Two of Southern California’s most prolific house-flippers are additionally two of essentially the most well-known: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. A yr after paying $27 million for a Montecito compound, the ability couple have simply bought it for $33.3 million.
They listed the scenic unfold for $39.9 million in October and located a purchaser just a few weeks later, information present.
The Bali-inspired property sprawls throughout 9 acres with a backdrop of mountains and the ocean beneath. Combining three parcels, it has a trendy low-slung dwelling, a spacious guesthouse, safety workplace, cabana, gymnasium, pond, pickleball court docket and an infinity pool overlooking the Pacific.
Throughout their keep, DeGeneres and De Rossi renovated the house, which is approached by a courtyard entry lined with koi ponds. Inside, voluminous areas supply an attention-grabbing design palette of heat wooden, marble, tile and glass.
4 bedrooms and 10 loos are unfold throughout 10,674 sq. toes, in addition to a library, chef’s kitchen and dramatic nice room. Partitions of glass open to lined lounges and eating patios alongside the bottom of the house. Past that, rolling lawns, unique gardens and sculptures dot the grounds.
DeGeneres, 62, has gained a number of Emmys for “The Ellen DeGeneres Present,” which premiered in 2003. She’s additionally hosted the Grammys, the Academy Awards and the NBC recreation present “Ellen’s Recreation of Video games,” which is at the moment airing its fourth season.
De Rossi, 47, has appeared on such tv reveals because the authorized drama “Ally McBeal” and the sitcoms “Arrested Improvement” and “Higher Off Ted.” Extra not too long ago, she performed Chairwoman Elizabeth North on the ABC present “Scandal.”
The $33.3-million sale isn’t even their largest in Montecito; in 2018, they bought a 17-acre spread within the coastal neighborhood for $34 million. The ability couple additionally made just a few huge strikes in Beverly Hills final yr, shopping for Adam Levine’s 1930s home for $42.5 million and promoting a Hollywood Regency-style spot as soon as owned by actress Marjorie Lord for $15.5 million.
Riskin Companions Group, a division of Village Properties, dealt with each ends of the deal.
