Grey’s Anatomy creator lists 1920s Los Angeles property
LOS ANGELES — Television producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes has listed her longtime estate in Hancock Park, but her setting will remain rooted in the historic Los Angeles neighbourhood.
Rhimes is seeking $9.995 million US for the 1920s traditional that she has called home since 2010. The move comes about a year after she bought another home in the area for $4.6 million.
The nearly 8,300-square-foot house sits up from the street on a half-acre lot and features hedges and mature sycamore and elm trees off the front. Beyond the formal entry, the main house includes scaled formal rooms, a library and a chef’s kitchen that opens to the den.
Two bathrooms, two walk-in closets and a sitting room/office constitute the master suite. Another bedroom, formerly another office, is where Rhimes penned screenplays for many of her hit shows. There are six bedrooms and nine bathrooms in all.
Outside, there’s a swimming pool, lawn and a detached pool cabana. The home’s square footage includes the cabana.
Rhimes, 48, is known as the architect of such hit television shows as Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal. More recently she produced the series How to Get Away With Murder and The Catch.
Soccer star Beckham gives Beverly Hills the boot
Soccer icon David Beckham and his wife, singer-model-designer Victoria Beckham, have made an off-market move in Beverly Hills, selling their home of about a decade for a little over $33.1 million.
Tucked behind massive iron gates and at the end of a private drive, the Italian villa-style mansion was built on speculation in 2007.
The H-shaped home, painted a classic white and topped with clay roof tiles, has more than 13,000 square feet of living space that includes formal living and dining rooms, an elevator, a library and a media/music room. There are six bedrooms and nine bathrooms plus a powder room.
Outside, covered and uncovered patios flank a large, grassy field. A swimming pool and pool deck sit across the lawn. The acre-plus site also has a motor court and a three-car garage.
The couple bought the property in 2007, about five months after David Beckham signed a five-year contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The former England captain led the Galaxy to titles in 2011 and 2012. Before joining the L.A. club, he captured six Premier League titles with Manchester United and a La Liga title with Real Madrid.
In 2013, he won a French league title with Paris Saint-Germain. More recently, Beckham, 43, has spearheaded an effort to bring a new Major League Soccer franchise to Miami.
Victoria Beckham, 44, gained fame in the 1990s as a member of pop group the Spice Girls. She launched her eponymous fashion label in 2008.
The onetime home of comedian Eddie Murphy will soon belong to the highest bidder.
Overlooking Folsom Lake in a guard-gated community in Granite Bay, California, the property holds a 12,600-square-foot mansion with modern style, a 5,200square-foot guest house, a swimming pool and a sports court in 2.5 acres.
It will be sold on-site with no reserve on Oct. 27 through DeCaro Auctions International.
The main home is fronted by a wavy motor court. In the foyer, dual staircases flank a dramatic rotunda-topped great room with a curved wall of floor-to-ceiling windows. Living spaces include a chef’s kitchen, a formal dining room, a theater, an arcade and a billiards room.
A guest bedroom is themed after Shrek, the animated film franchise in which Murphy has a prominent role. In total, there are seven bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and five fireplaces. An elevator services both floors.
Palm trees provide cover for the back patio, and steps descend to an infinity-edge pool and spa. There are two garages on site that can accommodate as many as 13 cars. The property is being sold fully furnished and comes with a futuristic-looking Schimmel Pegasus piano.
Murphy, 57, is an actor, standup comedian and Saturday Night Live alum. His films include Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor and Dreamgirls, for which he won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor.
He and ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy sold the estate in 2007 for $6.1 million. It was most recently listed for sale at $10 million. The Beverly House, a 1920s Mediterranean Revival-style mansion once owned by publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, is back on the market for $135 million.
Originally built for local banker Milton Getz, the estate has been shopped on and off-market for much of the past decade, listing for $165 million in 2007 and coming up for lease in 2013 at $600,000 per month. Two years ago, the property was briefly offered at $195 million.
Exuding Old Hollywood elegance, the restored and expanded estate appeared in the 1992 film The Bodyguard and served as the backdrop for the horse’s head scene in The Godfather.
Wrought-iron gates guard the manicured grounds, which span more than three acres. A motor court, bordered by hedges, fronts the H-shaped mansion.