No purple, but lots of color
Randee St. Nicholas, who worked with Prince for decades, sold her enchanting estate in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills for a little more than $2.437 million. [TNS]
LOS ANGELES — Celebrity phot o g r a p h e r - d e s i g n e r Ra n d e e S t . Nicholas, who has captured music i c o n s s u c h a s P r i n c e , Whit n e y Houston, Diana Ross and Britney Spears, has sold her home i n the Hollywood Hills f or a l i t t l e over $2.437 million.
Set amid l ush l andscaping and mature trees, the walled and gated compound packs a 1930s main house, a guesthouse, courtyards, patios and a swimming pool into a little over a third of an acre.
The main house, designed in country French style, is full of character. Vaulted and beamed ceilings, vintage tilework and hardwood floors are among details of note. An ornate fireplace anchors a far wall in the great room, while sets of French doors in the dining room open to a garden courtyard.
Including the guesthouse, the home has four bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and 3,200 square feet of living space. A red clawfoot tub steals the show in one of the bathrooms. The master bedroom opens to a balcony overlooking gardens designed by noted landscape architect Jay Griffith.
St. Nicholas previously worked wi t h P r i n c e f o r more t h a n t wo decades, capturing some of the music icon's most intimate moments. Her work with the Purple One included directing his 1991 music video “Gett Off,” as well as shooting the cover for the album “Diamonds and Pearls.”
Last year, she published the book “My Name Is Prince,” which features hundreds of previously unpublished photos of the late pop superstar.
`I do' to a new home
NHL star P.K. Subban and former Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, who got engaged last year, appear to have taken the next step in their relationship: cohabitation. The couple were the buyers of a Beverly Hills Post Office-area home that sold earlier this month for $6.75 million.
Set on more than half an acre, the gated house has been renovated and reimagined by JR Builders as a contemporary villa.
A column-lined entrance opens to the home of more than 5,500 square feet. The single-story floor plan features high ceilings, gallery walls and skylights that bathe the minimalistvibe interior in natural light. The gleaming chef's kitchen is equipped with two islands. In the family room/ den, there's a wet bar.
A total of four bedrooms and six bathrooms includes an expansive master suite with dual bathrooms and walk-in closets.
Outside, tall palms frame a swimming pool with a spa. A built- i n barbecue sits nearby.
Subban, 30, is a three-time all-star defenseman who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils. Last year, the professional hockey player launched PeeK Productions and starred in “The PK Project,” the production company's debut effort.
Vonn, 35, reportedly got into the production game herself last year with the launch of Apres Productions.
The former alpine skiing champion, who retired in 2019, was the overall World Cup champion from 2008 t o 2010 and again i n 2012. During her career, s he won t wo Olympic medals, including a gold in the downhill competition at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Talk show host Tavis Smiley, who earlier this year was ordered to pay PBS $1.5 million in a dispute over his firing, is looking to sell his home in L.A.'s historic Hancock Park neighborhood. The Spanish-style house is up for grabs at $6.2 million.
Smiley bought t he property i n 2006 f or $ 3.4 million. That was two years after he began hosting his eponymous late-night talk show on PBS. Smiley was fired in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, which he has strenuously denied.
Built in 1929, the two-story home features arched openings and an ivycovered facade. The main house has seven bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 6,000 square feet, and the guest suite tacks on two bedrooms and a bathroom in 1,000 square feet.
Formal common spaces include a living room with a wet bar, a dining room with built-ins and a den with leather floors.
Upstairs, the master suite has a fireplace, a spacious walk-in closet and an elevator connecting to the covered patio down below. The space leads to a landscaped backyard complete with a pool, spa and fountain. A second-story balcony takes in neighborhood views.
Smiley, 53, hosted “BET Talk” on BET from 1996 to 2002, and, following a three-year stint on National Public Radio, hosted “The Tavis Smiley Show” on PBS from 2004 to 2017. He sued PBS for wrongful termination in 2017, but in March, a Washington, D.C., jury ordered him to pay the broadcaster $1.486 million for breach of contract.