Country pops out of Malibu
Garth Brooks will have to find another spot to hang his cowboy hat.
The country music star and his wife, singer-actress Trisha Yearwood, have quietly sold their home in Malibu’s Paradise Cove for $7 million in a deal completed outside the Multiple Listing Service.
The ranch-style house, built in 1958, sits on half an acre in a gated community with private beach access.
Remodeled nearly a decade ago, the home features vaulted and beamed ceilings, subdued hues and an open chef ’s kitchen. Skylights, clerestory windows and walls of glass invite natural light while opening the interior to the outdoors.
A family room with a brick fireplace, a formal living room, a breakfast nook, four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms lie within more than 4,200 square feet on a single story. The master suite has another fireplace and sets of French doors that open to the grounds.
Outdoors, there’s plenty of patio space — covered and uncovered — as well as a stone fireplace, lawns and mature trees. A basketball half-court sits in a shaded corner.
The 54-year-old Brooks has won two Grammy Awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Among his most popular albums: “No Fences,” “Ropin’ the Wind” and “Double Live.”
Yearwood, 51, has won Grammys for the songs “How Do I Live,” “In Another’s Eyes” and “I Fall to Pieces.” As an actress, she has appeared on the series “JAG” and “Nashville.”
The couple bought the house in 2008 for $4.95 million, records show. The property had been marketed by Kathrin Nicholson of the Agency.
He used a hammer before a lightsaber
An Encino home once owned by actor and comedian Dick Van
Dyke and, after him, Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes has sold for $6.512 million.
During Mendes’ ownership, he hired a construction crew that included a young Harrison Ford to build a recording studio on the property. Ford would go on to star in “American Graffiti” and “Star Wars” in the years that followed.
The property previously changed hands about two decades ago for $1.25 million, records show. It had been listed in April for $8.995 million before the price was chopped to $6.995 million in June.
Obscured by hedges and gates, the Italian villa-style home also has a sports pedigree of note. Pelé once visited the property as a guest of Mendes’ and played soccer on the park-like grounds.
Fronted by a horseshoeshaped driveway, the 12,015square-foot house has a skylightlit foyer, a living room with a stone fireplace, a dining room, a centerisland kitchen, three bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. Amenities such as a wine cellar, a theater, a gym and an elevator also lie within the home.
Outside, the acre-plus setting includes a swimming pool and spa, an outdoor kitchen and a tennis court. Across from the main house, a separate villa provides three additional en suite bedrooms. There’s also a subterranean garage.
Jacob Dadon of John Aaroe Group was the listing agent. Lisa Gaber of L.A. Property Investment repped the buyer.