DeGeneres selling after seven months
LOS ANGELES — For many, homeownership is a dream. For others, such as TV host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi, it’s a high-stakes hobby.
DeGeneres and de Rossi have listed, for $17.995 million US, the Beverly Hills estate they bought last year. The Hollywood power couple, who have a serious side gig fixing up and selling properties, paid $15 million for the residence only seven months ago.
The Hollywood Regency-style residence, formerly the longtime home of actress and philanthropist Marjorie Lord, was designed and built in 1962.
Steeped in Old Hollywood glamour, the single-storey house features a circular foyer that opens to a sunlit common area and scaled formal rooms.
The 5,100 square feet of living space hold open living and dining rooms, a den/office, a breakfast nook, five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Private courtyards sit off each of the bedrooms.
Outside, sparsely landscaped grounds hold a covered patio lined with columns, a built-in barbecue and a small swimming pool. Views extend from city to ocean.
DeGeneres, 61, has won several Emmys for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which premièred in 2003. Last year she co-created and produced the show Little Big Shots with Steve Harvey.
De Rossi, 46, has television credits that include the legal drama Ally McBeal and the sitcom Arrested Development.
NFL star Gronkowski sells his pad in Boston
The ink was barely dry on his retirement announcement when all-pro football star Rob Gronkowski sold his penthouse condominium in Boston for $2.3 million.
The New England Patriots player had owned the unit for three years, records show.
Located in the Seaport District, the corner-unit condo is a vibrant mix of wood and brick. Beamed ceilings top maple floors in the common spaces, and a listing photo shows a Gronkowski jersey hanging from a brick wall in the living room.
Highlights include a chandelier-topped dining area and a custom-built kitchen with dual ovens and milled antique fir carpentry.
Two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an office round out the 2,063square-foot floor plan. Outdoors, a spiral staircase ascends to a private rooftop deck that adds 340 square feet of entertaining space. City light views abound.
Gronkowski, 29, spent nine seasons with the Patriots, racking up five Pro Bowl selections and three Super Bowl championships.
The home is part of Fort Point Place, a condo complex located a few blocks from the water, and includes two parking spots.
Belushi puts new price on Italianate mansion
Actor-musician Jim Belushi has set a new course in Brentwood, Los Angeles, relisting his villa for sale at $27.995 million.
His search for a buyer began nearly two years ago at an asking price of $38.5 million and with an adjoining parcel measuring about half an acre. The additional lot is not included with the latest listing.
Set at the end of a cobblestone driveway, the gated estate centres on an Italianate-style mansion built in 2010. The three-storey home, styled by former White House decorator Michael Smith, has six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, living and dining rooms, a study/ library and a screening room within 11,821 square feet of space.
Off the family room and kitchen, which includes a centre island, French doors lead to a pergola-topped patio with a fireplace.
The one-acre property includes expanses of lawn, stone fountains and meandering pathways. The swimming pool is accompanied by a pool house with a Jacuzzi and a cold plunge. A detached guesthouse lies elsewhere.
The actor’s film roles include Trading Places (1983), Mr. Destiny (1990) and Jingle All the Way (1996).
NBA’s Griffin takes shot at property near the beach
As his team fights for a playoff spot, Blake Griffin is making some moves out West. The Detroit Pistons star has shelled out $4 million for a contemporary home in Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County.
The two-storey estate was built last year and sits about a kilometre from the beach.
French oak floors and pocketing doors are among features of the 3,600-square-foot house, which has a living room with a built-in fireplace and chandelier-topped dining room. Customized tile work makes appearances in the kitchen, bathrooms and a wet bar with floating shelves in the basement.
Three private balconies sit off the second storey, which holds most of the five bedrooms and 4.25 bathrooms. The master suite, set beneath tongue-and-groove ceilings, adds a built-in fireplace, a free-standing tub and a steam shower.
The former Los Angeles Clippers star paid $9 million for a Cape Cod-style home in Pacific Palisades in 2013 and put it up for sale at $10.995 million this year.
Griffin, 30, has made six allstar teams during his career.
Coach in college bribery scandal goes to market
Former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo, who last week resigned from his position amid allegations of involvement in the college admissions scandal, has put his home in Century City on the market for $2.349 million.
Salcedo was placed on leave after being indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering after facilitating the acceptance of two students to the school under the pretense of being soccer players. He is alleged to have received $200,000 in bribes as part of the scheme.
The two-storey home has 2,900 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.