It may sound like a broken record at this point.
A look at 2025’s nine priciest deals had Beverly Hills-based Carolwood Estates’ fingerprints all over them. Six of the nine transactions had Drew Fenton’s brokerage involved in representing at least one side. That comes off a 2024 where Carolwood was involved in half of the year’s 10 priciest deals.
In 2025, the brokerage can lay claim to being involved in the year’s record sales of 594 South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills and 630 Nimes Road in Bel-Air. Each of the properties fetched $110 million to make for Los Angeles County’s most expensive closings in 2025.
While some have said the year proved to be more challenging in the County’s high end, the following list, compiled by The Real Deal Research, shows what agents were able to still get deals done–with some setting high-water marks while they were at it.
1. 594 South Mapleton Drive, Holmby Hills | Eric and Wendy Schmidt | $110 million
It turns out 2025’s magic number was $110 million.
The sale of Spelling Manor made for the year’s second trade for that price when it closed in July to tie for the year’s priciest residential sale in Los Angeles County.
Carolwood Estates double-ended the deal with CEO and co-founder Drew Fenton the listing agent on behalf of a reported Saudi national. Meanwhile, Carolwood’s Linda May represented former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy in their purchase.
The Schmidts have plenty of room to work with in their new residence, with over 56,000 square feet. They won’t have to travel far for their daily needs and entertainment. The Manor comes complete with bowling alleys, beauty salons, rose gardens to wander through, library and a professional screening room.
2. 630 Nimes Road, Bel-Air | James Packer | $110 million
Australian billionaire James Packer was so excited over his purchase of the Le Belvedere residence in Bel-Air that he let slip to a hometown media outlet news of the sale before it officially closed.
The former Crown Resorts chair snapped up 630 Nimes Road in May to make for a 2025 record in LA County, holding the top spot alone until Spelling Manor traded for the same price a few months later.
Some of the market’s biggest names had a hand in getting the off-market deal done.
Packer tapped Carolwood Estates’ Drew Fenton and Westside Estate Agency co-founder Kurt Rappaport to represent himself in the deal.
The seller, a limited liability company tied to European Investment Management Services Inc. with headquarters in Los Angeles, was represented by Carolwood’s Stephen Resnick, Jonathan Nash, David Parnes and James Harris.
3. 28719 Grayfox Street, Malibu | PDPG LLC | $80 million
Who ever heard of a surf shack selling for $80 million?
In Malibu, that’s just another day and another deal–altough it’s notable that the late July closing marked the city’s priciest for 2025.
The off-market trade was done quietly and involved two shell companies. On the buy side was PDPG LLC, which records trace to a Longview, Texas address.
The seller was a Wyoming LLC, called Surfwatch, managed by Wendy Schreiber Fiske, according to property and state records. The company is tied to a Santa Barbara address that Schreiber Fiske owns with Orlo James Fiske, chief technology officer of electric energy storage tech company Gravity Power.
Compass’ Chris Cortazzo represented both sides in the trade of the roughly 1,300-square foot home, sitting on a 1.4-acre lot. A second, vacant lot was also part of the deal.
4. 10905 Chalon Road, Bel-Air | RoadX LLC | $67.5 million
Hidden from wandering eyes, behind privacy hedges running alongside the street, is the contemporary home once owned by Dara Mir.
Mir is the estranged husband of “Shahs of Sunset” star Lilly Ghalichi, who filed for divorce earlier this year.
The businessman quietly sold the property at the end of June to a Delaware-registered limited liability company called RoadX.
The hillside property sits on a 1.6-acre lot, with the home spanning roughly 30,000 square feet and includes a sports court and subterranean parking.
Coldwell Banker Realty’s Ben Y. Mason and Joyce Rey were the listing agents, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The buyer was represented by attorney Nima Stephen Vokshori.
5. 71 Beverly Park, Beverly Hills Post Office | Paris Hilton and Carter Reum | $63.1 million
Another celebrity couple made a move behind the gates of Beverly Park when Paris Hilton paid $63.1 million for a mansion in the upscale community.
Hilton and husband Carter Reum reportedly bought the property from Gu Fang, who is married to Chinese billionaire Xu Hang, whose fortune comes from starting medical device maker Mindray Medical International.
The couple didn’t hold the property for very long but appears to have made a tidy return on their investment. They bought it in 2023 for $55 million from actor Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham, who had originally sought $87.5 million for the over 30,000-square-foot mansion in 2022.
Hilton tapped family to represent her and Reum in the deal: Barron N. Hilton and his wife Tessa Hilton, who were co-founders and co-CEOs of Hilton Hilton up until their departure from the brokerage to Compass in September.
Compass’ Ginger Glass and Alexandra Glass were the listing agents.
6. 1028 Ridgedale Drive, Beverly Hills | Stancheck Capital LLC | $60 million
What a year for James Packer.
Not only was the billionaire and son of late Australian media mogul Kerry Packer the buyer in a deal tied for No. 1 in Los Angeles County residential for 2025, but he preceded that trade about a month earlier with his sale of 1028 Ridgedale Drive. The April closing marked Beverly Hills’ priciest residential sale of the year.
The property was once a rental for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Before that, comedian couple Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman owned the residence for about two decades before they sold it for $26.6 million in 2015.
Packer enlisted Westside Estate Agency’s Kurt Rappaport and Carolwood Estates’ Drew Fenton to represent him in the sale. Rappaport also represented the buyer.
Property and state records indicate the buyer is a shell company called Stancheck Capital, with a New York address tied to accounting firm Spritzer Kaufman.
7. 391 North Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills | David Zander | $57.3 million
A 1920’s Spanish Villa quietly made its way onto the market for the first time in more than 20 years before being sold in one of the year’s pricier transactions.
The sellers were Bradley Bell, executive producer and head writer for CBS soap “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and his wife Colleen Bell, property records show. Colleen held several roles for “The Bold and the Beautiful,” including director of special projects, and was later nominated in 2013 by President Obama to serve as ambassador to Hungary.
The couple sold the home in May to TV and film producer David Zander, according to property and state records.
Revel Real Estate’s Ben Bacal was the listing agent, while Carolwood Estates’ Drew Fenton brought the buyer.
8. 942 North Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills | 942 Alpine Peak | $51.8 million
Napa Valley in Beverly Hills. That’s what the late architect Howard Backen was going for with Villa Oliva, which nabbed a buyer to become one of the city’s more expensive 2025 trades.
The over 12,000-square-foot estate counts six beds and seven baths, sitting on nearly an acre.
Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California’s Aaron Kirman and Carolwood Estates’ Linda May held the listing on behalf of a trust tied to Stephen Paul and his wife Nancy Paul. Stephen’s family holds a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers and also founded steel maker Ampco-Pittsburgh.
The buyer was a limited liability company called 942 Alpine Peak, which tracks to the NBC Tower at 455 North Cityfront Drive in Chicago, according to property and state records.
Compass’ Carl Gambino and John Bercsi brought the buyer in what was briefly Beverly Hills’ most expensive trade before 1028 Ridgedale Drive sold later that same month.
9. 11740 Crescenda Street, Brentwood | Davidson Construction LLC | $44 million
When Milwaukee Brewers minority owner Robert Beyer sold his Brentwood home, nicknamed Ocho Manos, the purchase price was Brentwood’s highest since a $57 million sale in late 2021 at 13058 Rivers Road.
Beyer originally sought $75 million for the 3.5-acre property and then later reduced the listing price a few times, with the most recent cut in June to $54.9 million.
The estate resulted from several parcel transactions and their assemblage before a new home was designed and built over the course of about five years. It was completed in 2005.
Property records show the seller was Davidson Construction. A state registration statement ties the company to Westlake Village business Transparent Accounting Solutions Inc. and its owner Evan Ingram.
The Beverly Hills Estates’ Jack Harris and Michael Fahimian brought the buyer. Meanwhile, Carolwood Estates’ Drew Fenton and Andrew Beyer, Beyer’s son, were the listing agents.
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