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'Modern Family' creator Steve Levitan seeks $16 million for Malibu beach house
October 13, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, creator, Family, house, Levitan, Malibu, million, modern, seeks, Steve
Steve Levitan, the TV powerhouse behind shows such as "Modern Family," "Stacked" and "Just Shoot Me," is testing the waters in Malibu. His Cape Cod-style beach house just hit the market for $16 million.
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The contemporary Cape Cod includes six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a great room, lofted gym and multiple decks overlooking the ocean. (Mac Hayward)
He'll triple his money if he gets his price. Records show the Emmy-winning director-producer paid $5.4 million for the property in 2002.
Spanning a quarter of an acre, the oceanfront abode descends down a bluff to Broad Beach — an exclusive stretch of sand with high-profile residents over the years including Frank Sinatra, Mindy Kaling, Walter Hill and Eli Broad.
Levitan made a few changes during his stay, renovating the oversized chef's kitchen overlooking the ocean. Other highlights in the 6,700-square-foot floor plan include an interior courtyard, elevator, lofted gym and great room that opens to a beachfront deck.
Elsewhere are six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, including three detached guest suites and a three-room owner's suite with two-story ceilings, a sitting area and private deck. Out back, multiple staircases descend to the beach near Lechuza Point.
Levitan, 58, earned an Emmy as a producer for "Frasier" and also received nominations for "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Just Shoot Me." More recently, he co-created the shows "Back to You," "LA to Vegas" and "Modern Family," which ran for 11 seasons and ended earlier this year.
The listing is held by Tony Mark and Russell Grether of the Mark & Grether Group at Compass, Kimberley Pfeiffer of Compass and Donald Richstone of Coldwell Banker Malibu Colony.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Matthew Perry's Malibu beach house seeks $14 million
October 7, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, house, Malibu, Matthew, million, Perrys, seeks
A few months ago, Matthew Perry listed his penthouse in the sky. Now he's selling his home in the sand. The "Friends" star recently put his Malibu beach house on the market for $14 million, records show.
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The 5,500-square-foot home has a movie theater, hot tub and two stories of decks overlooking the ocean. (Realtor.com)
That's $2 million more than the actor paid in 2011 when he bought the property from Scott Gillen, a high-profile developer who owns a slew of Malibu properties. Last summer, Gillen listed his 13-home portfolio in the coastal city for a combined $500 million.
Perry's place is covered in wood and glass. Spanning 5,500 square feet, it overlooks the ocean from two stories of modern indoor-outdoor living spaces.
A two-sided fireplace anchors the main level, separating a sunny dining area and modern kitchen from a living room with a ping-pong table. Dramatic beams top the entire space.
The primary suite covers most of the upper level, with a spa bathroom, lounge and private deck. In total, there are four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, as well as a movie theater with tiered seating.
A wraparound deck set high off the sand lines the back of the home. Off to the side, a private patio encloses a hot tub.
Perry, 51, has kept busy since his days playing Chandler Bing on "Friends," appearing on the shows "Mr. Sunshine," "The Good Wife" and "The Odd Couple." More recently, he played Ted Kennedy on the television miniseries "The Kennedys: After Camelot."
Josh Flagg of "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" and Bobby Boyd, both with Rodeo Realty Beverly Hills, hold the listing.
Would You Burrow by the Beach in This Underground 'Dune House'?
September 29, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, Burrow, Dune, house, Underground
Located on a beach in Florida, the "dune house" isn't easy to spot unless you know what to look for. But that's exactly what makes it so enticing.
Tiffani Sherman, provided by
12:30 pm PDT, Tuesday, September 29, 2020
It's difficult to know the "dune house" even exists if you're not looking for it. But that's what makes it so enticing.
From the street, all you see are two staircases, two concealed doors, and grass.
"It's kind of built like the natural shape of an oceanfront dune," says listing agent Jan Shields.
The two units on Beach Avenue in Atlantic Beach, FL, must have the same owner, but they can be independently occupied, Shields explains. "A good buyer is somebody that would really like to live in half of it and possibly rent [out] the other half."
The asking price for the one-of-a-kind offering is $1,795,000—and after less than two weeks on the market, it's under contract.
Each unit measures about 750 square feet.
"They are a small amount of square footage, but when you walk in, the area is so well-planned it feels bigger," Shields says. "There's a big staircase to one side and a dome ceiling. Every inch is well-planned. It's just beautifully done."
Each side has one bedroom and 1.5 bathrooms. But their finishes are slightly different. One unit has a Murphy bed on the lower level. Both have laundry facilities, efficient kitchens, and living space.
"It's amazing how well-equipped they are for such a small space," Shields says.
Modernist architect William Morgan built the unique units for himself in 1975. Based in Jacksonville, FL, Morgan created a variety of structures, including several that used the earth as either walls or a roof.
"When you go in, you're amazed at how an architect had a small space, but it feels so cozy but kind of large," Shields says.
The residences reveal themselves when you enter, Shields explains. The front door leads down a hallway to the bedroom, bathroom, and staircase. The curved stairs go down to the main living space, which has sliding glass doors that open to the outside.
"It all opens up, and you just walk straight out to the ocean. Right there is your ocean view," Shields says. "There is a little area where you can sit or take a few steps down and walk to the beach. It's probably 100 feet to the ocean."
The current owners bought the property from the Morgan family in 2012 and made some updates.
"They completely refreshed, renovated, and updated it," Shields says. "Everything is in really good shape, and they added the oceanside rooftop decks."
The area leading up to the decks is grass, which means someone will need to mow the roof.
The furnishings are included in the
Thornton Burgess Society seeks beach plum donations to keep jam kitchen in operation – News – capecodtimes.com
September 26, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, Burgess, capecodtimescom, donations, jam, kitchen, News, Operation, plum, seeks, Society, Thornton
Last season, Greenbriar Jam Kitchen received 500 pounds of donated beach plums to make 1,000 jars of jelly, which sold — and quickly sold out — at $14 a jar. "That $14,000 was essentially the jam kitchen's budget for the year," Ray Hebert, trustee chairman at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, said.
This may be one of Cape Cod's most unusual fundraisers.
To keep Sandwich's 117-year-old Greenbriar Jam Kitchen operating, officials are asking supporters to plant a beach plum hedge in their yards this fall and donate the fruit when it shows up next year.
"We don't need you to write a check; you can support the jam kitchen with donated fruit," Ray Hebert, trustee chairman at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, said. The museum includes the Thornton Burgess Society in Sandwich, which is believed to be the oldest continuously operating jam kitchen in the country.
Greenbriar accepts other donated fruit, but for Cape Cod, beach plum jelly is the iconic sweet spot.
Looking a bit like cranberries but in a variety of hues from blue-purple to yellow, beach plums are a fruit that grows wild in the sandy soil of the windswept Eastern coast. Those lucky enough to come across a patch of the rare gems while hiking keep the location secret, and even those who grow a cultivated strain at home do so quietly so as not to tempt plum poachers.
"When they bring in the beach plums, they don't even tell me the location," Hebert said.
Last season, Greenbriar Jam Kitchen got 500 pounds of donated beach plums to make 1,000 jars of jelly, which sold — and quickly sold out — at $14 a jar. "That $14,000 was essentially the jam kitchen's budget for the year," Hebert said.
In addition to supporting Greenbriar, a beach plum hedge could help your yard and the Cape's environment.
"People always ask me 'What can I do?' There is good scientific evidence for the importance of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers," Chris Neill, Ph.D., climate scientist at Woods Hole Research Center, said in an interview about a Native Plants Study released in the spring.
A wide variety of yards in six cities, including Boston, were studied. One of the key findings was that native plants (such as beach plums for the Cape) drew bees for pollination, triggering a chain reaction toward an ecosystem that is specifically local.
"The fact these things are native makes a real difference in attracting insects and feeding birds," Neill said.
Incorporating native plants also cuts down on the size of manicured lawns, he said, which is important on Cape Cod because lawn fertilizers are associated with nitrogen runoff that pollutes water.
Russell Norton, agriculture and horticulture extension educator for the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension program, emailed that beach plums are "a suitable edible native that can easily be incorporated into a home landscape or in a natural border."
He said the extension service encourages the plant's use by making seedlings available
Selfies Saving The Reefs: Underwater Sculpture Garden in Palm Beach County
September 18, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, County, garden, Palm, Reefs, saving, Sculpture, selfies, Underwater
Divers and snorkelers will be able to take selfies around an underwater sculpture garden — 55 artificial reef modules attached to the seafloor. It's all in the name of saving the environment in Palm Beach County.
The artificial garden features more than 50 tons worth of sculptures by noted marine artist and sculptor Chris O'Hare, owner of Reef Cells, who sculpted a 3D modeled mermaid reef and a memorial dedicated to veterans and first responders.
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The 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project partnered with Palm Beach County's Department of Environmental Resource Management for its second-annual public art installation.
Evan Snow is the executive director and project manager. Snow says the artificial reef deployment is an eco-tourism destination that helps coral restoration and fish biodiversity.
"This is the highest level of the intersection of art, science, technology, and coral restoration," Snow said. "This is the peak of the moment of a very important fight to save the reefs."
Snow says the attraction is one of the few ways to "raise awareness" about the dying coral reefs. Since the problem is underwater, he says it's difficult to spread the message to the public.
"The coral reefs are out of sight, out of mind, for so many people and we know that," Snow said. "It's not a front-of-mind priority as is saving the Florida panthers or the manatees as we were growing up because you can see them."
1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project
Underwater sculpture garden
The Florida Reef Tract is suffering from an active coral disease outbreak, tissue loss and other symptoms which started off the coast of Miami-Dade County in 2014.
It affects "nearly half of Florida's 45 reef-building coral species," according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Snow says everything is connected, from the coral reefs to the Everglades. And there are ecological and economic benefits to saving the coral ecosystem—any regular person can be part of the restoration process through "art, citizen science, and education."
"Even if you don't live on the water, the coral reefs are our first line of protection against storm surge. Against flooding. They break down the wave energy that literally allows the wave to currently reach our coastline at the rate they are now," Snow said. "If the reefs die … and there is no first line of defense to break down the wave energy, it is literally accelerating the rate that we're going to be underwater in Florida."
Divers can start Monday, off of Peanut Island near the Blue Heron Bridge.
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Tiger Woods' ex Elin Nordegren buys Palm Beach County house for $9.9M
September 18, 2020 [email protected]_84 99M, Beach, buys, County, Elin, house, Nordegren, Palm, Tiger, Woods
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Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of golf legend Tiger Woods, has downsized in Palm Beach County after selling her custom beachfront mansion last week for a recorded $28.6 million.
Nordegren paid a recorded $9.9 million for a six-bedroom house on 2 acres in the Old Palm Golf Club development in Palm Beach Gardens, a deed recorded this week shows.
Built in 2010, the house she bought has 16,841 square feet of living space, inside and out, property records show. Of that total, 13,504 square feet is under air conditioning. The property includes a large vacant parcel next door.
She bought the house at 12251 Tillinghast Circle as trustee of the Northern Lights Trust, the same entity through which she owned and sold her beachfront house in Seminole Landing.
The renovated property in Old Palm Golf Club faces a pond on the gated community's golf course. The house's layout includes a dining room, home office, gym and a club/media room, according to the property's sales listing. Other features include a well-equipped kitchen and a glass-enclosed refrigerated wine room that can store more than 500 bottles.
Elin Nordegren, ex-wife of golf star Tiger Woods, just bought a house on 2 acres in Old Palm Golf Club, seen outlined in red in this undated aerial photo on the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's website. (Photo: Courtesy Palm Beach County Property Appraiser)
The deed recorded Tuesday shows the property was sold by Tillinghast Holdings LLC, a Florida limited liability company. That entity is managed by Larry Ross and as a Palm Beach address on Royal Palm Way, state business records show.
Brokers at Leibowitz Realty Group handled the seller's side of the deal. Michael Leibowitz co-listed the property with Andrew Leibowitz, according to the multiple listing service. The estate was priced at $12.495 million when it sold.
Agent Dory Faxon of Frankel Ball Realty acted for the buyer.
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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren divorced in 2010 after nearly six years of marriage. (Photo: Scot Tucker, AP)
Via a deed recorded Sept 11, Nordegren sold her Seminole Landing house to billionaire Rockstar Energy Drink creator Russell Weiner of Delray Beach, who bought it using a revocable trust in his name, courthouse records show.
The Seminole Landing house has 11 bedrooms and about 26,000 square feet. Completed in 2014, it stands on a 1.4-acre lot with 200 feet of shoreline in an unincorporated area near North Palm Beach.
Nordegren listed her estate for sale in March 2018 at $49.5 million, a price later dropped to $44.5 million. Agents Cris Condon, Todd Peter and Frances Peter of Sotheby's International Realty in Palm Beach had the listing, and Todd Peter handled the buyer's side in the sale last week.
Woods and Nordegren married in 2004 and had two children. Their contentious divorce was finalized in 2010, with Nordegren receiving a settlement reported at $100 million.
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10 Truly Horrifying Beach House Decor Fails To Never Try at Home
September 10, 2020 [email protected]_84 Beach, decor, fails, Home, Horrifying, house
While kicking back in a beach house might sound dreamy, I have to ask: Why is beach house decor so bad? Here are the worst designs I've seen.
Jennifer Geddes, provided by
4:00 am PDT, Thursday, September 10, 2020
Photo: Luis Diaz Devesa / Getty Images
While kicking back in a beach house might sound dreamy right about now, I have to ask: Why is beach house decor so bad?
As someone who's rented beach houses on sandy shores from New York's Fire Island to the Maine coast, I can conclude that beach house owners tend to go overboard with beach-themed decor. We're talking seashells not only at the seashore, but everywhere in the home, fashioned into soap dishes, wind chimes, "seashell bouquets"—you name it and it's been done.
We get it—we're on the beach! But that doesn't mean taste, style, and just plain common sense need to be tossed to the wind. And so, whether you own a beach house, dream of buying one, or just want to revel in what you might find in some unfortunate beach house you rent or enter one day, here's a look at some of the most ridiculous beach decor that really should be jettisoned before someone gets seasick indoors.
1. Groan-inducing signs
Distressed signs with lame sayings are a no-go.
Must I be reminded to "Wash My Palms" in the bathroom? And I already know that "The Beach Is My Happy Place," because I'm renting here. I'm sure there are some good puns out there, but until I spy something fresh that makes me smile, I'm hiding these signs behind the closet door the minute I arrive.
2. Fake fish and coral
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Another pet peeve of mine? Handcrafted "art" and faux sea treasures piled up on the one serviceable side table in the living room. All I'm asking for is a little space to put down my phone and my coffee mug while I'm on vacation.
3. Oars as art
Photo by Go Nautical Collections
Oars aren't only questionable as decor, they're also a downright menace. When oars are displayed precariously, as shown here, they're a recipe for disaster. That is, kids will crash into them, that glass cabinet door will shatter, and—oops!—here goes your security deposit.
4. Lobster trap furniture
One of the things we said we would NEVER buy for our little house… the lobster trap coffee table. We got too
Newport Beach revokes temporary use permit for Peninsula Kitchen and Bar
September 10, 2020 [email protected]_84 Bar, Beach, kitchen, Newport, Peninsula, permit, revokes, temporary
A restaurant in Newport Beach had its emergency temporary use permit allowing for expansion of outdoor dining revoked this weekend, the only establishment to lose the permit since the implementation of the city's Fast Track Back to Business Initiative in late May.
City officials said Wednesday the owners of the Peninsula Kitchen and Bar, also known as the Peninsula Lounge, were notified Sunday that the city would be revoking its permit, which allows businesses and religious institutions to temporarily expand into parking lots, sidewalks or other adjacent private or public property.
Officials said this is the restaurant's second such revocation, the first being in July. Owners appealed the first revocation successfully and were able to continue operation after the hearing.
City spokesman John Pope said that city staff and code enforcement officers witnessed numerous violations of the temporary use permit's conditions, which included the usage of indoor space for dancing and alcohol consumption; violation of occupancy limits for outdoor patio space; violations of the 9 p.m. closure times; and calls for police service as a result of outdoor alcohol consumption.
City staff also said that the restaurant made "no attempt to practice social distancing or require face coverings by patrons and staff."
"The vast majority of restaurants and businesses are complying with the conditions of their emergency temporary use permits under the 'Back to Business' program and [state] guidelines," Pope said. "However, the permits can be revoked if restaurant owners are found to be operating unsafely, in violation of the terms and conditions or guidelines."
Restaurant owners declined to comment on Wednesday, but the Peninsula Lounge reports on OpenTable and Yelp that staff are required to wear face masks and temperatures are checked. It also states that surfaces are sanitized, seats are limited and tables are spaced in accordance with social-distancing requirements.
Reported operation hours vary across websites.
City staff said that though the permit was revoked, it only affects the restaurant's outdoor dining but not the indoor dining due to Orange County moving this week to the "substantial" red tier from the "widespread" purple tier in the state's new guidelines for reopening. As part of that, restaurants are allowed to resume indoor operations at capacities of either 25% or 100 people, whichever number is fewer, and close by 10 p.m.
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Around Town: Newport Beach Garden Tour raises more than $40K for Sherman Library & Gardens
September 5, 2020 [email protected]_84 40K, Beach, garden, gardens, Library, Newport, raises, Sherman, Tour, Town
The Sherman Library & Gardens held a summer garden party, named "The Soiree of Summer," on Aug. 29 as part of the 24th annual Newport Beach Garden Tour, raising more than $40,000 for the nonprofit.
Attendance was capped at 200 people with only 50 people allowed into the gardens each hour. A silent auction and raffle featured prizes donated by area businesses.
Organization members, volunteers and community members helped Sherman Library & Gardens have the organization's most successful garden tour.
"I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of our members, volunteers and the community who continue to support Sherman Library & Gardens, especially during this challenging time," said Scott LaFleur, executive director of the facility.
Proceeds from the Newport Beach Garden Tour and the summer garden party will support children's education programs.
Mesa Water District launches video contest for students
Mesa Water District, mesawater.org, is calling on high school and college students in its service area — including most of Costa Mesa, parts of Newport Beach and unincorporated Orange County — to create video entries for the district's "2020 Mesa Water Matters Video Contest."
Now through Oct. 31, students are encouraged to create a fun and informative 60-second video highlighting the theme "Mesa Water Matters." Topics could address areas such as water education in local schools, participation in community events, conservation programs such as drought-tolerant gardens or Mesa Water's role as provider of safe and healthy drinking water.
Videos must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, with the video and entry application uploaded as two separate files via Dropbox at ow.ly/hYaa50B5S1f. Videos should not exceed 250 MB.
Entries will be evaluated for their accuracy and effectiveness, creativity and originality, production quality and entertainment value.
The first-place prize is $500, followed by $300 for second place and $200 for third place. Winners will be notified on or before Nov. 6 and will be recognized on Mesa Water's website and social media channels.
Students must live in Mesa Water District's service area (for a map, visit mesawater.org/customer-service/service-area). For official contest rules and entry requirements, visit mesawater.org/videocontest.
Decorative Arts Society grants $25K to support Blind Children's Learning Center
The Santa Ana-based nonprofit Blind Children's Learning Center, which helps prepare children with visual impairments and disabilities for a life of independence, recently received a $25,000 grant from the Decorative Arts Society to support its Global Infant Development program.
The program provides critical home-based early intervention services for newly diagnosed and medically fragile infants and toddlers up to 3 years of age. The goal is to maximize the development of visually impaired babies and toddlers, while minimizing developmental delays.
DARTS, which aims to improve the lives of women and children in Orange County, recognizes the importance of these early services and how life-changing such resources can be for new moms and parents.
BCLC recently expanded its Global Infant Development program, due to a growing demand for services. The grant will help serve 125 infants and toddlers in Orange County during the 2020-21
Eli Broad gives sleek Malibu beach house a $5.5-million price chop
September 4, 2020 [email protected]_84 55million, Beach, Broad, chop, Eli, house, Malibu, PRICE, sleek
Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad just lowered the price of his Malibu beach house a second time, trimming the tag down to $62 million. It originally hit the market in February for $75 million and resurfaced in July at $67.5 million, records show.
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The Malibu beach house of billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad was designed by Getty Center architect Richard Meier. (Berlyn Photography)
The 87-year-old Broad, whose net worth is estimated at $6.9 billion, still stands to make a hefty profit. Broad paid $5.65 million for the two parcels in the late 1990s, records show, and commissioned Richard Meier to design the sleek, futuristic home now for sale.
Completed in 2002, Meier's slightly curvaceous modern design bears a strong resemblance to the Getty Center, one of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect's other projects.
The gated estate spans nearly half an acre, centering on a waterfront home of roughly 5,400 square feet. Dramatic walls of glass overlook the ocean, and multiple decks and lawns descend to 105 feet of beach.
Clean, whitewashed living spaces include a two-story entry and a spacious living and dining area with modern fixtures and a fireplace. The master suite — one of five bedrooms and seven bathrooms — includes a balcony, sauna and scenic lounge. A similarly styled guest house completes the property.
Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency holds the listing.
A native of New York, Broad co-founded Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. and founded the Los Angeles-based retirement savings firm SunAmerica, which he sold in 1999 in a multibillion-dollar stock deal.
A major influence on L.A.'s art scene, Broad helped create and establish the Museum of Contemporary Art in 1979 and is a life trustee of the L.A. County Museum of Art. He also founded the Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles to house the collection of contemporary art that he and his wife, Edythe, have amassed.
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