To most people, October is reminiscent of cooling temperatures, falling leaves, pumpkins and the occasional scary movie. In Los Angeles, however, a rising heat wave coincided with soaring real estate prices.
Case in point: Johnny Carson’s former Malibu estate on Wildlife Road came on the market for a whopping $81.5 million. The mansion took the lead of most expensive listings to hit the market in October. It is currently owned by film producer and Sidney Kimmel and his wife, Caroline, who acquired the site and two contiguous parcels for $46 million in 2007.
Here are the top five single-family home listings in Los Angeles, not including those advertised as tear-downs, according to TRD’s analysis of Redfin and MLS data:
6962 Wildlife Road, Malibu (Credit: MLS)
1. 6962 Wildlife Road, Malibu
Price: $81.5 million
Size: 7,080 square feet, 2 bedrooms/5 bathrooms
Built: 1980
Agents: Christopher Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker and Linda May of Hilton & Hyland
144 Monovale Drive (Credit: MLS)
2. 144 Monovale Drive, Los Angeles
Price: $35 million
Size: 7,760 square feet, 7 bedrooms/7 bathrooms
Built: 1937
Agents: Jeff Hyland and Rick Hilton of Hilton & Hyland
29917 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu (Credit: MLS)
3. 29917 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
Price: $24.9 million
Size: 11,000 square feet, 8 bedrooms/11 bathrooms
Built: 2016
Agents: Angel Kou of the Agency
110 North Rockingham Avenue (Credit: MLS)
4. 110 N. Rockingham Avenue, Los Angeles
Price: $23.9 million
Size: 9,000 square feet, 4 bedrooms/9 bathrooms
Built: 1968
Agents: Linda May of Hilton & Hyland
14300 West Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades (Credit: MLS)
5. 14300 West Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades
Price: $20 million
Size: 14,000 square feet, 9 bedrooms/10 bathrooms
Built: 2017
Agents: Aaron Kirman of John Aaroe Group