Hot Property: Something for everyone
Music, acting, sports. A number of entertainment industries feed Hollywood’s celebrity machine, and those salaries and royalties keep the Southern California real estate market hopping.
This week’s roundup brings both current television and old Hollywood to mind, and leaves us with several tunes stuck in our heads – most notably “Proud Mary.”
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– Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale
Changing his lineup
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 has sold his home in Holmby Hills for $18 million — the same price he paid for the estate last summer.
Built in 1966, the French Regency-style house sits behind gates on more than an acre of grounds. In addition to the 9,200-square-foot main house, there’s a two-story guest house and a three-car garage.
Beyond the towering front doors, the main house opens to a circular foyer lined in checkerboard marble, formal living and dining rooms, an office/den, five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms.
Another home owned by the singer, a 3.6-acre compound in Beverly Crest, is for sale at $15.9 million.
The 38-year-old Levine is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Grammy-winning pop-rock group Maroon 5. Since 2010 he has appeared as a judge on the singing-competition series “The Voice.”
Beach house with Hollywood history
Often remembered for its ownership by actor Cary Grant and use as a beach party house, this Santa Monica beachfront home’s story starts with silent screen star Norma Taldmadge, who had the place built in 1930.
Since then, the roster of people who’ve lived or stayed at the house includes such notables as Princess Grace of Monaco, composer Irving Berlin, business magnate Howard Hughes, Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton and actress Sharon Tate.
Among “improvements” made along the way, the paranoid Hughes once had barbed wire installed across the top of the fencing.
Now the French Normandy compound is up for sale at $11.995 million.
The 5,530 square feet of living space includes a formal foyer, a living room, a dining room, a sunroom, a wine cellar, a butler’s pantry and five bedrooms.
The backyard contains a heated pool, a paddle tennis/pickle ball court and a raised viewing deck.
Sweet spot on the canal
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has sold a Venice home he owned through a trust for $2.825 million.
Built in 1924, the charming canal-front bungalow contains 2,052 square feet of white-walled living space.
Counting the master suite, which has a reading nook, a fireplace and a balcony, there are a total of two bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Frusciante, 47, had two stints with the Red Hot Chili Peppers before leaving the band a second time in 2009. He played on five of their studio albums and in 2012 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Where Tina Turner left her mark
The onetime home of ’60s soul duo Ike and Tina Turner in L.A.’s View Park area has sold for $1.4 million.
Built in 1956, the remodeled house maintains a midcentury modern vibe with a double-door entry and classic flagstone-clad fireplace. The ornate front doors were custom-made for Tina Turner — check out the door handles shaped like arms and hands.
The 3,000-square-foot open plan connects the living, dining and family rooms to an all-new kitchen. There are four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Among the Turners’ memorable hits was “Proud Mary,” for which they won a Grammy. In 1991 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ready for a scene change
Ben Koldyke, whose credits include the TV shows “Masters of Sex” and “Mr. Robinson,” has listed a Craftsman home in Santa Monica at $3.895 million. He bought the home in 2009 for $1.45 million.
Built in the 1920s, the white-trimmed house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,276 square feet of living space.
Koldyke, 49, has had recurring roles in the sitcoms “How I Met Your Mother,” “Work It” and “Back in the Game.” More recently he appeared in the television movie “Controversy” and on the show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Duck puts his home in play
NHL defenseman Cam Fowler is testing the waters in Newport Beach.
The Anaheim Duck has listed his two-story home in the area for $1.738 million, or about half a million more than what he paid in 2013.
The roughly 3,000 square feet of living space has a living room with a fireplace, a breakfast nook with built-ins and four bedrooms.
Fowler, 26, was drafted 12th overall by the Ducks in 2010. He signed an eight-year deal last year worth $52 million. Perhaps it’s time to upgrade his housing.
From the archives
Ten years ago, Teri Polo of the films “Meet the Parents” and “Meet the Fockers,” put a Manhattan Beach home on the market at just under $2.6 million. The house, built in 1949, had been remodeled into an Asian-inspired contemporary with 3,000-plus square feet of living space.
Twenty years ago, actor Eddie Murphy leased a Beverly Hills house at about $60,000 a month. The country English-style home, built in 1927, had nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms within about 6,700 square feet. The three-acre gated estate also included a guest house, three guest apartments, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a rose garden.
Thirty years ago, a house once owned by actress Barbara Stanwyck and, at another time, by hair-care expert Vidal Sassoon, came on the market at $9.5 million.
What we’re reading
The villa from “Call Me By Your Name” is for sale in the Lombardy region of Italy, reports Curbed.com. Set in Moscazzano, the 14-room house dates to the 1500s. Including two outbuildings, the five-acre property is listed for $2.1 million.
Is black the next fad in interiors? If so, this Hollywood Hills West house for sale at $4.2 million is ahead of the curve. Estately.com spotted the place, which has a black entry hall, a black-walled bedroom and a black-curtained home theater.
And from the Windy City: Nancy Hughes, the widow of filmmaker John Hughes, has listed her six-bedroom, 7,445-square-foot English country-style house in east Lake Forest, Ill., for $4.49 million, reports the Chicago Tribune. Her husband’s work included such classics as “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and the “Home Alone” films.
