Singer Usher beats it out of his villa
LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winning singer Usher has bid a final goodbye to his L.A. home, selling the Spanish villa above the Sunset Strip for $3.3 million US.
He bought the 1920s home three years ago for about $3.368 million, real estate records show.
Tucked behind walls and gates, the house has more than 4,200 square feet of living space, a two-storey entry and a purple-clad dining room. Arched doors and stencilled beams in the living room are among original details. The kitchen, which has a breakfast area, has been updated.
Five bedrooms and 4.75 bathrooms complete the floor plan.
Outside, the property has extensive decking and patio space. Views take in the city lights, treetops and surrounding canyon.
Usher, 40, gained fame in the 1990s with the record My Way. More recently, he released his eighth studio album, Hard II Love. Among his scores of hits are Nice & Slow and U Remind Me.
The fairest seller of them all
Actor and model Lily Collins is ready to fly the coop in West Hollywood, listing her condominium of about a decade for sale at $2.995 million.
Located within the Sierra Towers building, the corner unit features about 1,700 square feet of living space, a single master suite and two bathrooms. Walls of windows centre on views from downtown Los Angeles to Century City.
The main living area is largely devoted to open-plan space and consists of living and dining rooms, a wet bar and an updated kitchen.
A custom walk-in closet/dressing room and a built-in office are part of the master suite. A private terrace extends the living area outdoors.
The high-rise, designed by architect Jack A. Charney and built in 1965, is full service and has valet parking, 24-hour security and a swimming pool.
Two covered parking spaces are included with Collins’s unit.
Collins, 29, is the daughter of musician Phil Collins and antique dealer Jill Tavelman. She got her first taste of show business at the age of two with a role on the BBC show Growing Pains.
Since then, Collins has scored film roles in Mirror Mirror (2012), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) and Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply (2016).
Petty’s home stays in musical family
Tom Petty’s former home is staying in the music industry. The late rocker’s onetime Encino estate has been purchased by an entity tied to Randy Spendlove, the president of motion picture music at Paramount Pictures, for $4.485 million.
On a tree-filled acre, the gated estate displays a markedly different style compared with the late rocker’s stay.
An extensive remodel has given the 9,076-square-foot interior a more contemporary vibe.
An expansive great room, anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, opens the floor plan. Set under vaulted ceilings lined with skylights, the space has hardwood floors and a sweeping staircase.
White-painted brick surrounds the fireplace in the family room and the stainless steel stove in the whitewashed kitchen.
The master suite, one of six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, expands to a private terrace. There’s also a gym, wine cellar and guest suite with a kitchenette.
Outside, palms top a lagoon-style pool and spa. Indoor-outdoor lounges, a kitchen, a waterfall and a lawn complete the property.
Spendlove has worked for A&M Records, Miramax Films and Paramount Pictures during his time in the entertainment industry, collaborating with artists such as Beyoncé, Sheryl Crow and Green Day along the way.
In 2003, he won the Grammy for compilation soundtrack album for a motion picture for Chicago.
Rapper’s crib open to offers
The Studio City home where late rapper Mac Miller recorded his show, Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family, is up for grabs at $2.79 million.
Miller lived in the upscale pad with his friends prior to and during filming of the MTV2 series, which aired from 2013 to 2014. He used the lower unit as a recording studio.
Perched on a hill in the Silver Triangle neighbourhood, the house offers six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in 6,220 square feet. An infinity-edge pool and spa fronts the property, and four balconies take in views of the canyon and city.
Through a double-door entry, there’s a dramatic staircase lined with Blue Barracuda granite and wrought-iron rails. The granite continues in the kitchen, accenting the backsplash and topping the centre island. Other highlights include a formal dining room and a living room with a fireplace. Both feature Italian tile floors.
Upstairs, a master suite lies on a separate wing and has a fireplace, a spa tub and cherry hardwood built-ins. There are five bedrooms in all.
Miller, who died in September at 26, was a native of Pittsburgh. In addition to a bevy of mixtapes, he released five studio albums, including 2018’s Swimming. His first studio album, 2011’s Blue Slide Park, was the first independently distributed album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1995.
Soul singer selling St. Louis mansion
Singer-songwriter Ronald Isley, whose nickname is Mr. Biggs, is hoping for a sizable sale outside St. Louis, listing his brick mansion for $2.895 million.
Built in 1993, the cul-de-sac estate is approached by a triangular motor court. A marble-splashed foyer, complete with a winding staircase and dome ceiling, opens the 8,373-square-foot floor plan.
From there, a great room draws the eye with columns, a wet bar and two storeys of bow windows. There’s also a chandelier-topped dining room with panelled walls, a chef’s kitchen with custom cabinetry and a formal living room with wood-coffered ceilings.
A marble fireplace, one of four in the home, anchors the expansive master suite complete with dual closets and a sitting room. In all, there are four bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Amenities fill out the lower level; there’s a custom movie theatre, a billiards room, a salon, a sauna and a gym.
Isley, 77, co-founded the Isley Brothers in 1954. Blending gospel, doo-wop and R&B styles, the group recorded hits such as Twist and Shout and It’s Your Thing.