

Former Lakers point guard Derek Fisher is taking another shot in Hidden Hills. He’s put his estate in the gated equestrian community back up for sale at $6.195 million, an $800,000 price cut from when it first came on the market last year.
Fisher bought the home in 2009 for $5.5 million and spent a considerable amount to customize the traditional-style home. Personal touches include custom paint, Venetian plaster walls and hickory-wood floors. The kitchen was redone with two islands, marble countertops and warming and cooling drawers.
Also within more than 9,400 square feet of interior space are a home theater, a wood-paneled den, an executive office and a screening room. Modern chandeliers top the two-story foyer and living and dining rooms. There’s also an elevator.
Including the guesthouse, there are six bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
Flagstone surrounds the custom swimming pool and spa in the backyard. A two-stall barn, an outdoor fireplace, lawns and formal landscaping complete the 1.14 acres of grounds.
Kofi Nartey of Compass and Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX Olson & Associates are the co-listing agents.
Fisher, 43, paired with Kobe Bryant in the Lakers backcourt on multiple championship teams coached by Phil Jackson. After retiring in 2014, the former point guard reunited with Jackson, then the president of the Knicks, when he was named head coach of the New York franchise. He was let go from his position last year.
Home comes with colorful back story
Actor Graham Phillips of “The Good Wife” fame has bought a home in Studio City for $1.6 million.
Designed by Harwell Hamilton Harris and built in 1939,
the woodclad Blair House is named for its original owners, Mary and Lee
Blair. Mary Blair was an animator and concept artist for Walt Disney Co.
and worked on Disneyland’s It’s a Small World attraction. Lee Blair, a
watercolorist and animator, worked on the films “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia”
and “Saludos Amigos.”
Set
up from the street, among mature trees and landscaping, the multilevel
house has picture windows and bi-folding doors that take in the leafy
setting. Its 1,245 square feet include an open living room with a brick
fireplace, an updated kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. A wine
cellar sits off the front entry.
Astairway
leads up to the artist’s former studio. Terraces and a rooftop patio
create additional living space outside, and a funicular helps navigate
the steep lot.
The property sold a year ago for $1.5 million, records show. It had been listed for $1.6 million.
Phillips,
24, has film credits that include “Evan Almighty” (2007), “Goats”
(2011) and “Staten Island Summer” (2015). He will have a recurring role
in the upcoming season of the CW’s “Riverdale.”
Heidi
Lake of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Robert
Walters and Brandon Welsh of Leland Properties represented the buyer.
‘American Idol’ star ready to give it up
The show appears to be over for Adam Lambert in Hollywood Hills West.
The
singer-songwriter of “American Idol” fame has listed his home in the
area for $3.995 million — $1 million more than he paid for the property
three years ago.
The
subdued contemporary, built in 1947, has been renovated and expanded to
nearly 3,800 square feet of living space. Features include a
floor-to-ceiling climate-controlled wine wall, a home theater and a gym.
Pocketing glass doors lead directly to the backyard.
The
master suite is outfitted with a sitting room, a fireplace and asteam
shower. There are three bedrooms and three bathrooms in all.
Outdoors, a broad overhang
extends from the home and covers apatio space. Two reflecting pools, a
10-person spa and a fire pit highlight the grounds. Views take in the
city lights and canyon.
Brad Downs of Rodeo Realty is the listing agent.
Lambert,
35, was a runner-up on “Idol” in 2009, the same year he released the
album “For Your Entertainment.” His most recent studio album, “The
Original High,” was released two years ago.
The glam rocker has also appeared on the television series “Glee.”
Touched by development
ABel-Air mansion built on the site where singer and actress Della Reese and her husband, producer Franklin Lett, made their home for more than 30 years is for sale at $21.9 million.
Reese
and Lett sold their 9,000- square-foot house three years ago for $7.5
million, and the mid century residence was razed to make way for the new
development overlooking Stone Canyon Reservoir.
Completed
this year, the contemporary estate is oriented so that it takes in the
entirety of the reservoir, according to listing agent Ernie Carswell of
Teles Properties. Motorized walls of glass and broad picture windows
make the most of the scenic views.
The
11,805 square feet of Bauhaus-vibe living was designed for small- and
large-scale entertaining and features a glass-walled entry, living and
dining rooms, chef’s and caterer kitchens and a media room. The
kitchens, family room and wine cellar make up the open-plan space where
Reese and Lett’s indoor swimming pool once stood.
The
master suite comprises six rooms including a lavish bath and sitting
room. There are six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in all.
Adining
pavilion, grilling courtyard and various patios create additional
living space outdoors. The zero-edge swimming pool — complete with a
spa, waterfall feature and accent lighting — extends out toward the
reservoir.
Reese, 86,
gained fame as a gospel singer touring with Mahalia Jackson and released
the hit single “Don’t You Know?” She went on to have her own talk show,
“Della,” in 1969 and 1970, and made regular appearances on various game
shows and late-night talk shows. She starred in “Touched by an Angel”
from 1994 to 2003.
Yes, hockey puck, the estate has sold
The Malibu estate that was home to late comedian Don Rickles for more than a decade has sold for $6.5 million. The buyer was Donato Errico, founder of upscale health-club chain Equinox, records show.
Atraditional-style
home, a tennis court and a swimming pool are part of the acre-plus
estate, which sits behind gates in the Point Dume area. “Deeded rights
to Little Dume Beach” were in cluded with the property, according to the
listing.
Built in
1968, the two-story house has more than 3,400 square feet of living
space that includes a living room with a fireplace, a family/media room,
an office, four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The dining room, which has
an ocean view, opens to an eat-in kitchen with vaulted ceilings and an
island. Various sitting areas, statues, gardens and mature trees fill
out the grounds.
Chris
Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker Residential represented both the buyer and
the seller, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
Rickles,
who died in April at 90, was known as the king of insult comedians. The
stand-up comic and actor gained fame for his aggressive style of humor
on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and later enjoyed a long
career as a Las Vegas headliner. His film credits include “Casino” and
the “Toy Story” movies.
He bought the home in 2004 for $3.3 million, records show.
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