Robin Williams’ Napa estate sells for $18M after 4 years
LOS ANGELES — Four years after it was first listed for sale, the Napa estate of late actor and comedian Robin Williams has sold for $18.1 million US in an allcash deal.
The 260-hectare property, called Villa Sorriso for “villa of smiles,” returned to the market two years ago for $29.9 million and was more recently listed at $22.9 million. The sprawling estate, built for the comic more than a decade ago, centres on a limestone-clad mansion of nearly 20,000 square feet.
Features include a twostorey entry with a rotunda and bell tower, a billiards room, an oak-panelled library, a 12-seat home theater and three safe rooms. An elevator services each of the home’s three floors.
Climate-controlled cellars provide storage for art- work and wine.
In all, there are five bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in the main house. A caretaker’s house adds four bedrooms.
A 20-metre-long infinityedge swimming pool, tennis court, lawns and rolling gardens make up the mansion grounds.
Elsewhere on the property are more than 7.3 hectares of producing vineyards, hiking and horse-riding trails, mature olive trees and a spring-fed pond. A nine-stall horse barn is among the equestrian facilities.
Williams, who died in August 2014 at 63, rose to fame on the sitcom Mork & Mindy (1977-82). Among his films are Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Good Will Hunting (1997), for which he won an Oscar for his supporting role.
Swinging for a home sale
Retired Major League Baseball player Mike Lieberthal has put his home field in the North Ranch area of Westlake Village on the market for about $5 mil- lion US. The 3.5-plus-hectare spread includes a 9,627-square-foot Mediterranean villa, a custom swimming pool and spa, a pool house, a lighted basketball court and a putting green.
Inside, the two-storey floor plan features a foyer with a chandelier, a custom home theatre, a wine closet and an oak-walled game room with a row of flatscreen TVs, a billiards table and a wet bar.
Other living areas include a gym, an office/library, seven bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. A wide centre island, a country-style range and tray ceilings highlight the cook’s kitchen.
Fireplaces are found in the living and game rooms, breakfast area and master bedroom.
French doors open to a covered patio overlooking the park-like setting. A porte-cochere, a motor court and a four-car garage sit at the entrance to the home.
Lieberthal bought the property in 1999 for $3.5 million. The house was on the market for as much as $6.5 million last year.
Lieberthal, 44, played 14 seasons in the majors for the Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers, making two all-star teams. He retired in 2008.
Last call in Hollywood Hills
Adam Carolla will have to find a new bar to belly up to in the coming year.
The comedian and his wife, Lynette, have sold their home in Hollywood Hills, which features a vintage pub with its own entrance, among other things, for about $4.8 million.
The Spanish Revivalstyle villa, called Vista del Lago, sits behind a double-gated entry and has a circular driveway.
Beyond a hand-carved front door, the house opens to a two-storey entry with a detailed ceiling, Saltillo-tile floors and a wrought-iron staircase embellished in colourful tile. A dining room with cathedral ceilings and a step-down living room with dark wood floors are in keeping with the original 1920s style.
Other areas include a retro-inspired kitchen with a centre island, a second living room, a gym, five bedrooms and six bathrooms. A private balcony and freestanding brick fireplace highlight the master suite.
An inner courtyard with alfresco dining and a tiled fountain sits between two wings of the home and is accessed by arched French doors. In the pub, porthole windows look onto the swimming pool.
A massive garage with a lift and parking for up to 10 cars is also within the more than half-acre grounds.
Carolla and his wife bought the house in 2003 for $1.63 million. Carolla, 51, is an actor, producer and writer whose television credits include The Man Show (1999 to 2003), Crank Yankers (2002 to ‘07) and Catch a Contractor (2011 to present). He has hosted The Adam Carolla Show, a daily podcast, since 2009.
His new home is a knockout
Former professional boxer Mike Tyson has added a new trophy to his collection: a 10,401-squarefoot mansion in the Las Vegas suburbs.
Tyson recently paid $2.5 million for an Italianstyle home in gated Seven Hills, a golf-course community in Henderson, Nevada, where he and his wife have lived since 2008, according to the Las Vegas ReviewJournal.
The two-storey house, built in 2001, opens in grand fashion to a double-height foyer with marble flooring and a sweeping wroughtiron staircase.
A total of six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms include a master suite with a step-up soaking tub, a fireplace and a private balcony. There are four fireplaces in all.
Outdoors, the three-quarter-acre grounds centre on a resort-style swimming pool and spa.
Tyson, 49, recorded 50 wins, including 44 knockouts, in 58 career bouts.