NBA player and former L.A. Laker Kwame Brown has listed his super-sized house at $2,975,000.

The contemporary in L.A.'s Playa del Rey section, with views of the ocean, city and marina area, has four bedrooms and five bathrooms in a roomy 6,329 square feet. The kitchen's large breakfast bar can seat a starting lineup or eight to 10 regular-sized people. The open floor-plan house was built in 1989.

``My favorite part is the movie room in the basement,'' Brown said. The media room has a built-in projector, screen and bar.

Brown, 27, bought the property for $3,375,000 in 2005. He joined the Lakers that year and was starting center in 2006.

Although Brown lives and owns in Detroit, according to his listing agent, the 6-foot-11 Pistons center has fond memories of the beach city house, whose step-down master bedroom has a fireplace, built-ins and a balcony.

``I will miss the amazing views from all the floors -- especially my bedroom -- and seeing the sunrise in the morning,'' Brown said.

Brown put the house on the market at $2,999,000, or for lease at $12,000 a month, in November before withdrawing it in late May.

ACTING COUPLE GET

THEIR ASKING PRICE

Acting couple Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have sold their home in L.A.'s Los Feliz Oaks neighborhood for $2,495,000.

The redone traditional house has four bedrooms, 4 ½ bathrooms and two offices in 3,832 square feet, according to the Multiple Listing Service. There are formal living and dining rooms, nine-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, French doors, two second-floor terraces, laundry areas on the first and second floors and a pool with spa. White subway tile and cabinetry, stainless-steel appliances and dark wood floors give a sleek look to the kitchen, which has a large center island with two sinks, a wine cooler and seating for three.

The two-story house, built in 1940, was sold for its asking price. The couple had purchased the property in 2006 for $2.1 million.

PRODUCER SELLS

BRENTWOOD HOUSE

Two-time Emmy-winning producer and writer Gary David Goldberg has sold his estate in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood for $15.15 million.

The Paul Williams-designed home, built in 1942, has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms in 6,908 square feet. The two-story house, on about three acres with a pool and pool house, is reached by a long driveway leading to a motor court and a three-car garage with chauffeur's quarters. There are greenbelt views, seven fireplaces, a media room, sun room, library, wine cellar and a two-bedroom staff wing.

The property had been listed in January at $19,995,000 but originally came on the market at $23.9 million in July 2007.

BREWER'S HOUSE

BRINGS $5 MILLION

Milwaukee Brewer Jason Kendall has sold a Manhattan Beach home for $5.45 million.

The Mediterranean house, in the ``hill section'' of the beach community south of Los Angeles, has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in 7,398 square feet. There are views of the ocean and Palos Verdes Peninsula, two fireplaces, walnut floors, French doors and a 300-square-foot basement bonus room. A one-bedroom guest suite sits above the detached three-car garage.

The catcher purchased the two-story house for $3.32 million in 2000, the year it was built. The property came on the market in September at $7.3 million and was withdrawn at the end of April.

COMPOSER BUYS

CULVER CITY DUPLEX

Emmy-winning composer Laura Karpman has purchased a Spanish-style duplex in Culver City for $765,000.

The side-by-side cottages, built in 1928, have hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, curved archways and tile roofs. One unit has two bedrooms and one bathroom, and the other has one bedroom and one bathroom, for a total of about 1,400 square feet. There are two 400-square-foot garages on the 8,098-square-foot property.

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