Life in the fast lane: Inside the real estate portfolio of F1 star Brad Pitt
Now in his 60s, the leading man has amassed a multi-million dollar property portfolio filled with iconic homes, secluded estates and lucrative commercial properties.
Here are some of the incredible properties that make up Pitt's real estate portfolio.
The Steel House - $5.5 million
According to the Robb Report, Pitt purchased the architecturally-designed Steel House in a secret off-market deal with oil heiress Aileen Getty.
Pitt paid a reported $5.5 million (AUD $8.3 million) for the midcentury-modern Los Feliz home, days after he sold Getty his own Los Feliz home that he once lived in with ex-wife Angelina Jolie and their six kids for $33 million (AUD $50 million).
Designed by architect Neil M. Johnson in 1960, the L-shaped home features floor-to-ceiling windows, cantilevered roofline and terrazzo floors.
Straight from a Slim Aarons photograph, the distinctly Southern Californian home wraps around a central swimming pool and patio, framed by lush landscaping.
Luxury amenities in the property include a redwood hot tub, sauna and a retro white open fireplace.
The D.L. James House - $40 million
In 2022, Pitt made another significant off-market purchase. This time it was the iconic D.L. James House in Carmel Highlands, which the star bought for a record-breaking $40 million (AUD $60.6 million).
Perched on a rocky seaside bluff, the residence was built by Charles Sumner Greene around 1918. Commissioned by writer D.L. James, Carmel Magazine states the design of the home was based on "the ruins of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England".
Locally known as 'Seaward', the home has an illustrious history with many famous former residents including Jesse James, Charlie Chaplin and Joan Didion.
Built entirely with stone, the Mediterranean-style home appears to grow out of the rocky cliff-face and offers unobstructed ocean views. It features arched windows, an outdoor courtyard, tile roof and dedicated staff wing.
Château Miraval - $60 million
One of Pitt's largest real estate holdings is an 1,200-acre estate and winery in Correns, France known as Château Miraval. Originally Pitt rented the property with his ex-wife Jolie, before the couple purchased it in 2012 for $60 million (AUD $91 million).
The 35-room château includes a recording studio, a Romanesque chapel where the couple were married, indoor and outdoor pools, a gym and spa, and a screening room.
The grounds feature multiple cottages, olive groves, a private lake, dirt bike course, helipads and a vineyard that launched a rose in 2013.
After their divorce, Jolie sold her 50 percent share to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler's Stoli Group - a deal that is still being contested in court by Pitt.
Goleta Beach House - $4 million
Located outside Santa Barbara, is the secluded Goleta Beach House that Pitt was reported to have purchased in 2000 for $4 million (AUD $6 million).
The star bought the oceanfront home not long after his marriage to star Jennifer Aniston and it was believed to have been a romantic hideaway for the pair.
Set on an expansive 11.5-acre plot near Gaviota State Park, the home offers direct coastal access and ocean views.
Frogtown Studios - $6.93 million
Not satisfied with only residential investments, in 2021 Pitt secured three commercial properties in Los Angeles's Frogtown neighbourhood.
The actor paid a reported $2.93 million (AUD $4.4 million) for a vintage manufacturing building on Clearwater Street. A year later, he purchased two plots directly across the street for around $4 million (AUD $6 million).
Pitt acquired the properties in the former industrial area from his longtime friend British sculptor Thomas Houseago.
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Nevertheless, as he described telling Pitt to climb from the left-hand side of the car, he accepted that he has always been a superstitious driver. 'My daughter once did a feature on me at school and said, 'Dad, can you write down all the superstitions you have,' and there were two A4 pages of it. She says, 'Oh my god, dad, you need some help!'' In assisting with the production of the movie, Donnelly was forced to relive the most traumatic experience of his life, experiencing it for the first time in the third person. The director recreated the crash and filmed it repeatedly, prompting him to wonder: 'Is this what I'm known for?' 'I watched them get a mannequin in yellow overalls and a helmet fly out of this car 15 times and all these cameras are taking pictures,' Donnelly said. 'And then it would drop and be dragged along the ground. For me, that was a reality check because I've never seen it happen.' Donnelly said that footage was never used in the final edit, perhaps because nothing could match the intensity of the original television recording, which he said he didn't know would be used until he saw the movie in the cinema. While he said that he feels 'honoured and privileged that Brad Pitt chose my accident and my life to document', the 61-year-old admitted that the whole thing is bittersweet; his crash came at a cost. 'This is what I've been reenacted for,' he lamented. 'And my friends at the time — Damon Hill, Jonny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard have all gone on to be very successful and very rich. Why wasn't I given a chance to have that? Because when they were my teammates, I kicked their asses!' But then he stops himself, recalling the fate of one of F1's greatest ever drivers Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian famously walked to the site of Donnelly's accident at Jerez and watched as the rescue teams fought to revive him on the track. Senna was close to Donnelly and clearly affected by his friend's clash in 1990. Credit: Getty/CNN They were close, and Senna offered anything he could do to help with his recovery. Four years later, Senna himself was involved in a devastating crash at the San Marino Grand Prix, and he was not so lucky. 'I do believe that I could easily have become a world champion but then I come back to reality. I'm still talking to you,' he said. 'My friend Senna is dead. He had all the millions in his back pocket, three-time world champion, but who's he going to share it with? 'His death on May 1st, 1994, was the final nail in the coffin for me to say, 'Hey Martin, look around you, you're in the paddock, you're still involved with the sport that you love. You've got no right to complain'.'
