{"id":39738,"date":"2022-07-27T17:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T05:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=39738"},"modified":"2022-07-27T17:01:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T05:01:29","slug":"brad-pitt-pays-40m-for-his-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/brad-pitt-pays-40m-for-his-new-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt Pays $40M for his new home"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Brad Pitt is the buyer of a circa-1918 home in Carmel, Calif. STEPHANE CARDINALE\/CORBIS\/GETTY IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Known as the D.L. James House, the property on a bluff in the Carmel Highlands was designed by a prominent early 20th-century architect.<\/p>\n

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Actor Brad Pitt<\/a> has paid $40 million for a roughly century-old home on a bluff in the Carmel Highlands along California\u2019s central coast, according to public records and people familiar with the deal.<\/p>\n

Local agents said the\u00a0sale is one of the priciest ever closed in the Carmel area.<\/p>\n

Known as the D.L. James House, the property dates to around 1918 and was designed by Charles Sumner Greene, a prominent early 20th-century architect known for championing the American Arts and Crafts movement, according to The Gamble House, an organization dedicated to the work of Greene & Greene, the architecture firm headed by Mr. Greene and his brother Henry Mather Greene.<\/p>\n

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The house had been owned since 1999 by Searock, a limited liability company tied to the late Chicago financier\u00a0Joe Ritchie and his wife, Sharon Ritchie, property records show. A legendary Chicago options trader and founder of the private investment group Fox River Partners, Mr. Ritchie died earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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An aerial view of the D.L. James House.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The property wasn\u2019t publicly listed for sale.<\/p>\n

Mr. Pitt wasn\u2019t immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

The house was named for its original owner, businessman and writer D.L. James. Unlike the Greenes\u2019 homes in Pasadena, which have a more \u201cwooden aesthetic,\u201d the D.L. James House is built from locally quarried sandstone and granite, according to The Gamble House. It has arched windows, a tiled Mediterranean-style roof and sweeping views of the ocean.<\/p>\n

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In designing the house, Mr. Greene \u201cbuilt up the outer walls so that they appear to be growing out of the cliffs,\u201d according to the organization\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Though best known for starring roles in films like \u201cMoneyball,\u201d \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d and \u201cMr. and Mrs. Smith,\u201d Mr. Pitt is also an architecture enthusiast who is\u00a0said to be a fan of Craftsman-style homes.<\/p>\n

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The deal is just the latest celebrity-linked transaction in Carmel, where the market has been moving quickly. The longtime Carmel home of \u201cGolden Girls\u201d actress Betty White\u00a0recently sold\u00a0for $10.775 million, well over its $7.95 million asking price.<\/p>\n

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