subject: Famous Real Estate On The Market [print this page] Ever curious about which homes of the rich and famous, or just famous, are on the market? Last heard, there was an abundance of famous real estate available.
You can't talk about famous real estate on the market without mentioning Bernie Madoff's real estate woes. One person's woes are another person's treasure, though. Federal marshals put the modest Montauk, New York home up for sale just recently. His Manhattan Upper East Side duplex with 4,000 square feet of living space, four fireplaces and wraparound terrace is where Madoff confessed to his elaborate ponzi scheme. Palm Beach is the location of his Florida beachfront home on Lake Worth. All the homes are listed in the neighborhood of $8 to $9 million.
Al Capone was far more flamboyant in public than in his private life. The "proof is in the pudding" at 7244 S. Prairie Avenue, the address where Capone lived in the height of his mob days. His old multi-family unit sits humbly in Chicago's south side in the city's Grand Crossing section. Earlier this year, it was noted for sale at $450,000. Get a fixed-rate, 30-year loan for 4.92 percent and put down 20 percent. You'll pay an estimated $1,900 per month.
Cher began her career with Sonny, and moved on to bigger and better music and theatrical things, along with more radical real estate. Her Malibu Italian Renaissance mansion was up for sale at $45 million last year. Sitting on 1.72 acres with 13,126 square feet of living space, the magnificent mansion is a six-bedroom/seven-bath monument to excess with a home theater, tennis court, office, gym and family, living and dining rooms, along with guest quarters. The inviting infinity-edge swimming pool adds some splash to the glamour. More current list price? Lowered to a meager $41 million.
Hugh Hefner's L.A. two-story, Country-English mansion was on the market for around $28 million. Hef and estranged wife Kim purchased the home for just under $7 million in 1998. Sitting snugly on 2.3 acres, the Holmby Hills manor was the family's personal residence while they lived together, and where Kim and the kids lived after the split. If walls could talk, eh? Sitting at 500 S. Mapleton Drive, the Hefners were selling the manor, since their two boys are going off to college. Or, could it be that even an erotica mogul could use some bucks? Update on the sale status - the palatial home was recently purchased by a young, wealthy east coast gentleman for $18 million, $10 million less than the original asking price. Good real estate deals can still be had, even from high profile sellers.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Malibu two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with 2,374 square feet of living space went up for sale late last year. Sorry, folks, he already sold it earlier this year. In spite of California's slumped real estate market, it appears he garnered close to $8 million. He purchased the bluff-top villa for only $6.35 million in 2007. If reports are correct, he made a cool $1.25 million profit.
Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen threw their hat into the fray with the listing of their oceanfront Malibu residence. They have lived in the Cape Cod-style home for the past eight years. Featured in the home are five-bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, 2,963 square feet of living space and impressive eight-foot-high French doors that open out onto an ocean-front patio - a stunning view, indeed. Starting at $18.5 million, last we heard the price had been lowered to $16.75. Better jump on this one before it's gone.
Christina Aguilera has her Hollywood Hills mansion up for sale listed at $7.995 million. Touting a 12-person spa, professional screening room and a master suite anyone would envy at 1,200 square feet, the songstress purchased the home for around $5 million five years ago.
Former "X-Files" star David Duchovny and actress wife Tea Leoni had their swanky Malibu home for sale at $12 million. Sitting on 5.5 acres, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom villa hosts two swimming pools and a private gym.
Avril Lavigne had her stunning Beverly Hills home up for grabs at $5.8 million, but someone snatched it up for only $5.2 million ... cash. You had to act quickly on this one. It sold after being on the market only 36 days. Located in the exclusive Mulholland Estates, the home touts a tennis court and tropical gardens.
Some other famous people wrangling their real estate are Shannen Doherty with her two Malibu homes; Sharon Stone with her Beverly Hills mansion; Frankie Muniz with his re-listed Hollywood Hills home; and Britney Spears with her Studio City abode.
