The band Aerosmith is much beloved in Boston and over the years the band has bought some great real estate in Massachusetts. The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column reported Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has put his beautiful waterview home in Marshfield Hills on the market. Marshfield Hills is located on the South Shore and Kramer has himself an expansive 17-acre spread that includes views of the Atlantic Ocean and over 300 feet of frontage on the North River. The grounds include a pool and spa, guest house, , three detached garage buildings (Kramer is a partner in a specialty car dealership), a small fish pond, and open manicured lawns with views and access to the water.

The four-bedroom main house was built in 2003, has over 6,300 square feet of living area. It includes a gym, sauna, three-season porch, and a recording studio and features intricate wood carvings on the doors and mantelpieces. It is listed at $4.99 million.

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I love the Hilton & Hyland listings because there area always so many pictures to let you really get a comprehensive look at the place. Today's home belongs to L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit. The former soccer star has listed his home in the Hollywood Hills for $4.25 million. This one, built in 1937, has a lot of charm. It's located on a private knoll in West Hollywood and is positioned for lovely views of the city below. It has a step-down living room with a wood-burning fireplace that opens to an outdoor pool and spa area which has a covered lounging cabana at the opposite end of the pool. The home has been remodeled with a new kitchen and a beautiful master bedroom suite with a steam shower, sunken bathtub and French doors that open onto a balcony overlooking the city. There are four bedrooms and five bathrooms total in this home. I suspect this one will go quickly, it's absolutely move-in ready.

[via LA Times Hot Property]

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We've written about Kelsey Grammer's real estate doings before (he's nearly as ambitious a real estate tycoon as Ellen DeGeneres and now the Real Estalker reveals the latest listing from Kelsey and Camille Grammer. This home in the prestigious Holmby Hills are of Los Angeles is one of his best yet. The seven-bedroom home is over 10,000 square feet is on almost an acre of desirable land. The Grammers bought the home less than a year ago for $13.7 million. They have done up the home in their mix of beige and whimsy, sticking to relatively neutral tones throughout the house but making some vibrantly colorful choices in bathroom tiles. The grounds include an expansive pool area and a large lawn.

The home's other features include a gym (with a fireplace), large bathrooms, a media room with a built-in bar and a cozy but luxe style that gets much of its charm from the heavy dark beams and plethora of French doors. I'm not much of a fan of the "English Country" style but as wacky as they are, I'm loving the bathroom remodels (although I never understand the wisdom of having anything upholstered next to the tub. The Grammers have listed this home for $19.9 million.

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From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Brady Bunch actress Eve Plumb has put her tiny Malibu beach bungalow on the market for $5.5 million. The cottage has just two bedrooms but the deck, shown above, overlooks the beach. The listing is here.
--David Duchovny and Téa Leoni have sold their Malibu home that had been listed briefly for $12 million.
--L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit has listed his Hollywood Hills West house for sale at $4.25 million. It will be an estate of the day later this week.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Villa Maria, a former nunnery in the Hamptons, is about to hit the market for $100 million. The property also known as the Siena Spirituality Center, is a 21,000-square-foot Beaux Arts mansion with 12 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a ballroom, an institutional kitchen, three guest cottages and 1,200 feet of shoreline.
--American Idol winner Taylor Hicks is renting in the Atelier building while he stars in "Grease."

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Matthew Perry has paid $883,000 for a modest house in Studio City. It looks like this might be a flip or a real estate investment for the actor who has a long list of properties.
--A four-bedroom in the Hollywood Hills that currently is owned by an executive for the BBC, and that he purchased in 2006 from comedienne Carol Leifer, is on the market for $2.15 million. The listing is here.
--Official sales numbers for Melissa Etheridge's Hidden Hills home which went to Nicollette Sheridan. The deal closed for $4,304,000.
--Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio has listed his his five-bedroom house on Malibu's Broad Beach for $22 million. The listing is here.

From the Real Estalker:
--In addition to their recent Los Angeles purchase, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have also picked up an estate in Sutton Forest, Australia for around $6.5 million.
--Ellen Degeneres and Portia di Rossi have picked up yet another property in Beverly Hills for $5.5 million. This property on Lago Vista Place has sight lines into Ellen and Portia's backyard and will likely be torn down.
--Rumor has it that reality TV's favorite house flipper Jeff Lewis recently sold his house on Los Feliz's Commonwealth Avenue to Lost actor Dominic Monaghan.
--Artist Elizabeth Peyton and her boyfriend Tony Just have listed their weekend home in Orient, New York for $900,000. The two-bedroom home on the North Fork of Long Island includes a lap pool and a custom designed kitchen with teak counter tops and mahogany cabinets. The listing is here.
--Olivia Newton John has dropped the price on her Malibu mansion again. It's now at $11.95 million. The listing is here.
--The Tarzana home where Kevin Federline lived after he and Britney Spears first split up has hit the market for $1.89 million. The listing is here . Federline has moved on to another Tarzana lease.
--Jamie Foxx may have already sold his Tarzana home. A tipster to the Real Estalker Mama indicates that sign at the front of the property indicates the house is in contract. It was recently our estate of the day.
--The Beverly Hills fixer upper belonging to real estate agent Kevin Huvane was almost snapped up by nightlife king Sam Nazarian, then nearly bought by Hollywood divorcee Jamie Tisch but neither one followed through and the home is still listed at $14.95 million. The listing is here.
--The Hollywood Hills home belonging to Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's parents, Naomi Foner and Steven Gyllenhaal has been given a price cut to $3.495 million. The listing is here.
--"Without A Trace" actor Enrique Murciano's home in the Hollywood Hills is now listed as "looking for backup." The listing is here.
--via the Daily Mail, one of my all-time favorite estate of the day properties, Witanhurst, has been sold again. London's largest private house besides Buckingham Palace sold for £50,000,000 to Russia's richest woman Elena Baturina who is married to Yuri Luzkhov, the current mayor of Moscow. Property developer Marcus Cooper bought Witanhurst in 2007 for £32,000,000 with plans to renovate but managed to sell for an £18,000,000 profit without touching a thing.
--Oscar winning writer William Monahan has put his home on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles on the market for $2.35 million. The listing is here.
--Kelsey Grammer is flipping again, he's put a Holmby Hills home on the market. It's our estate of the day later today.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Nicolas Cage has put a home he owns in Las Vegas on the market for $9.95 million. It's our estate of the day on Monday.
--Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has put his Massachusetts home on the market for $4.99 million. It will be our estate of the day later this week.
-- Locksley Hall, a 12,000-square-foot mansion on Belvedere Island overlooking San Francisco Bay was recently in contract for $65 million but is back on the market at an unchanged price. It was our estate of the day back in 2006 and the listing is here.


From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--André Balazs has introduced a new amenity at his Beaver House condo in the Financial District building, The Beaver Butler. For about $1,000 per year, buyers can watch footage from their "in-residence cameras" on their computers--to "check up on what's happening while you're away."
--Plastic surgery poster girl Jocelyne Wildenstein lived for years with husband Alec on the third floor of his father's 29-foot-wide mansion at 11 East 64th Street. Mr. Wildenstein died earlier this year and now the house has been sold for $42.5 million. The contract was signed back in September and the buyer is listed as a limited liability corporation named Vesta International.
--Sherman Cohen's $35 million Park Avenue mansion, it was our estate of the day in June, has gone to contract. Braden Keil at the NY Post says the sale price is $32 million and that it went to a "American non-hedge-fund manager."
--A Central Park West apartment belonging to Abraham Pustilnik, who has been indicted insurance fraud and grand larceny, sold to New York Rangers Center Chris Drury for $5.1 million.
--Director Peter Jackson may be the purchaser of a two-unit, 10-bedroom, $17.35 million penthouse duplex on Franklin Street.

Today's home has East Coast style with the luxury of West Coast weather. This compound is located in a colony of beach homes on Sand Point Road in the coastal community of Carpinteria, California. The five-bedroom estate includes both a main house and a guest house. The design takes the traditional Cape Cod style and lightens and brightens it with an exterior of bleached cedar shingles and an interior of large windows and white beams. The home is practically perfect (maybe the media room is a bit off but other than that, wow). Because it is Carpinteria though you'll pay through the nose for a home like this. It's listed at $32.5 million and doesn't even seem to have a pool.

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The last time I checked out a home in Honolulu, Hawaii the top home was listed at $10.8 million. Since back in April, that house has been reduced to $9.25 million and there is a new home in the top spot. Today's home is located in the Diamond Head area and has incredible water views. The two-story residence has three master suites with ocean views and private balconies, maids room and a three-car garage. It also has a particularly alluring feature, an infinity edge pool that faces the ocean. This home is listed at $10.75 million.

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Today's home in Phoenix, Arizona was once the home of John and Cindy McCain. The home, on over two acres, was Cindy McCain's childhood home, where she was raised as a privileged beer distributor's daughter. When the McCains lived there they spent $250,000 remodeling the home back in the 1980s. In 2006, the couple downsized into a condo and put the home on the market. When I first heard about it in 2006, they had a bit of trouble selling the house, listing it for around $3.75 million.

The current owner is going for a bit more. They have listed the home, which has seven bedrooms in the main house and two bedrooms in the guest house, for a hefty $12 million. The home includes a master suite with a Mexican-tiled private patio with a spa and built-in fireplace and seating. The gourmet kitchen has slate floors, granite counters and heavy commercial stainless steel appliances. The guest house also has an attached his/her dressing cabana. More pics at the virtual tour. It seems to have had quite the renovation since the McCains lived there. Check out the pics from 2005 when Architectural Digest visited the McCains. It's virtually unrecognizable except for certain telling details like the fireplace in the master bedroom. I have to say, I prefer Cindy McCain's version of this house.

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I first heard about this estate a year ago after the Wall Street Journal reported that media billionaire Haim Saban was putting his Acapulco, Mexico vacation home on the market. A year later and the home is still on the market for the same price. The three-acre gated compound in the Las Brisas community is the estate that Warner Communications (which became Time Warner) used to entertain clients and celebrities. In the late 1990s, Time Warner needed to cut costs and sold the home known as Villa Eden to Saban for around $7 million in 2001. The home has 12 bedrooms (plus five bedrooms in the servant quarters), 17 bathrooms, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, two pools, five massage rooms and a wine cellar. The expansive home has jetliner views of the Acapulco bay. It is listed at $12 million.

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Last time I checked out a house in the Tiburon area for a look at the most expensive zip codes, the top house in the area was listed at $38.5 million. Since then that same house has climbed to $44 million and the top of the market has seen a few more lavish homes such as today's estate listed.

The Tiburon peninsula lends itself to beautiful properties that make the best of the views in the San Francisco Bay area. This one, called Paradise by the Bay turns its approximately 6.8 acres into a charming family compound. This luxury estate has been in the same family since 1926. The estate includes a five-bedroom main house, three outbuildings, a championship tennis court, pool, children's playground, and scenic waterfront area in a secluded cover.

The main house has water views from the dining room, kitchen, master suite and living room. The lower level media/family room opens to the lawn area. There is a patio room that has been historically enjoyed as an area to entertain and host noted musicians. Other features include an office which is situated adjacent to the main house, overlooking the gardens and distant Ring Mountain. The lower deck "cottage" is an ideal guest retreat overlooks the water and opens to a deck.

The small pool is surrounded by grass and also has a cabana and bar designed for entertaining and relaxing by the pool. This area is accessible by a private road for the catering staff. The massage sanctuary is a private massage deck that allows one to hear the lapping of the water and enjoy complete serenity while getting a massage. You can also enjoy veggies from your own organic gardens or send the kids off to play in the children's play area with sand box. In fact the property is so rambling that the pathways are marked with cute signs pointing the way to different areas. This property is listed at $22.6 million.

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Back in May word came out from various sources that socialite Cornelia Guest had put her family's estate in Old Westbury, New York on the market. The listing was available then but now we've got some interior pics of the 11 bedroom home. The two-story brick colonial manor home built in 1924 has 28 rooms in total and the grounds are home to a pool, tennis courts, barn, formal gardens, and a greenhouse.

But let's talk about the interior. Namely, the animal prints. I haven't seen quite so many animal prints used in one home since we checked out Suzanne Somers's place in Palm Springs. The interior of this home is an eclectic mix of vintage antique furnishings and art combined with newer pieces from around the world. Tying it together is a whole zoo of animal prints used in the upholstery and rugs. Templeton is listed at $20 million.

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It's a bit eclectic and not really an estate but I just love the livability of today's home which was written up in the LA Times Hot Property section. Owned by Doug "SA" Martinez of the band 311 this home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz was built in 1927. The Spanish Colonial home is full of archways and stucco and original wood details. The four-bedroom home has two tiled balconies, one that is off of the master suite. No decorator here, this home is a riot of different colors and styles, a comfortable hodge-podge of unmatched furniture, colorful art and books everywhere stuffed into armoire-like cases. The kitchen is the only room that looks bland. The brilliant blue-tiled bathroom is a bit much but I love it for its vibrancy. The outdoor space is nice too with a saltwater pool and a custom Tennessee oak-covered patio with views of the Griffith Observatory. It is listed at $2.195 million.

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From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Florida car dealer, Terry Taylor has listed his Palm Beach home, shown above, at $72.5 million which is almost three times what he paid in 2003. The main house was built circa 1924 and designed by veteran Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner. It has nine bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a movie theater with a ticket window and concession stand, an exercise room, a wine cellar, pool, large pool house and two three-car garages, each with a second-floor guest apartment. The listing is here.
--Joseph Simmons, better known a Rev. Run, has relisted his suburban New Jersey house for $5.2 million.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--William Chadwick has put his home in the pricey Carbon Beach area of Malibu on the market for $65 million. It was our estate of the day on Friday.
--"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane picked up a home in Beverly Hills that wasn't listed for $13.5 million.
Television producer Jay Tarses has sold a home he built in 1987 in Pacific Palisades for $2.995 million. The home was first listed in January for $3.489 million.
--Singer Doug "SA" Martinez of the band 311 has listed his funky Spanish colonial in Los Feliz. It's our estate of the day later today.
--Philippe Naouri -- a.k.a. the Vintage Denim King has put his Hollywood Hills contemporay on the market for $3.185 million. The listing is here.

From the Real Estalker:
--Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk has picked up a home in Calabasas that was listed at $5.89 million. Britney Spears has also been said to be looking at homes in the same area of Calabasas.
--Hugh Laurie has paid $3.84 million for an English Country style residence located in the Outpost Estates section of the Hollywood Hills from music manager Pat Magnarella who bought the home in 2001 for $2 million.
--Actor Justin Long has picked up a two-bedroom bachelor pad in the Blue building on Norfolk Street in New York for $2.425 million.
--Businessman Peter Morton has put a seven bedroom home on the market in Beverly Hills for $22.5 million. The listing is here and notes that the home has such a view that the property will be shown only on a clear day.
--Ambleside, the Indian Hill, Ohio residence of late Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott has hit the market for $5.4 million. The listing is here.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Katie Holmes has been spotted duplex penthouse at Trump park Avenue with a $200,000-a-month price tag.
--A new listing in the famed Dakota building is hitting the market with a $7.5 million asking price.
--Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, was seen a few weeks ago checking out units at 15 Central Park West just two blocks from where Madonna lives. He's been checking out the four-bedroom duplex that Lindsay Rosenwald has put unofficially on the market for $90 million through Brown Harris Stevens.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Nicole Kidman has purchased record producer and songwriter Ron Fair's house in Beverly Hills, Calif. for an undisclosed price after it had been listed for $4.795 million.
--Los Angeles anchorman Harold Greene and his wife, Charlene have put their Toluca Lake home on the market for $2.299 million. The listing is here.
--Basketball star Elton Brand has placed his three-bedroom, Hollywood Hills home on the market for $4,998,500, two years after he first had listed the house at close to $5 million. The listing is here.



From Golf Magazine:
--Golfer Phil Mickelson's house, built on 4.55 acres in Rancho Sante Fe, California is on the market for $10,750,000 - $12,225,876. The listing is here.

From News Australia:
--Russell Crowe is renting a home for around £20,000 in London's Mayfair district while he films a movie in England.

Today's home is a Palm Beach, Florida classic. The five-bedroom oceanfront residence was built in 1921 and designed by architect Marion Sims Wyeth for entrepreneur Earle Perry Charlton, one of the founders of the F.W. Woolworth Company. Its name Qui-Si-Sana ("Here One Heals") comes from a hotel on the island of Capri, and the home has a Mediterranean appeal, making ample use of the outdoor space with large oceanside lawns and an open courtyard plan surrounding a private garden terrace by the formal pool. The interior includes four stately fireplaces, pecky cypress paneling, Cuban tile floors, and filigreed ironwork gates. Large hedges help preserve privacy on this corner oceanfront lot in one of Palm Beach's finest neighborhoods. While most of Florida has been faltering real estate-wise, Palm Beach has continued to rise, scoring $81.5 million for Sidney Kimmel's mansion and $100 million for Donald Trump's oceanfront flip. This home is listed at $20 million.

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I've seen a ton of condo-hotel projects in Cabo and even a few in Ensenada, now the next stop on the Baja Peninsula to get a facelift is the Rosarito Beach Hotel. The hotel has a long history. It started out as a 12-room hunting lodge in 1925 and played host to many celebrities including Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Wells, Rita Hayworth and John Wayne. Now the hotel will become a 500 room and suite resort with an official grand opening on August 2. They are offering a Sunday through Thursday special room rate of just $79.

New to the compound is the oceanfront 17-story, 271-suite Pacifico Tower. The new tower offers an infinity pool and a rooftop restaurant. The Pacifico Tower has fully furnished suites that are offered for sale and can be placed in the hotel rental program. One bedroom condos start at $190,000, two-bedroom condos start at $362,000 and two-story, three-bedroom penthouses start at $599,000.

I've seen plenty of big listings in Malibu but this one has everyone talking, William J. Chadwick, a managing director of the real estate investment banking and capital management firm Chadwick Saylor & Co., has put his Malibu home on the market for $65 million, a price that could be a record for the area. The 10,500-square-foot home also comes with 150 feet of beach front in the ultra-desirable Carbon Beach area, a 75-foot pool and spa, a wine cellar and six bedrooms. Other home features include a wall-sized aquarium, a master suite with hers and his bathrooms, a pub, a gym, a swoonworthy Art Deco home theater and a garage geared for the collector. For a home of this worth it's surprisingly tasteful. No Trump style excesses here, just a colorful and perfectly appointed beach house. Certainly for this type of money you could get more square footage elsewhere but it's a lovely home for those who want Carbon Beach cachet.

[via LA Times Hot Property]

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