Tori Spelling's Westwood Home For Sale for $2.395 million!

With all the negative news about the economy and real estate once in a while I like to think about the rather insignificant but interesting news in real estate. So, today I would like to share an LA Times article about Tori Spelling putting her house on the market in LA's Westwood neighborhood. Check out the story here:

By ANN BRENOFF
November 1, 2008

If Hollywood had true royalty, Tori Spelling -- the daughter of Candy Spelling and the late Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling -- would be its reigning princess. And the princess is switching castles.

Spelling just bought a Tuscan-style villa in Encino with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in 6,718 square feet. The two-story home has four fireplaces, wood, parquet and stone flooring, a formal dining room with silver-leafed coffered ceilings, a study, wet bar and gourmet eat-in kitchen. There is a fenced pool and spa and a putting green. The sale price was $2,950,000, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Harriet Cameron of Prudential California Realty, Sherman Oaks, and her partner, Judy Cycon of Prudential's Beverly Hills office, had the listing.

Now Spelling just needs to sell her old house in Westwood, which she just listed at $2,395,000.

It has five bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in about 3,300 square feet. The home has French doors off the main rooms that lead to a manicured lawn, an outdoor dining area with a built-in barbecue and a solar-powered saltwater pool with a Baja shelf and spa. The master suite has two oversized custom closets and city views.

There is a custom-designed fireplace in the living room, a formal dining room and a media room. The recently upgraded kitchen has imported marble countertops and top-of-the-line appliances. The house has a state-of-the-art sound system and hardwood floors.

Tori Spelling's best-known role was that of forever-virgin Donna Martin on "Beverly Hills, 90210," a character she played in 292 episodes of the show's 10-year run. The episode where Donna's schoolmates protest her suspension with the chant of "Donna Martin graduates" rocketed the phrase into pop culture lingo, where it still resides.

After "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000), Spelling appeared in "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (2004) and "Kiss the Bride" (2007). She is married to Dean McDermott, with whom she stars in the reality show "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood."

Amy Colvin of Hilton & Hyland, and Sara Berger of WEA, both Beverly Hills, co-listed the property.




Of course I am happy to refer anyone who is interested in this property to the agents out in LA, just let me know! No really, if you are thinking of buying or selling in DC/MD/VA just drop me a line at 202-369-9821 or Michael@RealAstute.com.