Cindy Crawford

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Cindy Crawford was deemed one of the most recognized supermodels in the 1980s and 1990s gracing the cover of multiple magazines, walking runway shows, and serving as the face of fashion campaigns. She has since expanded into other ventures and in 1998, married nightlight industry businessman Rande Gerber. Gerber co-founded the tequila brand Casamigos with acclaimed actor George Clooney in 2013. In 2017, Crawford and Gerber purchased a mid-century modern home in Beverly Hills for $11.6 million through a trust. However, the two are now bidding farewell to their humble abode listing it on the market for an initial price $15.995 million last August. Since then, the price has been reduced to $14.75 million in May before recently securing a buyer. While the transaction has yet to appear in public records and the buyer’s identity remains anonymous, the home was last listed at $13.5 million.

Additionally, the celebrity couple have secured several other properties with two homes in Malibu, a vacation home in La Quinta’s Madison Club, and a cottage in Canada. Aside from Crawford and Gerber though, other notable names in the entertainment industry have inhabited their Beverly Hills abode. OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and his wife, Genevieve, purchased the house in 2014 and spent almost two years restoring and expanding the property. Prior to their residence, the space belonged to film producer Gregory Goodman of “Jason Bourne” and “Captain Phillips.”

In 2019, Crawford spoke to Architectural Digest about her Beverly Hills home. “It's midcentury modern, so it's been fun putting it through our own filter. We make a lot of our upholstery,” she explains. “My husband is very, very picky about the cushion density and seat depth because he's taller.” However, Crawford also claims that Gerber “would sacrifice functionality for the look” in certain aspects of their home while her utmost priority lies in comfortability.

Built in 1959, the chic mid-century modern home spans 5,386 square feet and includes five bedrooms and 5.5 baths. The single-story space rests beyond gated walls in the posh Trousdale Estates neighborhood and has been completely renovated and restored during Tedder’s residence. The open floor plan presents four separate lounging areas partially separated by a dividing wall with sleek fireplace and wet bar. The sky-lit kitchen and adjacent dining area offer an atmosphere perfect for entertaining. The separate media room is equipped with sliding doors to provide privacy and distinct from the kitchen area. Stepping outside, the expansive exterior opens to a large swimming pool and spa with adjoining daybeds. The seating area is surrounded by a firepit, fruit trees, and art installations.

Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency represented both the buyer and seller in this deal.

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Zedd

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Electronic music artist Zedd has been ranked by Forbes as one of the highest paid DJs in the world. He previously has collaborated with famed stars such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Selena Gomez. The Grammy winner has also reigned victorious on the real estate front as he acquired a $16 million Beverly Hills mansion in 2018. TAriana Grande, Katy Perry, and Selena Gomezhe residence was newly built two years prior and listed on the market for as much as $25 million. After his purchase at a significantly reduced price, the musician invited Architectural Digest into his home to showcase the lavish space. Now, after three years of residence, Zedd is preparing to bid farewell to his luxe mansion as he has recently listed the property for $26.5 million.

Built in 2016, Zedd fondly describes the contemporary Beverly Hills home as “modern and slick, but really warm.” The extravagant space spans 11,043 square feet and includes five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and three half-bathrooms. The interior layout opens to a great room with double-height ceilings, an atrium with fountain, and lush greenery. Further into the home, the open kitchen is equipped with a preparation area, pantry, and access to the adjacent dining room. Upstairs, the spacious master suite fills the entire second floor offering a cozy fireplace, two walk-in closets, a bathroom with steam shower, and a private terrace with picturesque views of the cityscape below. Four additional guest suites are featured on the lower level with three of them offering direct access to the swimming pool. Stepping outside, the exterior presents fruit and vegetable gardens, an outdoor kitchen, a swimming pool, and lounge perfect for entertainment. Other luxe amenities consist of a completed recording studio, a soundproofed custom home theater, an indoor-outdoor gym, and game room.

Ethan Peskowitz with Westside Estate Agency holds the listing for this property.

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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In 2013, Ferguson, an Emmy-nominated actor, and his husband, Justin Mikita, purchased the Los Feliz residence for $4.55 million. Over the years, the couple added their personal touches to transform the 1920s style property into their own humble abode. In collaboration with designer Peter Gurski, the end product of their lavish home was grand enough to earn a feature in Architectural Digest. Before Ferguson and Mikita though, another renowned celebrity resided in and renovated the property. The extravagant pool and waterfall were installed by pop icon Gwen Stefani who purchased the home in 1998 before selling it in 2007.

As Ferguson is now planning to bid farewell to his former Los Feliz residence, the home is ready to be passed onto another Hollywood star. Last month Ferguson had listed the property for $6,995,000. However, the closing price for which DiCaprio purchased the home was slightly higher at $7.1 million. DiCaprio reportedly resides in the Bird Streets neighborhood but owns one home nearby that he purchased in 2018 for a family member. It appears that Ferguson’s former home may be intended for a similar purpose, but regardless, will be a grand addition to DiCaprio’s real estate portfolio.

Leonardo DiCaprio

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The 5,000 square foot Los Feliz property spans half an acre of landscaped grounds. Resting above street level, the four-bedroom home opens to a two-story formal entry. The spacious living area features 25-foot ceilings and a stone fireplace. The eat-in chef’s kitchen presents a breakfast nook, built-in cabinets, and a wine fridge. The family room doubles as a media room with a projector and drop screen. The library is equipped with tall ceilings, stained-glass windows, and Juliet balconies. Heading upstairs, the master bedroom features a terrace and an ensuite bathroom with a separate tub and shower. Decorative elements of the home include designer wallpaper and a coffered ceiling. Other perks include an office, gym, meditation room, pool, observation deck, and a three-car garage.

Jennifer Akbari with Compass represented the seller. Brett Lawyer with Hilton & Hyland represented the buyer.

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Ashley Tisdale

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Tisdale has been dipping into the real estate market as of lately, recently purchasing a new Mediterranean-style home in the Hollywood Hills. She has also launched her own interior design business, Frenshe Interiors. Tisdale found inspiration from her father, Mike Tisdale, who worked as a contractor throughout her childhood.

In a 2018 interview with Architectural Digest, Tisdale shared that it was her dream to renovate a home alongside her father. “I grew up with him building all these amazing houses – including Darren Star’s home in Los Angeles – and I missed working together,” she stated at the time.

While under Tisdale’s ownership, the Los Feliz villa has undergone remarkable changes. Built in 1923, the five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom residence blends Old World charm with modern sensibilities. Tisdale ensured to keep many of the original details throughout the home such as the leaded glass windows and lighting fixtures. She has added her own charm to the residence as well.

The incorporation of unique color schemes and patterns has created a delightful atmosphere throughout the home. Tisdale has added a deep teal in the dining room, a dark green hue in the formal dining area, a denim blue within one of the bathrooms, and intricate patterned wallpaper in the front foyer.

New European oak floors have also been added throughout the residence. The kitchen has been extensively updated with white subway tiles and a unique fireplace built into a breakfast nook nearby, designed with the help of her father. The main suite includes a private covered balcony and a vintage-style bathroom with white marble floors.

Outside is a spacious deck, a lounge area with a built-in grill, a large pool and a two-story guest house.

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#1 Having no home office

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This one is pretty self-explanatory. In the wake of Coronavirus and everyone having to work from home, the necessity of a home office rose. Now, when designing a home, people should consider including a home office because you never know when a world-wide pandemic might hit again...

#2 Formal sitting rooms

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Nobody uses a formal sitting room. Even celebrities on their Architectural Digest house tours talk about the fact that they never use their formal sitting room. In fact, tennis star Serena Williams turned hers into an art gallery instead. So, leave the formal rooms that no one uses in the past, and maybe bring back the conversation pits from the 70s instead?

#3 Wall Tapestries

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Now, tapestries are typically hung by college students but that doesn't make them any less tacky. Do not hang a wall tapestry. Enough said.

#2 Shiplap/barn doors

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Joanna Gaines did a darn good job at bringing back shiplap and the farmhouse aesthetic, but it's finally time to leave that world behind. Gone are the days where a barn door was the answer to a design problem, let's keep houses looking like houses and farms like farms, yes?

#1 Open floor plans

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Open floor plans are another casualty of the pandemic. What at first seemed like a great idea became a living nightmare as we all had to eat, work, and live in the same space every day instead of in separate rooms. In tandem with #1, people are realizing that it's better to have dedicated spaces for each activity as it helps keep the days from becoming so monotonous.

What design trend do you think should be left in 2020?

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Cheryl Eisen

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In Miami, IMG was tasked by Swire Properties to do the virtual staging of its residences at Reach and Rise at Brickell City Centre. The digital renderings confound the eyes of those who see them for the first time, thinking they are looking at photographs of an actually furnished space.

We welcomed Eisen for a one-on-one interview to talk about her company’s trailblazing projects as well as the collaboration she is doing with Swire Properties.

What was your inspiration for developing digitally staged units for Swire Properties at Rise Residences?

We wanted to bring a New York look to this development. We felt like, overall, everything was sort of looking alike on the market. With such a unique brand as Reach & Rise, we wanted to bring some warmth and differentiators in[to the residences]. We were designing the space during COVID and the thing that made sense was to virtually stage it with pieces that we actually have in our inventory, and if buyers came in and loved it, we could install that exact look in a matter of weeks.

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HR: Why do you think new development projects in South Florida like Brickell City Centre are choosing to work with a New York-based design firm?

CE: The enormous insurgence of New Yorkers fleeing to Florida. They are used to a certain edge in terms of design, and we brought that to South Florida, to Reach & Rise, and are attracting the New York buyer. In addition to that, the goal was to, again, differentiate what is in Reach & Rise versus every other condo in South Florida which is like, “white on white on white.” We have brought in a New York vibe with some textures, large modern art, and unique light fixtures that create a “wow” moment, and something that looks completely different when you are searching online for listings. These really stand out and capture the eye. That is the goal in marketing.

HR: What impact did 2020 have on your projects? More? Bigger?

CE: In New York, it was different than in Florida. People were afraid to have anyone come into their buildings or into their homes, creating a real challenge in terms of installing furniture into spaces. We had to pivot very quickly and come up with virtual designs because they still had to sell. So we created a completely unique virtual inventory of our own products. We had to market them in a way that represented their unique look and design style. In addition to that, we have several digital marketing tools within these renderings that enable a buyer to have an immersive experience. We can do 360’s, a virtual tour with goggles, or just on the screen. The best we could do, if we could not sell furniture in a space while a buyer walks around, was to install a digital visualization so that they can go online and get a sense of what it is like to be in that unit; to live in that unit; to function in that unit.

HR: Homes had to sell and you needed to bring them to life. Do you have a success story that you can share with us?

CE: We worked with a very well-known South Florida agent to digitally design a unit on Prive Island. It was beautiful but completely empty; very cold and austere We digitally furnished it beautifully, and within 12 days on the market, it sold and the buyers were interested in buying the virtual furniture. That was a very fast deal and it was definitely thanks to the virtual staging, which gave the empty space a real feeling of home and luxury.

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HR: For the luxury buyer, Florida is usually a 2nd home market. How do turn-key homes attract these high-end residents?

CE: Now more than ever- with furniture hard to get because of the domino effect that happened with manufacturing and distribution overseas, and even locally- it makes more sense just to move right into a furnished space, especially if it is your vacation home. Why spend a year searching for furniture, going into furniture stores and have a designer help you shop piece by piece? In other words, COVID has changed everything, the way we buy and the way we think about homes. It makes sense, not only for secondary homes, vacation homes, but it is also happening more and more in New York and other markets.

HR: Are you expanding to South Florida and to other markets as you said?

CE: We are. There are some definite growth areas all over the country. Boston was a huge growth area this year and so was San Francisco. We can service any city, any state in the United States. We have done projects in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We are doing a building in Seattle, and we have worked in LA, but we’ve been working in the South Florida area for a few years now; it’s one of our favorite secondary markets.

HR: You have had signature projects over the years, including at the Visionaire, the Puck Penthouses, and multiple projects that have been featured on TV shows like "Million Dollar Listing" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". Having set the bar high for yourself, what did you challenge yourself to do for your major South Florida debut?

CE: We are probably the best-known brand in the New York metro area. So, yes I agree. In South Florida, a lot of brokers that work in both markets know of us, but we wanted to come in and bring the same level of brand recognition and elevated style to South Florida. We wanted to come in with a big splash. The first project we did in South Florida was the largest penthouse in South Beach. The asking price was $50 million and it was an enormous triplex. It was a resale, so it was a huge before-and-after impact, but it was not a brand new development. The views were gorgeous, the space was beautiful. There are very few stagers and interior designers in South Florida. There are probably the top three that everyone knows and they design and stage every property, of which there are many. It is hard to have things look different when it is the top three players staging and designing everything. Our unique look came in to be completely different than everyone else’s, and that was really the goal. I think we have achieved that.

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HR: How has the pandemic affected the furniture supply lines and how have you adjusted?

CE: Luckily, we had started buying product in bulk overseas a couple of years ago so we have a pretty substantial inventory. We also started designing our own product- which we also have a significant inventory of- so our stuff is unique and in our warehouse. However, as soon as the pandemic hit, it hit first in China, and that is where most people, -between China and Italy- get their furniture. So the supply chain and manufacturing came to a complete halt for a while, creating a sort of domino effect across the rest of the industry as everyone was figuring out how to recover and how to function. When you cannot buy furniture, you are stuck with whatever you have on hand. We are lucky to have a large inventory on hand so we have been okay with it, but everyone else in the industry seems to be hurting for product. In normal circumstances, if you try to buy furniture, it is probably anywhere from two to twelve weeks [to receive]. Right now, it is six months out before you receive your product. That will continue to be a lag for a few more months as things get back into the swing in those countries. But yes, it was a huge challenge and created a huge ripple effect.

HR: Would you want to create a completely new style for Miami? Your signature is New York but what about a Miami IMG style?

CE: Absolutely, we would love to create a signature style that was specific to the Miami market. Brickell feels like Manhattan as much as possible and that is why I love staying in Brickell whenever I come to Miami. That already has a sense of our vibe. It is very city-like, very Manhattan but then out in the suburbs are houses. There seem to be two types of houses right now in terms of architecture. We want to create some visual distinction in those two styles by creating a unique interior. Again, there are about three main designers out there [in Miami]. We are coming in with a completely differentiated look and taking those two standard architectural styles to create something completely new with them by differentiating the interiors with our IMG New York City-type of look.

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HR: Do you feel as if the adjustments to digitally staging units will be the future of design? Or will there be a shift back to the more classical style of staging and designing?

CE: I think that is where we were headed to an extent, but I think it accelerated that process. Virtual staging or digital rendering in a marketing sense is the opener, it catches people’s eyes and it makes them want to come to the space to see it. The closer is the staging in person because when you are in love with the space that you saw digitally and you show up to an empty space, there is a letdown and, “Where is that space that I fell in love with?” But if you can show up and see that same space in person and fall in love with it and move right in, that is the closer.

We also have a product where you can change the floors from wood to marble and more. The wall color, the wall coverings, you can change any aspect of the home digitally by pressing a button, making your own on-site decisions immediately, which is great for developers. If you are showing the optionality for new spaces and sales offices. You can choose this cabinet, that cabinet in real time, digitally. You can see what it would look like to live in that space with different options. I think it is going in that direction, but there will always be the need for the actual physical staging because A, the peace of moving right in and B, because when you show up, you do want to feel that warmth of just moving right in and having a home versus an empty space.

HR: So, the digital staging helps to get to the closing stage as you mentioned, right?

CE: You capture their attention. That makes them want to come in and see the space in person. It brings people in which is very important; it is step one. The closer has to be when they get there, when they open the door to have that emotional reaction, “Wow, this is where I want to be.”

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HR: What tools or products do you have to streamline the staging process, and what reactions do you get from the buyers?

CE: We have a new product called Rendered-to-Reality, which we created to help get a home on the market quickly. We render it and then when we stage it in person a couple of weeks later. People are pretty shocked when they walk in and it literally is a seamless transition from the digital rendering to what they see in person. If they have come to see it, it is because they loved the rendering, and when they walk in, it is exactly what they saw in the rendering. They are really floored by that.

HR: How do you feel about working with Swire Properties and its residences?

CE: Swire is amazing. These buildings [Reach and Rise] are next level. They have built this whole city in Brickell, and it is so modern, warm, and elevated. It is just so impressive how they have built an entire community with these beautiful buildings and with wellness in mind.

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The series of units getting the special treatment include 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom + den, and the 4301 Penthouse. The living and master bedrooms, furnished with Interior Marketing Group's pieces, can be purchased as they appear in these digital renderings.

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The award-winning firm carefully curated and customized the digital spaces to give buyers a real-life glimpse at how their unit will look and feel before they ever step in it.

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Interior Marketing Group is the largest full-service property marketing and luxury design firm in the United States. In addition to providing interior design services to luxury homeowners, IMG’s award-winning staging and interior marketing services enable the most coveted properties and developments in the world to sell faster and at greater multiples than the market's average. IMG is regularly featured in publications including Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Interior Design Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Robb Report, Vogue, and on major television networks including BravoTV, NBC, CBS, and Fox.

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Interested in previewing life in your Reach and Rise residence designed by Interior Marketing Group? Visit residencesbrickellcitycentre.com or contact the sales gallery at 305.250.0748. Reach and Rise Residences offer an assortment of one- to five-bedroom floorplans, starting from the mid $500s.

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Built by a life-long rancher and renowned breeder of cutting horses, this luxury equestrian estate sits on 8.4 acres in Molalla, Oregon, conveniently located between Portland and Salem in the foothills of the Cascade Range just 15 miles from the Mt. Hood National Forest.

The estate’s custom home is a blend of the best from Mid-Century, contemporary and ranch styles with simple, clean lines and interesting design elements that make it special. The welcoming, open-concept great room looks like it leapt from the pages of Architectural Digest, with 10-foot ceilings, an oversized kitchen island with breakfast bar and a floor-to-ceiling transparent wine wall between the office and great room. The covered outdoor kitchen and living room provides immense space for entertaining and enjoying Oregon’s year-round mild weather as well as fabulous unobstructed views for miles around. The innovative design extends into the master suite as well. The whole suite was the property’s original homestead, and the 10x10 meditation room was once the front porch. The master bath has a wet room concept with a free-standing tub and exquisite tile work.

The luxurious nature of this property continues to the stables which were built to be a showcase structure. By design, the stables don’t look like a barn but rather like a reflection of the house. The building has an office space, tack room, overhead doors on each end, and seven total stalls that include three extra-large stalls that are large enough for horses to foal and grow and four standard stalls. Obsessed with details, the owners created an infrastructure that supports an active lifestyle with minimal fuss, including an effortless drainage system, a raised double-wide driveway, easy pass-through garage door access in the barn, and noble pipe fencing.

Don’t let the quiet, private, rural location fool you, Molalla’s small but mighty commercial center with groceries, shopping, and dining is just a four-minute drive from the house and three of Oregon’s best golf courses are within five miles.

This property is not available for sale on the open market at this time, but private showings may be arranged and offers to purchase may be submitted through the property’s representatives Friederike Svensson and Juli Martin at LUXE Christie’s International Real Estate.

Address: 11471 South Highway 211, Molalla, OR

Price: $1,200,000

For more information, please contact Friederike Svensson and Juli Martin at 503-388-5570 or info@svenssonmartin.com.

LUXE Christie’s International is the exclusive real estate company representing the Oregon & Washington (SW, Central & Eastern) real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of their listings here.

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Located near the historic Beverly Hills Hotel, this new estate (built just last year) incorporates the most luxurious new amenities into a classical design. The three-story interior features antique and hand-finished woods throughout, with unique touches like hand-cut Lalique-style glass doors, crystal chandeliers and marble floors. The home boasts an elegant winding staircase in the 90-foot entrance gallery, a formal dining room, home theatre, glass-paned terraces, ornate fireplaces, a library (with crocodile-pattern embossed leather paneling), a lounge room with bar, a 5000-bottle wine cellar, and a massive kitchen (with a walk-in glass refrigerator and pantry - recently featured in Architectural Digest). The airy master suite features a sitting room with fireplace, with his-and-hers bathrooms (hers with fireplace, his with secret staircase to rooftop garden deck), as well as individual walk-in closets. The full-size indoor pool features in a Turkish hammam setting, with a steam, sauna and massage room. There is also a personal gym adjacent.

Outdoors, there is a 3,800 square foot rooftop garden with views of Beverly Hills, Century City and the downtown skyline. The property grounds are beautifully manicured, with rose gardens, a swan pond, olive trees, rose gardens, fountains, garden sculptures, and a pool pavilion. The 60-foot infinity outdoor pool is complemented by a spa, cabanas, an alfresco dining area, seating area with fireplace, barbecue, and outdoor kitchen.

Joyce Rey at Coldwell Banker Previews International has the listing.

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