Skechers exec makes footprint in Hermosa Beach with $16M home purchase

The buyer is tied to an executive at shoe retailer Skechers, based in the South Bay

Esmeralda Gallemore, Skechers executive David Weinberg and the home at 2906 Tennyson Place (Credit: Realtor)
Esmeralda Gallemore, Skechers executive David Weinberg and the home at 2906 Tennyson Place (Credit: Realtor)

An executive at Skechers USA has found a new home to fit all his shoes.

An entity tied to the Manhattan Beach-based footwear brand paid $16 million for a five-bedroom home on Tennyson Place, The Real Deal has learned. Deed records tie the property to Skechers’ COO David Weinberg.

The sellers of the 7,300-square-foot property were Esmeralda and Ron Gallemore, records show. Esmeralda Gallemore, a former professional ballroom dancer, founded Veyetamins, a vitamin supplements company targets “ocular nutrition.”

Situated on a 15,000-square-foot lot, the modern home features ocean views and an expansive outdoor deck. It has five bathrooms and six-and a half bathrooms, a swimming pool, media room and gym.

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The Gallemores, who built the home, paid $4.6 million for the land in 2012, records show.

Bryn Stroyke of Stroyke Properties shared the listing with Robert Freedman of RE/MAX Estate Properties. Federico Quevedo of Turing Trade represented the buyer.

Stroyke and Quevedo declined to comment. Freedman could not be reached.

Earlier this year, baseball star Joey Votto spent $10.5 million for a home on the Strand in Hermosa Beach. The 3,800-square-foot property has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, as well as an oceanfront deck