The Los Angeles landmark has had several celebrity owners over the years. The Lloyd Wright-designed Samuel-Novarro House in Hollywood Hills has sold for $3.8 million. It was listed most recently at $21.8 million. The Hopes’ nearly 4-acre compound in Toluca Lake, initially priced at $27.5 million, was taken off the market this fall. Patrick Stewart of Windermere Real Estate is the listing agent. He is also remembered for his live shows to U.S. His career spanned vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television and film. The 23,366 square feet of living space include fireplaces in the living room and master bedroom, 10 bedrooms, and 13 full and partial bathrooms.Ī swimming pool, a pond, a waterfall, a tennis court, lawn and a patio with an outdoor fireplace are among exterior amenities.īob Hope, who died in 2003 at 100, appeared in scores of films including the famous “Road” series with Bing Crosby. Murals on the main floor and the pool area are by Malibu Getty muralist Garth Benton. Walls of glass allow unobstructed city, mountain and valley views. The home, the largest private residence designed by Lautner, is topped with a curving copper roof intended to evoke the shape of the nearby mountains. Overlooking the Coachella Valley, the dramatic concrete, steel and glass house was built for the Hopes in 1979 and sits on 6.2 acres. The Bob and Dolores Hope estate in Palm Springs, designed by renowned modern architect John Lautner, is now priced at $24.999 million - half of the $50 million asked last year. The property had once been listed at $50 million. The Grammy winner and record producer has worked with Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent, among others. Dre, 49, is also the founder and chief executive of Aftermath Entertainment. officially announced that it had acquired Beats, the company Dre co-founded with Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine, for $3 billion.ĭr. The rapper closed on the compound days after Apple Inc. The grounds include expanses of lawn, gardens, waterfalls, ponds and an infinity pool. It has a den, a library/study, a gym, a sauna, seven fireplaces, five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, loggias, covered terraces, balconies and garage space. The limestone-clad home features reclaimed ceiling beams, salvaged tile and antique doors. What more could the rapper need at the Richard Landry-designed country French chateau complete with winding driveway, cobblestone motor court and a moat-like water feature? Turns out it’s a 10,000-square-foot music studio under the house. Dre dropped $40 million on the nearly 20,000-square-foot Brentwood estate of supermodel and actress Gisele Bundchen and her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, earlier this year and then started an expansion project. Joshua & Co., an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, has the listing.ĭr. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album.Īfter the group disbanded in 1970 he continued his music career with hits including “It Don’t Come Easy” and “You’re Sixteen.”Īctress-model Bach, 67, starred with Roger Moore in “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977). He memorably sang “With a Little Help From My Friends” on the “Sgt. As part of the Fab Four he starred in several movies. Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey Jr., wrote and sang lead vocals on such Beatles songs as “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden.” The 74-year-old joined the band in 1962, replacing drummer Pete Best. It was marketed last year at the current listing price and taken off the market in late June. The move ends a nearly five-decade association of Surrey with The Beatles, which began in 1965 when their manager, Brian Epstein, decided they should all live close to each other and away from the prying eyes of the press.Īlthough, Paul McCartney decided to stay in London, 30 miles away from Rydinghurst.ĭespite saying goodbye to the country, Mr Starr recently reaffirmed his love for the area, when he said: ‘When you've grown up around the dusty back streets of Liverpool, you don't ever expect to end up comfortable and settled in the leafy surrounds of Surrey, but it's a beautiful place'.ĭespite this, he has been preparing to sell the property since early this year and it will be put on the market by luxury estate agents Knight Frank.The property last sold in 1991 for $1.164 million. I’m obsessed with broccoli – I eat it with absolutely everything. He said recently: ‘I’m really into the healthy lifestyle that they have out in LA. Nicky Haslam, celebrity interior designer 'Ringo wanted a music room for his gold records and drum kits, and there’s another big music room, more like a ballroom, for performing'
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