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Producer and sports team executive Steve Tisch’s new Trousdale home sits on nearly one acre of land and features a sunken terrace, a firepit and a swimming pool.
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The beachfront home of late Garry Marshall was originally built for late actress Debbie Reynolds in 1965.
LOS ANGELES — New York Giants chairman and Hollywood producer Steve Tisch has touched down in the Trousdale area of Beverly Hills, buying a Mid-century home for US$10.05 million. The seller was the estate of late music manager Jordan Feldstein.
Set behind fences and gates, the Robert Skinner-designed home is an example of the International style. Strong horizontal lines, bands of steel-framed casement windows and walls of glass are among visually dramatic features of the home, built in 1962. Raised ceilings and an open-plan layout create a sense of light, volume and flow.
Within more than 6,300 square feet of interior space is a two-storey great room with a centrepiece fireplace, a loft den/office, a home theatre and a chef’s kitchen. The master suite — among the five bedrooms and six bathrooms — has a sitting room. Outside, the nearly one-acre property holds a sunken terrace, a firepit and a swimming pool. Landscaping and palms complete the setting.
Tisch, 69, has scores of credits as a film and television producer, including the Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump (1995), American History X (1998) and The Equalizer (2014). The son of former Giants co-owner Bob Tisch, he was named chairman and executive vice-president of the New York franchise in 2005.
Feldstein, brother of actor Jonah Hill, died last year at 40. He was the founder and chief executive of Career Artist Management and represented such talents as Maroon 5 and Robin Thicke.
JOHN TUCKER MUST MOVE
Actor Jesse Metcalfe has sold a freshly renovated home in West Hollywood’s Norma Triangle area for a little more than US$1.807 million. The buyer, according to public records, is music manager and real estate investor David Benveniste.
The single-storey bungalow, which dates to 1924, presents a contemporary face with modern fixtures and hardware, greige hues and skylights. The original hardwood floors were restored and given a light stain during the renovation.
The 1,300 square feet of interior space includes an open living room and two master suites, and an additional half-bathroom.
A granite-topped island/bar anchors the new-look kitchen, which features a wall of custom cabinetry.
A detached bonus room lies in the backyard and currently holds a small studio-size bedroom and bathroom. A patio area sits adjacent.
The home originally came up for sale in May for about US$1.793 million, records show. Metcalfe paid US$1.158 million for the property a year ago.
Metcalfe, 39, is known for his television roles on Desperate Housewives, Dallas and Passions.
He also starred as John Tucker in the 2006 romantic-comedy film John Tucker Must Die.
Benveniste is the chief executive of Velvet Hammer Music. Among his clients are the groups Alice in Chains, System of a Down, Korn and Smashing Pumpkins.
US$18-M BEACH PAD FOR SALE
The oceanfront estate of Garry Marshall, the late director of Happy Days and Pretty Woman fame, is for sale in Malibu’s Carbon Beach for US$18 million.
The five-bedroom, four-bathroom house was originally built in 1965 for late actress Debbie Reynolds. Marshall bought the home in 1981, more than a decade after the pair worked together on the film How Sweet It Is!
Within more than 3,200 square feet of living space is a beamed-ceiling living room, which features a wall of windows that face the ocean. A balcony spans the second storey, and down below sits a brick-encased swimming pool and patio area.
The home sits on 40 feet of beach frontage, a stretch of sand that appeared in scenes from Marshall’s romantic comedy Valentine’s Day (2010).
Marshall, who died two years ago at 81, directed his first film, Young Doctors in Love, in 1982, and went on to direct 18 others, including Beaches (1988) and The Princess Diaries (2001). He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997.
— Los Angeles Times
