January 17, 2020

This week's top real estate headlines

Academy Award-nominated actress Salma Hayek and her French multibillionaire tycoon hubby François-Henri Pinault have reportedly moved out of their longtime L.A. house this past weekend. Rumor has it that the couple felt a bit cramped in their former 8,000-square-foot home and plan to demolish the 1940s-era residence. Meanwhile in Los Feliz, platinum-selling pop crooner, songwriter and occasional actor Josh Groban has plunked down close to $2.3 million for a casually cosmopolitan, organic-modern house after selling his Beverly Hills complex. You better "Believe" it.

In other news, Larry King tossed away the Beverly Hills mansion he shared with his ex-wife, video gamer Jeff Strain is facing a huge loss on his Hollywood Hills "castle," a rare vacancy has opened up in the swanky Chateau Bachwood, Sheldon Adelson's 22-year-old son bought a slick new bachelor pad," Japanese rock star Tak Matsumoto is rocking out of his Beverly Hills estate, a powerful Russian oligarch listed his 90210 home for $36.5 million, N.Y.C.'s NoMad neighborhood is still poppin', Jeff Bezos might have expanded his real estate portfolio in Washington D.C., and more.

Click below, or visit Dirt.com for more breaking real estate stories.

Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault Check Out of Bel Air Estate

The Hayek-Pinault abode is tucked away in what is arguably the very best neighborhood pocket of Bel Air and in all of Los Angeles, for that matter. Some of their nearest neighbors include Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, Michael Milken’s son Lance, U.S. Secretary Treasury Steve Mnuchin, Saudi prince Muhammad bin Fahd, and Lachlan Murdoch, who recently set the California record with his $150 million Chartwell compound buy.

By James McClain • READ MORE

Josh Groban Buys Los Feliz House, Sells Beverly Hills Condo

Clocking in at 2,100 feet, there are three en suite bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in Groban's new residence. It was originally built in the late 1970s by architect Tony Ngai and has been substantially updated since. READ MORE

Larry King Sheds Beverly Hills Mansion

Embellished with symmetrically aligned arched windows, baronial columns and stodgy stone quoins, the hulking, Tuscan-inspired main residence measures in at almost 9,600 square feet with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. READ MORE

Old Hollywood Lives on in Beachwood Canyon

Chateau Beachwood was built in 1937 by Warner Bros. to house the actresses it had under contract during the golden age of the studio system and was once home to Marilyn Monroe. Now, a vacancy has opened up for $829,000. READ MORE

JoJo Siwa Bows Into New L.A. Mansion

JoJo Siwa has come a long way since her reality TV origins on “Dance Moms.” The 16-year-old (and her parents) recently purchased a brand-new mansion in Tarzana, deep within the San Fernando Valley’s suburban reaches. READ MORE

Billionaire Robert Friedland Buys $26 Million Hollywood Hills Mansion

Billionaire Ivanhoe Mines magnate Robert Friedland and his wife Darlene paid a hair under $26 million for a contemporary showpiece in the Hollywood Hills. READ MORE

Stand-up Comic Pauly Shore Lists Longtime L.A. Home

Stand-up comic, 1990s film actor and comedy scion Pauly Shore is asking a dead serious $9.5 million for a sleek, city-view contemporary home atop Nichols Canyon in L.A.’s Hollywood Hills. READ MORE

RH CEO Gary Friedman Buys $37 Million Beverly Hills Estate

The sociable and perma-tanned longtime CEO of RH bought a brand-new, $37 million house tucked into the mountains above Beverly Hills. READ MORE

Oculus Co-Founder Brendan Iribe Buys $13 Million L.A. Mansion

Tech titan Brendan Iribe, who has a penchant for collecting luxury houses like they’re so many Baby Yoda action figurines, has paid about $13.3 million — in cash — for a large mansion in the posh seaside community of Pacific Palisades. READ MORE

Robert A.M. Stern’s Buildings Are Some Of Most Coveted In New York. Here’s Why

While Manhattan’s luxury market splutters and shudders like an old car on a cold morning, one architect has never been busier or in more demand — Robert A.M. Stern. READ MORE

Five New Buildings That Will Keep NYC’s NoMad Sizzling

The former down-at-the-heels commercial district is now one of Manhattan’s most coveted neighborhoods with the median price of a condo up to $2.2 million, a remarkable 24% over the previous year according to Property Shark. READ MORE

Russian Oligarch Asks $36.5 Million for Opulent Beverly Hills Estate

An imposing Beverly Hills mansion has popped up for sale with a heavyweight $36.5 million pricetag. Owned by powerful Russian telecommunications mogul Albert Avdolyan and his wife Elena, the nearly all-white house is commendably private and lined by mature date palms. READ MORE

Rapanese Rock Star Tak Matsumoto Lists Showbiz Pedigreed Beverly Hills Estate

Takahiro “Tak” Matsumoto has long maintained a home in a coveted area of Beverly Hills, Calif., that hit the market this week at $8.5 million. READ MORE

Sheldon Adelson’s Son Buys $6.5 Million Starter House

Tucked away in the hills above Brentwood’s Mandeville Canyon neighborhood, on the city’s aggressively expensive Westside, the light-filled contemporary home is quite grown-up. READ MORE

Gamer Jeff Strain Faces Major Loss on Hollywood Hills ‘Castle’

Even in the unlikely event of a full-price offer, Strain stands to lose $2.55 million before carrying costs, taxes and hefty realtor fees are included. READ MORE

Did Jeff Bezos Buy His Neighbor’s Mansion?

Word on the Washingtonian streets is that Jeff Bezos has stealthily expanded his real estate holdings in the high-nosed Kalorama neighborhood of town. READ MORE

The RealReal’s CEO Just Bought a $6.75 Million Condo in One of NYC’s Most Iconic Skyscrapers

Wainwright forked out just $6.75 million for a condo at the Woolworth Tower Residences, which was last asking $7.19 million. READ MORE

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com by Penske Media Corporation. Please add email@email.dirt.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox.

Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive.

11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025