HOT PROPERTIES Meg Ryan relists Bel-Air home at reduced price
October 31, 2009 - 9:00 pm
Actress Meg Ryan, who will star opposite Timothy Hutton in the December comedy "Serious Moonlight," also seems to be getting serious about selling her Bel-Air home. She has put it back up for sale at $14.2 million -- a 27 percent price reduction from what she was asking in 2008.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1931, has been restored and features stenciled beam ceilings, arched doorways and ironwork. French doors open to city and ocean views, a loggia, a dining pavilion and the swimming pool.
There are six bedrooms and seven baths in 6,877 square feet. The four fireplaces include one in the guest house.
Ryan, 47, has been a leading lady in films such as "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) and "You've Got Mail" (1998). Last year, she starred in "The Women" and "My Mom's New Boyfriend."
She had listed the compound in October 2008 at $19.5 million but withdrew it from the market in February.
The property was purchased in 2000 for $8,995,000 public records show.
Holmby Hills estate sells
A 1937 estate in Holmby Hills owned by radio and TV host Art Linkletter in the 1950s, Oscar-winning composer Henry Mancini in the 1990s and former Hollywood Park owner Marge Everett until 2005 has sold for $13.2 million.
The 12,000-square-foot Georgian-style house includes nine bedrooms and nine baths. The gated two-story has a formal entry with a sweeping spiral staircase, a paneled library with a hidden door to the wine cellar, a 50-foot-long screening room and staff quarters.
It sits on three-quarters-acre with a front motor court, a swimming pool, a spa and a two-bedroom guest house.
The 2,500-square-foot master bedroom wing contains a sitting room, his and hers baths, four of the home's eight fireplaces, a sauna and a terrace overlooking the grounds.
The property previously sold in 2006 for $10.25 million, according to public records.