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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger's Former L.A. Home Hits the Market for $15 Million
It's not complicated to understand why Avril Lavigne once resided at this Los Angeles property. The six-bedroom, nine-bath abode in the San Fernando Valley's Sherman Oaks neighborhood was formerly owned by the Canadian singer-songwriter and her ex-husband Chad Kroeger, the lead singer of Nickelback. Fully renovated since the couple lived here, the $15 million manse now offers more than 10,000 square feet of living space. James Harris, David Parnes, and Kris Everett at Bond Street Partners hold the listing. More from Robb Report This Small Aircraft Can Land Itself in an Emergency-Here's What That's Like A Former MLB Player's $26.9 Million Hawaiian Estate Has Two Putting Greens and a Swim-Up Bar Elijah Craig's Newest Barrel Proof Bourbon Packs a Punch, but It's Shy of Hazmat Whiskey After you enter through the property's gates and up the circular drive, the front door leads you into a grand foyer anchored by a curving double staircase. The double-height living room is framed by windows that allow light to flood the space, while the nearby family room is centered around a limestone fireplace. The white-washed chef's kitchen sports modern appliances and opens to the formal dining room, lined with wooden French doors. Elsewhere, you'll find an ocean-blue office with coffered ceilings and a fully equipped gym. The primary suite comes with its own fireplace and sitting lounge, while the ensuite bathroom's soaking tub is situated within a large marble shower. All the other bedrooms have their own bathroom and walk-in closet, too. The cherry on top, quite literally, is the finished attic: Vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and skylights cover the upper level's fireplace-centered living room and funky tiled bar. There's even enough room for a billiards setup, if you consider yourself a pool shark. On the grounds, you can take a dip in the saltwater pool and spa. A full bar with a built-in grill sits just outside the shaded patio, where a gas fireplace will keep you warm on chilly nights. Sports enthusiasts can take advantage of the pickleball court, the basketball hoop, and the bocce area. Even the detached three-car garage has something to offer beyond storage: Sitting atop the structure is a home theater with a lounge, library nook, and snack station—no need to transport your popcorn and candy from the main residence. In recent years, Sherman Oaks has become a hotbed for celebs looking to lie low. Just last month, the actors Neve Campbell and JJ Feild listed their Colonial-style home in the neighborhood for $4.3 million. Also in April, the YouTube star Alpharad spun his modern Sherman Oaks abode on the market for $5 of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Home was this ship': Inside Jim Sarbh's not-so-minimalist Spanish beach villa
If Jim Sarbh's sprawling Delhi mansion in the series Made in Heaven had you drooling, his Spanish Villa in Maharashtra's Dahanu is straight out of an architect's dreams. In an episode of Where the Heart Is on Asian Paints YouTube channel, the Padmaavat actor took us on a tour of his beachfront abode. Let's take a look. As the video begins, Sarbh reveals that the stunning Colonial-style mansion is a family property. His father was the captain of a cargo ship, and by the time he was two, he had 'sailed all over the world.' His nomadic lifestyle made him feel like he belonged to every place that he lived in, yet he felt like an 'alien' in all. 'Home was this ship,' he shared as he introduced his villa. The villa features wide arches, open spaces, and courtyards – surrounded by a large garden. A grand staircase leads you to an outdoor swimming pool on the first floor, with fantastic views of the sea. An open home through and through, the actor's hospitality and love for hosting are evident in the warmth that echoes off the house's walls. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Not a fan of minimalism, as it has taken away 'an eye for design', Sarbh has decorated his space with cabinets and ornaments that are full of character. His favourite area in the house? The verandah, where he can get the feeling of being 'inside and outside' at the same time. Favourite time of the day, however, is the evening, when the water recedes and allows an opportunity to walk across the mud flats. He added that the property's highlight is its proximity to the beach. The heritage property boasts a strong theme of preservation as well, with Sarbh revealing that the home has been lovingly cared for by him and his family for decades, which is visibly apparent in the way the paint on the woodwork and layers on the walls shine with lustre.
Forbes
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Paramount Pioneer Adolph Zukor's High-Spirited Home Hits The Market
Adolph Zukor, left, Paramount president, is the man whose organization engineered Mae West's rise. Leo McCarey, right, is directing West in "It Ain't No Sin." Do homes ever truly shake their storied pasts? Sit quietly in any aged home and tales of former owners and their well-lived lives reverberate. The residence owned by Paramount pioneer Adolph Zukor is certainly high-spirited—it includes echoes of antics of such party guests as Mick Jagger and composer Kurt Weill. Further back, early stars that Zukor signed were a presence. They included Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino. Known as Mountain View Farmhouse, the 1930s Colonial-style residence recently came to market for $1.975 million. Set on nearly seven acres, the six-bedroom home was expanded in 1944, and in 2019, it underwent an $800,000 renovation. The 4,740 square-foot home, with a private lake and tennis and basketball courts, is located in the Rockland County hamlet of New City, located about 35 miles north of New York City. The home has woodland charm with its red stone and charcoal-stained wood. The renovation lends the rustic home's interior a a minimalist white-washed look, somewhat warmed by the retention of brick, sandstone, hand-hewn wood beams and wood flooring. Expansive windows frame the pastoral view. The surrounding idyllic landscape is graced with mature magnolias, weeping beech, dogwood and other plantings. Adolph Zukor's home was built in the 1930s and expanded in 1944. Approaching the home after passing through high gates, there's a sense of comfort in seeing the home's red stone, charcoal-stained wood siding and gables. The look perfectly pairs with the pastoral setting, as if geese might gather near the kitchen door and need to be shooed away. The home is set in the New York state's Hudson Valley. 'You can't ignore the property's location in the historic Hudson Valley,' says listing agent Richard Ellis, owner of Ellis Sotheby's International Realty in Nyack, New York. 'It's a place to create and meditate as well as to entertain and celebrate. The vibe is exciting and energizing.' The primary suite is adjoined by a den on the first floor, with additional bedrooms and baths on the second level. The layout feels logical, a flow that suits family living, as well as guests who love to roam and explore. A private lake lures plenty of wildlife. The renovation includes modern conveniences and a slate patio located off the open-concept kitchen. The kitchen blends into the great room, which is banked with white stone that frames a fireplace. Both the patio and great room face the lake, providing optimal views. Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake. Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger during a concert in 1976. Jagger frequented Zukor's home, attending screenings. In the early 20th century, Zukor, the engine behind Paramount's success, acquired over 300 acres in Rockland County, transforming the land into a retreat. The property is adjacent to High Tor State Park, a 691-acre recreation area with hiking trails and views of the New York City skyline. The park can feel like an extension of the home's acreage, the serene landscapes separated only by zoning boundaries on a map. Zukor's early movies include 'The Prisoner of Zenda,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Beau Geste' and 'The Docks of New York,' produced from 1913 to 1928. Zukor is also noted for the 1931 film, 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' as well 'Shanghai Express,' made in 1932. Students from West Orange Washington School watch as Adolph Zukor, Chairman of the Board of Paramount Pictures. pulls a switch to start an 1889 Kinetograph at the Thomas Alva Edison Museum in West Orange. Zukor, born in Ricse, Hungary, immigrated to the United States in 1889 when he was 16. With just $40 in his pocket, he attended night school to learn business skills and improve his English. In 1903, after opening and expanding a fur business, Zukor made his foray in the movie business by launching a chain of penny arcades that showed films. Zukor's home was part of the South Mountain Road artist community, a gathering spot for celebrities, artists and intellectuals during the early-to-mid 20th century. The winding two-lane road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Zukor's former home, renovated in 2019, includes expansive outdoor spaces. The art colony was a chance for creatives to gather just outside of New York City to host events, discussions and party. Playwright Maxwell Anderson was a regular, along with composer Kurt Weill and his singer/actress wife Lotte Lenya. Others included the actor, director and producer John Houseman, artist Henry Varnum Poor and Norman Lloyd. That circle of artists, and plenty of tragedy, is included in a memoir that Maxwell Anderson's daughter, Hesper Anderson, wrote in 2000: 'South Mountain Road: A Daughter's Journey of Discovery.' The book revolves around the suicide of Anderson's mother, and includes notables who frequented the area. The work is a 'wrenching memoir of death and deception, family secrets and memories, and of a young girl's trauma of self-discovery,' reads the memoir's description.
New York Times
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘This Is Our Pompeii': Altadena Artists Picking Up the Pieces
The artist John Knuth surveys the desolate landscape around Mariposa Street, in Altadena, Calif., where he lived with his wife, the interior designer Taylor Jacobson, and their young son. Where once were pretty wood and stucco houses, you can now see clear across city blocks. The vista is interrupted only by singed, leafless trees and free-standing stone and brick chimneys which, Knuth says, 'have become like gravestones.' Knuth, 46, is one of scores of artists who, until early this January, had homes in Altadena. He knows of four other artists on his block alone. Most chose Altadena for its affordable, modest homes, its proximity to nature, and its charming, small-town feel. Others grew up there. Many had space on their properties for home studios. More than two months after the Eaton fire destroyed Altadena, its artists are taking stock of what they have lost, and what their future could look like. Just as important as studio space and materials, they have found, are the reassuring foundations of home and community. Artworks, in many cases, can be remade. A street, or a whole neighborhood, is a different matter. 'I can make art anywhere,' Knuth says. 'I'm not worried about that.' Jacobson, 49, worked primarily from home, and lost items from her library of material samples, as well as some vintage furnishings. Knuth considers himself lucky, comparatively. Last July, he signed the lease on a new studio, which was spared from the fire. He had moved nearly all his paintings, sculptures, books and tools out of his garage, where he'd previously worked. Also saved was his collection of natural media, such as dead horseshoe crabs and coyote penis bones, which he's used to make abstract drawings and paintings. But he had not yet gotten around to transferring his heavy flat-files, which contained 20 years of works on paper, including ombré paintings made by feeding colored sugar water to houseflies. They now sit, blackened by soot, in what little remains of his garage. 'This is our Pompeii,' Knuth says. Across the street Knuth and Jacobson's neighbors Christopher Miller and Lynnanne Hanson-Miller, endured the reverse fate. The couple's cream Colonial-style bungalow still stands, but it was Christopher's detached workshop, where he carved jewelry from bone and stone, that burned to the ground, along with a shed storing a lifetime's collection of books, artworks and dance costumes. Mariposa Street lies in the less affluent, racially diverse western side of Altadena. The Millers, both in their mid-70s, bought their house there in the late 1990s. Nearby, Lynnanne says, was 'a drug house,' which police visited regularly. These days, Christopher notes, there are more dog walkers, and more people pushing strollers. To rebuild their 'little piece of paradise,' as Lynnanne calls it, seems impossibly daunting given the time and resources they invested in it. Despite the demand for the stars, suns, moons, frames and other ornaments that Christopher sells — Linda Ronstadt was once a client — Lynnanne says that they have always struggled to get by, and have only modest retirement benefits through one of her part-time jobs as a dance teacher. Christopher cannot fathom setting himself up again. Impulsively creative, he says he has restless hands, but even to start working at a small scale would require space, with dust extraction equipment and specialist tools. Not to mention the inspiration he drew from his collection of books and antiques. Unlike Pompeii, Altadena was not uniformly obliterated. Even in the worst damaged areas, there are homes — like that of the Millers — that still stand, while all around them is ashen debris. But the Millers' house is unlivable. Their heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, every interior surface in the home and all their belongings must be cleaned of toxic ash by specialist companies that are overwhelmed by demand. A few doors down from the Millers, the sculptor Mark Whalen, 42, had purchased a fixer-upper with his wife, Kimberly Whalen, 43, in 2022. Over a year later, their renovation was completed. The couple used part of the house as a shared painting and jewelry studio. They lived on Mariposa Street for just 15 months before their property was razed. Whalen lost around 15 fabricated elements of sculptures, many for a planned exhibition with the gallery Harper's, in Santa Monica. Though handmade by craftspeople, these items could be reproduced at short order: a pink onyx conch was recarved in Mexico, and blown glass pieces were remade at a studio in Sweden, at considerable cost. Kimberly lost all of her jewelry materials as well. A little farther down the block lived the artists Rachelle Sawatsky, 41, and Kate Mosher Hall, 38, in a 500-square-foot corner bungalow they bought in 2016. 'It was the cheapest house on Redfin,' the real estate listings website, Mosher Hall recalls when we meet at her studio, a few miles away in Glendale. The couple had gradually improved the property themselves, and cultivated a compact but thriving garden. On her last birthday, Sawatsky organized all her unsold work, including abstract paintings on canvas, glazed ceramics and works on paper, and stored it in her garage. 'I was like, 'I'm making this time capsule of my entire life before age 41 and I'm going to be the keeper of it,'' she recalls. All of it is now gone. Mosher Hall's mixed-media paintings often incorporate silk-screened photographs or found images; on a visit to her studio, a new black-and-white painting reproduced a smaller canvas she had lost in the fire. Poignantly, it features a simplified outline of a house, with pitched roof and chimney. She added smoky charcoal dust, and a shadow that makes the picture look as if it is lit from below — a fantasy vision of her old painting in the moment before it burned. Sawatsky and Mosher Hall's home was at the top of a narrow private road, perpendicular to Mariposa Street. The 11 other homes on this road formed a micro-community. Their small lots meant that neighbors often interacted as they barbecued or worked in their front yards. Sawatsky says that, like many artists, she and Mosher Hall are interested in 'ways of living that are unconventional or that aren't necessarily about creating domestic privacy.' The couple was warmly welcomed into this tight-knit community. 'We're rebuilding,' Sawatsky firmly declares. 'Our goal is to have as many of our neighbors move back as possible.' Among these 12 houses, there is a range of ages and backgrounds, including three older adults and some who are underinsured. To that end, the neighbors plan to present a design package to a contractor, so they can pool resources and access to plumbers and electricians, saving both money and time. 'It's more important for me that more of my neighbors come back than I have the most interesting Modernist designed house,' Sawatsky says. The artist Kelly Akashi, 41, who lived a few blocks east of Mariposa Street, would sometimes drop in on Mosher Hall and Sawatsky on her walk to the coffee shop. Akashi's home and adjacent studio, which she'd bought in 2021, both burned, along with new glass, bronze and stone sculptures and paintings made for an exhibition at Lisson Gallery in Los Angeles. Like Whalen, Akashi managed to replace most of the damaged work with help from fabricators in time for her show, which opened Feb. 20. She even made new cast bronze sculptures of hands (her own) holding sticks and branches that she'd plucked from piles of windblown debris. What are not so quickly replaced are the rare materials and tools Akashi collected through the years, including obscure samples of colored glass. Most of the artists I spoke to emphasized west Altadena's history, since the 1960s, as an enclave for the region's Black middle class. Many Black families have owned their homes for generations. Not far from Mariposa Street, the artist, publisher and filmmaker Martine Syms, 36, grew up on a cul-de-sac where all the families knew each other. She moved away in 2005, but she often returned to the home where, until January this year, her parents, two siblings and her two nephews were living. As with almost every house on her street, she says, 'it was a total loss.' Syms told me that she was recently discussing with Mosher Hall 'the future and past grief,' that is, losing both her history and her possible future. 'It's a trite example,' she says, 'but if I have a kid, they'll never see the house I grew up in.' Mosher Hall echoes the sentiment. She relates how, when facing past challenges in her life, she consoled herself with the thought that ''the future seems hard, but I've got my past, I've got this foundation.' Or, if the past seems bad, you're like, 'I've got the future. I can go do this.'' With the loss of her home and community, she says, both past and future 'collapse in front of you at the same time.' Artists have a unique capacity to picture what does not yet exist. For now, however, dreaming is not easy. 'What this fire has taken from me is the ability to envision some ideal that I'm going to work really hard toward,' said the painter Christina Quarles. 'I can't think of anything right now that isn't just marred by compromise.' In the past year, Quarles, 39, has suffered not one but two fires in Altadena. In April 2024, the house where she lived with her wife and daughter, a few blocks from Mariposa Street, burned in an electrical fire. This January, the house they were building on an adjacent lot, filled with their recently reacquired possessions, also burned down. Quarles wants to rebuild, but she is worried. Will she be able to insure the large figurative paintings that she wants to make there? Will the toxic earth be allowed to recuperate, given people's rush to rebuild? Will the community be sickened in the years to come? And greatest of all worries, what kind of legacy will she be giving her daughter if she stays? Across the street from Quarles lived Joy Silverman and George Bermudez, both in their 70s, whose daughter Sula Bermudez-Silverman, 32, has an exhibition of sculpture up now at Hannah Hoffman Gallery centered on a silver-painted sculpture of a house, split open. Along with their home, the family lost an art collection that included early sculptures and textiles by Bermudez-Silverman. Before we leave Mariposa Street, Knuth has one thing he wants to do. He retrieves three pots of wildflower seeds from his car, and scatters them across his backyard. Knuth acknowledges the irony that it was weeds and wildflowers, which thrived after unusually heavy rains last winter, that fed the recent fires. This topsoil will soon be excavated and transported to a landfill somewhere. But maybe, before then, something might flower. 'Don't eat my seeds, crows!' he shouts at the birds in the trees.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
North Jersey historic 'haunted house' last sold in 1990 listed for $649,990
There's often that one home in a town that residents can't help but be in awe of, either because of its unique architecture or just curiosity about its history. In the Passaic County suburb of Hawthorne, that home is 400 Goffle Hill Road. Listed for $649,990 on March 14, the property hit the market for the first time since it was last sold in 1990. And despite being in need of some major TLC, the home is now under contract within less than a week of being listed for sale. "My phone has not stopped ringing since I listed this. It's not even just realtors and buyers and investors. It's also folks that are just in the neighborhood that have been looking at this as kind of the quintessential 'haunted house' for a decade, and wanting to know what was going to happen with it," said listing agent Alex Houser of Keller Williams Prosperity Realty. Sitting on a 0.67-acre lot in the Heights section of Hawthorne, 400 Goffle Hill Road dates back to 1889. The historic property has fallen into disrepair due to the circumstances of its previous owners, but Houser said he believes it's going to be given a second chance at life. Referring to it as a "diamond in the rough," Houser said the property's structure and interior do require some work from its next owner. But he does believe it can be restored, rather than torn down, to preserve all of the architectural and historic details that remain throughout the home. "It's a very interesting property because it's been left to the ages of time just to rot and sit there. There's water damage in the roof that's gone on over the years. There was a hole in the living room floor. There's just a lot of old artifacts and antiques that have just kind of been left," he said. "And yet, despite all of that, when you look underneath all the dust and everything else that's in there, there's just this gem that's waiting to be restored. And it has so much charm." Overall, the property is considered to be a Colonial-style manor that is broken up into four distinct wings on the main level, which was common for the time it was built. This includes one each to the left and right when you enter the home, as well as one that consists of the kitchen and one that consists of a sitting room toward the back of the home, Houser said. With about 5,300 square feet of living space, the home boasts five bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms — though Houser said that's been hard to confirm given the state of the home — as well as a full walkout office at street level and a double garage. As for its unique architectural details, there's multiple original stone fireplaces, thick hand-hewn wood beams that run across the home's vaulted ceilings and its original stone foundation, among other things. "You can see the craftsmanship throughout this property," Houser said. "We just don't see homes like this anymore. And for sure Hawthorne has nothing like this anywhere else in town." When going through the offers — and they received quite a few — Houser said they made it a priority to find someone that would cherish the property for what it is and work to restore it to its fullest potential, rather than turning it into just another modern home in North Jersey. "I think somebody with the right vision could come in and rebuild it to spec toward the historical charm that it has. You'll see this diamond in the rough just become a modern-age gem that I think a lot of people would highly desire," he said. "It's certainly unique. There's nothing else like it." Maddie McGay is the real estate reporter for and The Record, covering all things worth celebrating about living in North Jersey. Find her on Instagram @maddiemcgay, on X @maddiemcgayy, and sign up for her North Jersey Living newsletter. Do you have a tip, trend or terrific house she should know about? Email her at MMcGay@ This article originally appeared on North Jersey 'haunted house' last sold in 1990 listed for sale
