Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s longtime California house for sale
The secluded longtime home of body builder turned ‘Governator’ Arnold Schwarzenegger has hit the market, with $15 million price hopes.
The secluded longtime home of body builder, turned movie star, turned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has hit the market, with $15 million (US$11m) price hopes.
Privately tucked away on a country lane that meanders off of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles is a small community of 16 homes that has attracted world-famous politicians, actors and industry leaders.
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One house on the sparsely populated lane was previously the home of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his then-wife, Maria Shriver. Maria is a world-famous journalist and former host of several television news shows and the daughter of Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver.
Located in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, it was the family home for Schwarzenegger and Shriver and their four children from 1986 — until the couple split up after Maria reportedly discovered that Arnold had fathered a child with the family’s longtime maid.
In 2013, the house was sold to Maxwell Kennedy, who is the son of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, and his wife, Vicki Strauss Kennedy for US$12.9 million.
The home is now being sold by its current owners for less than they bought it for, priced at US$11 million.
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Nicely located on 1.75 acres between Will Rogers Historic Park and Rustic Canyon Creek, the 390 sqm home was built in 1981.
The neighbourhood is zoned equestrian with a meandering, picturesque creek and several footbridges, riding and hiking trails, TopTenRealEstateDeals reports.
The five-bedroom home has six bathrooms, light-filled rooms with large windows and skylights, three fireplaces, a spacious kitchen and an adjoining family room.
There is a sauna, spa, grotto-style pool and a floodlit tennis court in a setting of ancient oak, sycamore and eucalyptus trees.
Pacific Palisades has been a celebrity residential hotspot for decades, including Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Dennis Quaid.
Matt Damon has lived there for years near his friend Ben Affleck but recently moved to New York’s cold winters, leaving Affleck behind to enjoy California’s sunny outdoor living.
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