Old Hollywood glamour surfaces for sale
Longtime home of Ernst Lubitsch, who directed ‘To Be or Not to Be’ and other films, lists for $20 million.
In Bel-Air, a trophy estate built for famed director Ernst Lubitsch just hit the market for $20 million. It’s the first time the home has surfaced for sale in 60 years.
By the time the Spanishstyle mansion was built in 1934, Lubitsch had directed dozens of influential films. Among the best known are “Ninotchka,” “To Be or Not to Be” and “Heaven Can Wait.”
The home’s Old Hollywood glamour can be seen in the 9,300-square-foot floor plan, which showcases dramatic style, formal spaces and a series of ornate fireplaces. Rich hardwood and Saltillo tile line the common rooms, which feature rustic beams and crystal chandeliers.
Highlights of the home include a two-story entry, an indoor-outdoor office, a custom bar and a whitewashed kitchen with a splash of Spanish tile. Downstairs, there’s a cantina for entertaining.
Five bedrooms and eight bathrooms complete the two-story floor plan, which opens to multiple loggias and a balcony overlooking the leafy grounds. Outside, the 1-acre estate has a stone patio, swimming pool and vegetable garden.
Lubitsch, who was born in Berlin, directed 72 movies over four decades, including silent films in the 1910s and sound films in the 1920s. Imbuing his projects with a signature style known as the “Lubitsch touch,” he received three Academy Award nominations for best director and won an honorary Academy Award in 1946.
Josh Flagg of Douglas Elliman holds the listing.
Another Betty White home sells
That was fast.
A few weeks after Betty White’s longtime home listed for sale in Brentwood, the Colonial-style spot has sold for $10.678 million — $103,000 more than the asking price.
Buyers were quick to scoop up the comedian’s real estate portfolio — whether due to the hot pandemic market or to deep-pocketed buyers wanting a piece of White’s legacy.
Her other home, a beach house overlooking the ocean in Carmel-by-the-Sea, recently sold for $10.775 million, a whopping $2.825 million more than the asking price.
The Brentwood sale is more surprising considering that potential buyers were not allowed inside. According to the listing agency, tours showcased only the exterior.
White bought the Brentwood property in the 1960s with her husband, gameshow host Allen Ludden. The house was built in the 1950s and sits on three-quarters of an acre of land, tucked behind trees, hedges and gates.
A motor court approaches the two-story home, which covers just over 3,000 square feet and has five bedrooms and six bathrooms. Splashes of stone and bright-yellow accents mark the exterior.
A stone patio surrounds a swimming pool out back. At the edge of the property, a grassy lawn leads to a flower garden.
Marlene Okulick of Sotheby’s International Realty held the listing. Amir Jawaherian and H. Blair Chang of the Agency represented the buyer.
White starred in sitcoms such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls,” eventually earning the nickname “The First Lady of Television.” Her career spanned seven decades, and her many accolades include eight Emmys, three SAG Awards and a Grammy. In 1995, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Reality star f lips auto titan’s estate
The longtime home of Lee Iacocca, the late automobile visionary who developed the Ford Mustang and saved the Chrysler Corp. from bankruptcy, just traded hands in Bel-Air for $27.7 million.
Iacocca lived in the home for nearly three decades, entertaining guests such as Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan, before he died in 2019. His daughter sold the estate a year later for $19.5 million to Lilly Ghalichi, a reality TV star who appeared in the Bravo show “Shahs of Sunset.”
The sale marks a quick and successful flip for Ghalichi. She and her husband, Dara Mir, renovated the interiors during their two-year stay before listing the home for $32 million in April and landing an offer less than a month later.
Italianate in style, the mansion is hidden behind gates at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway near Hotel Bel-Air. Four columns frame the entry, which leads to a grand foyer with doubleheight ceilings.
The 10,700-square-foot home has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a handful of formal spaces, such as a wood-paneled den and temperature-controlled wine room.
Second-story balconies overlook the landscaped grounds, complete with a swimming pool and tennis court on more than an acre.
Tyrone McKillen and Andrew Hurley of Compass held the listing. Ginger Glass and Christopher Cortazzo, also with Compass, represented the buyer.
Rams star looks to sell after trade
NFL star Jared Goff, who spent five seasons with the Rams before being traded to the Detroit Lions last year, has listed his Hidden Hills home for $7.5 million.
The California native has owned the estate since 2018, records show. He made a few additions during his stay, adding a putting green with an upper-level chipping pad to the leafy backyard.
Covering 1.4 acres, the contemporary-style compound makes the most of its space with a 5,000-squarefoot main house, 1,100square-foot guesthouse and expansive patio that overlooks a pool and spa.
Approached by a garden courtyard with colorful plants and art pieces, the ranch-style house spans a single story but feels like more, as towering ceilings top an open floor plan marked by warm wood, clerestory windows and pocketing doors.
One side of the space combines a living room and chandelier-topped dining area; the other side has a modern kitchen with a center island. There are also an office and a “bonus room.”
Out back, the covered patio features a fire pit and multiple lounges that take in sweeping views of the surrounding hills.
Jordan Cohen of RE/ MAX One holds the listing.
Goff, 27, played ball at the University of California before being drafted by the Rams as the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft. He has played in two Pro Bowls since and has tossed 126 touchdowns in six seasons, including 19 last year with the Lions.