DiCaprio’s beachfront residence rented out
LOS ANGELES — Finding no takers for his Malibu home, film star Leonardo DiCaprio has leased the oceanfront property on Carbon Beach for $22,000 US a month.
The residence, dating to the 1950s and since remodelled, had been up for sale since last year for as much as $10.95 million. It last changed hands in 1998 for $1.6 million, public records show.
Obscured from the street by fences and gates, the house is entered through a gated courtyard and a screened sun porch. The 1,765 square feet of living space includes a living room with a fireplace, a dining area, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. A galley-style kitchen has been updated with grey herringbone tile and colour co-ordinated cabinetry.
Beach-facing decking extends the living space outdoors, where amenities include a hot tub. A wooden staircase leads from the patio area to the beachfront.
DiCaprio, 42, won an Academy Award two years ago for his leading role in The Revenant. Tom Hanks, producer, director and boxoffice star, and his wife, actor-producer Rita Wilson, have cast away two homes in Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades for a combined sum of about $17.5 million.
The side-by-side homes in the Palisades Riviera had been listed for $9.25 million and $8.75 million.
Hanks and Wilson acquired the properties in separate off-market transactions in 2003 and 2007 for a combined $13.1 million.
One of the two properties is a Spanishstyle villa that was once owned by late screenwriter and film director Frank Pierson.
Built in 1933, the 4,000-square-foot house features beamed ceilings, wood floors and original fixtures, ironwork and tile.
A step-down living room, a panelled dining room, a library/den, four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms are among the living spaces.
Lawns, hedges and a fountain sit at the rear of the property.
The other house, built in English Traditional style in 1957, has 7,300 square feet of living space that includes a screening room and a pub/billiard room with a fireplace. The master suite has his and hers closets and a renovated bathroom for a total of seven bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. There’s also a playroom on the third floor.
Both homes take in panoramic canyon views.
Records show the buyer for both residences, a Californiabased limited liability company, has a San Francisco Bay Area tax address.
Hanks, 60, won Oscars for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Wilson, 60, appeared with Hanks in Volunteers and Sleepless in Seattle.
DJ produces radio show from century-old abode
Jed Gould, the Los Angeles-based disc jockey better known as Jed the Fish, has put his Queen Anne Victorian in Pasadena on the market for $2.299 million.
The grand dame, dating to more than a century ago, retains its classic good looks. Mixed gables, scallop and clapboard siding and a domed turret are among details of note. Lacey woodwork creates visual interest along the wide, wraparound porch.
Within the 3,017 square feet of living space is a panelled staircase, rounded turret rooms, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. An updated kitchen has marble countertops and a centre island.
At the back of the property, a park-like backyard belies the home’s romantic vibe. Massive stone and tile statues built by Gould sit among gardens, pathways and lush landscaping. The offbeat statuaries light up in the evenings.
“It’s like something out of Alice in Wonderland,” listing agent Matthew Littell, of Podley Properties, said. “In the backyard, you really see the personality of the owner.”
Also within the one-third acre of grounds is a custom-built music studio where Gould does his weekly radio show for KCSNFM. The sound-proofed studio has a separate vocal booth that can also be used for professional recording.
Gould has twice won Billboard’s Air Modern Rock Personality of the Year award (1997 and 1999). He bought the property in 1994 for $425,000, records show.
Getting in tune with the market
Nine Inch Nails founder, producer and film composer Trent Reznor has put his home in Beverly Crest, in the Santa Monica Mountains, up for sale at $5.75 million, $1.255-million more than when it was last for sale two years ago.
Tucked behind gates and tropical landscaping, the polished contemporary-style home contains about 4,320 square feet of living space and sits on more than half an acre.
High ceilings and sleek lines create a voluminous feel inside the home, which has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Retracting French doors open the kitchen area to an outdoor living/dining area, and an illuminated stone wall provides ambience on the master suite patio. An offbeat curving staircase connects both floors.
Outdoors, an infinity-edge pool, lawns and an outdoor fireplace make up the grounds. Views take in the downtown city lights and surrounding canyon.
Reznor, 51, founded the industrial rock band in 1988 and serves as singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist.
Reznor bought the property in 2007 for about $4.2 million.
Charging his way out of San Diego
Antonio Gates, the tight end for the L.A. Chargers, has sold his home in Poway, San Diego County, for slightly more than $1.9 million.
The single-storey home, built in 2001, sits behind metal gates and has a long driveway that ends at a circular motor court.
Beyond the arched front doors, the 6,841 square feet of living space features a formal entry that opens on one side to an office/den and, on the other, a formal dining room.
A separate guest wing contains a secondary kitchen, two offices and a billiards room. There are five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
Outdoors, the one-acre lot includes a basketball court and a saltwater swimming pool with waterfall features. Elsewhere is an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit and an open-air shower.
Gates, 36, is the Chargers’ alltime record holder for receiving yards (11,192) and touchdown catches (111).