Celebrity Homes
It’s not unusual for ultra-luxury homes to pass from one multibillionaire to another. In this case, Bill and Melinda Gates did just that, shelling out $43 million for a Del Mar beach compound owned by Madeleine Pickens, former wife of oil baron T. Boone Pickens. The Largest Residential Sale In Del Mar History Did COVID-19 prompt…
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Want to engage in a little social distancing? How does 11 bedrooms, 27,000 square feet, and 2.7 acres in Beverly Hills – which is exactly what billionaire Steve Wynn has put on the market. If Wynn gets the $135 million he’s asking for, he’d make a pretty profit – he bought the home in 2015…
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While it certainly won’t take you to catch whales, the historic World War II balloon barge that was once the houseboat of the poet Shel Silverstein is now up for grabs. Realtor Dianne Andrews with Engel & Völkers Sausalito said that the opportunity to own the home in Sausalito, California is “once in a lifetime.” …
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If you want to live like the stars, there’s probably no better property than one owned by Judy Garland, and then Sammy Davis Jr. And this Art-Deco-inspired 1941 dwelling in the Hollywood Hills was owned by Garland, who lived there for four years with husband Vincente Minnelli and their daughter, Liza. By 1955, it had…
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Money can’t buy you love, but it could buy you an address next to Sir Paul McCartney, provided you have roughly $18 million in your pocket. The six-bedroom, five-bath Victorian sits what realty firm Arlington Residential calls “one of the finest streets in St. John’s Wood,” and boasts 5,360 square feet of living space and…
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Singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie’s Florida compound could be yours. Arlo Guthrie, much like his father Woody, is known for writing music with a socially conscious bent, including one of his better-known songs, the nearly 20-minute protest song, “Alice’s Restaurant,” where he sang, “You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant,” before launching into a story…
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