Bi-folding glass walls allow for indoor-outdoor living in Ron Curtis’s Beverly Hills mansion.
Los Angeles Times
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are living large in this newly purchased US$18.6-million property that centres on a shake-sided main house of about 6,000 sq. ft.
The estate that once belonged to Stanley Kramer features not just a pool but a pool room/guest house to go with it.
LOS ANGELES — Ross Robinson, the music producer behind such albums as Korn’s self-titled first record and Limp Bizkit’s Three Dollar Bill, Y’all, has put his Venice Beach, Calif., home on the market for US$11.74 million.
The 4,422-square-foot contemporary, designed and built in 1997 by Miguel Flores and David Ming-Li Lowe, has three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms and sits north of the pier on a lot abutting the boardwalk.
Renovated by designer Michael McCraine, the interior features light wood floors, decorative tile work and vibrant wallpaper. A step-up dining room divides the living room and open-plan kitchen, which has custom walnut cabinetry, an island and a breakfast booth. There are three wood-burning fireplaces in the four-storey house, which has ocean views from each level.
Wood-and-steel staircases and walkways connect each level, including a top floor that opens to a rooftop deck. The ground floor, which has a living area, kitchen and bedroom suite, doubles as a private apartment.
Robinson, 50, made a name for himself for his work on Fear Factory’s 1991 album Concrete. A pioneer of the nu metal sound, he has produced albums for bands including the Cure, Slipknot and At the Drive-In.
Haven’t we had this dream before?
Ellen DeGeneres, who has a history when it comes to fixing up and selling homes, appears to have found her next project. The daytime talk show host and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, have purchased a house in Carpinteria, Calif., for US$18.6 million.
Set along roughly 30 metres of sandy beach, the gated estate in Santa Barbara County centres on a shake-sided main house of about 6,000 sq. ft. A matching guesthouse, lighted clay tennis court and plunge pool share the site, which is more than an acre.
The main residence, built in 1979, has been extensively remodelled and features light wood floors, vaulted ceilings and walls of windows that bring ocean views inside.
A step-up living room, a dining room, an open-plan kitchen, four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms are among the living spaces.
Another bedroom and two bathrooms lie within the guesthouse.
Expansive decking creates additional living space outdoors. Gardens and landscaping make up the grounds.
DeGeneres, 59, has won multiple Emmys for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which premiered in 2003. Rossi, 44, has appeared on such television shows as the legal drama Ally McBeal and the sitcom Arrested Development.
The couple own another house in Montecito, Calif., which is currently for sale at US$45 million.
Sale of the mid-century
Film producer and fashion executive Ron Curtis has put a new-look residence in the glamorous Trousdale section of Beverly Hills up for sale at US$12.995 million.
The gated mid-century house, which has been completely renovated, sits up from the street and has a large motor court in front.
Features of the one-storey contemporary include strong horizontal lines, gallery walls and bi-folding glass walls for indoor-outdoor living.
Also incorporated throughout the 5,275 sq. ft. of interiors is ambient lighting that creates visual interest against the white walls, ceilings and artistic tile work.
A living room with a wall fireplace, a dining room, a skylight-topped kitchen, five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms are among the living spaces. The master suite takes in a view of the backyard and surrounding treetops.
Outdoors, expansive decking surrounds a swimming pool with a raised spa. An open-air pavilion, art installation, lawns and landscaping complete the roughly half-acre lot.
Curtis served as an executive producer on the 2012 thriller Arbitrage and the 2013 comedy The English Teacher, among others. He is the husband of fashion designer Jill Stuart.
Guess what’s come to market
The onetime Beverly Hills estate of filmmaker Stanley Kramer has hit the market for US$6.995 million.
Kramer, director-producer of such films as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, was the original owner of the home, which was built in 1949.
Set on a flat and leafy lot of about an acre, the flat-roofed residence is approached by a long driveway that ends at a motor court.
Beyond the vintage front doors, the 5,000-sq.-ft. house opens through a formal entry to the living room, which has a rock-finished fireplace and picture windows that fill two walls.
A dining room and an eat-in kitchen are among the other common areas. There are five bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms.
A brick-rimming patio, patio space and mature trees fill out the backyard. Brick planters support built-in benches near the pool.
Also on the grounds is a guest house/pool room.
The property previously changed hands in 1995 for US$840,000 and in 1972 for US$135,000, records show.
— Los Angeles Times
