Kris and Kim keep up with condos
LOS ANGELES — Keeping Up With the Kardashians matriarch Kris Jenner and her daughter Kim Kardashian West have both bought condominiums at Avanti, a new upscale community in Calabasas in Los Angeles County.
Jenner paid $1.497 million US and $1.65 million for two separate residences. Kardashian West paid $1.6 million for her own unit.
The off-market purchases were made through separate blind trusts linked to the reality television stars, according to public records.
Marketing materials for the community show that the units range from 2,109 square feet to 2,662 square feet of living space, with either two or three bedrooms and 2.5 to 3.5 bathrooms.
The Italian-vibe condos, designed by Robert Hidey Architects, feature European cabinetry, Kohler fixtures and Wolf appliances. Two-tone hues and custom lighting give the interiors a contemporary, yet slightly lived-in, feel.
Private decks and balconies look onto a central courtyard with a swimming pool, spa and sun deck. Shared elevators provide access to each residence. A club room, fitness centre and dedicated parking garage are among other community amenities.
Developed by New Home Co. and completed last year, the mixed-use community also has 11,000 square feet of retail space.
Jenner, 61, and Kardashian West, 37, have both appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians since 2007.
Tennis star Williams serves up one and buys another
Serena Williams is switching up her home court. During the last month, the tennis sensation has bought a home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area and put her old spot in Bel-Air up for sale at $11.995 million.
Her new house, tucked behind gates in a gated community, is a contemporary play on the Mediterranean style and has five bedrooms in about 6,000 square feet of living space.
Features of the three-storey house include black accents, brushed-oak flooring and plaster fireplaces that create visual contrast against crisp white walls. The chef’s kitchen pairs a large island with custom cabinetry. The house also has a yoga room and a wine cellar.
Fleetwood sliding doors open to an outdoor veranda equipped with a grill. A swimming pool, lawns and landscaping fill out the grounds.
The house Williams is selling sits on nearly three acres of grounds with a private hiking trail and a swimming pool. Built in 1935, the house features scaled formal rooms, a library/study and a salon. There are seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms in about 6,100 square feet of living space. Williams, 36, has held the top female tennis ranking for 319 weeks during her career. In addition to seven Wimbledon titles, seven Australian Open titles, six U.S. Open titles and three French Open titles, she also has four Olympic gold medals.
YouTube filmmaker Paul shows off his new estate
Non-disclosure agreements were signed in triplicate when a Robert Byrd-designed estate sold last month in Encino, but there’s little mystery as to who is the buyer. That’s because Logan Paul, a popular YouTube personality, has already produced several videos showing off his new home.
The video maker paid $6.55 million for the contemporary-vibe house, which sits on an acre in the desirable Rancho Estates neighbourhood in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley.
Built in the 1970s, the home was extensively renovated by developer Maxim Cherniavsky, who added reclaimed wood siding and polished concrete to the exterior while modernizing about 8,700 square feet of interior space.
Among the eye-catching features are a marble-clad kitchen, a mixed-medium wet bar and an industrial-vibe steel staircase.
A wine wall was built into the home’s classic brickwork. There are seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
The backyard features a parklike setting filled with mature trees, lawns and a swimming pool. An outdoor kitchen and guesthouse complete the grounds.
The property was previously owned for about a decade by comic and actor Ryan Stiles. Oscar-winning makeup and visualeffects artist Stan Winston was another former owner.
Paul, 22, gained internet fame on Vine, Twitter’s six-second-video app that was shut down this year. He is the brother of former Disney Channel actor Jake Paul.
Wings actor taking off from Santa Monica
Actor Tim Daly, of Wings and Private Practice fame, has sold his condominium in Santa Monica for $1.95 million.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit in a modern loft-style building was quick to attract interest when it was listed for sale in August. The property’s sale was listed as pending a little more than a week after hitting the market, records show.
Open-plan living areas and an updated kitchen with custom cabinetry are among the features of the home, which has 1,730 square feet of living space. A sliding rolltop door leads to one of two private terraces.
High ceilings with exposed ductwork give the unit an industrial vibe. Two covered parking spaces also were included.
Daly, 61, currently stars as Henry McCord on the CBS drama Madam Secretary. Last year, he appeared in the film Submerged.
He bought the property eight years ago for $1.075 million, records show.