The Dabney Lane house is very close to Wallace Ridge, which is a street in Beverly Hills that has seen its share of celebrity owners. Various bold-faced names over the years that have owned on Wallace Ridge include 1) David Spade, whose Evening Star Trust paid exactly $4,000,000 in 2001 for the 5,848-square-foot house at 1120 Wallace Ridge that he continues to own to this day; and 2) Courteney Cox and David Arquette, whose Bring It Trust paid $5,450,000 in June 2004 for the 4,994-square-foot house at 1012 Wallace Ridge, according to public records.

Permalink Print 2 Comments

Filed under Celebrity Homes, Hollywood Stars by Bob Goldsborough

Spread the Word!