Former Celtics star looks to score
Retired NBA star Paul Pierce is shooting for a big profit in Calabasas, where his amenity- loaded mansion is on the market for $ 10.995 million.
Pierce paid $ 6.5 million for the property in 2009, a year after he won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics and took home Finals MVP honors.
The 10- time All- Star decked the place out during his decade- long stay, painting the exterior salmon and adding high- end amenities such as a bowling alley, wet bar and gym. Out back, he installed a green basketball court emblazoned with the Celtics’ logo.
Pierce changed up the interior as well, turning the tan living spaces white and renovating the movie theater and billiards room. Highlights across the massive 12,250- square- foot f loor plan include a two- story foyer with a sweeping staircase, chef ’s kitchen, great room and formal dining room under barrel ceilings.
Eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms complete the two- story f loor plan. Throughout the home, large doors and windows take in city and mountain views.
A second- story terrace hangs off the back of the house, overlooking a grassy backyard with a swimming pool, two spas, dining area and fire pit in addition to the Celtics- themed basketball court.
Josh and Matt Altman of Douglas Elliman hold the listing.
A native of Oakland and standout at Inglewood High School, Pierce was a McDonald’s AllAmerican at the University of Kansas before being drafted by Boston in 1998. During his 19- year career, he won a championship with the Celtics and scored 26,397 points — good for 16th- most in NBA history.
A deal? This is Howie did it
“Deal or No Deal” host Howie Mandel has hammered out a deal of his own, selling a newly built
farmhouse in celebrity- favored Hidden Hills for $ 9.5 million.
Mandel and his wife, Terry, listed it for $ 10.5 million over the summer. The pair bought the property through a trust for $ 2.62 million in 2018 and got to work soon after, razing a humble singlestory ranch and replacing it with a nearly 10,000- square- foot showplace loaded with amenities.
Finished this year, the threestory mansion sits on 1.3 acres and draws the eye with a facade of gray panels and whitewashed stone. Inside, dramatic beams and f loorto- ceiling windows mark the openconcept living spaces.
In addition to traditional spaces such as a marble kitchen, formal dining room and indooroutdoor living room, there’s a movie theater, glass- enclosed wine room and stylish bar. Six bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms, a gym and a glass- enclosed office complete the f loor plan.
A deck off the primary suite overlooks the backyard, and down below, a covered pavilion stretches out to the swimming pool and spa. At the far end of the property, there’s a dining gazebo with a fireplace.
Danielle Peretz of the Agency held the listing. Lee Mintz of Compass represented the buyer.
Mandel, a native of Canada, appeared in the 1987 comedy film “Walk Like a Man” and the TV series “St. Elsewhere” before hosting the popular game show “Deal or No Deal.” In 2010, he joined “America’s Got Talent” as a judge.