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From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--The work on Howard Stern's Southampton mansion continues apace. Details include eight bedrooms, a bowling alley and a wine cellar with a tasting room.
--Tom Brady's Time Warner Center apartment is being rented for $60,000 per month to a financier.
--Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, and her husband Justin Portman are selling their downtown penthouse. It is our estate of the day later today.
--Eddie Murphy has lowered the price on Bubble Hill yet again. It's now down to $19.5 million from an original price of $30 million in 2004. 'Clove Hill' his farm in Dutchess County, N.Y. is now knocked down to $8,995,000.
--In the Hamptons, an 18-acre farm is listed at $45 million.
-- Artist, writer and media personality Bokara "Bobo" Legendre has returned to Manhattan after buying a Park Avenue penthouse for $4.4 million.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late, Finish Rich, has sold a a seven-room loft in the former Bazzini nut factory at 21 Jay Street for $3.6 million to upstairs neighbors Michael Beebe, a media analyst, and his wife Netta Levy.
--Socialite Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos and her husband Pal Kanvos are buying a $17.495 million mansion on Captain's Neck Lane in Southampton.
--Gemma Ward, American Vogue's youngest-ever cover girl, has bought a three-bedroom co-op on East Sixth Street for $1.525 million.
--Bruce Teitelbaum, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's onetime chief of staff, has bought a $3.25 million apartment in the Apple Bank building.

From the Wall Street Journal:
--Football player Doug Flutie has paid $2.1 million for an oceanfront house in Melbourne Beach, Fla.
--Actress Marsha Mason is trying to sell her New Mexico ranch for $11.5 million
--Rupert Murdoch is getting ready to list his waterfront mansion in Oyster Bay, N.Y. for $14.8 million.
--AOL exec Ted Leonsis is looking to sell his home in Vero Beach, Florida for $14 million.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas has paid $598,000 to buy a three-bedroom townhouse in Northbrook from former Bulls point guard Jannero Pargo.
--Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has paid $2.15 million for a six-bedroom, 5,400-square-foot house near Wrigley Field.
--Former "Bachelor" Bob Guiney and his soap opera actress wife Rebecca Budig in the Hollywood Hills to Budig's parents for $1,110,500.
--Jason Priestley has sold his four-bedroom Hollywood Hills home that had been listed for $2,199,000.
--Turns out that See's Candies estate that was written about in the LA Times as selling for $35 million actually went to Tom Cruise.
--Paul Anka sold his house in the gated Mulholland Estates subdivision for $5.8 million and has paid $3,962,000 for a mansion in Thousand Oaks.
--Jason Connery, who is the son of Sean Connery, has paid $1,547,000 for a house in the Beachwood Canyon area of Hollywood Hills.

From the Rat and the Mouse:
A London townhouse owned by JFK's sister-in-law, Princess Radziwill which was Kennedy's London pad of choice during his presidency is for sale for £4.85 million.

From the Real Estalker:
--Simpsons writer Al Jean has listed his Beverly Hills Post Office home for $3.595 million. The listing for the charming four bedroom is here.
--Aimee Osbourne has listed her West Hollywood home for $1.499 million. It has apparently already sold.
--Hair stylist to the stars Christophe and his partner Daniell Schatteman have listed a home in the "Birds" area of Los Angeles, shown above, for $4.795 million. The listing is here.
--Tom Bosley and Patricia Carr-Bosley have listed their English Country home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for $2.95 million. The listing is here.
--Writer/producer Mark Brazill who bought Gwen Stefani's house in Los Feliz earlier this year for $4.795 million seems to have put it back on the market for $5.2 million. The listing is here.
--Actress Jill Marie Jones is the purchaser of Jason Priestley's old home and has listed her Sherman Oaks home for $1.199 million.
--Jamie Kennedy has listed his home on Fairfax Ave. for $1.099 million. The home has already sold for more than the asking price.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Tobey Maguire has sold his Hollywood Hills home for $11.5 million. He bought the house as a first-time buyer in 2002 for $3.7 million.
--Steven Seagal has sold his 995-acre Knoll Ranch in Montague, Calif., 30 miles south of the Oregon border, for close to its asking price of $3 million.
--Actor David Chokachi and his wife, Susan, have purchased a house for slightly more than $1 million in the Beverly Center/Miracle Mile part of Los Angeles.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
-- Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have sold their 8,000-square-foot condo on Harrison Street for close to its $14 million asking price. The couple purchased it in May 2005 for $7.95 million.
--The Sutton Place apartment of the late Patricia Kennedy Lawford is about to be sold for close to its $12.7 million asking price.
--Tennis player Yannick Noah is adding to his apartment paying $500,000 for the studio adjacent to his duplex apartment at 230 Central Park South.
--Agent Michael Ovitz has been looking at the Jean Nouvel-designed condos under construction at 100 11th Ave. searching for a possible penthouse.

From the NY Observer:
-- Harry Belafonte , who sold his 48-year home on West End Avenue for $10.75 million last October, has paid $5 million for neighboring apartments in the freshly converted Apple Bank Building.
--Actor Michael Imperioli and his wife, interior designer Victoria Imperioli have paid $2.4 million for a four-story walk-up at 499 Canal Street.
--Film mogul Harvey Weinstein is busily renovating the Far West Village townhouse, which he bought last June for $14.95 million.
--T-shirt seller Sunshine Megatron (formerly known as Aaron Schwarz) has sold a Soho triplex penthouse for $5.35 million.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--The listing for the $125 million Saperstein home Fleur de Lys in Holmby Hills is here.
--Jack White has finally 5,800-square-foot house in Detroit, Mich. for $590,000. Last time we saw it, when it was our estate of the day in October, it was listed at $930,000.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--A five-bedroom house in Toluca Lake that belonged to Damon Wayans is back on the market for $4,495,000 eight months after Wayans sold the house for $3.3 million. The listing is here.
--Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning has reduced the asking price of his 10,121-square-foot bayfront mansion in Miami, Fla. from $10 million to $9.5 million. It is our estate of the day later today.
--Mike Tyson has sold his Southwest contemporary-style house in Paradise Valley, Arizona for $2.339 million, according to the Arizona Republic.
--Roseanne Barr has paid $1,780,000 for a 46.33-acre farm in Hawaii, according to public records.
--According to Curbed LA, Josh Duhamel has listed his three-bedroom, 2,516-square-foot contemporary-style house in Brentwood neighborhood for $2,399,000. The listing is here. It has a great pool.

From the Real Estalker:
--TomKat rumors galore. Did Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes buy this palace of palace of opulence in Bel-Air? Or are they looking to build a lavish new estate.
--The Jane Wyatt estate has been purchased by Sandy Gallin, a music manager, who will most likely renovate and flip.
--Josh Duhamel and Fergie are staying in Brentwood picking up an eight-bedroom home which was listed at $5.299 million.
--Soap actress Dana Sparks and her husband Steven have listed their home in Lake Sherwood for $4.85 million
--The townhouse of the late Phyllis Cerf has now been reduced to $9.4 million from $9.9 million.
--Adam Nathanson, the son of Marc Nathanson has put his Mulholland Drive home in Los Angeles on the market for $2,350,000.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Supermodel Gisele Bündchen has sold her 4,000-square-foot Hollywood Hills home for $4 million.
--Dave "The Edge" Howell Evans of U2 has purchased a 120-acre parcel in Malibu with a cottage and a creek on it for close to $15 million.
--Lindsay Wagner, known best as "The Bionic Woman" has sold a condo in Chatsworth for $649,000.
--A Neutra designed condo near UCLA has been sold for close to $600,000.
--So far this year, seven $20-million-plus homes have sold in the Bel-Air, Brentwood, Malibu and other Westside areas. Last year at this time, there had only been two.

The latest TomKat rumor involve a pricey piece of real estate. It his being reported that newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have gone British for their latest purchase, snapping up a six-bedroom home known as Rede Place in Dormans Park, Sussex, England. The couple paid around $4.75 million for the home which has an indoor swimming pool, game room, greenhouse and a staff cottage.

Why this area? The Church of Scientology has long had ties to nearby East Grinstead. The founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard was the owner of Saint Hill Manor which remains a powerful Scientology center.

I've refrained myself from joining the hordes chronicling every move of newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes thus far but news of a yacht always draws me back into the fray. The two are spending their honeymoon yachting around the Maldives aboard luxury yacht the Arctic P. The Arctic P was the yacht of the late Kerry Packer and now belongs to his son, James Packer, who was a guest at the couple's wedding in Italy on Saturday. The Artic P is a 288-foot former salvage tug which Packer customized into a luxury yacht.

More pics of the Arctic P are available at Yacht Images and also here. Due to her tug past, she's not exactly the most gorgeous megayacht I have ever seen but I am sure the accomodations are luxurious.

I have heard it said that there is a knitting craze among the Hollywood hot list, but it seems rather unlikely that they're sitting at home knitting sweaters when Los Angeles is in the midst of a major heat wave. But it might be true because a popular LA knitting store, Suss Designs, is now selling sweaters inspired by Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie- Pitt. Suri's sweater is emblazoned with her initial, while the Shiloh sweater has two cartoon faces that might represent Brangelina's other kids, Zahara and Maddox. The sweaters are selling for $109 (Shiloh) and $89 (Suri) at Suss's LA boutique.

The latest extravagant gift for little Suri Cruise, the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, is a pink airplane pram. Tom Cruise was given the gift when he appeared on Ellen DeGeneres's show. According to the Celebrity Baby Blog, the pram is a modified version of the Fantasy Flyer shown here. The little plane was customized with extensions to the wheel legs, a handle, a hood and Suri's name stenciled along the side. Cruise also received a tiny black satin flight suit and sunglasses.  The Fantasy Flyer, in its unmodified form, sells for $305 at Elegant Child.

Did a hotel strike change Tom Cruise's plans? Breaking Travel News reports that 60 employees at the Ritz Hotel in Paris went on strike Tuesday. Cruise was scheduled to appear there to promote "Mission Impossible 3" on Wednesday. But Reuters reports that the actor ditched the press cued up outside and spent the day exploring Paris with his two older children. Katie Holmes is at home with their newborn, Suri. Cruise has been hard to track this week, first saying he would cut short his tour but then extending it.

Lulla Smith designs high-quality bedding, with a focus on cribs, baskets and bassinets, for some of the hottest celebrities in Hollywood, including Courtney Cox and David Arquette as well as Heidi Klum and Seal. This week, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise added themselves to Lulla's client list by ordering dozens of sets of crib linens and three bassinets for their new daughter, Suri. The bassinets are Lulla's Greenwich style, with a Dupioni silk covering. They can range in price from $596 to $1,200, depending on fabric and whether a custom design is desired.

She's barely out of the womb but little Suri Cruise, the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has her first designer shoes. Page Six reports that Kelly Ripa wasted no time in logging onto Felder and Charles and sending the happy family a pair of the Roberto Cavalli crib shoes shown here. The $114 shoes have a leopard lining and Swarovski crystals.

James Bond has worn both Rolex and Omega but what will Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt wear on his wrist in the next Mission Impossible movie? Where Bond's look is a bit more suave and debonair, Cruise's character is more rough and tumble and he will be wearing the Casio G-Schock MTG-910D. The watch is a radio controlled, solar-powered model and water resistant to 200 meters.