Author name: Kayla Maynard

After two years, two price cuts and a controversial lawsuit against the nation’s largest real estate marketplace, developer Bruce Makowsky is walking away from Bel-Air a much richer man. His grandiose mansion — a 38,000-square-foot monument to opulence with 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms and luxury goodies galore — just sold for $94 million to an […]

A hideaway that was once home to Emmy Award-winning actress Loretta Swit is for sale in Hollywood Hills West for $4.895 million. Set behind an ivy-covered brick wall, Hue De Olive was built in 1941 and recently restored. A double-door gate opens to scallop-shaped brick steps that lead down to the enchanting French-influenced maison. The

So far, Mark Jackson’s Calabasas home sale has not fared as well as his basketball career. The NBA player-turned-coach-turned-analyst has been trying to sell the Mediterranean mansion for over a decade now; this time around, it’s listed at $4.375 million. Jackson will likely take a loss on the property after paying $4.7 million for it

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance is looking to conclude his three-year run in Huntington Beach, where his heavy metal band was formed 20 years ago. His eye-catching custom home is currently on the market for $4.795 million — or $1.945 million more than he paid in 2016. The property’s rustic stone exterior and steep roof

Whenever actor David James Elliott is at home, he can most likely be found in his kitchen, assembling a pizza to slide into the outside oven or combining ingredients for a new iteration of a Buddha bowl, the healthy one-dish meal. “The family might be in the other room watching TV, but I’ll be in

A Beverly Hills villa built for early film star William Powell and once owned by scores of Hollywood stars and entertainers is for sale at $13.795 million. Among previous owners was television host and producer Merv Griffin, who sold the home in the 1990s to plastic surgeon to the stars Brian Novack. Actor George Hamilton,

When California boosters wanted to flaunt the Golden State’s bounty at the world’s fair in 1893, they presented it in a monumental package — a stalwart resurrection of the then-crumbling Franciscan missions. After that, Mission Revival became both a literal and an architectural movement. Whitewashing any sins of departed conquistadores, Californians and newcomers alike bought

Before the transformation of this circa-1927 apartment building, the Commodore of Hollywood was especially run-down — the manager’s office in the lobby resembled a jail cell, and the fire escapes overflowed with junk. “It was fully occupied, but in particularly grim condition,” said Alan Nissel, principal of Wilshire Skyline, the Los Angeles-based property management and

Ted Danson of “The Good Place” and his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, have sold their scenic retreat in Ojai for $8.75 million, records show. Set behind gates on nine acres of grounds, the board and batten-clad farmhouse was built in 1941 for two concert pianists, according to the listing. Two decades ago, talk-show host Ellen

An eyewear mogul’s spec house, an investor’s Brentwood estate and the polished pad of a late Vancouver businessman were among the most expensive homes sold in L.A. County during April. Here’s a closer look: $34.65 million — Beverly Hills Eyemart Express founder Doug Barnes and his wife, Molly, sold a contemporary mansion on Oxford Way