Los Angeles Times

50 shades of Carolwood

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The Holmby Hills home of late Paramount Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive Brad Grey is for sale at $77.5 million.

Called the Grey Estate, the property on Carolwood Drive centers on a modern-farm-housestyle residence with five bedrooms within about 12,800 square feet of living space.

Clad in weathered wood panels, the Howard Bracken-designed home sits behind wood- and steelframe­d gates and is surrounded by olive trees, orchards and gardens. A raised bridge connects the main house to a two-story recreation facility outfitted with two gyms, a cold plunge and a sauna with a blue-bottomed swimming pool.

At the heart of the home is a barn-inspired and vaulted-ceiling great room that holds an open kitchen and dining area. A sunroom features walls of steelframe­d windows, and the den holds an office and a wet bar. There’s also a home theater.

The wings of the home are positioned to look onto a central courtyard with a reflecting pool and large fireplace feature. Nearby, a slatted-wood trellis for filtering sunlight tops an outdoor dining room. An organic fruit orchard and a vegetable and herb garden sit adjacent.

Linda May of Hilton & Hyland, an affiliate of Christie’s Internatio­nal

Realty, and Stephen Shapiro of Westside Estate Agency hold the listing.

Grey, who died last year at 59, oversaw such movie blockbuste­rs as the “Star Trek” and “Transforme­rs” movies during his tenure at Paramount. As a talent manager and a producer, Grey helped bring “The Larry Sanders Show” and “Real Time With Bill Maher” to HBO.

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