The week's biggest real estate stories: Wendy Williams, Mamie Gummer, Christopher Lloyd, Mortimer Sackler, and more.
| | | | This week's top real estate headlines Rumor has it that two shockingly expensive new homes on Robin Drive in the Bird Streets neighborhood — one of them last listed at $52 million, the other at $42.5 million — are being sold together, in a single eye-popping deal, to the same mysterious billionaire buyer. The two-mansion deal would utterly obliterate the previous Hollywood Hills record set with Malaysian fugitive Jho Low's $39 million buy of a renovated home in 2012. Meanwhile in Los Feliz, Darren Criss is making real estate headlines once again. The "Assassination of Gianni Versace" actor upgraded his residential circumstances late last year to a family-sized home and is getting rid of his old digs to the tune of a little less than $1.7 million. Purchased for $1.2 million more than seven years ago, the actor is sure to make a "killing."
In other news, San Diego's "Papa Doug" Manchester lists his country club-esque estate for $37 million, "Microsoft" millionaire Chris Peters and his longtime wife put their Diane Keaton-designed home up for grabs for a little more than $17 million, funnyman Will Forte is crashing into Monterey, Swedish songstress Tove Lo snatched up Danny McBride's former home, OxyContin heir Mortimer Sackler orchestrated a gargantuan $38 million, off-market deal in N.Y.C to get out of Dodge, Mamie Gummer listed her funky Beachwood Canyon cabin, Wendy Williams is trying to move on with her life and sell her home, and songwriter Benny Blanco fell head over heels for Tinder cofounder Sean Rad's Hollywood Hills mansion.
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The identity of the buyer remains a mystery, but one thing is for certain — the affluent purchaser is foreign and hails from Asia. One source swears the new owner is billionaire Taiwanese electronics tycoon Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn, a company primarily engaged in the manufacture of consumer electronics like the iPhone and iPad. Or could the owner of these snazzy new homes be someone in his immediate family? By James McClain • READ MORE |
| | Criss' home is hidden behind ornate gates and mature hedging. The modestly proportioned and comprehensively upgraded 1950s bungalow measures in at a tad under 1,700 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. READ MORE |
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| | Eager to dump her former marital home, Williams has reduced the asking price of her Livingston, New Jersey residence from $1.895 million to $1.699 million and stands to lose a small fortune. READ MORE |
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| | Christopher Lloyd, probably best known for his role as Doc Brown in the “Back to the Future” trilogy, has a modestly sized cottage in fancy-pants Montecito, Calif., up for sale at just under $1.7 million. READ MORE |
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| | The estate itself is about 27,000 square feet and has been decorated traditionally with a nod to the historic, featuring four-poster beds, gilded detailing, original moldings, wood paneling, chandeliers and stained-glass windows. READ MORE |
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| | Actor and comedian Will Forte has splashed out $6.25 million for a dynamically sited contemporary in the rugged but ritzy and seriously expensive Carmel Highlands area. READ MORE |
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| | A stately New York townhouse on the Upper East Side recently exchanged hands for $38 million in an off-market sale with no brokers, no personal names and no fanfare. READ MORE |
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| | When huge sums are spent to buy a home, one wants to make sure the artwork complements rather than overwhelms the environment and there are a few great ways to make sure your home and art collection are in harmony. READ MORE |
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| | When a stylish, privately-situated midcentury compound in the Hollywood Hills recently popped up for sale with a $4 million ask, the moody songstress quickly swooped in with a full-price offer. READ MORE |
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| | A lovingly preserved Spanish Colonial-style home sited in prime East Gate Bel Air has popped up for sale, flaunting a hefty $17.45 million asking price. READ MORE |
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| | Originally built in the late 1930s, the elegant Hollywood estate was sold by tech tycoon Sean Rad, co-founder of juggernaut dating app Tinder, and acquired by exceptionally prolific songwriter/record producer Benny Blanco. READ MORE |
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| | Up and coming actor and showbiz scion Mamie Gummer, daughter of inestimable Tinseltown treasure Meryl Streep, has hoisted an organic modern cabin in the historic Beachwood Canyon area of Los Angeles up for sale on the open market at close to $1.5 million. READ MORE |
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| | The famous and infamous buy and sell astronomically expensive homes without breaking a sweat. But what happens when they’re in L.A. temporarily and just need a crash pad? READ MORE |
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| | The 35-year-old L.A. native recently inked a $1.7 million off-market deal for a charming, Spanish-style cottage in Sherman Oaks. Originally built in 1949, the home is tucked away behind walls and gates in the San Fernando Valley. READ MORE |
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