Perry wants $9.4M for Hollywood estate
LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Katy Perry has put her Mediterranean compound in Hollywood Hills West on the market for $9.45 million US. She has owned the property for more than a decade.
Tucked behind walls and gates, the 2.3-acre estate comprises a four-bedroom main house, a twostorey guesthouse, a gym and a guardhouse. Lush gardens and palm trees fill the grounds, which include an amphitheatre, terrace patios and an Italian stonerimmed swimming pool.
Within more than 7,400 square feet of living space is a living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a great room, an eatin kitchen and five bathrooms. Artful tile work and exposed beams create visual interest throughout the interior. The master suite makes up the entire second floor and features a Romanstyle bath. French doors and picture windows bring city and canyon views inside.
This year, Perry, 32, paid $17.995 million for the Beverly Crest home of developer and Canadian construction heir Cody Leibel. The pop star’s latest record, Witness, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200.
Parting shot succeeds for former L.A. Clippers player
NBA star Chris Paul, traded by the L.A. Clippers to the Houston Rockets this offseason, has cut a deal for his home in Bel-Air. The sale price was $8.7 million.
He bought the property four years ago from singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for $8.495 million, records show.
Built in 2003, the Mediterranean-style mansion has nearly 12,200 square feet of living space that includes a 12-seat theatre, a billiards room and a gym with a sauna. A commercial elevator services two floors of living space and a subterranean, 10-car garage.
Dark cabinetry and two islands highlight an updated chef’s kitchen, which opens to the family room. A subterranean wine cellar has storage for as many as 500 bottles. Nine touch panels are dispersed throughout the house and control everything from the lights to the 48 ceiling speakers.
The master suite has a private sitting room, a fireplace and balcony that overlooks the backyard. There are eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms in all.
Oscar-winning composer buys 1925 property
Academy Award-winning film composer Mychael Danna has bought a house in Glendale, Los Angeles County, for $3.78 million.
The Italianate Revival-style estate, tucked behind walls and gates, encompasses more than half an acre of grounds.
Built in 1925, the three-storey home has 6,855 square feet of interiors filled with Spanish Baroque details. Imported teak columns, tinted plaster walls and coffered ceilings are among details of note. There are four fireplaces.
A rotunda entry opens to the step-down great room, which takes in garden views through arched windows and French doors. A centre-island kitchen, media room and billiard room are among the living spaces. A temperature-controlled wine cellar sits off the kitchen.
Vintage street lamps light paths leading to various gardens, fountains and courtyards. A dining area with a fireplace and pizza oven sits near the saltwater swimming pool. A garden living room features a gazebo/ lounge.
Danna, 59, has scores of credits that include Girl, Interrupted, Antwone Fisher and 500 Days of Summer. He won an Oscar for the 2012 drama Life of Pi.
Home once listed for $78M goes for $24M
A Bradbury estate formerly owned by commercial real estate magnate Donald Abbey has sold for $24.38 million, about a third of its original asking price.
The sprawling estate, once listed by Abbey for $78.8 million, was deeded to an asset management company last year and returned to market in February at $39.986 million. More recently, the 35,000-square-foot, Palladian-style mansion was listed for $29.995 million.
Abbey spent nine years building the estate, which occupies an eight-acre knoll with city and ocean views. Among details of note are vaulted 40-foot-high ceilings, domes with handpainted frescoes and a 2,000-bottle wine cellar.
The library spans two floors, and the elevator is outfitted in oak panelling. Two master suites are among the seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
Outside, manicured grounds centre on a cross-shaped swimming pool accompanied by shooting waterfalls, a spa and a pool house. Elsewhere on the property is a subterranean firing range.
Architects unveil their latest cool creation
The latest work from leading architectural company Marmol Radziner, an eight-bedroom home on Santa Monica Canyon’s East Channel Road, has hit the market for $18.5 million.
Completed this year, the 9,422-square-foot house is set behind gates and approached by a landscaped walkway.
A formal entry opens to a double-height living room, where massive windows are split by an indoor-outdoor fireplace. Wood floors line the openplan living space, which includes a theatre room, a 1,000bottle wine cellar and a chef’s kitchen with two islands.
An upstairs den with a balcony separates the master wing from four en suite bedrooms. The master wing features massive his-and-hers closets and a free-standing tub. A wall of windows overlooks the pool.