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Westwood One radio founder Norman Pattiz has listed his Montecito home for US$12 million.
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Singer Adam Lambert has purchased a two-storey contemporary home 11/2 kilometres from another he owns in the Hollywood Hills area.
LOS ANGELES —It’s the latest stop on the real estate tour for American Idol alum Adam Lambert. The singer with the show-stopping voice has bought a modern home in the celebrity-popular Hollywood Hills for US$6.5 million, records show.
Lambert, who this month has been performing with rock band Queen in Las Vegas, should be familiar with the area. His new place is about 11/2 kilometres from another home he owns.
Completed two years ago, the two-storey contemporary sits behind gates on a quarter-acre of grounds. Pocketing doors bring the outdoors into the open-space floor plan — particularly in the centre-island kitchen, where two walls of glass fold back to flank the space.
Also within the more than 5,000 square feet of hardwood-lined interiors are five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a movie theatre and an office. The main level holds a living room with a fireplace, a dining area and a wine closet.
Out back features a lawn, an infinity-edge pool and spa with canyon views. A covered patio and outdoor kitchen, which sit below the master suite balcony, complete the setting.
Lambert, 36, was a runner-up on Idol in 2009, the same year he released the album For Your Entertainment. His most recent album, The Original High (2015), was a top 10 album in the U.K. Lambert has also toured as the lead singer for rock legends Queen over the past few years.
BETTER TUNED TO MARKET?
Norman Pattiz, founder of radio network Westwood One, is hoping four years and a US$4-million turn of the dial will be enough to sell his compound in Montecito.
With a Mediterranean vibe, a palatial pool space and a two-storey pavilion, the nearly three-acre property is on the market for a dollar shy of US$12 million. It originally hit the market in 2014 at US$15.9 million.
Gates open to a palm-lined driveway, which snakes up to a motor court at the front of the home. Inside, a two-storey foyer with limestone floors and a sweeping staircase kicks off the 9,430 square feet of elegant living spaces.
Coffered ceilings top the formal dining room, arched windows brighten the living room, and the spacious kitchen has an oversized island at its center. The main floor also holds a wood-panelled library, a window-lined breakfast nook and a family room with a fireplace.
The master suite, containing one of the property’s five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, sits under a dramatic plaster ceiling. The backyard also features rolling lawn and a swimming pool bordering an ivy-draped pavilion. Nearby, you’ll find a fireplace and a covered dining area.
Pattiz, 75, founded Westwood One in 1976. At its height, the national syndication network broadcast news, weather, sports and entertainment to about 7,700 stations around the country.
ACTOR MAKES CLEAN GETAWAY
A trust tied to actor Sandra Bullock has sold a home in Hollywood Hills West for US$2.925 million, or about US$927 per square foot.
Bullock, who this year starred in the all-female heist film Ocean’s Eight, had offered the home for lease in recent years for as much as US$16,500 a month. It had been listed for sale since July at US$2.995 million, real estate records show.
The single-storey house, built in 1942 and since updated, features three bedrooms, a vaulted-ceiling living room and an office lined with built-in bookshelves. The 3,153 square feet of living space also holds an eat-in kitchen and a dining area. There are fireplaces in the kitchen and living room areas.
French doors open to a covered patio that overlooks a stone-rimmed swimming pool and spa. A cabana sits near the swimming pool. Elsewhere on the property is a two-car garage.
The house previously traded hands nearly two decades ago for US$1.485 million, real estate records show.
Bullock, 54, won a lead actor Oscar for her role in the 2009 drama The Blind Side. Her scores of film credits also include Speed (1984), Miss Congeniality (2000) and Gravity (2013).
MOVING FROM ANOTHER ZIP CODE
Jennie Garth of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame has sold her home in Studio City for about US$4.48 million.
Extensively renovated during Garth’s ownership, the Modernist-vibe house hit the market in July for US$4.495 million. Real estate records show there was an offer in hand in about a week. The sale price is more than double what the actor paid for the property through a trust five years ago — US$2 million.
Set behind walls and gates in the Wrightwood Estates area, the single-storey house draws the eye with its broad eaves, walls of windows and raised roof sections lined with clerestory windows. A reflecting pond flanks floating concrete steps leading up to the pivoting glass front door.
At the heart of the home is an open great room and dining area with soaring ceilings, a Jetsons-style hanging fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows that take in the canyon and city-light views. The 4,100 square feet of living space also contain a centre-island kitchen, a media room and a wet bar.
In the master suite, which has a walk-in closet and custom bath, pocketing doors open directly to the swimming pool. There are five bedrooms and five bathrooms in all.
The home, built in 1978, sits on just shy of an acre of grounds that contain a turf lawn, a fire pit and multiple patios. An outdoor kitchen, a putting green and an in-ground trampoline complete the setting.
Garth, 46, has kept busy since her days on 90210, appearing on such shows as What I Like About You, Mystery Girls and The Mick. She reprised her role as Kelly Taylor on the drama series 90210 from 2008 to 2010.
— Los Angeles Times
