Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Matthew Perry Lists Malibu Modern



SELLER: Matthew Perry
LOCATION: Malibu, CA
PRICE: $13,500,000
SIZE: 3,677 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: It seems that recently re-rehabbed sitcom star Matthew Perry (Friends, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine) has a big ol' bee in his real estate bonnet that's put him in the mood to shake up his property portfolio.

Back in late August Your Mama dissed and discussed a glassy contemporary that oozes with architectural sexy high above the Sunset Strip that the Emmy-nominated actor snatched up for $8,650,000 and we touched on the posh pied-a-terre Mister Perry maintained at the star-studded Sierra Towers building in West Hollywood he listed in late July (2011) with an asking price of $2,995,000.

Since then Mister Perry has unloaded his 2 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom city view condo at Sierra Towers for $2,850,000 and yesterday he listed his boxy modern house perched on a steep hillside in Malibu's guard gated Serra Retreat enclave with a spectacular asking price of $13,500,000.

It doesn't take a mathematics savant or a bejeweled abacus to see that Mister Perry wants almost twice the $6,550,000 property records and previous reports reveal he paid for the the 2.32 acre spread back in April 2005.

The clean-lined two-story residence, a "landmark architectural statement" called The Pier House according to listing information, measures in at a large but hardly huge 3,677 square feet and contains a total of 4 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. The house gets its name from its location just above the Malibu Pier.

The main living areas have giant walls of sliding glass that open to the outdoor entertainment areas and expose the interiors to the elemental and often dramatic coastal weather. The kitchen is, as per listing information, "sleek and designer perfect," and the house has both a media room and ocean view home theater with wide-screen, black out curtains, cozy couch seating, and an elevated bed-lounge area that looks to Your Mama like it was designed with pornographic movie watching in mind.

The crisp but cozy masters suite has gleaming ebonized wood floors, a wall-mounted flat screen tee-vee, and an adjoining sitting area with fireplace and extra-deep window seat with panoramic Queen's necklace view. The master has dual bathrooms, one for Mister Perry and one for whatever female the notorious ladies man brings out to his ocean view hideaway in the Bu. At least one of the bathrooms has a wall of glass with multi-million dollar ocean view that extends along the back of the sink/vanity and into the glass enclosed shower space.

Other interior spaces and amenities include living and family rooms with fireplaces, formal dining room, den, office, exercise room, wine cellar, powder pooper and attached two-car garage.

The house spills out to various outdoor entertainment and recreation areas that include an outdoor audio/visual system, heated lap-lane swimming pool and spa, flagstone terrace with built-in barbecue center, built-in fire pit surrounded by built-in cushioned bench, and a wee grass patch surrounded by a lush thicket of tropical foliage.

Back in March 2008 Mister Perry paid $4,475,000 for a Scott Carty-designed modern residence in the affluent and very celebrity friendly Outpost Estates neighborhood where other homeowners include Jason Statham (who just bought part of Ben Stiller's compound), Charlize Theron, and Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. Your Mama has no inside intel on the matter but now that he's bought a bigger house above the Sunset Strip, Your Mama expects Mister Perry will soon put this Hollywood Hills property on the market too.

listing photos: Partners Trust Beverly Hills

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish I had 13mil. Nice spot to brush my teeth everymorn. Man, the life....huh?

hippie canyon said...

One of the best views in Malibu! Perry is very smart to be ahead of the pending further collapse of things...

Desert Donna said...

First, the bed in the screening room is gross. Second, is it me, or do I sense downsizing in LaLa land going on. Yes he makes great $$$ off Friends residuals, but I have a saying that goes "live my life, pay my bills". With him owning this much in real estate, he surely has some bills to pay.

Anonymous said...

Well... since he's up-graded in LA not sure your theory is true. He's got loads of cash. This asking price is a joke thought. Great view and location.. but come on, the house next door was a new build twice the size, architectural and gorgeous and sold for $11-12m.

FonHom said...

Really don't understand the appeal of a huge place for one person. Huge pile=huge maintenance=no privacy. Exception for Ennis House or similar.

I wonder how many Malibu sales are motivated by earthquake planning. Arguably, a foundation in Hollywood Hills bedrock may be safer than along the coast.

Don't know if @hippie_canyon was referring to The Big One or the markets: "Perry is very smart to be ahead of the pending further collapse of things..." Works either way!

Anonymous said...

lots of tv's.... i guess that's what paid for the house. But I don't love the Tv in every room, I think there is one by the pool. really? I love that "the help" is playing in the theater room with the creepy porno bed

Anonymous said...

He just lost $450K on the Sierra Towers condo (plus fees), so maybe he's hoping to make it up on this place.

Arun said...

Ugh, is that an actual television mounted right above the swimming pool? The bedroom/screening room is bizarre. (And they're watching "The Help", apparently.) So strange. Yeah, I am not digging this house, a bit of an 80's porny/cokey vibe to it.


(Word verification: "skintag". Yikes.)

Anonymous said...

It will probably take 100k to get the smoke smell out of this place.

Anonymous said...

Not being immediately familiar with this person, I went to Wikipedia for a rundown. I guess his Sunshine gig only lasted a couple of months. He has been "linked" to several women (like every male, almost, in Tinseltown) but he "doesn't know why he is single." (Yeah, sure, but I have a suspicion). Anyhoo I would also suspect, with others, that maybe he is not so affluent as he might appear and is, indeed, downsizing. But, as Mama says, "what do I know?"

Anonymous said...

Oh, I just love this house.

The Aussie

Anonymous said...

i hate malibu

Anonymous said...

So I am supposed to believe that ugly box cost over $6 million to build? Really?

I really should go be a builder in California because apparently no one there has any common sense.

minerva @ park city ski homes said...

Everybody would love to own a house near the beach! This property is really gorgeous.

Anonymous said...

I'm laughing at any people who think Matthew Perry is hurting for money.

Has everyone forgotten the MASSIVE sums of $$$ the cast of "Friends" was being paid? Especially towards the end of the series.

Anonymous said...

I don't know what Mr. Perry is worried about, but it's not money. Move the bed if you don't like it.

The views are fantastic. The house with a few changes would do just fine.

Anonymous said...

I just love all of you children who speak of Mr. Perry not having money issues. Go to any good financial strategist and have that person input a wealth figure (no matter how many zeros) in their computer model, and that you plan to live to X years. You will see that the money quickly disappears. This doesnt even take into account that he probably pays 40% or more of his income just in taxes, and that investments are LOSING money.He may not have issues now, but I dont think he wants to be a washed up broke actor at 60 driving Phoebes Cab on Friends. Wake up.

Anonymous said...

Yeah...you can easily burn through a ton of money in this life.Especially if you're focused on your specific talent...and not nearly as focused on what to do with the rewards of your efforts.Happens all the time.Happens to people who (allegedly) have some insight on these matters as well.That aside...I don't think Perry is hurting for money.Still: OVERHEAD IS OVERHEAD.
The pad is sick.I'd move in as-is.But he's got a coupla' serious price chops coming before it moves.I like it at 7m.

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