He’s ‘Crazy’ About His New Home
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Seal has purchased a Beverly Hills-area home for about $2 million.
Seal, who appeared last week at the Greek Theatre, has had several multimillion-selling albums. He became famous in 1991 with the single “Crazy.” His single “Kiss From a Rose,” from “Batman Forever,” won three Grammy awards. His latest album, “Human Beings,” was released in the fall.
Seal, 35, was leasing before he bought his English country-style home with a three-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage.
The 6,000-square-foot home, built in 1987, has a motor court, courtyard, spa, steam shower and pool. The gated home is on about 1 1/2 acres with city-to-Catalina Island views.
Barbara Tenenbaum of Fred Sands Estates Directors Office, Beverly Hills, had the listing.
Darryl Wilson of Nelson Shelton & Associates, Beverly Hills, represented Seal. Wilson, who also heads his own design and construction firm, is working on the interiors of actor Kelsey Grammar’s Malibu home.
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Fran Drescher, who starred in the CBS sitcom “The Nanny” (1993-99) and the movie “The Beautician and the Beast” (1997), and her estranged husband, producer Peter Marc Jacobson, have listed their former Hancock Park home at $589,000.
The couple, who have owned the house since 1986, have been using it recently as a rental. Drescher and Jacobson, both 41, were married in 1978, separated in 1996, reconciled by early 1998 and then separated again.
Built in 1923 but renovated by the couple, the Spanish-style, nearly 1,500-square-foot home has three bedrooms, two baths with steam showers, and a country kitchen.
Lisa Hutchins of Coldwell Banker, Hancock Park, has the listing.
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Kurt Carr, a nationally known gospel singer from Hartford, Conn., has bought a home in the View Park area of Los Angeles for close to its $430,000 asking price.
Carr, 32, and his Kurt Carr Singers made their debut with a Top 10 album in 1991. His current album, “No One Else,” also topped the gospel charts. Carr has worked with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Andre Crouch and Kirk Franklin.
Carr’s new home has four bedrooms in about 3,200 square feet. The home, built in 1955, also has a wet bar, two fireplaces and a city view.
Gwen Troy of DBL Realtors, Sunset Strip, represented Carr; Michelle Hicks of R. Hicks Realty had the listing.
Hot Property is published Thursdays in SoCal Living and Sundays in Real Estate. Ryon may be reached by e-mail at ruth.ryon@latimes.com.
