Hot Property 2009

HOT PROPERTY

The gated, New England traditional-style house has four bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms.

The 3,165-square-foot unit has terraces, marble floors, a built-in aquarium and two fireplaces.

The four-bedroom 1941 French country villa sits on a compound that includes a guesthouse, pool, Provencal gardens and pathways with arched trellises.

The director-producer’s two-story Mediterranean gated property includes a four-room master bedroom, swimming pool, a sprawling lawn, stream and canyon, mountain and ocean views.

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The Atlanta Falcons tight end lists his Manhattan Beach house at $3.6 million and will throw in a new car with a full-price offer.

The 1930s home features four bedrooms on 3,000 square feet, a sun deck, playroom and lavish master suite.

The former ‘SNL’ and ‘Deuce Bigalow’ star has put his San Marino manse on the market at $3.6 million.

The celebrity stylist’s Midcentury Modern has walls of glass, clean lines.

The English country-style house in Windsor Square was built in 1924.

The fashion photographer is known for his portraits of celebrities, including David Beckham, Lance Armstrong and Britney Spears.

The PBS commentator’s 60-acre property, located between L.A. and Vegas, includes a 1968 spaceship-shaped home designed by Harold Bissner Jr. and a guesthouse.

The movie writer-director-producer’s five-bedroom home was previously owned by the late Arthur Ross. His son, writer-director Gary Ross, grew up there.

The actress pays $991,000 for the Southern Colonial-style property.

The English country-style house of the infomercial master has 6 bedrooms.

The ranch-style house in an equestrian area has four bedrooms and a large backyard with a swimming pool and spa.

The 4,400-square-foot property features themed quarters styled after such legends as Grace Kelly and Greta Garbo. Zachary Quinto was once a resident.

Robert Rey’s Mediterranean-style house has a two-story entry, as well as double-height closets, thanks to previous owner Raquel Welch.

The ‘3rd Rock’ actor and the actress-interior designer renovated and expanded their 1936 Hollywood Hills-area house.

The TV and radio host’s new celeb neighbors in the Carlyle Residences include Bruce Willis.

Comic actor Rob Schneider has listed his French Normandy-style manor home in San Marino for $3.6 million.

Jeremy Strick left L.A. earlier this year to take a similar post in Dallas. His home had been listed for $2.85 million in February.

Update: Jennifer Carpenter, who stars on the Showtime series “Dexter” with her husband, Michael C.

The ‘Biggest Loser’ personal trainer purchases a Hollywood Hills home for more than $1 million less than its original listing price.

The six-bedroom home, originally priced at $5.75 million, has 6,600 square feet and features a library, city views, a swimming pool and rose gardens.

The condominium, in the $350-million development at Hollywood and Vine, has two bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms.

The 13,500-square-foot home has a tennis court and koi pond, an underground garage that fits 16 cars and a spa tub with room for 10 adults. The minimum bid will start at $2.1 million on Dec. 5.

The five-bedroom, 4,620-square-foot French Country home had been on the market since March.

The one-story, three-bedroom midcentury home features a breakfast bar, city and ocean views and a swimming pool.

The custom-built house, designed by A. Quincy Jones, features an expansive, light-filled living room and ocean, city and mountain views.

The property in the gated Rincon Point community includes a Balinese-style temple, exotic gardens and a koi pond.

The Hollywood Hills-area house, formerly owned by Axl Rose, sits on 1 acre of land and has views of the Hollywood sign and the ocean.

Annette Cook, the founder and chief executive of Barefoot Dreams, and her husband, Stan,have sold an ocean-view contemporary in Malibu for $3 million.

The property has much for the exercise-minded: an equestrian center, a regulation-sized basketball court, a skeet shooting range, a swimming pool with a spa, a gym and a boccie ball court.

The 1930 mansion named for the late actor sits on a half-acre-plus and has a recording/editing studio.

He will be among the first owners to move in when the W Hollywood Hotel and Residences opens in mid-January.

The gated four-bedroom home has canyon, city and ocean views.

The New Orleans Saints running back is asking $5,099,000 for the view home.

The 2007 Brian Murphy-designed home, which she’s purchasing for $2,925,000, has an open floor plan with 5,500 square feet of interior space and walls of glass.

The 4,000-square-foot hacienda-style home he owned with his former wife, actress Shiva Rose, had been purchased by the couple in 1999 for just under $4 million.

A buyer or lessor is sought for the Spanish-style estate, which sits behind gates.

The hip Spanish Colonial features an Andalusian fountain, a Spanish tile fire pit with barbecue and interior finishes that reflect the home’s 1920s origins.

The Lakers forward lists the home, meant in part to be a teammate hangout, for $2,399,000.

Behind iron gates, the 18,000-square-foot main house has an open floor plan with walls of sliding glass doors, painted murals, an indoor grotto-style spa and a retractable roof over a 40-foot saltwate

Actress Meg Ryan,who will star opposite Timothy Hutton in the December comedy “Serious Moonlight,” also seems to be getting serious about selling her Bel-Air home.

A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress Dorothy Dandridge is on the market at $3,495,000.

The house sits on nearly half an acre with city views visible through walls of glass.

The fashion designer’s award-winning modern home has, among other opulent features, a silver-leaf tiled swimming pool.

The compound includes a 5,600-square-foot, Tuscan-style villa and two guesthouses on 1.2 acres.

The 1937 Holmby Hills property whose glitzy list of former owners included three-time Oscar-winning composer Henry Mancini had been listed for $27.5 million in May 2008.

The actor’s Sunset Strip-area 1923 Spanish-style villa is priced at $3,695,000.

The retired fashion designer’s storybook ranch designed by Robert Byrd features hand-hewn ceilings and a built-in barbecue and rotisserie in the dining room.

They want to move closer to where their horses are stabled so they can ride more often.

The Sunset Strip-area compound has three bedrooms, vaulted and beamed ceilings, patios and a guest casita.

The 1937 two-bedroom bachelorette pad, with canyon views, was built as a hunting lodge.

The 1931 Spanish-style house has been restored and features stenciled beam ceilings, arched doorways and ironwork.

Phoenix Pictures Chairman and co-founder Mike Medavoy and his wife, Irena, have purchased a Beverly Hills home for $5.85 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows.

A 1929 Los Feliz home once owned actor Cary Grant and, later, drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has come on the market at $3,485,000.

Model-turned-actress Natasha Henstridge, who starred as the alluring human-alien hybrid Sil and her clone Eve in the sci-fi horror “Species” films, has sold her Sherman Oaks home for $1.75 million.

The Palais Gourmet founder built the minimalist house himself ‘as creative therapy.’ It features cantilevered roof lines, an open floor plan and walls of glass with fabulous views.

The Monterey colonial has nine bedrooms, a putting green, swimming pool, rose gardens and ocean views.

The screenwriters’ 1938 Spanish-style home has seven bedrooms, two offices, a black-bottom pool as well as canyon and mountain views.

The vaudeville actor bought the home in 1944; it features three bedrooms, a guesthouse and swimming pool.

Star of the ‘Resident Evil’ films sells her 3,582-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home for $2.75 million.

The late actor married his third wife, Barbara Minty, at the 15.5-acre property, which includes an 1892 Victorian home, vineyards and an equestrian facility.

The three-level property has three bedrooms, hardwood floors on 1,740 square feet, plus outdoor deck areas.

Actor Mark Saul and his sister, costume designer Deanna Saul, have purchased a duplex in Silver Lake for $585,000.

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A night at the Stiller compound?

The two-story traditional house has five bedrooms and 51/2 bathrooms in 5,335 square feet.

A sealed-offer sale is scheduled for Sept. 24 and the minimum opening offer is $9.95 million.

The ex-Baltimore Ravens cornerback’s five-bedroom estate features a two-level living room, koi pond and pool.

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The property, which sits on nearly an acre, includes two houses and a guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.

A Thousand Oaks home owned by bankrupt former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra has come on the Multiple Listing Service at $4.7 million.

The singer and actor lived on the property from 1936 until early January 1943.

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The actress and Playboy model plans to put a trapeze in the main entry hall.

The actress and supermodel’s Post Office area home features high ceilings, hardwood and stone floors and a well-appointed master bedroom suite. Out back, there’s a clover-shaped pool.

Actress Leslie Kim, a TV and film star in South Korea, has purchased a West Hollywood condo for $1,485,000 to serve as a home base for her U.S. movie work.

Actor David Hasselhoff, the “America’s Got Talent” judge known for his playfully Hoff-ful puns, has listed his longtime family home in Encino at $4,195,000.

The former West Hollywood home of Oscar-winning actress Bette Davis is for sale at $2.45 million.

NFL analyst and former player Robert Griffith has listed a Lake Arrowhead site for sale at $799,999.

Baltimore Ravens defensive end Trevor Pryce and his wife, Sonya, have sold their Calabasas home for $2.1 million.

The comedian’s home, which has been updated and redesigned but still maintains architect Wallace Neff’s original footprint, features downtown and canyon views.

Veteran actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has sold her longtime Hollywood Hills home for $1,021,000 to film producer Daniel Dubiecki.

The actress purchased the property for $1.36 million in 2003.

A 1966 landmark home in Los Feliz designed by architect Edward H.

The five-bedroom house has a movie room with a 10-foot screen and sits on park-like grounds.

The English country-style house is an ‘amazing entertainer’s home,’ with grounds that are ‘tranquil and visually stunning, especially at night,’ according to Murphy.

The two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit has 1,437 square feet plus a patio.

The two-story Mandeville Canyon-area property came on the market for $4,995,000 in October.

The 1965 Spanish-style house, which has 360-degree views, goes for $2,175,000.

The 8,137-square-foot house came on the market for $3 million in May 2008.

TV and film actor J.K.

The property, next to the Playboy Mansion, sells for $18 million to entrepreneur Daren Metropoulos.

The two-story Mediterranean home has three bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, an expansive second-floor terrace and ocean views.

The ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge’s house has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a screening room, tennis court and two guesthouses.

The Palm Springs estate, once known as ‘Camp Curtis,’ has five bedrooms and five bathrooms.

The two-story contemporary house features five bedrooms, vaulted ceilings and a customized garage and has about 4,190 square feet.

Emmy winner downsizes to a contemporary rental in Brentwood.

The conductor is heading to London.

The five-bedroom home fetches $18 million.

When the DreamWorks producer bought the classic midcentury house in 2000, he overhauled the home, which had been designed by architect Merle Roussellot.

The Spanish-style house has 5 bedrooms, including a master suite that opens to a deck with a view of the yard and swimming pool.

NBA player and former Laker Kwame Brown has listed his super-sized house in Playa del Rey at $2,975,000.

The recently remodeled retreat has a fountain, walnut floors and a two-story wall of glass in the stairwell.

The devoted golfer’s home has 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, an open floor plan and walls of glass.

The singer’s new 4-bedroom house has a media room, gym, office and city and mountain views.

The Spanish-style ‘family house’ features period details, an updated kitchen and sits on a bluff overlooking East Hollywood.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom Mission-style house was built in 1928.

The one-bedroom unit has fabulous views of the Strip, downtown and the Pacific. Why give that up? The Viper Room founder is trading up to a home in the bird streets area of the Hollywood Hills.

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has sweeping city and mountain views.

The six-bedroom home features a floating staircase, 2 1/2-story tall window walls and an outdoor living room with built-in seating and a pool.

The traditional house has sweeping views from downtown to the ocean.

The redone traditional has four bedrooms, 41/2 bathrooms and two offices in 3,832 square feet.

The interiors of the 13,126-square-foot Italian Renaissance-inspired house now feature a look that is ‘light, Zen, bright, beachy and beautiful.’

The Mediterranean house has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in 7,398 square feet.

Kwame Brown, now with the Detroit Pistons, is listing the contemporary with ocean, city and marina views for $2,975,000.

The private walled and gated home has a courtyard entry, city light views, outdoor entertainment areas and a swimming pool.

The 1921 Mediterranean house had been restored ‘back to its original beauty,’ with all the modern touches, including marble bathrooms and a gourmet kitchen.

The two-bedroom modern home has 1,600 square feet and features a spa, waterfall and canyon views.

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has sweeping city and mountain views.

The one-story house, built in 1964, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms in 2,716 square feet.

The two-story home, on about 3 acres, has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

The two-story home, in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, sits on wooded 1.1 acres with a pool, tennis court and guesthouse.

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The four bedroom, 3,300-square-foot home features ocean views and sits on half an acre with plenty of trees.

Ennis House Foundation has spent about $6.5 million to restore the estate. The Mayan-inspired landmark is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The remodeled Mediterranean sits on 2.4 acres with tennis and sports courts, a swimming pool, a covered patio, a barbecue area and five stables.

The redesigned 1965 house has an open plan and views.

The 1956 ranch-style house, which has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, is in the Little Tuscany neighborhood.

Actor Charlie Sheen of “Two and a Half Men” and his wife, Brooke, have listed their 1927 Mediterranean in Los Feliz at $3,697,000.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan J.

The actress plays a cheerleader in ’10 Things I Hate About You’ and has appeared in ‘Heroes’ and ‘The Nine.’

The 1927 Mediterranean villa has 4 bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms.

The British singer pays almost $9,000 a month for a sleek two-bedroom, two-bathroom contemporary.

Richard and Shari Foos list 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean at $19.9 million

Actor who appears in the TNT ensemble drama ‘The Closer’ buys a midcentury modern for $1.08 million.

Actor’s bluff-top home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, glass walls, ocean views as well as beach access.

The main house has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, walls of glass, ocean views as well as beach access.

The grandson of ex-Dodger owner Walter Francis O’Malley has the highest sale so far in the area. The four-bedroom Mediterranean also includes a guesthouse and theater.

The Paul Williams-designed home underwent a remodel that blends traditional and modern architectural elements.

The new owners of the gated Spanish-style house: jeans guy Tim Kaeding and his writer-painter wife, Heather Collins.

Actress Shannen Doherty (“Beverly Hills 90210”) has put her Malibu 90265 home on the market at $4 million.

The 2001 house, which has six bedrooms and 6 1/2 bathrooms, was originally listed at $7.9 million.

The Connecticut farmhouse-style house had been owned by the former U.S. Secretary of State since the 1970s.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist’s house has unobstructed views, an open floor plan and walls of glass. ‘It’s the beautifulest residence of mega-fun and peace,’ according to the musician.

The living room opens to a swimming pool, an outdoor entertainment area and rose gardens.

The three-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom Craftsman has beamed and coffered ceilings, leaded glass, wainscoting, inglenooks and decorative metal work.

The 1932 gated traditional has seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms and about 9,000 square feet of living space on nearly three-quarters of an acre.

The 1928 two-story Mediterranean has arched passages, hardwood floors and balconies.

The five-bedroom, 4 1/2-bathroom contemporary sits on an acre-plus, which includes a huge patio and waterfall.

The four-bedroom contemporary in the Sunset Strip area goes for $1,912,000.

He’s asking $2.15 million for the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Spanish-style home.

The ‘Simpsons’ voice artist’s 9,000-square-foot traditional features seven bedrooms, a dance studio and a library. Outside, there’s a gazebo, a spacious lawn and a pool.

The 4,259-square-foot Mediterranean has five bedrooms and five bathrooms.

The seller was ‘ER’s’ Maura Tierney, who owned the Craftsman for nearly seven years.

The four-bedroom Spanish villa in L.A.’s Whitley Heights neighborhood was built in 1926.

The Cape Cod house in Studio City has five bedrooms and a saltwater pool and cabana.

Bestselling biographer has a book on Marilyn Monroe due out in August.

Commercial director Joe Pytka restored the Hollywood Hills Spanish Colonial Revival he purchased from Madonna in the mid-1990s.

Vanessa and Angela Simmons plan to live in and film their spinoff, ‘Daddy’s Girls,’ on the 1.6-acre property, which includes 6 bedrooms, canyon views and a pool.

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The ‘X Factor’ phenom picks a contemporary designed for entertaining for her U.S. base of operations.

The 5,978-square-foot house, which evokes the spirit of Provence, includes many design features acquired from France.

The Spanish Colonial was built in 1927 and had come on the market in July at $2,195,000.

The actress raised her kids in the house, which she refers to as ‘social’ and ‘durable’ (it has concrete floors). Short of a sale, she’s willing to rent it out.

The ‘CSI: Miami’ actress had lived in the four-bedroom Sunset Strip-area home for about three years.

His mom didn’t want to live there, so it has sat vacant for three years.

The nearly 3,000-square-foot gated Studio City home of the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ actor has 180-degree canyon, mountain and city vistas.

The 7-acre estate, with Richard Landry-designed home, has been on the market for about a year.

He lists the 1.75-acre property for $5,995,000, or for lease at $14,000 a month.

The 1938 Spanish-style home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,781 square feet with canyon and city views.

The Season 6 contestant’s three-bedroom, 1,460-square-foot home is in the Valley Glen area.

The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback bought the 4,380 square foot house for $2.85 million in 2004.

Gregory Peck’s former Pacific Palisades home goes for $17.55 million.

The 1,239-square-foot house sits on more than 1 acre in Malibu with ocean views.

The Cliff May-designed house is purchased from Brian Grazer for $17.55 million.

The 7,000-square-foot Modernist showplace has six bedrooms and 7 1/2 bathrooms.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence was previously owned by Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, and Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley.

Golden Brooks who plays secretary-turned-acclaimed-author Maya Wilkes on the CW’s “Girlfriends,” has applied some of that same sass and splash to the house she has listed at $1,999,000.

This is the third time Eddie Murphy’s ex has listed the Spanish-style home, which is in a ‘double gated community.’ The amenities are many, including a detached casita.

The 27,000-square-foot French Normandy on 2 acres was originally listed at $45 million.

The gated house has five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms in 3,468 square feet.

The four-bedroom midcentury modern house has views of downtown L.A. and the ocean and includes a swimming pool.

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The remodeled contemporary is in the celebrity-studded Bird Street neighborhood and features city and ocean views.

The Olympian had originally listed the 3-bedroom home at $5.7 million. The Roy Sklarin-designed home features a waterfall and pool.

This is the first time the home has been listed since it was built for the Saliba family in 1963.

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‘General Hospital’ star’s home has many green features, including solar panels, a tankless water heater and radiant heat in the floors.

The restored Craftsman, acquired by acting couple Tom Lennon and Jenny Robertson, features built-in cabinetry and other period details.

The ‘King of Queens’ writer had remodeled the home, and it sold after less than two months on the market.