Celebrity Houses #1

[Veronika C]

The JulieAnne Moore one I don't think it her home. I think it is a home she decorated for a friend. It was in a magazine and I remember reading the article.

 

[cherryblossoms]

I like Sofia Coppola's apartment it's so simple

 

[theduchess]

I love both Sofia's and Julianne's apartment. I love blue and yellow contrast.

 

[tiffany]

These houses are all so expensive and yet there are so few that I actually find beautiful - most border on tacky

 

[ettebe]

If and when I become a some-what successful designer. I am designing my own house. I came up with the idea of the house, about 8 years ago. It will stand the test of time. I have a feeling its been done before but so be it. I'll at least be happy inside

 

[Ashcottmanor]

Meg Ryan Chops the Price and Re-Lists Her Bel Air Manse

SELLER: Meg Ryan
LOCATION: Stradella Road, Bel Air, CA
PRICE: $14,200,000
SIZE: 6,877 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Museum quality restoration of a classic Spanish estate sited on promontory w/ wide open city & ocean vus across layers of greenery. Wful arch, resort like grounds & complete pvcy. Stenciled & painted wood clgs, tiles, ironwork, rich wd flrs, drs & windows, arches, etc. French drs thruout open to loggia, dining pavil, expansive lawn & pl. Stunning kit, generous LR & DR, sep bar rm, 2 fam rms & screen rm. 6 BR+7 BA, incl fab mstr. Complete gst hse.


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This week on tawdry and dee-voonly trashy reality program The Real Housewives of Atlanta, wigged out "singer" Kim Zolciak was given a bowling ball sized diamond engagement ring by "Big Poppa," her still married sugar daddy man-friend who is widely rumored and reported to be large-living Atlanta, GA based real estate tycoon Lee Najjar.

We have no inside knowledge regarding the health or status of Mister Najjar's marriage–Miz Zolciak claims he's getting a dee-vorce–or whether that engagement ring is an actual engagement ring, but we do know that Mister Najjar recently hoisted his massive Atlanta mansion on the market with a knee buckling asking price of $25,000,000 (shown above).

Kim Kardashian Lists Los Angeles Condo

SELLER: Kim Kardashian
LOCATION: S. Clark Drive, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $1,099,000
SIZE: 1,750 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Uber chic design fuses with ultimate luxury to provide you with one of the most sought after units to hit the market. The 1,750 SF condo has no expense spared. One of the trendiest buildings in West Hollywood, this unit boasts 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, with a massive walk in closet in the luxurious master suite. This crown jewel is centrally located and just steps away from the high end boutiques and cafes of Robertson.

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[fauxxaffliction]

I really love Kim Kardashian's place! That wallpaper in the bathroom is fantastic!

 

[vogue28]

Tom Ford's Townhouse in London is impeccable. It's just how I would have it, the colours are all perfectly suited for my taste.

 

[Ashcottmanor]

Chartoff to Penn in Malibu

SELLER: Robert Chartoff
BUYER: Sean Penn
LOCATION: Grayfox Street, Malibu, CA
PRICE: $3,800,000
SIZE: 3,220 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Blow out price! Clif May design. Huge lot on one of Point Dume's premier streets. Dwellings total 4,500 s.f., consisting of 3 br. + 2.5 ba. 3,200 s.f. main house, det. maid's quarters, det. office + 1 br. guest house. Terraced walking trail-orchard with lush, mature trees. The beautiful grounds include lush gardens and English rose garden. Private beach rights to Riviera 3.

Sam Ronson's Residential Sloppy Seconds

TENANT: Sam Ronson
LOCATION: Beachwood Canyon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $4,395/mo
SIZE: 1,776 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Classic, Contemporary Chic, describes this stunning Hollywood Hills 3 bed/2bth home. Completely upgraded with top of the line designer products including Waterworks bathrooms and Italian imported kitchen. Snuggle up in front of the oversized roaring wood burning/gas fireplace and enjoy high ceilings, archways and even an interior balcony/nook that looks over the living room

Amaury Nolasco Settles Down Up in the Hills

BUYER: Amaury Nolasco and Jennifer Morrison
LOCATION: Laurel View Drive, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $2,550,000
SIZE: 2,946 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: ...Custom built for Richard Denning (Hawaii Five O) & Evelyn Ankers (Hollywood's Scream Queen)! Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this remodeled 4 bed + 3.5 ba is situated on a larger flat lot with amazing views! South facing backyard with indoor/outdoor entertainer's flow and outdoor living and dining areas, a pool and spa, a grassy yard ad an additional side dog run. Master bedroom with walk-in closet, 2-car garage with direct access & storage.

Whoopi Goldberg Is A Jersey Girl

BUYER: Whoopi Goldberg
LOCATION: Oak Bend Road, West Orange, NJ
PRICE: $2,800,000
SIZE: 9,486 square feet, 8 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Stately and elegant, this perfect Colonial Mansion sits in the heart of world famous Llewellyn Park. Home of the Edisons, Chubbs, Colgates, etc. This stately home sits in lush gardens with carriage house, servant's house, and greenhouse.
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[Ashcottmanor]

Another Celebrity Short Sale: Jennifer Carpenter

SELLER: Jennifer Carpenter
LOCATION: Lookout Mountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $695,000
SIZE: 986 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: This 1937 celebrity owned house has two bedrooms and one a half bathrooms. A "cottage in the woods," this private home has incedible decks, a private flat yard, and is surrounded by mature trees and landscaping. Inside the updated house are vaulted ceilings, fireplace, hardwood floors, and a beautifully redone kitchen. The dining room is the ultimate in light and air. It is rare to find the incredible location that this home offers.

Flavio Briatore at One Beacon Court


SELLER: Flavio Briatore
LOCATION: One Beacon Court, New York, NY
PRICE: $25,000,000
SIZE: 4,485 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Impressive Penthouse in The Sky with over 13 ft. of floor-to-ceiling windows and 3 exposures spanning from the East River to the Chrysler Building, from Central Park to the George Washington Bridge, the Uptown-Midtown skyline: New York is at your feet in what is unanimously considered the ultimate luxury condominium in New York City!


More Nic Cage Property News Whether You Want It Or Not

This morning Your Mama awoke still boozy and bleary eyed to a flood of urgent and breathy emails from across the pond. It seems that everyone but the damn Queen of England was all kinds of eager to make Your Mama aware of a report in the Daily News about the financially strapped American actor Nic Cage selling his club shaped, 18th century castle located in Somerset, on the outskirts of Bath and about 118 miles from London.

Mister Cage purchased the 58.6 acre estate in Somerset back in the spring/summer of 2007 when he was still snatching up high priced properties like they were candy bars. It was widely rumored and reported that Mister Cage paid close to the £5,000,000 asking price, a figure our currency conversion contraption reveals is $7,980,400 at today's rates but would have been closer to $8,280,000 back in July of 2007.

Although Your Mama was completely unaware that the architecturally eccentric castle was for sale–in fact, we'd heard or read somewhere that Mister Cage and his former waitress wife Alice Kim were planning on making the castle their primary home and enrolling baby Cage in school locally–The Daily News reports that a buyer has offered Mister Cage an amount of money close to the £3,500,000 guide price, which would be an asking price of approximately $5,586,280 in Americanese at today's rates. A few flicks of the well worn beads on our bejeweled abacus reveals that, if the report is accurate, Mister Cage could lose as much as $2,700,000 on the purchase and subsequent sale of the scenic and historic property. Your Mama imagines that Mister Cage and his tax people might like to show a net loss on next years tax forms, but even still, a two and some million dollar hit to the pocketbook has to hurt none the less.

In addition to a the trefoil shaped castle, the 58.6 acre estate includes a Gothic orangery, a former priory, a couple of cottages, chapel ruins and additional out buildings. According to the sales brochure graciously and generously provided by a couple of Your Mama's lovely limey children, the 4-floor castle includes 7 bedrooms, a drawing room, dining room, library, eat-in kitchen and laundry facilities. By Your Mama's count–all together and including the former staff accommodations on the lower ground floor–the idiosyncratic castle contains 26 rooms spread over 11,009 square feet with 4 hexagonal inner halls, 8 fireplaces and 3.5 poopers, plus a myriad of additional terlit and wash closets.

Mister Cage recently sold an approximately 9,000 square foot Georgian style townhouse in the famous 18th century Circus in nearby Bath. That 5- floor stunner has 5 bedrooms, 6 poopers, a 30-foot long kitchen, a large back garden and an indoor swimming pool in the basement. It was reported at the time that the townhouse was sold off to assist in paying for a restoration of Midford Castle. Apparently, whatever proceeds where realized from that sale were not enough to pay off Mister Cage's considerable debts, leins and back taxes and pay for any desired renovation work on the castle.

Of course, Mister Cage has about 49,000 other luxury properties on the market including what was once considered his primary residence in Bel Air, CA. As every man, woman and child surely knows by now, that Copa de Ora Road residence was originally listed with a teeth chattering price tag of $35,000,000. After many price chops and a failed sealed bid auction in September of 2009, the house was hoisted back on the market with an asking price of $17,500,000. It appears–and had been widely reported including by Your Mama–that the property has finally gone under contract. It remains to be seen whether the transaction will close, at what price and to whom the 7 bedroom and 9 pooper mansion will next belong.

P.S. Your Mama would sincerely like to thank all the many folks who sent emails and forwarded links to stories regarding this matter. There were simply too many of y'all to thank individually but special shout outs must go to our finely feathered friend Flora and our British compatriot The London House Hound who went the extra mile and sent along the original sales brochure from when the property was listed for sale in 2007.


Is Daniel Radcliffe the Next Nic Cage


BUYER: Daniel Radcliffe
LOCATION: West 12th Street, New York, NY
PRICE: $5,650,000
SIZE: 3,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: This lovingly renovated townhouse is one of three adjoining homes built by a sea captain in 1847 for his three daughters. The property is on one of New York's most picturesque tree-lined landmark cobblestone blocks: West 12th Street, between Greenwich and Washington Street. The 18 plus-foot-wide house faces South, and is soaked in sunlight throughout the day. The sizable open garden and backyard is cooled by beautiful old trees and landscaping.

Billie Joe Armstrongs Not Very Punk Rock House

SELLER: Billie Joe Armstrong
LOCATION: Manchester Drive, Oakland, CA
PRICE: $4,850,000
SIZE: 6,122 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Custom Mark Becker French Normandy resides on original Julia Morgan "Red Gate" Steps. Fully gated. Level-in. Large open spaces. Exquisite.
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[dumbfairy]

Oh what I'd do for that little house of Khashoggi's. A girl can dream

 

[Ashcottmanor]

Jann Wenner and Matt Nye Head to the Hamptons

BUYER: Jann Wenner and Matt Nye
LOCATION: Old Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY
PRICE: $11,900,000
SIZE: 6,300 square feet, 8 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: ...Reach out and catch the waves from all rooms in this 6300 square foot home with vaulted living room and dining room and huge stone fireplace, additional great room with eating area, office, exercise room, 8 bedrooms and plenty of entertaining space. Newly updated with a clean palate. Outdoor ocean side multi-level patios and decking including huge oceanfront hot tub...

Designer Adam Lippes' Calacatta Marble Filled Penthouse


SELLER: Adam Lippes
LOCATION: West 12th Street, New York, NY
PRICE: $5,750,000 (monthly maintenance: $2,764)
SIZE: 1,700 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Traditional details were painstakingly restored to the building's original intent. Replicas of floor-to-ceilings rolled-steel windows, specified by architects in the 60's, are now flanked on either side by 8 floor to ceiling glass doors, accessed from every room. Featuring 2 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms & their own private terraces; additional powder room of calacatta vision slab marble; guest bath of pure white sculptural marble, steam shower & Boffi fixtures...

UPDATE: Eddie Murphy

In other New Jersey celebrity real estate news, wildly rich actor/comedian Eddie Murphy has chopped the asking price of his Englewood, NJ estate to $14,990,000.

The 4+ acre Brayton Street estate was originally listed five years ago with an astounding $30,000,000, a price that by December of 2006 was reduced to $22,000,000 and then again to $19,500,000.

The colossal Colonial style beast–known by the cutesy name of Bubble Hill–measures 25,000 square feet and contains 32 rooms with 8 bedrooms, 12 terlits in 8 full and 4 half poopers, an indoor swimming pool with an arched glass roof, two lane bowling alley, a paneled billiard room, full sized racquetball court, a professional recording studio, a carriage house with a home gym, at least three fireplaces, garaging for at least 5 autos, and, of course, an elevator because people this rich do not use stairs.

Bubble Hill is not the only large and lavish estate Mister Murphy has on the market. Back in June of 2007 Your Mama discussed Clove Hill Farm, Mister Murphy's 205-acre spread in upstate New York. At that time, the 5 bedroom and 5.5 pooper property in rural Poughquag, NY was listed with an asking price of $8,995,000. The price tag now stands at a significantly reduced $5,995,000.

As far as we know, Mister Murphy's primary residence continues to be an 18,598 square feet behemoth in the guard gated Beverly Park development in Beverly Hills, CA that records indicate includes a staggering 10 bedrooms and 17 poopers.

Whitney Houston Lists New Jersey Properties

SELLER: Whitney Houston
LOCATION: North Gate Road, Mendham Township, NJ
PRICE: $2,500,000
SIZE: 12,561 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Extraordinary living space abound in this stunning home on a peaceful, gated 5 acre lot. Soaring ceilings, abundant natural light, and circular-themed interior spaces are the hallmarks of this home.

A Couple of Magazine Queens List Casa Above Beachwood Canyon

SELLER: Luis Barajas and Jim Turner
LOCATION: Durand Drive, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $3,175,000
SIZE: 4,881 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: One of the rare Landmarks in Beachwood Cyn–Casa de Lila, unsurpassed 360 degree views from downtown, the ocean & the Hollywood sign. Sited on its own promontory w/ apprx 1/2 acre of private gardens, palms, waterfalls, pool, flat gardens w/ outdoor dining & cooking area. 2 story gst house. Oversize entry w/ superb entertaining public rms, superlative detail includes a game pavilion, luxury master suite, office, tall glass windows bring the views in. This celeb Mediterranean has it all.

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[Paws]

Thanks Ashcottmanor for finding and posting all these

I really do enjoy looking at them

 

[Ashcottmanor]

You're welcome! I'm glad you like them

 

[vogue28]

I love coming to this thread. It's so inspirational, the houses are just beautiful.

 

[mistress_f]

omg lol at the 'what would oprah say' above the bed

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_61djkGwfEZo/SuCu47ufOiI/AAAAAAAAEek/Q0v_4rluNbo/s400/MLippe_PICS.jpg

 

[aycotqone]

I'm in love with Flavio Briatore's penthouse.

 

[Ashcottmanor]

Colin Hanks the Younger Buys Modest Casa

BUYER: Colin Hanks
LOCATION: Hollyridge Drive, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $1,025,000
SIZE: 1,560 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1.75 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Magical Spanish-style home designed by famed architect Paul R. Williams. Located on desirable Hollyridge Loop, the residence is situated on a knoll behind a gate for privacy. This house features a large open living rm w/ hi ceilings, fireplace & banks of windows, FDR & sunny kitchen. A few steps up lead to the 2 bedrooms, each w/ en-suite baths & the library/den which opens outside. There is also a separate studio. The property consists of lovely grassy gardens, tranquil patio spaces & views.

Henry Simmons Lists Hollywood Hills Hideaway

SELLER: Henry Simmons
LOCATION: North Orange Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $1,397,000
SIZE: 2,026 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Celebrity owned 3BR/2/5BA beautiful Mediterranean oasis updated w/ contemporary finishes throughout. Gated mini-compound graced w/ tropical grounds offering total privacy & located blocks from Sunset Strip & Runyon Canyon. Open floor plan is complimented by French doors, glass tiled fireplace, cozy library, high ceilings & dark wood floors. Remodeled kitchen connects to adjacent family room w/ vaulted ceilings. Master suite features walk-in closets, steam shower & tumbled marble complete w/ outdoor spa.
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[Ryan Riverz]

Very nice... I like the Colin Hanks house, has a "tucked in" quality.

 

[Marama Moon]

i love collette dinnigans house! I read an article about it in vogue living a while ago, apparently she took two terrace houses and joined them. It doesn't look that big from the floorplan but I bet its huge!