This is where you could live just like Jason Bateman
Actor Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda, have listed a house they own in Hollywood Hills West at $2.25 million.
The Midcentury Modern-style home features walls and doors of glass, hardwood flooring and beamed ceilings. The 2,879 square feet of living space includes four bedrooms and 2.75 bathrooms.
Set in a canyon and surrounded by lush landscaping, the house has a gated motor court and pedestrian gate for added security. A waterfall cascades into the koi pond.
Bateman, 45, is known for a succession of television roles on such shows as “Silver Spoons” (1982-84), “Valerie” (1986-91) and “Arrested Development” (2003-13). His film work includes this year’s “This Is Where I Leave You” and “The Longest Week.” He stars in “Horrible Bosses 2” due out in late November.
The Batemans bought the property in 2002 for $885,000, public records show.
Richard Ehrlich of Westside Estate Agency is the listing agent.
There goes the neighborhood
The Grammy-winning Sheryl Crow has parted with her compound in Hollywood Hills West for $11.085 million. She had originally listed it two years ago at $15.95 million.
The 10.28-acre property includes a Spanish Revival-style main house, a Craftsman home and a cottage constructed in the late 1800s.
The remodeled and restored main residence, built in 1924, features a two-story foyer with wrought-iron stair railings, beamed ceilings, a library/wine cellar, a music room, four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. Original Spanish tiles grace the stairs that step down to the living room.
The Arts and Crafts-style house, built in 1909, has authentic period hardware and fixtures, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The cottage dates to 1885 and contains three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
A stone fireplace and barbecue sit in a pergola. The grounds also have mature trees, a bridge leading to trails, an infinity-edge pool and a playground.
Crow, 52, has won Grammys for “There Goes the Neighborhood,” “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “All I Wanna Do,” among others. The singer-songwriter-guitarist has a pop-country focus.
Her television credits include a litany of performances and several appearances on “Cougar Town.”
She lives in Tennessee, where she owns several properties in the Nashville area.
Myra Nourmand and Joanne Vuylsteke of Nourmand & Associates were the listing agents. Zach Goldsmith of Hilton & Hyland/Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyer.
Ending her reign as co-owner
Dana Owens, better known by her stage name, Queen Latifah, has put a house in Hollywood Hills West up for sale at $1.939 million.
Built in 1922, the remodeled home features contemporary interiors, an open floor plan, high ceilings and French doors. Details include a glass-tile fireplace and dark hardwood floors.
The 2,026 square feet of living space contains a library, a family room, an updated kitchen, a bonus room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Tropical plantings enhance the privacy of the gated house, which has an outdoor spa.
The versatile Owens, 44, is a singer-songwriter, actress, comedian and TV and record producer. She got her start as a beat boxer and gained notice as a rapper, releasing the album “All Hail the Queen” in the late 1980s. Her solo rap performance of “U.N.I.T.Y.” garnered a Grammy in 1994.
Owens launched her television career in the 1990s, starring on “Living Single” and with her own talk show. The current “The Queen Latifah Show” started last year.
She owns other property and bought this house in 2009 with her personal trainer, Jeanette Jenkins, for $1.34 million, public records show. Jenkins’ celebrity clients have included Pink, Terrell Owens and Tia Mowry.
Norma Streams of Rodeo Realty is the listing agent.
He’ll no longer host here
Jimmy Kimmel of late-night television has sold his home in Hollywood Hills for $2,178,200.
The Hollywood Regency-style house, built in 1947 and updated, sits on a knoll with views that take in the Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood sign and the surrounding hillsides.
A path that leads to the front door crosses over a water element. Inside, vintage details include a floor-to-ceiling leaded-glass bay window and oval leaded-glass windows.
The 3,605 square feet of living space contains formal dining and living rooms, a bar, five bathrooms, four bedrooms and a bedroom converted to a sound studio with a recording booth.
An outdoor kitchen features a pizza oven, a beer keg dispenser and a barbecue with a smoker. The grounds also have a swimming pool with a spa, decks and mature trees.
Kimmel, 46, created and has hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” since 2003.
He bought the house in 2002 for $925,000, according to public records.
Karen Misraje of Partners Trust was the listing agent. William Barker and Joan Caplis of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer.
Marvel magnate seeks action
No doubt Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee would like to see some action on the house he has listed in Hollywood Hills West at $3.75 million.
Set off a cul-de-sac, the walled and gated home is being marketed as a build/develop opportunity.
Built in 1945, the existing house has about 2,500 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and six bathrooms, according to tax records. There’s a fireplace in the living room.
Mature landscaping surrounds the house, which opens at the back to a swimming pool and spa with a red-brick surround. The fifth-of-an-acre site has cityscape and greenbelt views.
Lee, 91, co-created such comic book superheroes as Spider-Man, the Hulk and the X-Men. He is the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, which he helped expand from publishing to multimedia.
Lee played a mail carrier in “Fantastic Four” (2005) and has made cameo appearances in several other films and TV shows. More recently has served as executive producer on numerous films and the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
He bought the house in 2006 for $3.599 million, public records show.
Linda May of Coldwell Banker is the listing agent.
Tuning out of Topanga?
Actress-singer Tia Carrere has put her home in Topanga on the market at $2.595 million.
The mountaintop retreat, built in 1980 and since renovated, features modern interiors, an open floor plan and high ceilings. There’s an office, a media room, a gym and dual master suites for a total of four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Set on close to three acres, the 3,567-square-foot home is surrounded by hiking trails. Outdoor amenities include expansive patios, a saltwater lap pool, a gated play yard and a north-south tennis court.
Panoramic views take in the mountains, the ocean and Santa Catalina Island.
Carrere, 47, has appeared on the reality shows “Dancing With the Stars” and “Celebrity Apprentice.” She starred in “Relic Hunter” (1999-2002), has done voice work on several animated series and was on the soap opera “General Hospital” from 1985 to 1987.
The soothing-toned singer won Grammys in 2008 and 2010 for her Hawaiian music albums “Huana Ke Aloha” and “‘Ikena.”
The property last changed hands in 2005 for $1.625 million, public records show.
Monica Perkal and Katherine Berlyn of Coldwell Banker Previews International are the listing agents.
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