Luxe Living

A-list director Judd Apatow, famous for movies like ’40 Year Old Virgin,’ ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Knocked Up,’ and his actress wife Leslie Mann have just purchased a Malibu Colony home for $10,825,000 from the estate of late ‘Pretty Woman’ producer Laura Ziskin. Property records show that the deal closed on March 19, 2013.

The Apatow/Mann family’s new oceanfront contemporary cottage is theirs just in time for summer! The home is situated in the exclusive guard gated and celebrity-laden community of Malibu Colony. A romantic 1930′s bungalow, the home is tranquil yet chic and comfortable and sits directly on the beach. A gourmet kitchen and cozy family room open to a private, lush courtyard entry. The living room, dining room and cozy sunroom all feature expansive ocean views and lead to patios and the private Colony Beach. The second floor features 3 ensuite bedrooms.  The large master bedroom overlooks the Pacific Ocean through a wall of glass. The master also includes a wood-burning fireplace and a spacious patio leading to the sand. The property also features a two-car garage and a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom guesthouse.

According to other plugged-in real estate sources, the Apatow/Mann family are looking building a massive custom home on a lot they purchased in Santa Monica last year for $8,600,000. Their forthcoming custom digs must be something amazing, because they’d be decamping from a home in Brentwood that they paid $18,250,000 for in 2009. Apatow also still owns a 4,356 square foot Beverly Hills Post Office-area home that he purchased in 2005 for $1,656,000.

David Zucker, famous in Hollywood for writing, directing, and producing iconic titles like “Airplane!,” “The Naked Gun,” and “Scary Movie,” is selling his sleek, stunning Venice canal home for $3,199,000. Zucker purchased the centrally-located home in April 2007 for $2,850,000.

Situated on the historic Venice Canals on a private corner lot, Zucker’s home is just blocks from the beach and the “coolest street in America,” Abbot Kinney Blvd.  The home is an exceptional light-filled, three-level Cape Cod-style beach house, built in 2002. Well appointed, with beautiful contemporary details, the house has an ideal floor plan, with 1 bedroom/bathroom on the main level and the master bedroom suite, plus two additional bedrooms upstairs. The master bedroom has a sitting area and fireplace, and the second level’s two spare guestrooms are connected by a balcony. On the third level is an enormous family room with large wet bar, full bathroom, and two more large decks–one perfect for outdoor dining and the other great for enjoying the sun with a hot tub, outdoor fireplace, and views of the Venice canals. There’s even a perfect outdoor dining and entertaining area off the living/family room that opens up to the canal walk.

The kitchen has stainless appliances with an open bar and eating area and a fireplace in the living room. The home’s floors are primarily reclaimed wood from a Virginia barn and bluestone slate.

David Kelmenson of Partners Trust Real Estate is the listing agent.

Christine Lahti, who famously won the 1998 “Best Actress for a TV Drama” Golden Globe for Chicago Hope while she was in the ladies’ restroom, is selling her stunning Hampton’s-style Los Angeles mansion for $6,395,000. Lahti purchased the property in May 2002 for $5,225,000.

Blending casual charm with understated elegance, Lahti’s gated, 1/3+ acre home offers the utmost in privacy – a must for any Tinseltown type. The home is spacious and grand with 5 bedroom, a study, a full family room and an upstairs den that could easily be converted to 6th bedroom. Bright and airy, the home has lots of windows, french doors and verandas off most bedrooms.

For outdoor entertaining, the property features a cabana with fireplace and swimming pool. A bath and sauna is a lovely complement to the pool and lush lawn area. While sunshine abounds in Los Angeles, this particular home is on the sunny side of the street!

“Say hello” to Scarface director Brian De Palma‘s for-sale coastal California mansion. De Palma sat in the director’s chair for many of the most iconic movies ever made, including Carrie, The Fury, Scarface, The Untouchables, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Carlito’s Way and Mission: Impossible.

Just listed for $4,250,000, De Palma is looking for a buyer for the his Mediterranean mansion in the North of Montana neighborhood of Santa Monica, CA. A gorgeous Mediterranean home in a premier Santa Monica location, De Palma paid $3,940,000 in June of 2005. The newly-listed home features a gracious entry that ushers you into a large step-down living room and on to a dramatic two-story den with vaulted ceilings and classic wrought iron fixtures. Walls of French doors open to an elegant outdoor patio with fireplace and entertaining areas overlooking a sparkling swimming pool and rolling lawn. A large master suite and two additional bedrooms comprise the upper level and a separate guest unit at the rear of the property provides additional sleeping quarters. This property is just steps from the ocean.

Partners Trust Beverly Hills hold the listing