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Just sold for $3.7 million: http://www.redfin.com/CA/Glendora/364-Verdugo-Ave-91741/home/8038699

Sold for $18.5 million in 2009.

Actually, it was Bambang Trihatmodjo. (Han Moeljadi is his real estate agent, and acts as a sort of trustee for his US properties).

Correction: the purchase price was actually just under $7.3 million. And the new owner is John Vidalakis, owner of Abstrax, Inc. http://www.abstrax.com/

It's now owned by his widow Dawn Arnall. The Arnalls purchased it in 2004 for $46 million.

Dawn Arnall has privately listed her home for $150 million.
http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/07/your-mama-hears.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/china/2012/06/13/chinas-super-rich-flock-into-u-s-property-market/
He is reportedly the son of Gaoning Ning.

Could someone update the title to "Siqiao Ning's House" ?

The 16-acre property is for sale at $18.888 million: http://www.coldwellbanker.com/property?propertyId=261096306&mode=detail&brandType=CB

It appears the new owner is another Saudi prince, Naef bin Ahmed. http://www.ndu.edu/press/naef-bin-ahmed-al-saud.html

Apparently, this property was formerly owned by John Wayne in the 1950s.

Oil heir Howard B. Keck Jr. owns this home now.

Sold for $9.3 million in 2010. The new owner is Louis T. Hsieh: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=901044&ticker=EDU:US

Alagem is living in the 46,000 sq. foot home he built in Bel Air: ...

This is Beny Alagem's house. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beny_Alagem

It's the third-largest home in Los Angeles, according to PropertyShark. Nearly 46,000 sq. feet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Safra
I don't think Bill Gates has ever owned this villa, it has been in the Safra family for quite some time.

On the market again: http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/06/bev_hills_wallace_neff_house_owned_by_betty_grable_diane_keaton_madonna_asking_18495_million.php

http://www.savewright.org/wright_chat/viewtopic.php?t=3466&view=next&sid=6ac57cdb13e9f7104c65d8c597fb2133
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23578864@N07/with/2249724575/#photo_2249724575

The new owner is Shelia Moghaddam, an LA attorney.

Nice house. Welcome to VGT! :)

Sold for $5 million in 2009 and then sold again in December 2011 for $4.125 million. It's now for sale yet again at $4.4 million.

The current owner is Brandon Phillips, CEO of AEG Live. http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/5561010002/1457_blue_jay

Sold for approximately $5.7 million in 2009. The new owner is Katharine Rawling, widow of John Rawling, who was the founder and President of Arizona-based Robertson Aviation. ...

Sold for $4.25 million in May 2012. http://www.redfin.com/CA/Beverly-Hills/12094-Summit-Cir-90210/home/5258075

The buyer purchased the property through a Wyoming-based trust.

It's up for sale again. http://luxe.truliablog.com/2012/05/kelsey-grammer-mansion/

Sold for $9.3 million in 2009. The new owner is Melvin Lindsey, a Director at the Artio Global hedge fund. http://www.artioglobal.com/us/institutions/institutionscontact.asp

Adam Bernhard is the new owner.

Kwan also owns a home in nearby Bradbury Estates (he uses it as a rental).

The source of the blaze was never confirmed but is suspected to be arson. The lot is now completely bare and up for sale at $6.85 million.

Also - the owner at the time of the blaze was Michael Hammer (grandson of industrialist Armand Hammer and father of actor Armie Hammer). He had owned the home less than a year and was renovating it at the time of the fire.

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The reports of Paul McCartney buying this place turned out to be untrue. The owner (since 1999) is still Robert Friendland, President of Kittrich Corp. ...

Sold for $17.5 million in Feb 2011. The new owner is Russian billionaire Sergei Sarkisov http://www.forbes.com/profile/sergei-sarkisov/

Sarkisov's agent in buying the house was Aramais Paronyan, a Los Angeles doctor with alleged ties to the Russian Mafia. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/mar/28/business/fi-33457

Forstmann died in late 2011.

His estate sold this home in May 2012 to Christoph Tribull, CEO of Sierracin Corp. http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-06/business/fi-4256_1_allegations

Trainor actually sold this home in 2012 for $9.3 million (the $13.9 million was just her asking price).

This home is currently owned by Brenton Watson, who is President of Vintage Capital Group, LLC and President of Fortus, a real estate investment firm. http://www.fortuspg.com/about/executive-team.html

Interesting map!

I always research the previous owners of homes and yes, I did notice that he was the seller here. Personally, I prefer to keep my maps up to date with the current owners. Given Neuheisel's rather dubious legacy at UCLA, I didn't find him worth mentioning this time. But thanks for your comment, I will keep it in mind for future maps.

Billionaire Alec Gores purchased this home for $5.8 million in 2007.

Sold for $5.72 million in March 2012. The buyers are a Phoenix-based couple.

Sold in 2010 for $3.75 million. The new owner is Hard Rock Cafe founder Peter Morton, who also owns the much larger home next door.

This is also the home of her actor husband Robert Desiderio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Desiderio

Sold for $3.25 million in 2010.

Sold for $5.28 million in November 2011. The buyers are from China.

Producer Frank Scherma lives here now. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/242122/Frank-Scherma

The current owners are Cesar Giraldo, owner of Reliable Graphics, Inc., his real estate agent wife Lydia. They bought the home from Lavigne for $5.2 million cash.

The current owner is Jennifer Burroughs, wife of Henry F. Burroughs.

The current owner is Himuro Kyosuke, a famous Japanese singer-songwriter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyosuke_Himuro

This is also the former home of billionaire Alec Gores.

Abbey's house will be featured in an upcoming episode of HGTV's "Million Dollar Rooms".

This home is currently owned by attorney turned telecommunications mogul Samuel Delug, the same man who sold his Beverly Park home to Lisa Vanderpump and Kenneth Todd.

This home is currently owned by Indian billionaire Chinnakannan Sivasankaran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinnakannan_Sivasankaran

For sale for $5.5 million: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV1mYqeLjt8

This home is currently owned by Paula K. Meehan, President/Chairman/owner of Kenquest, Inc.

It's actually a Corniche.

^ The new owners are Siqiao & Karen Ning.

Sold for $6 million in 2010.

Nice find.

The current owners are Robert Kopple, an attorney, and his wife Carole. http://www.kandklaw.com/FirmOverview.html

Sale price was $3.6 million. The new owner is Paul Turley, a doctor based in Marina Del Rey. http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Marina-del-Rey/paul-turley-md/71340582.aspx

This home is currently owned by Federico Pignatelli, CEO of BioLase Technology. http://www.forbes.com/profile/federico-pignatelli/

The previous owner was Han Moeljadi. Burroughs paid him $12 million for the home in 1999.

Sale price was $26.8 million. The buyer is billionaire Marc Rowan. http://www.forbes.com/profile/marc-rowan/

The new owner is J. Michael Cline, Founder of Accretive Health Inc. http://www.forbes.com/profile/j-cline/

Nice catch. But it looks like an original Range Rover, not the Sport model.

Sold for just under $1.9 million in March 2012. The buyer was Andrew Ruf, a senior executive at Paradigm Talent Agency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_Talent_Agency

Cameron Diaz lives here now.

Emma Stone paid $2.5 million for this home in May 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Stone

Sold in Feb 2012 for approximately $10.2 million. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/100-S-Mapleton-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90024/63789103_zpid/

Sold for $10.6 million in May 2012 by Linkletter's estate. http://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/1100-Bel-Air-Rd-90077/home/6830122

Todd Fisher (Carrie's younger brother) appears to have bought out her interest in the property for $3.5 million recently. Not sure if she is still living here.
http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/4352005033/1700_coldwater_canyon

Ben Boston, owner of B. Boston & Associates (a women's apparel manufacturer) lives here now. http://www.bboston.com/aboutus.htm

Plastic surgeon Daniel Lin lives here now.

The man who paid Principal $7M for the home is Fraydoon Bral, a partner in commercial real estate developer Crestpoint Group. He recently unveiled his completed $130M commercial condo project in the fashion district. http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-new-face-of-fashion/article_5619feac-a5df-5940-9c90-9cdee1d05437.html

Real estate investor Nick Valentino paid $6 million for this home in Feb 2011.

Georges Baril owns this home now.

Mark Rofeh, owner of Amphora Arts & Antiques, lives here now.

Yes, his wife Shera Danese now owns this home after his death last year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shera_Danese

The new owner is CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and his TV personality wife Julie Chen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Chen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Moonves

Ironically, Heyward sold the home to his former co-worker - CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and his CBS producer wife Julie Chen paid $14 million for this home in 2006. If you can, the title can be updated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Moonves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Chen

The current owner is Leslie Bider, CEO of PinnacleCare, a health care advisory firm. He was also the longtime Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell Music. http://www.forbes.com/profile/leslie-bider/

The current owner is Steve Needleman, owner of the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles and the Anjac Fashion buildings.
http://www.apparelnews.net/blog/1159_steve_needleman_is_one_cool_dude.html

The current owner is Larry Larson, Kenny Loggins' longtime manager.

The current owner is Merri Jean Ross, ex-wife of financier Leonard Ross. Her ex-husband filed for bankruptcy in 2010, owing $3 million to Merri Jean, among other creditors. He owns the huge multi-home Beverly Hills compound that was for sale for $165 million in 2007. http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/horsey_hex_o1olbNL8KL7wdefJQ0SJBN

Real estate investor Ned Nik paid $9 million for this home in 2005. http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Los-Angeles/ned-e-nik/40247554.aspx

The new owner is Jonathan Segal, CEO of The One Group. The firm owns restaurants and lounges across the US, including the famous STK in West Hollywood. http://togrp.com/

Sold for $2.775 million in April 2011.

Theron sold this home in 2011 to Nip/Tuck and Glee creator Ryan Murphy for just over $6.5 million. Murphy recently relisted it for $7 million. http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/06/glee-creator-ryan-murphy-flips-out-in.html

Actually, now that I look closer at it, it's not a Rolls-Royce at all, it's a Bentley Arnage. The two look very similar so it's easy to mix them up.

It's actually a Silver Seraph, since it's a four-door. The Corniche would be the convertible.

Sharon Stone still owns this home. It never sold and the listing is no longer on the open market.

Yes, their names are Michael & Nancy Alder.

Sold for $12 million in late 2009.

The owner is Paul Amir, owner of Amir Development, a real estate developer. He and his wife Herta are philanthropists who have a building named after them at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
http://www.amirdevelopmentcompany.com/

The owner is David Gaon, President of the Marvel Trading Company. He has it available for lease again.

Alexis Carson (his widow sold the home for about $40 million in early 2007. The buyer was Sidney Kimmel, the founder of the Jones Apparel Group and reportedly a longtime Johnny Carson fan.

Thanks for your tip, Nick. Just uploaded your map request: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emile-haddads-house/

Unfortunately, since it's brand-new, the property records and my other sources don't yet show the square footage. But just eyeballing the size in comparison to the surrounding homes, it must be at least 20,000. Thanks again.

It's currently owned by Corry Hong.

This home is now owned by Casey Wasserman. He paid $6.5 million for the property in 2003. He also owns the home next door, which he inherited from his grandparents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Wasserman

For sale for $24.5 million: http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/05/end-of-week-pick-up-georges-marciano.html

This home was also the 2012 California Home & Design winner for Residential Architecture.

http://www.contemporist.com/2010/01/28/the-oberfeld-residence-by-spfarchitects/
http://www.archdaily.com/55369/oberfeld-residence-spf-architects/
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The new owner is Zaffar Tabani, President and CEO of the Tabani Group, a Dallas-based real estate investment firm. He reportedly plans to turn it into some sort of exclusive club or resort. http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2012/may/17/new-owners-champ-dor-plan-turn-it-club/

Lipson is holding a public auction to help sell the house on 6/30/12. Reserve amount is $2.99M. http://www.redfin.com/CA/Glendora/820-N-Verano-Dr-91741/home/8034117

"Villa des Bijoux" is the official name of the property.

Bentley Continental R