May 5, 2009

A Classic Pacific Palisades Home

Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are the latest in a line of famous buyers to purchase a beautiful ranch house in the Pacific Palisades.  Built back in 30s, the home was designed by Cliff May and is considered to be a classic example of his style, with rooms that flow into each other, indoors and out.  The cliffside home measures almost 8,800-square feet.  Renovated in the 90s, it features five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a guesthouse, a pool, a studio, and stunning views. According to public records, the actors paid $17.55 million for the property.  This is well below the price it had been listed at: $27.5 million.

The home has been a mainstay celebrity hot property since the late 1940s, when it was purchased by actor Gregory Peck.  A Life advert for Pabst Blue Ribbon showed Peck and his first wife Greta at the bar in the den, a room that Peck was known to favor.

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