Tom Petty Lake House for Sale — Why Celebs Never Could Resist It
The Tom Petty Lake House has an illustrious celebrity owner pedigree For decades, entertainers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby made their way to Casa Della Madonna when they needed a luxe lakeside getaway. The storied villa sits on the wooded shores of Lake Sherwood, tucked away in southern Ventura County near Thousand Oaks, CA.
Buy the Baywatch House and Enjoy Long Walks (or Slow-Mo Runs) on the Beach
The Baywatch House, where one of the most popular shows in television history began, is on the market for $8.9 million You could call the Malibu beach house on the market for $8.9 million “The House That ‘Baywatch’ Built.” After all, Gregory J. Bonann, co-creator of the TV series about L.A. lifeguards, lived on the property in the…
Now You Can Create Your Own Private Island Near Your Beach of Choice
Oh, those clever Dutch! Taking inspiration from their own water-logged terrain, they’ve figured out a way to construct the ultimate in luxury real estate–your own private island, made from scratch. I kid you not. It’s just been announced that Christie’s International Real Estate and a floating development company called Dutch Docklands are collaborating on self-sufficient, eco-friendly, buoyant islands in chic locations…
Edward Norton Scores a Famous John Lautner Home
Edward Norton drives a hard bargain for the famed Lautner beach house in Malibu Colony Everyone knows that actor Edward Norton has exceptional taste in the roles he choses, but a recent Malibu real estate deal proves that his taste in real estate is also sublime. The 47-year-old star managed to score an iconic beachfront gem built by renowned architect John Lautner for…
Remodeled Barry Manilow Beach House is a Hit
The Barry Manilow beach house was one of the hottest spots north of Havana when he bought it in 2003, but in 2012, he realized he probably could smile without it and perhaps wanted to spend more weekends in New England, so he sold it for $5.5 million. Not that there was anything wrong with the property, but the new owners recently brought in prominent architect Darren Domingue of Domicile Design…
Haute Destination in Downtown LA — Roosevelt Apartments. Who Knew?
My own sense of feeling At Home In Hollywood involves being able to get around quickly, sans traffic jams or Waze, in all the neighborhoods west to the mansions of Malibu, east to the studios of Burbank, north to Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia and south to Silicon Beach. Then, of course, there are the occasional forays out to Pasadena…
Dishing on Design on The Craig and Robbie Hour
I just love me some Craig Olsen and Robbie Laughlin, hosts of the tres fabulous and colorful Craig and Robbie Hour. They got me to reveal all sorts of very personal, deep dark secrets I hadn’t thought about in years when I guested on their Global Voice Broadcasing network show, even though I was there to talk…
Answers.com's Q&A With Lisa Johnson Mandell
Editor’s Note: Every now and then a publication will do a feature on me and I’m grateful for them all, but I particularly loved this one on Answers.com, because I felt it really captured the essence of what Lisa Johnson Mandell, and AtHomeInHollywood.com, are all about. They have my eternal gratitude for running this. Q&A…
