Celebrity House Hunting

Homes of the rich and famous listed for sale...

HELEN MIRREN & TAYLOR HACKFORD HOME!

Now living most of the year in a secluded mountain home on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, where she recently had to chase off a black bear from her garden, Helen Mirren and her director-husband Taylor Hackford feel that it’s time to either sell or rent their storied Hollywood Hills home of 30 years. Finding it a little hard to let go, they are offering it for sale at $18.5 million or for rent at $45,000 a month.

London-born Mirren has had a fabulous career, the only actor to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the US and the UK with Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards. Her Academy Award win was for Best Actress in the film The Queen acting the part of Queen Elizabeth II. Taylor won his own Academy Award for the short film Teenage Father and has directed such favorites as An Officer and a Gentleman and Against All Odds. In 2003, Helen was appointed Dame by Queen Elizabeth for her acting career that dates back to age 20 when she starred as Cleopatra for a UK National Youth Theatre production. Helen became a U.S. citizen in 2017 and voted for the first time in the 2020 election.

Built in Hollywood’s earliest days in 1911 and located on over six acres, the 10,200-square-foot Mirren-Hackford estate includes a guest house and a total of nine bedrooms and eleven baths. A popular neighborhood with the Hollywood crowd, the home has had only four owners: Dustin Farnum, star of DeMille’s Squaw Man; Mark Hellinger, writer/producer whose short story became the Bogart/ Cagney film The Roaring Twenties; Gail Patrick, executive producer of the popular 1950’s/60’s Perry Mason television series where the home was sometimes used as a film location for the show, and Mirren-Hackford. The house has all the great features of its era, including large rooms, lots of French doors that open to the hilltop breeze, a paneled library, beautiful hardwood floors and large fireboxes in the fireplaces. One special room is the cozy bar with bar stools and comfortable sofa and chairs for more intimate entertaining. The large formal rooms and outside living area with pool and downtown views cover entertaining for large groups and family get-togethers. The early California indoor/outdoor architecture makes the house warm, inviting and relaxing for both family and friends. It’s this element and the home’s adaptability to different lifestyles that make the house a hard one for Mirren to let go. Hollywood Hills is awash with celebrity residents such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry. It has been the neighborhood of choice since the beginning of filmdom due to its proximity to the studios and is known for its views and star-worthy gated homes nestled behind deep privacy foliage. The listing is offered for $18.5million with Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Beverly Hills.

OSAMA BIN LADEN FAMILY BEL AIR MANSION!

The once palatial Bel Air mansion owned by Osama Bin Laden’s half-brother, Ibrahim Bin Laden, has been listed for $28,000,000.

Family patriarch Mohammad bin Laden had 56 children and 22 wives and Ibrahim and Osama were sons number 15 and 17. Records show that Ibrahim, who is the older half-brother of the late terrorist, has owned the property for nearly four decades, since 1983 purchasing the property for Mediterranean villa-style mansion for $1,653,000 at the time however since the September 11 attacks the property has remained vacant as Ibrahim Bin Laden feared of the notoriety his last name would bring. Despite its abandoned state, the seven-bedroom, five-bathroom house which was built in 1931 sits on 2.16 acres just down the street from the Hotel Bel Air with the property’s price based on “land value only,” and location with wealthy neighbours, Beny Alagem (owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel) and his 36,000-squarefoot manse, as well as Jeffrey Kaplan (who reportedly owns several mobile home parks) and his 43,000-square-foot estate. The home was once owned by Arthur Freed, producer of the Hollywood classics Meet Me In St. Louis, On The Town, Singin’ In The Rain, and The Bandwagon. He was also an uncredited associate producer on The Wizard of Oz and won best picture Academy Awards for An American in Paris and Gigi. The property is listed with Coldwell Banker’s Florence Mattar

LEONARDO DICAPRIO LISTS LOS ANGELES MANSION

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is asking $5.75 million for a 95-year-old home he bought from musician Moby three years ago. Red Oak Manor set in a prime section of the Los Feliz Oaks was restored and totally re-imagined by MOBY and it looks as if Leonardo has kept it the same.

A, 1926 traditional Tudor home the two bedroom property benefits from grand public rooms, high ceilings, original architectural details and character while incorporating modern touches.The home features a formal dining room, a media room, a gourmet eat-in kitchen with walk in pantry and three fireplaces. Upstairs two dramatic master suites come complete with marble baths and vast closet space. Each room is unique in layout, one with a loft/study/yoga area. The lower level offers optional gym/office/ storage and a guest suite with secret entrance to full bath/steam rm. Gated driveway, privacy hedges and a forest-like setting with large specimen trees creating a magical, tranquil environment. The property is listed with Brett Lawyer of Hilton & Hyland.

ROBBIE WILLIAMS LISTS RURAL ENGLISH COUNTRY ESTATE

British pop star and musician Robbie Williams has listed his sevenbedroom country pile in Compton Bassett, England for £6.75 million.

The rural 72-acre bolthole situated in the quaint village of Wiltshire was purchased by Mr. Williams’s in 2009 for £8.1 million. Approached via a sweeping drive through attractive parkland, Compton Bassett House is an exceptional country house dates to around 1929, and was previously owned by the renowned architect and designer Sir Norman Foster

The accommodation comprises: 4 reception rooms, master bedroom suite, 2 children’s bedroom suites and 4 additional bedroom suites with sitting rooms. The leisure complex is of an exceptional standard, with a gym, indoor swimming pool extending to over 73ft in length, hot tub, steam room, sauna and changing rooms. Additional accommodation comprises 2 staff flats and a detached cottage. Outside there is integrated garaging, helicopter hangar and workshop. The immaculate gardens and grounds include a walled garden with pavilion, water feature and tennis court. There is a grass football pitch, paddocks and woodland. The property is listed with Knight Frank

MATT DAMON CUTS PACIFIC PALISADES HOME PRICE BY $3 MILLION!

Matt Damon listed his Pacific Palisades home in California for sale earlier this year yet several months on the star has lowered the price from $21 million to $17.9 million.

One of Hollywood’s most bankable stars and among the highestgrossing actors of all time, Matt Damon’s films are responsible for almost $4 billion in box office receipts. Together with his writing partner and life-long friend, Ben Affleck, Damon won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Good Will Hunting. As an actor, he took home a Golden Globe for his starring role in The Martian. His most recent project is the upcoming The Last Duel, which was filmed in France and Ireland during the pandemic. Damon found himself locked down for three months with director Ridley Scott and the rest of the film’s cast and crew in the small Irish town of Dalkey, about 45 minutes away from Dublin. The actor loved it so much that he reportedly considered moving to Ireland. Instead, Damon and his family have taken up residence in their $16.75 million Brooklyn Heights penthouse, at its time of sale the most expensive piece of residential real estate ever sold in Brooklyn.

Bidding farewell to Los Angeles, Damon listed his Zen-inspired Pacific Palisades mansion for sale in January for $21 million. The asking price has now been reduced to $17.9 million. Situated on the same premier street his buddy, Affleck, still calls home, Damon’s 13,508-squarefoot residence boasts seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and nearly three-quarters of an acre of lushly landscaped grounds with mature trees, a koi pond, a children’s play area and a resort-style pool and spa. Master-architect Grant Kirkpatrick of KAA Design has used warm woods, natural stone and lots of glass to produce an aesthetic of timeless beauty, while including artful details throughout the spacious mansion. The home’s focal point is its central atrium with 35-foot, vaulted-mahogany ceilings that let in tons of natural light. Open floor plans and disappearing glass walls connect the sprawling living and entertaining areas. A spectacular chef’s kitchen features custom-mahogany cabinetry, Bluestone countertops, and top-of-the-line, stainless-steel appliances by Viking, Miele and Wolf. The luscious master suite includes huge dual walk-in closets, a spa-style bath with a massage room, and opens onto its own private terrace with palm tree and garden views. A game room, bar, office, gym, media room, staff quarters and wine storage and tasting room complete the stunning, gated estate.

Located on the Pacific Coast between Santa Monica and Malibu, Pacific Palisades has become one of Los Angeles’ most sought-after neighbourhoods for Hollywood’s power players. Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Goodman, Steven Spielberg, Kate Hudson and Diane Keaton are just a few of Matt’s former neighbours. Private and serene, the Damon estate is moments away from the Getty Villa and Will Rogers State Beach and convenient to the world-class shopping, dining and entertainment available in Palisades Village, Brentwood, Santa Monica and The Riviera Country Club. The listing is held by Eric Haskell of The Agency. SOLD at time of going to print.

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A NEW URBAN UTOPIA

Imagine you’re a billionaire fed up with the city you live in, what do you do? Well if you’re American Billionaire Marc Lore you create your own.

While billionaires Jeff Bezo, Richard Branson and Elon Musk are looking to create new living environments in space former Walmart exec Marc Lore is looking closer to home outlining plans to create a new utopian city in the American desert. Built completely from scratch - Telosa – named after the Greek word for “higher purpose” promises to be an eco-friendly and sustainable city that will cost an estimated $400 billion to create offering housing for up to five million people.

The ambitious 150,000-acre proposal promises eco-friendly architecture, sustainable energy production and a purportedly drought-resistant water system which according to Lore would allow Telosa to become “the most sustainable city in the world. Among the sites that are being considered to build this futuristic metropolis are several regions of the states of Nevada, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Arizona and the Appalachians. BIG Studio by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels have been hired to bring Lore’s vision to life and recently released a series of digital renderings. The images show residential buildings covered with greenery and imagined residents enjoying abundant open space. With fossil-fuel-powered vehicles banned in the city, autonomous vehicles are pictured traveling down sun-lit streets alongside scooters and pedestrians. Telosa’s star building dubbed the Equitism Tower, described as “a beacon of the city” features a large capacity for water storage, aeroponic farms and a photovoltaic roof that generates the energy it needs and also “allows it to share and distribute everything it produces.” In addition to innovative urban design, the project also promises transparent governance and what it calls a “new model for society.” Lore plans to focus the city on its citizens and allow it to be structured on the notion of what he calls “equitism,” an economic system where residents have shared land ownership. This has been inspired by the works of Henry George, an economist and social theorist that highlighted the flaws of capitalism, particularly regarding land ownership in the United States. Planners hope the first phase of construction, which would accommodate 50,000 residents across 1,500 acres, will welcome the first residents by 2030