Spears sells Los Angeles estate after reducing price
LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Britney Spears had to bring down the asking price several times to sell her home in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles.
The Spanish-style estate was on the market for six months before it finally sold for $7 million US last month.
Built in 2010, the 8,500-square-foot house has arched doors and windows, vaulted ceilings and pocketing walls of glass for indoor-outdoor living.
A great room with a fireplace, a home theatre, two offices and a kitchen with two islands are among the common areas. In the family room area, a glass-enclosed wine cellar sits behind the wet bar.
The master suite is equipped with two bathrooms and two walk-in closets. There are five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in the home’s children, guest and master wings.
Outside, there’s a covered patio, a built-in barbecue and a swimming pool. The pool was added to the property during Spears’ ownership and has a beach entry and a waterfall. Also on the grounds are garages with parking for seven cars.
Spears, 35, bought the house five years ago from retired hockey player and Vancouver Island native Russ Courtnall and his wife, actor Paris Vaughan, for an undisclosed price.
Actor’s home had its own part in Call of Duty video game
Actor Adam Sinclair, of the TV show Rizzoli & Isles, has listed his two-house property in Culver City, Los Angeles County, for sale at $1.898 million.
Sinclair, 39, bought the property more than a decade ago for $920,000. He is currently writing and producing a television series based on his experiences living in the neighbourhood.
Built in 1925, the Spanish-style house appeared as a brick-by-brick rendering in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. Scenes from the 2007 film comedy Superbad were filmed on the street.
Tucked behind hedges and camellia bushes, the character-filled home has arched doorways, a clay-tiled roof and double-hung windows, in keeping with the original style.
Within the 1,562 square feet of living space are a living room with a fireplace, three bedrooms and one bathroom. The kitchen has been updated with a farmhouse sink, custom cabinetry and creative space-saving features such as ladder shelving. Wooden pocket doors extend the living space outdoors.
A second unit sits across the grounds and has another bedroom and bathroom. The two-car garage has been updated as an entertaining area and has beamed ceilings and barn-style doors.
Hotel owner’s stay in Bel-Air comes to an end
Hotel and casino magnate Steve Wynn has officially checked out of Bel-Air, selling his estate for $16.55 million.
The modern Mediterranean, built in 1991, sits behind gates and has a palmlined driveway that ends at a large motor court.
Beyond the double front doors, the 11,027 square feet of living space includes a sweeping double staircase in the foyer, a family room with wet bar, a wood-panelled study, a media room and a chef’s kitchen.
The formal living room has a large fireplace, and mirrored walls surround the room. The gym is equipped with a sauna and steam room.
The upstairs master suite has a fireplace, dual walk-in closets and a private balcony that overlooks the Bel-Air Country Club golf course. There are five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
Glass pocket doors open to terraces and alfresco dining areas for indooroutdoor living. A putting green, a swimming pool and spa, waterfalls and a koi pond complete the one-acre setting.
The buyers were Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Sheila Nazarian and her husband, neurosurgeon Fardad Mobin.
Wynn, 75, bought the house three years ago for $16.25 million, records show.
Dancing With the Stars judge gives full marks to purchase
Dancer-choreographer Bruno Tonioli, of Dancing With the Stars, has bought a home in West Hollywood for $2.825 million. Tucked behind fences and privacy hedges, the two-storey contemporary boasts an open-area floor plan and sliding glass doors that open to the backyard. Street-facing terraces and balconies provide outdoor living space on the second level.
A living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a centre-island kitchen and a family room are within 2,600 square feet of white-walled living space. All three of the bedrooms have balconies and en suite bathrooms. There is also a powder room.
Outdoors, a patch of lawn sits between a deck/patio and a swimming pool and spa. Built-in seating accompanies a rectangular fire pit.
Tonioli, 61, has been a judge on Dancing With the Stars since 2005. He is also a judge on the British show Strictly Come Dancing.
Gomez puts property in Texas up for sale
Singer-actor Selena Gomez has put her home in Fort Worth, Texas, on the market for $2.999 million.
Gomez, 24, who sold another home in Calabasas, Los Angeles County, last year, was born in Dallas County. She bought the Fort Worth property two years ago for an undisclosed price, records show.
Built in 2005, the sprawling estate is English in style with Tuscan, contemporary and country touches. Black wood shutters add visual contrast to the vibrant stone exterior. Formal landscaping and mature trees surround a courtyard entry with a circular fountain.
The two-storey house has game, media and craft rooms, a formal living room with a fireplace, and a home theatre within its 10,016 square feet of living space.
The chef’s kitchen is equipped with an L-shaped island and opens on one end to a great room with another fireplace.