Brian Stevens’ Malibu listing made L.A. Times Hot Properties this week. Here’s some of what reporter Lauren Beale had to say:
Reality TV star and singer Heidi Montag has been hiding out by the beach this summer at a Malibu place she rented for $25,000 a month, according to the Multiple Listing Service. But she moved on in late August, and the gated contemporary is back on the market at $5.5 million.
Yes, that’s Heidi of “The Hills,” as in Heidi and Spencer, as in soon-to-be divorced Heidi. Lost? Backing up, Montag began dating fellow cast member Spencer Pratt while working on “The Hills” (2006-10). The pair eloped to Mexico in 2008 and, just for good measure, got married again stateside last year. In July she filed for divorce.
The acre-plus property where she made her summer home has a saltwater lap pool, tropical landscaping and mature trees. The kitchen has a blue glass sink, an eat-in center island and a skylight; the master suite has a two-sided fireplace, a wet bar, dual closets, a sunken tub and shower for two. There are 6,636 square feet of living space in which to lose oneself. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house, built in 1972, is also available for lease at $19,500 a month, furnished, with a year lease.
Rodeo Realty agent Laura Piller helped comedy improv star Wayne Brady sell his home in Sherman Oaks earlier this year and now she’s introduced him to the new home of his dreams. As Lauren Beale of the LA Times put it Brady, “who hosts ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ has made one himself with the purchase of a condominium in Pacific Palisades for $1.75 million.” The contemporary three-bedroom unit makes the most of the sea air and ocean views with French doors opening to the terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows.
