Architecture Wednesday: Ellen & Portia Are Moving

That's right. The de Rossi-DeGeneres gals are packing it in and putting their house on the market for a cool $49 million. Or you can pay $60 million for the whole compound.

Ellen and Portia de Rossi-DeGeneres bought the 12,000-square-foot house back in Ott-Seven for $29 million, and then in 2008 the privacy-seeking pair paid $8.5 million for the house across the driveway. They proceeded to tear down that house to make way for expanded grounds, then purchased other properties for another $10 million, to keep their home just to themselves.

Now, they want to sell the pieces, or the whole shebang.
So, what exactly does $49 million....or $60 million...get you these days?

Well, for starters, the house is located in Beverly Hills, on it's own street, behind gates, and sits on 3+ acres. It features a 9,200 square foot main house, two guest houses, and another, completely separate, 3 bedroom house, which can function as a additional guest house for the estate or a separate home office.

That separate home has two en suite bedrooms plus living room, dining room and kitchen. There is also additonal space under the pool--you read that right, under the pool--for a fitness center, staff quarters, and a 10-car garage. Access to the under-pool areas are by way of a hidden staircase behind the all-wood pool cabana.

There's a master suite, extensive dressing area, three guest bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, and "private nudity-encouraging sunbathing terrace". The property features every conceivable amenity and state-of the-art security, all constructed with the finest level of taste, quality, and craftsmanship. The estate features incredible grounds, gardens, and spectacular city views overlooking the Los Angeles Basin. A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a world class estate.
Or maybe just a $49 million dollar piece of it?

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