Giants chairman moves goalposts
LOS ANGELES — New York Giants chairman and Hollywood producer Steve Tisch has touched down in the Trousdale area of Beverly Hills, buying a Midcentury home for $10.05 million US. The seller was the estate of late music manager Jordan Feldstein.
Set behind fences and gates, the Robert Skinner-designed home is an example of the International style. Strong horizontal lines, bands of steel-framed casement windows and walls of glass are among visually dramatic features of the home, built in 1962. Raised ceilings and an open-plan layout create a sense of light, volume and flow.
Within more than 6,300 square feet of interiors is a two-storey great room with a centrepiece fireplace, a loft den/office, a home theatre and a chef’s kitchen. The master suite — among the five bedrooms and six bathrooms — has a sitting room. Outside, the nearly one-acre property holds a sunken terrace, a fire pit and a swimming pool. Landscaping and palms complete the setting.
Tisch, 69, has scores of credits as a film and television producer, including the Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump (1995), American History X (1998) and The Equalizer (2014). The son of former Giants co-owner Bob Tisch, he was named chairman and executive vice-president of the New York franchise in 2005.
Feldstein, brother of actor Jonah Hill, died last year at 40. He was the founder and chief executive of Career Artist Management and represented such talents as Maroon 5 and Robin Thicke.
TV actor Metcalfe sells to music manager
Actor Jesse Metcalfe has sold a freshly renovated home in West Hollywood’s Norma Triangle for a little more than $1.807 million. The buyer, according to public records, is music manager and real estate investor David Benveniste.
The single-storey bungalow, which dates to 1924, presents a contemporary face with modern fixtures and hardware, greige hues and skylights. The original hardwood floors were restored and given a light stain during the renovation.
The 1,300 square feet of interiors include an open living room and two master suites and an additional half bathroom.
A granite-topped island/bar anchors the new-look kitchen, which features a wall of custom cabinetry. A detached bonus room lies in the backyard and currently holds a small studio-size bedroom and bathroom. A patio area sits adjacent.
The home originally came up for sale in May for $1.793 million, records show. Metcalfe paid $1.158 million for the property a year ago.
Metcalfe, 39, is known for his television roles on Desperate Housewives, Dallas and Passions.
He starred as John Tucker in the 2006 romantic-comedy film John Tucker Must Die.
Benveniste is the chief executive of Velvet Hammer Music. Among his clients are the groups Alice in Chains, System of a Down, Korn and Smashing Pumpkins.
Former Winfrey executive lists Spanish Colonial
Sheri Salata, the former co-president of the Oprah Winfrey Network, has listed her freshly renovated home in Los Feliz for $6.995 million.
The Spanish Colonial home, built in 1927 for silent-film screenwriter Beulah Marie Dix, was remodelled by noted designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent.
Entered through an arched doorway, the home opens to a spacious tile foyer that leads to dramatic living spaces. Within 4,800 square feet, there’s a living room topped by two chandeliers, a family room full of French doors and a dining room with a curved wall of windows.
A coved and herringbone-pattern ceiling tops the kitchen, which holds a butcher-block island at the centre. Up a winding staircase, the master suite opens to a covered balcony. An attached guesthouse includes a kitchen.
The gated grounds, encompassing just over a third of an acre, also hold a brick-paved patio and a swimming pool. Tall hedges and lush landscaping privatize the space. A nine-car motor court centred by a hedge-wrapped fountain fronts the residence.
Salata served as co-president of the Oprah Winfrey Network for about five years. She left the company two years ago to create the female-led media company Story.
Late Happy Days director’s beach pad for sale
The oceanfront estate of Garry Marshall, the late director of Happy Days and Pretty Woman fame, is for sale in Malibu’s Carbon Beach for $18 million.
The five-bedroom, fourbathroom house was originally built in 1965 for late actress Debbie Reynolds. Marshall bought the home in 1981, more than a decade after the pair worked together on the film How Sweet It Is!
Within more than 3,200 square feet of living space is a beamed-ceiling living room, which features a wall of windows that face the ocean. A balcony spans the second storey, and down below sits a brick-encased swimming pool and patio area.
The home sits on 40 feet of beach frontage, a stretch of sand that appeared in scenes from Marshall’s romantic comedy Valentine’s Day (2010).
Marshall, who died two years ago at 81, directed his first film, Young Doctors in Love, in 1982, and went on to direct 18 others, including Beaches (1988) and The Princess Diaries (2001). He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997.
Never Gonna Let You Go singer lets it go
Singer-songwriter Joe Pizzulo, known for his collaborations with bossa nova-jazz musician Sergio Mendes, has sold his longtime home in the Encino Woods historic district for $1.4 million, $51,000 over the asking price.
The ranch-style house, built in 1948 and tucked behind a white picket fence, has such traditional details as box and picture windows, a gradually sloping gabled roof and a brick walkway to the covered front porch. Black shutters pop against the white lap siding. Inside, thick crown moulding and wainscoting in the living and dining rooms maintain the pleasant vibe.
The 2,575 square feet of living space also includes an updated kitchen, a breakfast nook, an office, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Pizzulo was one of the lead singers on the 1983 hit song Never Gonna Let You Go, which appears on Mendes’ self-titled album. He has frequently worked with Mendes and as a background singer with artists such as Barry Manilow and Alice Cooper.
He bought the house more than two decades ago for $471,000, records show.
Baseball player’s outfield is the Pacific Ocean
Christian Yelich, of MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers, has bought an oceanfront home in Malibu for $5.6 million. The contemporarystyle home, near Las Flores Beach, was built last year by a custom-estate builder.
Designed to maximize the ocean view, it features sliding doors and walls of windows on each level. A rooftop terrace holds a spa and fire pit. Inside there is a vaulted-ceiling family room with a wet bar, a chef’s kitchen, a living/dining area with a fireplace, three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.