Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 02/06/11
Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

From Move Trends:
--A home in Encino, California once owned by late singer Al Jolson, Academy Award Winner Don Ameche, actress/singer Ruby Keeler, Matt LeBlanc, Kristie Alley, Katey Sagal and Charlie Sheen and his former wife Denise Richards has failed from the $9.39 million million price it was listed at in 2009 all the way down to $6.95 million.
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From the NY Post:
--Padma Lakshmi continues to shop for a Manhattan home. She was spotted checking out multiple downtown residences including a $10.995 million five-bedroom condo in the Greenwich building on West 13th Street. The listing is with Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens.
--Internet marketing moguls Loren and JR Ridinger, have their penthouse condo at the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton building at 10 West St. on the market for $7.95 million. But they have rented the 3,600-square-foot duplex residence in the 40-story Battery Park City building to Kim Kardashian and now Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the former chairman of Dubai World, is staying in the three-bedroom unit.
--Scott Lipps, president of One Management, a model management agency, has listed his one-bedroom condo at 505 Greenwich St. for $1.35 million. The listing is with Wilbur Gonzalez and Richard Ball of Prudential Douglas Elliman.
--Musician Zander Bleck is now living in the luxury rental building at 312 11th Ave., where Darryl Strawberry also has an apartment. One-bedrooms in the building start at about $3,200, with higher-floor units going for more than $4,000.
--Hamptons developer Joe Farrell has partnered with Peter Sabbeth of Modern Green Home to create a new firm called Gaia Building, which will help architects and homeowners be more eco-friendly.
--Literary agent Marianne "Mimi" Strong is selling a $299,000 studio apartment she bought for her nephew. The 400-square-foot studio at 160 E. 91st St. is listed by Alta Brockinton of Prudential Douglas Elliman.
--Nest Seekers broker Ryan Serhant, one of the stars of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing," just moved into a $5,500-a-month 20 Pine St. rental.
--Julianna Margulies was spotted checking out a $11.95 million, 4,300-square-foot condo penthouse at 158 Mercer St. The three-bedroom bathroom home is owned by fashion photographer Raymond Meier. The listing is here.
From AOL Real Estate:
A Bel-Air, California home, designed for movie legend and singer Judy Garland by architect Wallace Neff, is on the market for $5.5 million. The property website is here.

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