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Samantha Harris In Westwood, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Entertainment journalist and Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris and her husband Mark Hess have listed their home in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California home for $1.595 million. Records on Property Shark show that they bought the four-bedroom home for $1.6 million in 2007 and so the pair won't make any money on the deal.

The Spanish-style home has wood beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, a freshly remodeled kitchen and a master suite that includes a bathroom with an extra large shower with double shower heads. A pretty pink princess room is decorated for the couple's two-year-old daughter and there is also a multicolored playroom. The home has a private sundeck.

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Welcome Bruce Willis to the Neighborhood

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Filed under: Estates, Real Estate Developments

Send over those moving boxes to Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis, who, with wife Emma Heming, is headed for the exclusive crescent-shaped building in Westwood known as The Carlyle Residences, Luxist.com has learned. Willis has purchased one of the building's 78 units -- all with private elevators -- in the newly constructed high-rise, also known as The Carlyle on Wilshire. The star of the "Die Hard" franchise bought one of the upper units in the exclusive building, where the penthouse was listed at $5.4 million.

Willis' residency no doubt will ratchet up the building's already soaring cache. The three-bedroom, three-bath unit that Willis bought is about 5,000 square feet and has city views. The centerpiece of the building is the grand lobby, lavishly appointed in exotic woods and stone and with a $1 million Dale Chihuly chandelier as a focal point. There is also a 24-hour concierge, dining room, wine cellar, pool and gym-spa. The units are equipped with Poggenpohl kitchens and baths, soaring ceilings and walls of glass. The project was developed by ELAD Properties, which also developed New York's Plaza Hotel. Luxury real estate broker Valerie Fitzgerald is the head of sales for the project, according to the MLS and other sources. A spokesman for The Carlyle could not be reached for comment.

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Tori and Dean in Westwood, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

I mentioned this one in Sunday's Round-Up but Big Time Properties revealed earlier this week that the listing is finally available online. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have put their home in the Westwood area of Los Angeles on the market.

The 3,300-square-foot house has five bedrooms. Tori's trust bought the home in January for $2.275 million. It was built in 1925 and has gone through an extensive renovation that was part of the pair's show "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood." The renovation is in tune with the couple's cutesy colorful style. There is a pink bedroom for their daughter and a turquoise bedroom for their little boy as well as a relatively understated blue bedroom for the happy couple. The wallpaper is a bit dramatic in the dining room and one of the bathrooms but overall it's a very charming home. The small lot includes a solar-powered saltwater pool with a Baja shelf and spa and an outdoor dining area with a built-in barbecue. Rumor has it the pair is looking for a home with a bit more privacy. This home is listed at $2.395 million.

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Hotel Palomar Goes Green in L.A.

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The Hotel Palomar in the Westwood area of Los Angeles is promising to be the first green hotel in Los Angeles. The hotel, part of the Kimpton group, has 268 guest rooms. Their green features include in-room recycling bins (yes!); energy-efficient lighting; water-efficient fixtures; toiletries made from natural ingredients by earth-friendly manufacturers; organic food and beverage options in its mini-bars and a restaurant that follows the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch's sustainable seafood guidelines. The hotel will offer wireless Internet, concierge-directed private car services in a Lexus Hybrid, hosted evening wine receptions, private trainers available by appointment, a pool and a "Mind. Body. Spa." wellness program that includes 24-hour, in-room yoga and Pilates television programming. The hotel is also pet friendly. The California Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Kimpton the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for preserving the state's resources. Rates start around $300 and it looks like the hotel is set to open in June.

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The Hawthorne Estate, Estate of the Day

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Filed under: Estates

Today's estate is located in the Boston suburb of Westwood, Massachusetts. The Hawthorne Estate was built around 1903 and sits on 30 acres of prime land which has subdivision approval for eight lots. The main house is a Federal Revival mansion with 11,000 square feet of living space. The home has classic grand style with a great room, oak-paneled library, solarium and formal dining room. There is a multi-tiered deck off the family kitchen, seven bedrooms and multiple fireplaces. The property includes two horse barns, an eight-car brick carriage house and tennis court. It is listed at $17.9 million including the lots or $6.85 million for the house plus over six acres.