Famously real estate–savvy Ellen DeGeneres recently continued one Beverly Hills mansion’s lineage of celebrity owners by buying Adam Levine’s Tudor-style home for $45 million. The sprawling 10,376-square-foot abode previously belonged to Will & Grace cocreator Max Mutchnick and his husband, entertainment attorney Erik Hyman, before Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo, bought it for $33.9 million in an off-market deal just over a year ago. The former The Voice star and model reportedly sank $7 million into upgrading the home. (Before that, tennis champion Pete Sampras called the elegant mansion home; he sold it to Mutchnick and Hyman for just under $17 million in 2008.) The five-bedroom, 12-bathroom property is quite a sight to behold, and seems like the perfect addition to DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi’s growing collection of pricey holdings.
Situated behind a high security wall on slightly raised land, the home has three floors with thoughtfully updated details throughout, including crown molding in many of the common living areas on the first floor. The front door opens onto a double-height entrance hall with a cozy sitting area just across the hallway, with an entire wall of floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open out onto the lush green backyard. A stately living room with a TV-topped marble fireplace sits just off to one side of the main entrance hall, while a spacious formal dining room area is located toward the rear of the home. A sun-drenched family room is located between the aforementioned sitting area and the main kitchen. There’s also a second, all-steel kitchen outfitted with professional-grade appliances.
Also on the ground floor is a corner office with boldly painted black walls and several built-in shelves and a professional-quality screening room with an attached bar. Upstairs, the 2,000-square-foot master suite is undoubtedly the crown jewel of the home. The suite includes a lofted ceiling, a private terrace, and an en suite bathroom that is equal parts opulent and chic. A modern freestanding deep-soaking tub commands its own section of the bathroom, and there’s also a marble double-vanity sink. The master suite also has a lovely walk-in closet, with plenty of shelving and a number of mirrored closet doors.
Out back is a wood-fire oven, outdoor dining space, and lounging area situated around a fire pit. Down a short set of stars is an oval-shaped swimming pool and yet more lounge areas; beyond that is a well-landscaped lawn and a tennis court.
Coincidentally, this mansion isn’t the only dwelling DeGeneres and de Rossi have purchased from Mutchnick and Hyman. In 2003, DeGeneres bought a Hollywood Hills home from Mutchnick for $6 million (she sold it to Will Ferrell three years later for $9 million), and in 2007, DeGeneres and de Rossi bought a compound above Coldwater Canyon from Mutchnick and Hyman for almost $30 million. They would eventually sell that compound, as well as several of the surrounding properties, to Ryan Seacrest for $36.5 million in 2012.
Levine’s track record of celeb-related homes is impressive as well. Earlier this year, the Maroon 5 singer bought Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s former massive 3.1-acre Pacific Palisades compound for $32 million.
