Not bluffing: Hopkins is selling oceanside home
LOS ANGELES— Anthony Hopkins has capped off a nearly twodecade stay in Malibu, selling his home overlooking the coast for $10.5 million.
The sale price was $1 million shy of what the Cape Cod- style home listed for in Feb ruary, but it's still quite a windfall for the actor; Hopkins bought the place in 2001 for $3.795 million.
The charming re sidence occupies an acre in Point Du me, a popular area that has been home to stars such as Julia Roberts and Don Rickles over the years. Set high above the ocean on a bluff, the property features a four-bedroom home, a one- bedroom guesthouse, a pool house and a swimming pool.
The main home sported a bold blue exterior and red-shingled roof when Hopkins bought it but was painted a subtler shade of yellow. Inside, Saltillo tile floors and whitewashed stone fire places are among details of note. Bay windows line the kitchen, which expands to a solarium-like breakfast nook. A spiral staircase navigates the floor plan.
Outside, a grassy lawn perched at the edge of the long, thin property overlooks the ocean.
A native of Wales, Hopkins has been acting since the1960s with notable credits such as “The Lion in Winter ,” “Magic” and“S hadowlands.” He won an Academy Award for his famous portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs” and has received four other Oscar nominations for“The Remains of the Day,” “Nixon,” “A mist ad” and“The Two Popes.”
It has a beet to it
It's not quite a beet f arm, but Rainn Wilson's home has a similar vibe. The actor, who played Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” has put his bucolic compound in Agoura Hills on the market for $1.699 million.
The rural retreat crams a variety of structures into roughly half an acre of grounds: a threebedroom home; a skylit writer's studio with pine floors; a garage that's been remodeled into a music room; and some barns.
Measuring about 3,300
square feet, the main residence holds three bedrooms ,2.5 bathrooms and a handful of living spaces. A brick fireplace anchors the family room, while the kitchen adds a farmhouses ink and a splash of colorful tile. More rustic accents include a stove in the living room and a wagon wheel in the front yard.
Upstairs, the primary
bedroom expands to include a bathroom with ac law-foot tub and a balcony overlooking the tree-filled grounds. Down below, there's a lawn and tiered backyard.
Wilson, 54, won three Emmys for his role on “The Office .” More recently, he starred in “Backstrom,” “Mom” and the 2018 action film “The Meg.”
Retiring from home field
Longtime San Francisco 49 er so ff ens ive line man Joe Staley, who hung up his cleats in April after a 13-year career with the team, has sold his home in Menlo Park, California, for $5.475 million.
Set on a cul- de- sac lot, the traditional-style home has four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and more than 3,300 square feet of interior space. Features include fireplaces with large stone mantels, an eat-in kitchen and a family room that opens to the backyard.
The property, encompassing over a quarter of an acre, is shaded by mature trees and landscaping, and holds an outdoor dining area, a fireplace, decking and lawn.
Staley, 35, was a model of consistency f or the 49ers f or more than a decade, starting in all 181 regular-season games in which he appeared from 2007 to 2019. In addition to three All-Pro nods and six Pro Bowl selections, he was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-Decade Team (201019) in April.
The 94025 ZIP code, where the Staley home is located, ranked among the priciest in the U.S. last year with a median sale of $2.3 million.
Neighboring cities such as Redwood City, Palo Alto and P ortola Valley also ranked among the top 50 priciest ZIP codes. Atherton, just north of Menlo Park, topped the list with a median sale price of $7.05 million.