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90210 star moves to another zip code

- NEAL J. LEITEREG and JACK FLEMMING

LOS ANGELES — Jennie Garth of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame has sold her home near Los Angeles for about $4.48 million.

Extensivel­y renovated during Garth’s ownership, the Modernist-vibe house in Studio City hit the market in July for $4.495 million; there was an offer in hand in about a week, real estate records show. The sale price is more than double what the actor paid for the property through a trust five years ago — $2 million.

Set behind walls and gates in the Wrightwood Estates area, the single-storey house draws the eye with its broad eaves, walls of windows and raised roof sections lined with clerestory windows. A reflecting pond flanks floating concrete steps leading up to the pivoting glass front door.

At the heart of the home is an open great room and dining area with soaring ceilings, a Jetsonssty­le hanging fireplace and floorto-ceiling windows that take in canyon and city-light views. The 4,100 square feet of living space also contains a centre-island kitchen, a media room and a wet bar.

In the master suite, which has a walk-in closet and custom bath, pocket doors open directly to the swimming pool. There are five bedrooms and five bathrooms in all.

The home, built in 1978, sits on just shy of an acre of grounds that contain a turf lawn, a fire pit and multiple patios. An outdoor kitchen, a putting green and an inground trampoline complete the setting.

Garth, 46, has kept busy since her days on 90210, appearing on such shows as What I Like About You, Mystery Girls and The Mick. She reprised her role as Kelly Taylor on the drama series 90210 from 2008 to 2010.

Lambert brings voice to Hollywood Hills

It’s the latest stop on the real estate tour for American Idol alum Adam Lambert. The singer with the show-stopping voice has bought a modern home in the celebrity-popular Hollywood Hills for $6.5 million, records show.

Lambert, who this month has been performing with rock band Queen in Las Vegas, should be familiar with the area. His new place is less than a kilometre from another home he owns.

Completed two years ago, the two-storey contempora­ry sits behind gates on a quarter-acre of grounds. Pocket doors bring the outdoors into the open-space floor plan — particular­ly in the centre-island kitchen, where two walls of glass fold back to flank the space.

Also within the more than 5,000 square feet of hardwoodli­ned interiors are five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a movie theatre and an office. The main level holds a living room with a fireplace, a dining area and a wine closet.

Out back are lawn, an infinityed­ge pool and spa with canyon views. A covered patio and outdoor kitchen, which sit below the master suite balcony, complete the setting.

Lambert, 36, was a runner-up on Idol in 2009, the same year he released the album For Your Entertainm­ent. His most recent album, The Original High (2015), was a top-10 album in the U.K.

Pattiz tuned in to the market

Norman Pattiz, founder of radio network Westwood One, is hoping four years and a $4-million turn of the dial will be enough to sell his compound in Montecito.

With a Mediterran­ean vibe, a palatial pool space and a twostorey pavilion, the nearly threeacre property is on the market for a dollar shy of $12 million. It originally hit the market in 2014 at $15.9 million.

Gates open to a palm-lined driveway, which snakes up to a motor court at the front of the home. Inside, a two-storey foyer with limestone floors and a sweeping staircase kicks off the 9,430 square feet of elegant living spaces.

Coffered ceilings top the formal dining room, arched windows brighten the living room, and the spacious kitchen has an oversized island at its centre. The main floor also holds a wood-panelled library, a window-lined breakfast nook and a family room with a fireplace.

The master suite, containing one of the property’s five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, sits under a dramatic plaster ceiling.

Past a rolling lawn, a swimming pool borders an ivy-draped pavilion. Nearby sit a fireplace and a covered dining area.

Pattiz, 75, founded Westwood One in 1976. At its height, the national syndicatio­n network broadcast news, weather, sports and entertainm­ent to about 7,700 stations around the U.S..

Bullock makes a clean getaway

A trust tied to actor Sandra Bullock has sold a home in Hollywood Hills West for $2.925 million, or about $927 per square foot.

Bullock, who this year starred in the all-female heist film Ocean’s Eight, had offered the home for lease in recent years for as much as $16,500 a month. It had been listed for sale since July at $2.995 million, real estate records show.

The single-storey house, built in 1942 and since updated, features three bedrooms, a vaultedcei­ling living room and an office lined with built-in bookshelve­s. The 3,153 square feet of living space also holds an eat-in kitchen and a dining area. There are fireplaces in the kitchen and living room areas.

French doors open to a covered patio that overlooks a stone-rimmed swimming pool and spa. A cabana sits near the swimming pool. Elsewhere on the property is a two-car garage.

The house previously traded hands nearly two decades ago for $1.485 million, real estate records show.

Bullock, 54, won a lead actress Oscar for her role in the 2009 drama The Blind Side. Her scores of film credits also include Speed (1984), Miss Congeniali­ty (2000) and Gravity (2013).

House lost chance for stardom

A Hollywood Hills house that has flirted with celebrity through the years has come on the market for $3.495 million.

Designed by noted architect Leland Fuller, the Colonial Regency Revival-style house was built in 1937 for Hollywood heartthrob Charles “Buddy” Rogers. However, the actor would never come to live in the home and instead moved to Beverly Hills to be with love interest Mary Pickford, according to real estate agent and author Bret Parsons. Rogers and Pickford would marry that year.

The home was later expanded by architect-to-the-stars John Elgin Woolf and restored in the mid-2000s by Jeffrey Alan Marks. Its current Palm Beach-meets Hollywood look was done by interior designer Sharon Semmer.

Set in the Outpost Estates area, the charming house has creeping vines, dormer windows and a red front door. The two-storey is set behind gates and a motor court on more than a third of an acre.

A formal entry, a library/den and lime-green living room with a garden view are among the living spaces. The formal dining room was created by Woolf during the expansion of the house. The 3,004 square feet includes a cook’s kitchen, three bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Outside, a large terrace patio overlooks gardens, fountains and lawn. Views from the site take in the city lights and mountains.

Parsons, who has written numerous books about L.A.’s greatest architects, holds the listing.

An exodus to the desert

Actor, director and artist Vincent Gallo has called it a wrap in the Arts District neighbourh­ood of downtown L.A., selling two loftstyle condominiu­ms in separate deals for $1.599 million and $2.8 million.

The two residences, both corner units, are in the 1920s Toy Factory Lofts building and feature about 2,000 square feet of space each, high ceilings and views of downtown L.A. Polished concrete floors and steel-framed windows are among original details.

One residence has one bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, a balcony and a renovated galley-style kitchen. There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms in the other unit.

Building amenities at the Toy Factory Lofts include a gym, a garden terrace and a rooftop swimming pool.

Gallo starred in such independen­t films as The Legend of Kaspar

Hauser (2012), Essential Killing (2010) and Tetro (2009).

 ??  ?? Above and below: Actor Jennie Garth sold her updated home, with its Jetsons-style hanging fireplace, for about $4.48 million US. The home has 4,100 square feet of living space, much of which is devoted to an open great room and dining area that has floor-to-ceiling windows and a wet bar. Outdoor amenities include a fire pit, multiple patios, a swimming pool and a putting green.
Above and below: Actor Jennie Garth sold her updated home, with its Jetsons-style hanging fireplace, for about $4.48 million US. The home has 4,100 square feet of living space, much of which is devoted to an open great room and dining area that has floor-to-ceiling windows and a wet bar. Outdoor amenities include a fire pit, multiple patios, a swimming pool and a putting green.
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