July 14, 2020

This week's top real estate headlines

Word on the real estate gossip street is that superstar basketball player LeBron James has picked up the celeb-pedigreed, Beverly Hills Post Office estate of the late Lee Phillip Bell, creator of TV dramas like "The Young and the Restless." Originally built in the 1930s, the Mediterranean-style compound features two detached guesthouses, a tennis court, an oval-shaped swimming pool and killer views of the Los Angeles basin, Catalina Island and the Pacific. Meanwhile, over in Bel Air, it looks like Lori Loughlin and hubby Mossimo Giannulli are trying to bounce out of the posh neighborhood as quickly as they can. Originally listed for $35 million, the legally-troubled couple recently sold their 12,000-square-foot manse to Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen at the heavily discounted price of $18 million.

In other news, "Chef's Table" creator David Gelb is hoping to get a little under $2.2 million for his Hollywood Hills home, Sweetgreen cofounder and co-CEO Nicolas Jammet is moving into Hancock Park, "Walking Dead" producer David Alpert wants to walk away from his 1950s-era residence, Hyatt heir Sam Pritzker snatched up Llyod Wright's Samuel-Novarro house for $3.5 million, Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds purchased Goldie Hawn's former Malibu beach home for $11.3 million, and L.A.'s quirky John A. Van Pelt estate has hit the market for the first time in 45 years.

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LeBron James Reportedly Scores Lee Phillip Bell’s L.A. Compound

There are at least four separate structures on the property, which is guarded by a sophisticated network of cameras and massive metal gates that swing inward, revealing a dramatically long brick driveway lined by sculpted cypresses. The driveway plateaus at a substantial motorcourt accented by a stone fountain and a dozen mature palm trees.

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Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli Sell Bel Air Mansion to Tinder Co-Founder

Walled and gated for privacy, the 12,000 sq. ft. villa’s architecture is perhaps best described as Mediterranean with a heady contemporary twist. Behind a towering hedgerow lies a generously-scaled motorcourt, where guests are visually accosted by a long bank of front-facing garage doors before they climb a long flight of olive tree-lined steps to the mansion’s front door. READ MORE

Pritzker Scion Buys Lloyd Wright’s Iconic Samuel-Novarro House

Nearly four years after “My Cousin Vinny” screenwriter Dale Launer first put the idiosyncratic Art Deco-meets-Mayan Revival masterpiece up for grabs, the home has finally sold for about $3.5 million. Records reveal the buyer is an LLC easily tied to young Sam Pritzker, a member and heir of the multibillionaire family that founded the Hyatt Hotel chain. READ MORE

‘Chef’s Table’ Creator David Gelb Cooks Up L.A. Sale

David Gelb, four-time Emmy nominated creator, director and producer of the delicious Netflix docu-series “Chef’s Table,” is looking to cook up a not-quite-$2.5-million sale of a celeb-pedigreed home in L.A.’s Hollywood Hills that he acquired almost exactly three years ago for $2.175 million. READ MORE

Sweetgreen’s Nicolas Jammet Buys Hancock Park Mansion

Sweetgreen co-founder and co-CEO Nicolas Jammet and his wife Holly Liss Jammet, a fellow entrepreneur and the CEO of social media agency Enlisst, recently paid $4.9 million through a trust for a stately house in L.A.’s exclusive Hancock Park neighborhood. READ MORE

L.A.’s Little-Known John A. Van Pelt Estate Comes to Market

Do you have a hankering for a place with Egyptian hieroglyphics, an anchor from Jack London’s boat and a meat locker? Look no further! For the first time in 45 years, the historic and strange John A. Van Pelt Estate is on the market. READ MORE

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds Buys Goldie Hawn’s Former Malibu Beach House

A Balinese-influenced tropical hideaway on Malibu’s disappearing Broad Beach has sold for $11.3 million, and tax records reveal the buyer to be Grammy winner Dan Reynolds, lead singer of internationally famous rock band Imagine Dragons, and his longtime wife, fellow rocker Aja Volkman. READ MORE

‘The Walking Dead’ Producer David Alpert Walks Away From Hollywood Hills Home

Having upgraded to a much bigger spread across town, television producer David Alpert has not-too-surprisingly put his former home in the Nichols Canyon area of L.A.’s perennially trendy Hollywood Hills up for sale with an asking price of not quite $3.25 million. READ MORE

Noted Philanthropists List Mansion-Sized Miami Penthouse

A full-floor penthouse atop the 24-story Capobella tower in the heart of Miami Beach — nicknamed Copabella Sky Villa — is being sold by owners purported to be Miami’s most generous philanthropic couple. They are not, however, just giving the place away; their asking price is a cool $17 million. READ MORE

The Coronavirus’ Dramatic Effect on Interior Design

One of the foremost decorative themes that burbled away in the first half of the year and is almost guaranteed to explode in the near future, is the art of bringing the outdoors inside. Nature-starved homeowners have been craving what they’ve been denied of late. READ MORE

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