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Adam Levine sells Beverly Crest home to John Mayer, buys big in Beverly Hills

Adam Levine is under contract to sell his Beverly Crest home to singer John Mayer and has bought the former Beverly Hills home of Pete Sampras for about $33.9 million.
(Christian K. Lee / Los Angeles Times)
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Adam Levine is keeping his real estate agent busy so far this year.

The Maroon 5 singer and TV competition judge is under contract to sell his home in Beverly Crest to crooner John Mayer for $13.5 million and has bought the Beverly Hills home of “Will & Grace” creator Max Mutchnick for $33,901,000, according to sources not authorized to comment on the deals.

Earlier this year he sold another property in Holmby Hills for $18 million.

The Beverly Crest house was built in 1940 and extensively renovated during the singer’s ownership. It has 7,100 square feet of living space that includes an expansive great room, a media room, a den and a gym.

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The gated property spans roughly 3.6 acres of grounds that hold a swimming pool and spa and a lighted basketball court. There’s also a two-car garage with a hydraulic lift and a speakeasy-style card room.

Levine’s new home is Beverly Hills comes with pedigree that extends beyond television comedy. The English Tudor-style house was previously owned by tennis star Pete Sampras, who sold it to Mutchnick a decade ago for $16.98 million.

The roughly 10,400-square-foot house has five bedrooms and eight full bathrooms. There is a detached guesthouse and a separate gym. The main house includes a home theater and an office-library. In the master bedroom are his-and-hers bathrooms.

Levine, 38, is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Maroon 5. The Grammy-winning pop-rock group has hits that include “She Will Be Loved,” “This Love” and “Moves Like Jagger.” The group’s last album, “V” (2014), sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.

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Since 2010 he has appeared as a judge on the singing-competition series “The Voice.”

Mayer, 40, has won Grammys for such songs as “Your Body Is a Wonderland,” “Daughters” and “Say.” His body of work includes seven studio albums, the most recent of which, “The Search for Everything,” was released last year.

Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency holds the listing for the Beverly Crest property. The Beverly Hills home was sold outside the Multiple Listing Service.

neal.leitereg@latimes.com

Twitter: @LATHotProperty

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