Posted on Sunday, 07.06.08
HOT PROPERTY: HOLLYWOOD
Kimora shedding Hills estate
BY ANN BRENOFF
Los Angeles Times Service
Kimora Lee Simmons, the designer behind the sizzling-hot Baby Phat fashion label, after ditching her husband, has listed her Beverly Hills home at $7.75 million.
Simmons, who split from rap-mogul husband Russell Simmons -- he co-founded Def Jam Records -- hopes to next part company with her five-bedroom, eight-bathroom, country-style home.
The guard-gated, 6,000-square-foot property has a private courtyard entry with a sitting area and a fireplace. The home has a two-story entranceway, a formal living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a bar and a new gourmet kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances.
There are dark hardwood floors, a spacious master bedroom suite and leaded-glass windows. Outside, there is a pool and room for a tennis court.
'SNL' COMEDIAN
BUYS LOFT RETREAT
Saturday Night Live's Norm MacDonald just bought a two-bedroom, two-bathroom loft in Santa Monica with ocean views for $1.8 million.
The 2,000-plus-square-foot unit was listed at $1,895,000 and is described as a ``chic, urban retreat.''
It has white concrete floors, two large terraces and 14-foot-high ceilings.
The 44-year-old MacDonald joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 1993, where he left his mark as the anchor of the ''Weekend Update'' segment.
DYKSTRA LISTS
FABULOUS ESTATE
Lenny Dykstra, the scrappy, major league spark plug who became a stock market savant, has listed his Lake Sherwood Georgian estate for $24.9 million.
The property, designed by architect Richard Landry and sitting on seven acres atop a secluded promontory with mountain and golf-course views, includes verandas for outdoor entertaining; a pool, a spa and a championship tennis court; servants' quarters, and manicured lawns and gardens.
The main house has 12,713 square feet of living space, including a receiving parlor and an opulent formal dining room. There is also a paneled study, a professional kitchen and a state-of-the-art screening room. The house previously was owned by hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
The 45-year-old Dykstra played outfield with the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. His street smarts served him well when he hung up his cleats and retired. He knew how to please a crowd and followed his instincts about what people wanted: His first post-baseball investment was a car wash in California.
From there he became a columnist on TheStreet.com, recommending stocks to the masses. He has written books, led motivational seminars and pretty much reinvented himself as a one-man show of investment wisdom.
Baseball, however, will stay in the family. On June 5, his son Cutter was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft.
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