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Shannan Click Lists Her Los Angeles Home

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Feb 1st 2011 at 2:03AM

Won't someone buy this beautiful woman's house? Model Shannan Click has been trying to sell her home in Los Angeles off and on since 2009 when it was listed at $2.146 million. The lovely lady, shown at right in the Victoria's Secret fashion show, bought the home in 2005 for $1.7 million as the LA Times mentioned last week.

The three-bedroom home is a short drive away from Sunset Boulevard but is high in the hills so that it has incredible views from the living room and master suite. The 2,058-square-foot contemporary was originally built in 1961 and has double steel front doors that open to loft-like living spaces with disappearing walls of glass that merge interior and exterior with two levels of expansive decks. Other features include hardwood floors, a formal dining room, living room eat-in chef's kitchen, stainless steel appliances and built-in audio system for entertaining. The master suite has a fireplace, marble bath, and walk-in closet. It is for sale for $1.995 million and Jon Shelton of Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills is the listing agent.

Gallery: Shannan Click In Los Angeles

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IGA Investment Fund Plans to Invest in Classic Cars

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) — Jan 31st 2011 at 11:02AM

When financial institutions fail and people lose their confidence, investors begin looking for other ways to capitalize on their wealth. And one of those ways has been with classic cars. While the rest of the economy tanked, collector cars continued to climb. According to Hagerty's "Cars That Matter" index, prices for collectible post-war automobiles has gone up 67% from 2006 to the end of last year, while Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 5.9% over the same time period. Those are some compelling numbers, which have compelled many investors to put their equity into rolling assets.

That's the basis for the formation of IGA Automobile, an upstart investment fund that aims to buy and re-sell some of the finest automobiles they can get their hands on. Among their targeted acquisitions are the Ferrari 250 GTO (like the one pictured above), Aston Martin DB4 Zagato, Ford GT40, McLaren F1, Shelby Daytona and Porsche 917. Of course they'll have to find buyers willing to part with their cars to turn them around, but the fund plans on investing some $150 million over the course of 7 years and turn a 15% profit for its investors.

Among those reportedly on board is Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, a noted collector and regular columnist for Octane magazine.

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Tory Burch Opens Flagship Boutique on New Bond Street in London

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) — Jan 29th 2011 at 9:31AM

Fashion house Tory Burch has opened a new boutique on New Bond Street in London.

The 4200-square-foot London flagship is located at 149 New Bond Street. The boutique resides in a 19th Century townhouse, and the interior has a corresponding residential feel. The first floor features company signatures like moss green floors, gold leaf mirrors, plum snow leopard curtains and orange lacquer details. It also includes unique residential elements like Imari vases, a regency shell chair and a George II claw foot side table.

The space has interesting structural details throughout, including a tented ceiling with a skylight. The second floor includes a living room for VIPs and special events as well as a library to relax in or to feature special collections. There are additional residential pieces upstairs including a knole sofa, raffia rug and plum and ivory diamond upholstery-all elements meant to make the customer feel at home.

Gallery: Tory Burch Opens Boutique on Bond Street in London

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Rose McGowan Lists In Los Angeles

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 29th 2011 at 1:01AM

Actress Rose McGowan who appeared on Charmed and has also appeared in movies including Grindhouse and Jawbreaker has listed her home in the Los Feliz area of Lso Angeles for around what she paid for it. McGowan bought the home in 2004 for $1.85 million. The home is one of the many older homes in the area, a coral-colored home with Spanish and Moroccan influences that dates back to 1928. McGowan has been true to the home's roots, decorating it in a vintage style that includes a neon Brown Derby sign. There are four bedrooms but it looks like one has been pressed into service as a dressing room for the star's outfits.

The home has a baronial style entry that leads to a sep-down living room with vaulted beamed ceilings, peg-and-groove wood plank floors, and arched windows. The family room has coffered ceilings and large formal dining room. Stained glass details, wrought iron staircases and bathrooms tiled in vibrant colors are all part of a home with great vintage style. The master suite also includes a balcony. The listing is with Tracy T. Maltas, Partners Trust Brentwood for $1.5 million.

Gallery: Rose McGowan In Los Feliz

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Toni Braxton Facing Foreclosure Again

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 28th 2011 at 7:01PM

Once again, Grammy-winning and financially-challenged singer Toni Braxton is facing foreclosure. The Wall Street Journal reports that the holder of Braxton's mortgage debt won bankruptcy court approval to start proceedings against her home in Duluth, Georgia. Braxton doesn't own the property, a trust does. She owes $1.5 million on her mortgage, while the property itself been appraised at $1.2 million. She took out the mortgage in 2004 with Wells Fargo Bank and the lender later transferred its interest in the debt to a trust set up to administer a pool of mortgages for investors in those securities.According to the WSJ, Braxton earlier told the bankruptcy court she had wanted to stay in the home.

Braxton, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation last fall. She listed debts of $10 million and $50 million with assets in the $1 million to $10 million range. Creditors include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Internal Revenue Service and Neiman Marcus. She had previously filed bankruptcy in 1998. The IRS had also filed a lien against her for $396,000.

Braxton also had a home in Henderson, Nevada that she bought in 2007 for $2.6 million. The home was listed as a foreclosure on Realtor.com for $1.15 million and sold on September 17 for $1.060 million. Braxton and her four sisters, all aspiring singers, have a new reality television show "Braxton Family Values" which will run on the WE Network this April. Earlier this month it was also reported that she is mulling over posing for Playboy.

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Kate Moss Moves Into Her New $12 Million Mansion

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) — Jan 27th 2011 at 7:01PM

Who buys the eye-popping properties that make the grade as our Estate of the Day? Kate Moss just snapped one up for a cool $12 million – London's historic The Grove, which we featured back in April – and is spending millions more on renovations. The luxe brick and timber property in Highgate, built way back in 1688 with additions in 1930, has a literary pedigree; author Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived there for a number of years. These days the likes of Sting, Jude Law and Sienna Miller live next door. The nine-bedroom, four-story residence has 6,700-sq.-ft. of living space, wood paneling, seven fireplaces, a wine cellar and a large landscaped garden. [cont'd]

Gallery: The Grove

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Demi Moore Flies to Sundance in Style with JetSuite

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) — Jan 27th 2011 at 10:02AM

Back in 2008 my colleague Deirdre Woollard first reported on the plans for JetSuite, a new private aviation company from the founders of JetBlue. Now the company has gotten off the ground in high style with help from the likes of Demi Moore, who just took a JetSuite flight to the Sundance Film Festival. JetSuite's fleet of 4-seat Embraer Phenom 100 jets are the best, most fuel-efficient aircraft in their class with speeds up to 450 miles per hour, an operating altitude of up to 41,000 ft, a stylish interior cabin designed by BMW and the largest baggage compartment in its category. The company provides service to major cities (AKA "SuiteSpots") throughout the Western United States, Canada and Mexico. They aim to make the luxury of flying private more accessible and affordable with prices starting at just $999 for a one-way flight – for the whole plane. Moore, who has flown JetSuite before, has praised its ease, convenience and privacy. "She loves that she can depart whenever she wants, not have to deal with long security lines, and leave her shoes, belts, and jewelry on," an insider tells us.

Gallery: JetSuite Takes Off with Demi Moore

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Gwyneth's Favorite Female Chef Snags a Second Michelin Star

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) — Jan 24th 2011 at 6:02PM

Hélène Darroze (above), who runs the chic eatery in her name at London's posh Connaught hotel, has just been awarded a second Michelin star making her the only female chef in the UK with two of the coveted étoiles under her toque. Gwyneth Paltrow, who lived at the Connaught for a month and was a regular visitor to the restaurant while renovating her house in London, is one of Darroze's biggest fans. Reinforcing the legendary Mayfair hotel's 114 year old legacy of fine dining, Darroze, a protegé of Alain Ducasse, has established a loyal following among other notables and gourmets as well with traditional dishes from her native Southwest France combined with the best seasonal ingredients from the British Isles.

Gallery: Helene Darroze at The Connaught

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 01/23/11

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 23rd 2011 at 9:01AM

From the LA Times:
--Chris Ursitti, chief executive of GreenHouse Holdings, a global energy and ethanol company in San Diego, has listed a house he built on spec in Pacific Palisades for $9.495 million. The listing is with Madison Hildebrand.
Actor and teen star Carlos Pena Jr. has bought a Mediterranean-style home in the San Fernando Valley for close to its $1.5-million asking price.
--Television writer Lyla Oliver has sold her Santa Monica home for $1.902 million.

From the NY Post:
--Jennifer Aniston was spotted touring an $8.75 million penthouse at 552 LaGuardia Place in the Village. The listing for the five-bedroom apartment is here.
--Jon Pollock, senior portfolio manager at Elliott Associates, bought three ninth-floor units last year and planned to merge them into an almost 8,500-square-foot mega-home at the Apthorp on the Upper West Side. He paid close to $14 million, but now he wants to sell. He's asking $17 million for all three units, or $11.5 million for two units he's already combined.
--Designers/reality TV couple Bob and Cortney Novogratz are redecorating 16 Minetta Lane, once home to late designer Robert Isabell, and holding a party there next week to publicize its return to the market with a $3.95 million asking price.
--Hedge-fund honcho Robert Jaffe has just purchased the five-story townhouse at 138 E. 71st St., which once belonged to Diandra Douglas, ex-wife of actor Michael Douglas for $7.25 million.
--Aaron Tighe, son of commercial real estate queen Mary Ann Tighe has just closed on a prewar co-op at 4 E. 72nd St. He and his wife, Kimberly, bought the four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom duplex for around $5.9 million.
--Jared Kushner has put his duplex at 21 Astor Place on the market for $4.1 million, and he and wife Ivanka Trump are getting ready to buy a four-bedroom, 4,200-square-foot penthouse at Trump Park Avenue. The unit is unofficially on the market for $16 million.

From TMZ:
--The Bel-Air home of Zsa Zsa Gabor is set to hit the market at $28 million.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Billionaire software entrepreneur Tom Siebel has sold his 62,000-acre Montana cattle ranch. The N Bar Ranch had been listed at $45 million.
--Metro Networks founder David I. Saperstein has cut the of Hummingbird Nest Ranch, his approximately 125-acre equestrian estate in Southern California from $75 million to $49.5 million. It was our estate of the day back in 2007.
--Talent manager Sandy Gallin is contracted to sell his Bridgehampton, New York estate. The home was first listed for $32 million in 2009 but was most recently priced at $20 million.

Gallery: Sandy Gallin In Bridgehampton

From the Real Estalker:
--Dennis Quaid may have purchased a six-bedroom home in Austin, Texas that was on the market for $12.5 million.
--Queen Latifah may be renting Jane Fonda's Atlanta, Georgia loft which is still on the market for $2.5 million. it was listed at $4.5 million when it was our estate of the day back in May 2010.

Gallery: Jane Fonda In Atlanta, Estate of the Day

--Mel Brooks has listed a three-bedroom home in Santa Monica for $5.995 million. The listing is here.
--Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith paid $910,000 for a five-bedroom home in Woodland Hills, California that is believed to have been purchased for family or friends.

From Chicago Breaking Business:
--Interior designer and talk show host Nate Berkus has listed his seven-room, full-floor condo Chicago's Gold Coast for $2.65 million. The listing is here.

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Alexis Stewart Drops The Price Of Her TriBeCa Duplex

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 21st 2011 at 8:01PM

Radio host and Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis Stewart is another celebrity slow seller. She's been trying to sell her duplex loft at 27 North Moore Street on and off since 2007 and we've seen prices as high as $12.95 million. Curbed NY reports that the home is now down below the $10 million mark. It is listed at $9.5 million.

There's a lot to love about this home. It has almost 4,000 square feet of interior space and also has an outdoor terrace. The large bright and white living room has a solarium celing. The kitchen includes two SubZero refrigerators and two dishwashers for Martha-Stewart-style entertaining. The three-bedroom home also has grey terrazzo floors, custom-designed wood shelving and integrated built-ins.

Gallery: Alexis Stewart in TriBeCa

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50 Cent Drops The Price Of His Connecticut Home

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 21st 2011 at 2:01AM

Rapper/actor 50 Cent (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) is one of our all time celebrity real estate slow sellers. He's been trying to unload the pile of property in Farmington, Connecticut which he bought from Mike Tyson's ex-wife for several years. He bought the home for just $4.1 million but reportedly spent $6 million renovating it. He has been trying to sell the home since 2007 when he wanted $18.5 million for the property.

In 2009 he settled a lawsuit against an engineering firm that he hired to inspect the 52-room home before he bought it. He claimed they underestimated the value of the repairs needed. The mansion was listed at $14.5 million at that point but then was pulled off the market. It went back up with a new listing agent and a new price of $10.9 million.

Now here we are in 2011 and he has again switched agents. New agent William Raveis announced the listing on StamfordPlus. The home has 52 rooms on 17 private acres and includes a personal helicopter pad.

The new listing comes with new pictures that show the home in a better light than we have seen before. The home still seems more like a hotel than a residence but the new pictures showcase the marble foyer, the dining room, living room, kitchen and home office. The pictures also show the grand home theater, billiards room and nightclub with a lighted dance floor, bar and DJ area. The nightclub also has a private room for after-hours entertainment. For other activities there is also a racquet ball court, indoor pool, large gym, fitness facilities and an outdoor basketball court. Check out the listing for a virtual tour on this property which has finally dipped below the $10 million mark. It now sits at $9,999,999.

Gallery: New Listing Pictures For 50 Cent's Connecticut Home

Tags: 50 cent, celebrity real estate, connecticut real estate, curtis jackson, farmington, farmington connecticut

Frankie Muniz Re-Lists His Hollywood Hills Home

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 20th 2011 at 2:01AM

When actor Frankie Muniz was still a teen television star he bought and sold quite a bit of property around Los Angeles. That all slowed down with the end of his television show "Malcolm in the Middle." In 2005 he bought this home for $3.499 million and in 2007 he put it on the market for $3.875 million.

The LA Times reports that the home is back on the market. Muniz has been renting it out in recent years and new listing pictures show that it's missing the artwork and young-star-glam look it had back in 2007. Muniz meanwhile has turned his attention for acting to race car driving and playing drums with the band You Hang Up.

The traditional-style 1941 home and has five bedrooms total including a master bedroom that has skylights, walk-in closets and a bath with an infinity tub. The home is on a small plot of land but has a pool, spa, outdoor dining area and a charming outdoor fireplace. The home is now listed at $3.195 million.

Gallery: Frankie Muniz in the Hills

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Hulk Hogan Still Trying To Sell Off His Florida Real Estate

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 18th 2011 at 8:01PM

Hulk Hogan may have gotten married at his Clearwater, Florida home in December but that doesn't mean he isn't still trying to unload it. Not only that, he is still trying to sell the Belleair, Florida home that he shared with his ex-wife Linda and his family and was featured in the reality television show "Hogan Knows Best." Back in 2006 the five-bedroom home was listed at $25 million.

The Hogans struggled through an acrimonious divorce before going their separate ways and the French country style manor home returned to market in 2009 when it was listed at $13.9 million. The property has a 17,000 square-foot home and includes a guest apartment, boat house, large lawns, several garages, boat lifts and a floating dock all on 1.5 acre. Property taxes are $126,629. Its most recent price is $10.9 million. Newer listing pictures show that the Hogans furniture is now gone and the stagers have come in so the home's large spaces are more easily showcased.

Hogan's other property didn't have quite so far to fall. The other property is far smaller, a Key West style three-bedroom home right on the beach in Clearwater. The three-bedroom home was listed at $2.3 million but now has a price of $1.995 million.

Gallery: Hulk Hogan in Belleair, Florida, New Listing Pictures

Gallery: Hulk Hogan In Belleair, Florida

Gallery: Hulk Hogan In Clearwater Beach

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Tiret Watch For Kanye West, With His Face On It

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) — Jan 11th 2011 at 7:02AM

Tiret has a nice little thing going for itself when it comes to high-status celebs who want some of them, on their wrist. I previously wrote about a watch that Tiret made for Usher here. The same concept (but done differently) was applied to a watch for musician Kanye West. You have the same oblong "Second Chance" watch case design, in 18k yellow gold. Coming with a gold bracelet or reptile strap, Kanye seems to be enjoying his (as he seems to wear it a lot).

The watch dial features two Swiss quartz chronograph movements. So you have two times, two chronographs, etc... The real allure is in all the jewel work. Tiret claims it took them over five months to create the dial. The dial itself is in gold toned mother-of-pearl, with a combo of white, yellow, brown, and black diamonds. The bezel is lined with very large diamonds as well. The watch is said to have a total of about 8 carats of stones. Kayne's face has been immortalized on the dial - complete with sunglasses. Retail price for this is said to be about $180,000, and is custom made specially for each client.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Tiret Watch For Kanye West

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up 01/09/11

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 9th 2011 at 9:01AM

From the LA Times:
--A Palm Springs home once owned by the late film star William Holden is listed at $1,495,000. The listing is here.
--Fox Music president and Chief Executive Robert Kraft has his vacation getaway in La Quinta listed for sale at $949,000.
--British actress Alex Kingston and her husband, German writer Florian Haertel, have sold their Hollywood Hills home for $3.1 million. We first saw this home in 2008 when it was listed at $4.75 million.
--Actor Jack Black has purchased Flea's (aka Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael Balzary) Los Feliz-area home for $5.965 million.

From the NY Post:
--Singer-songwriter Josh Groban was spotted checking out an $18,000 apartment at the Corner, a new rental building at 200 W. 72nd St. He currently rents at Time Warner Center.
--New York Rangers star Marian Gaborik checked out a 16th-floor, convertible three-bedroom, two-bathroom with 1,540 square feet, for $16,500 a month.
--A 6,637-square-foot, six-bedroom, 6½-bathroom, full-floor apartment at Extell's 535 West End Ave. just closed for $17.2 million. It had an asking price of $18.9 million. Nearby, a townhouse at 41 W. 74th St. went into contract on New Year's Eve, its most recent asking price was $14.245 million.
--Billy Joel has dropped the price of his oceanfront Sagaponack house at 9 Gibson Lane to $18.5 million from $22.5 million. The home was renovated in 2009 and decorated by Nate Berkus.

Gallery: The Joels In Sagaponack #1

From Move Trends:
--The price of the home that was used to film a memorable part of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" has had a price cut. The Ben Rose home was listed at $2.3 million in 2009 but is now listed for $1.65 million.

Gallery: The Ben Rose Home

From the Wall Street Journal:
--Don Imus has cut the price on his Westport, Connecticut home. We first saw this home in 2009 when it was listed at $30 million. It is now listed at $24.95 million.

Gallery: Don Imus in Westport

--Former AOL executive Ted Leonsis, owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards and the NHL's Washington Capitals, has paid $20 million for Marwood, a historic 13-acre estate in Potomac, Maryland.
--Barbara Picower, the widow of Madoff-scandal figure Jeffry Picower, has sold their Fairfield, Connecticut estate for $6.6 million.

From the Real Estalker:
Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille, better known as 1970s singing group Captain and Tenille have sold their four-bedroom home in La Quinta, California for $660,000.

From JeffRealty:
--A look at the estate that Venus and Serena Williams own at BallenIsles in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The home has two massive separate master suites and a training facility that the sisters can train at without leaving their front door. The sisters applied for permits to do an addition to their home in March of 2010 and just finished the new 4,000 square foot structure with state-of-the-art facilities. Check out images here.

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