Southeast of Los Angeles and northeast of San Diego, the desert oasis of Palm Springs has been a fashionable resort town since the early 1900s but experienced a modern architectural boom following World War II. Reflecting the optimism of the atomic age, the Mid-Century Modernist school of architecture is known for clean lines, geometric shapes, and functional materials with an…
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Adam Levine Buys Rob Lowe’s Breathtaking Montecito Mansion
Maroon 5 leader, Adam Levine, doesn’t have to sing for his dinner, though he still often does. In addition to his lucrative singing career, he has accumulated millions in real estate profits and does that often too. Married to South African supermodel, Behati Prinsloo in 2014 and now with two children, the couple continues on their whirlwind buy-and-flip homes projects…
Read MoreBetty White’s Beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea Home For Sale, $7.95 million
Betty “The Queen of TV White, with over 80 years in the industry, was the first woman to write, produce and act in a sitcom, Life With Elizabeth. In her lifetime she has won eight Emmys, three Screen Actors’ Guild awards, a Grammy and three American Comedy Awards. Most recently known for her bubble-headed character Rose Nylund on The Golden…
Read More180-Acre Malibu Estate with Hacienda-Style Architecture & Vineyard
Highly publicized around the world, Napa Valley isn’t California’s only wine country. Less than 40 miles up the coast from Los Angeles in Malibu, where celebrities and tourists flock to enjoy the beach and their vacation homes, is a wine tasting venue across from the Pacific Ocean operated by Rosenthal Winery, the oldest winery in the hills of Malibu. New…
Read MoreCindy Crawford’s Malibu Mansion Hits Market at $99.5 Million
Cindy Crawford was one of the most popular and well-known supermodels of the 1980s and 90s. She appeared on the cover of over 500 magazines, including Vogue, Elle and Cosmopolitan and walked the runway for such brands as Versace, Ralph Lauren, and Dolce & Gabbana. Known for her “beauty mark” or mole above her lip, she was consistently ranked as…
Read MoreWhat Milan’s Fashion District Designer Created For His Los Angeles Home
Formerly a gritty industrial zone, Milan’s Zona Tortona has become a lively enclave filled with independent fashion studios and boutiques. Where the movers and shakers of the fashion world, celebrities such as Rihanna, Rita Oro, Sharon Stone and Anna Wintour, recently attended Milan Fashion Week. And where the most important fashion design companies create and show off their newest trends….
Read MoreSharon Stone & Michael Douglas ‘Basic Instinct’ Home For Sale
Easy to understand why people are drawn to Carmel, California with its laid-back vibe and staggering views. Over the years, the town has also attracted Hollywood producers who chose it as the backdrop for the films A Summer Place, Play Misty for Me and the original The Parent Trap. One Carmel home, now on the market, has been a very…
Read MoreRichard Neutra Designed Iconic Mid-Century Modern Homes
Richard Neutra was one of America’s most important modern architects from the 1920s to the 1960s designing famous homes such as the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs for Edgar J. Kaufmann (who also commissioned Fallingwater in Pennsylvania), the Julian Bond House in San Diego, and the Kronish House in Beverly Hills. At the height of his career in 1953,…
Read MoreNew Silicon Valley Mansion May Set New Sales Record
California’s San Francisco Bay area is the United States’ most expensive real estate market, with a median home-sale price of $1.3 million. Unlike its southern neighbor Los Angeles, the pricey San Francisco homes belong not to movie and TV stars but to the movers and shakers of the technology industry. The Bay Area boasts the country’s highest concentration of tech…
Read MoreUnveiling The Four Seasons Private Residences LA & $75M Penthouse
The Four Seasons Private Residences Los Angeles is home to 59 bespoke luxury residences, including the magnificent two-level top-floor penthouse, located in the heart of the city’s creative hub, near the famed Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. The marks the first North American standalone Four Seasons residential project, developed…
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