The Most Expensive Home Sales in Los Angeles for 2014 - Part Three

Part Three in a series chronically the most expensive real estate homes sales in Los Angeles for 2014.   The third quarter saw several celebrity real estate transactions from the likes of Bruce Willis, Lady Gaga and Heidi Klum.   You can also check out the sales for the first quarter and the second quarter, top sales this quarter prove that real estate is alive and well in Malibu, Bel Air, Brentwood, The Sunset Strip and Pacific Palisades and Beverly Hills.


MLS#: 14-775159

MLS#: 14-775159

List price:  $25,000,000  

Sales price:  $24,000,000

Address:  12759 Chalon Road, Bel Air

12,300 square feet - 8 bedrooms, 10 baths

Days on market:  29

Cost per foot:  $1951

Seller:  Heidi Klum & Seal

24 hr guard gated entrance, 8.4 acres approx. 3 acres flat, the grounds are beyond spectacular. Check out more details on the estate on CurbedLA.

 


MLS#: 14-747393

MLS#: 14-747393

List price:  $28,800,000  

Sales price:  $23,980,000

Address:  1232 Sunset Plaza Drive, West Hollywood

13,000 square feet - 8 bedrooms, 9 baths

Days on market:  365

Cost per foot:  $1845

A rare drive-on estate in the Sunset Strip llocated just seconds from the famed boulevard's array of world-class restaurants, shopping and nightlife. A Hagy Belzberg (Museum of the Holocaust, Patina at Disney Concert Hall) designed compound, a resort-like sanctuary where three distinct structures - a Main Residence, Wellness Center and Guest House.  Architecturally inspiring, in both appearance and function, 1232 Sunset Plaza radiates a warm, California modern allure draped in sophistication.  Interior finishes and design by Erinn Valencich.  


MLS#: 14-754511

MLS#: 14-754511

List price:  $24,950,000  

Sales price:  $23,000,000

Address:  30460 Morning View Drive, Malibu

10,270 square feet - 5 bedrooms, 12 baths

Cost per foot:  $2240

Days on market: 40

Seller:  Dan Romanelli, the founder of the consumer-products division at Warner Bros.

Buyer:  Lady Gaga

 Scenic, gated 6-acre property right across from Zuma Beach in Malibu. 5 bed, 7 bath estate offering unfettered ocean views, exquisite amenities throughout and an unbeatable indoor/outdoor coastal lifestyle. Rooms tastefully appointed by celebrated designer Madeline Stuart. Glassed-in breezeway leads to master office with attached gym and elevator. Lower level: 800-bottle wine cellar, home theater, wet bar, and 1960s-era, 2-lane Brunswick bowling alley.  Saltwater infinity pool/Jacuzzi with ocean views, bocce ball court, outdoor sitting & dining areas, dressage ring, 8-horse stables, guest cottage. Mountain views on one side, ocean views on the other - a truly special California coastal estate.


MLS#: 14-769929

MLS#: 14-769929

List price:  $14,995,000  

Sales price:  $20,000,000 

Address:  23916 Malibu Road, Malibu

10,270 square feet - 5 bedrooms, 12 baths

Cost per foot:  $5495

Days on market:  51

Sold for $5 milion over the asking price.  Extremely rare offering on one of the deepest and sandiest parts of Malibu's famous Colony Beach.  The extremely sought-after Colony Beach offers easy in-and-out access on Malibu Road walking distance to Cross Creek, the Malibu Country Mart, and the Village.   For more details, view the listing on Trulia.  


MLS#:14-755293

MLS#:14-755293

List price:  $22,000,000  

Sales price:  $18,500,000 

Address:  124 Udine Way, Bel Air

12,500 square feet - 7 bedrooms, 10 baths

Cost per foot:  $1480

Days on market:  103

Prime lower Bel Air, a grand Mediterranean villa featuring incredible scale, quality, and craftsmanship. Behind iron gates and up a long private driveway that leads to a large motor court.  Designed by one of the top architects in the country with beautiful finishes and imported materials throughout. Very light, bright and open, steel doors and windows open to incredible grounds, impressive lawns, infinity pool overlooking Bel Air County Club & beautiful views. 


MLS#:  14-738727 

MLS#:  14-738727 

List price:  $19,900,000  

Sales price:  $17,850,000

Address:  1727 Mandeville Canyon Road, Brentwood

9198 square feet - 6 bedrooms, 11 baths

Cost per foot:  $1941

Days on market:  109

Seller:  Producer David Hoberman

Brentwood Traditional estate. 1.79 lushly landscaped acres in highly desirable lower Mandeville Canyon. Main house is well over 9,000 sf plus a dramatic separate structure (1,500 sf) which contains a professional theater plus baths and changing rooms for swimming pool and tennis court and a separate soccer sized field on pathway above. Newly built in 2005 and designed by architect William Hefner.


MLS#:13-675579

MLS#:13-675579

List price:  $22,000,000  

Sales price:  $16,500,000

Address:  1005 Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills

10,379 square feet - 8 bedrooms, 11 baths

Cost per foot:  $1560

Days on market:  390

Seller:  Bruce Willis

Buyer:  Carlos Alberini, CEO of Restoration Hardware

1928 Hacienda in the heart of Beverly Hills. Walled and gated, tennis court estate,  old world charm with all the modern conveniences. State of the art screening room, lush landscaped grounds and inner courtyard, on nearly one acre flat lot.


MLS#:13-665309

MLS#:13-665309

List price:  $40,000,000  

Sales price:  $16,060,000

Address:  3100 Mandeville Canyon Road, Brentwood

12,000 square feet - 13 bedrooms, 8 baths

Cost per foot:  $1338

Days on market:  438

Seller: Glorya Kaufman, the philanthropist and widow of Donald Kaufman, of the KB home empire. 

Finally sold at Auction. Originally $40M. Tranquility and luxury on 48 acres at Amber Hills, one of the most exclusive luxury compounds to ever come on the market in Brentwood.  Located in magnificent Mandeville Canyon, enveloped by the stunning Santa Monica Mountains.


MLS#:14-745755

MLS#:14-745755

List price:  $18,500,000  

Sales price:  $15,728,188

Address:  652 Chautauqua, Pacific Palisades

13,980 square feet - 5 bedrooms, 8 baths

Cost per foot:  $1125

Days on market:  196

Recently completed on 1.36 acres with views over Santa Monica Canyon and the shimmering ocean. Conceived by Richard Keating and brought to life by residential architect Steven Giannetti, this great estate draws comparisons to the Getty Center in its construction. Interiors of the residence echo a museum ambiance, with ceilings soaring to 26 feet, galleries with 8-foot wide hallways. More details and photos courtesy of CurbedLA.