December 20, 2019

This week's top real estate headlines

"Captain Marvel" and "Avengers: Endgame" actress Brie Larson has picked up not just one, but two homes in L.A. and Malibu. While the houses are modestly-sized by celebrity standards, they’re hardly inexpensive — Larson's purchase cost her a grant total of just over $5 million. Meanwhile, over in the Pacific Palisades, married actors Adam Brody of "The O.C." and Leighton Meester of "Gossip Girl" are settling into a $6.5 million "beach chic farm house" in a very posh and highly sought-after neighborhood in the area. The couple's new pad looks like the perfect place to celebrate Chrismukkah.

In other news, best-selling horror author Dean Koontz shells out more than $11 million for a Newport Mediterranean-style villa, Mohamed Hadid's attempt to file for bankruptcy is dismissed by a judge, Marg Helenberger swaps one Brentwood home for another, "The O.A."'s Brit Marling purchases a recently renovated Echo Park Craftsman, Deon Cole gets a generous sum for his Woodland Hills mid-century contemporary, L.A. Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel's harmonious Hollywood Hills home is up for grabs, the Swishers sell their old Windsor Square mansion to Courtney Kemp, and power couple Jeff Klein and John Goldwyn are getting cozy in an A-list-worthy Beverly Hills estate.

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Brie Larson Buys in Malibu and Woodland Hills

Located on a Malibu hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean and clocking in at $3.4 million, Larson's pricier purchase features a single-story midcentury cottage originally built in 1956. As for the Woodland Hills home, it’s a remarkably different and far more traditional residential affair that went for $1.6 million. Constructed in 1965 and recently renovated down to the studs by an investor, the like-new house offers a family-sized 3,583 square feet of living space with five bedrooms.

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Leighton Meester, Adam Brody Snag Ocean-View Pad in Pacific Palisades

The married actors will be celebrating the holidays in their five-bedroom, six-bathroom house that offers unobstructed views of the leafy Palisades and the Pacific Ocean. READ MORE

Dean Koontz Buys $11.6 Million Orange County House

Koontz's new Mediterranean villa-style home sits on a lushly gardened .54 acre estate with sculpted hedgerows, brilliant flowers, native cacti and various species of trees. READ MORE

‘CSI’s’ Marg Helgenberger Buys and Sells in Los Angeles

After selling her longtime Brentwood residence for $8 million in a hush-hush, off-market deal earlier this year, Helgenberger is settling into another mountainous Brentwood home. READ MORE

Deon Cole Sells Suburban Mid-Century Home in L.A.’s Woodland Hills

The "Black-ish" star and Old Spice spokesman has sold his "ultra-private celebrity home" for just under $1.6 million. READ MORE

The Swishers Sell $8.7 Million L.A. Mansion to ‘Power’ Creator Courtney Kemp

Actor Joanna Swisher and her retired pro-baseball player husband Nick Swisher sold their former house in L.A.’s historic Windsor Square neighborhood to "Power" creator and writer Courtney Kemp in an off-market deal. READ MORE

Gustavo Dudamel Orchestrates Sale of L.A. Home

Gustavo Dudamel, the exuberant and famously kinky-haired conductor of the internationally acclaimed Los Angeles Philharmonic, has his comfortably understated home in the Hollywood Hills up for grabs at $5.1 million. READ MORE

Brit Marling Buys Turn of the Century Craftsman on L.A.’s Eastside

The critically acclaimed actress-screenwriter and star of "The OA" purchased a lovingly preserved 1902 California Craftsman home in the Eastside L.A. neighborhood of Echo Park for $1.82 million. READ MORE

Mohamed Hadid’s Bel Air Mansion on Fast Track to Demolition

In a desperate bid to avoid demolishing his colossal Bel Air spec mansion, the father of Gigi and Bella Hadid filed for bankruptcy. His bid was swiftly dismissed by a judge. READ MORE

Jeff Klein, John Goldwyn Buy $15 Million Beverly Hills Estate

JK Hotel Group founder Jeff Klein and Tinseltown scion and producer John Goldwyn have opted to significantly upgrade their residential circumstances with the $15.3 million purchase of an elegant, A-lister-worthy Beverly Hills estate. READ MORE

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