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Mapping the 11 Biggest Los Angeles House Sales Of 2014

By Adrian Glick Kudler
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By Adrian Glick Kudler

It's the last week in December, when according to tradition we make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to all the best, worst, and shitshowiest of things that happened in Los Angeles real estate, architecture, and neighborhoods this year. These are your 2014 Curbed Awards.

Los Angeles's housing market was at its high-flyingest in years in 2014, with all the most expensive sales topping $30 million and a few even topping $70 million. And just like with everything else, the richest real estate is getting more clustered and cloistered these days: the majority of the biggest sales were on a couple of streets in tiny Holmby Hills; there were also two nearby in Bel Air, one in Brentwood, one in Malibu, and one in Beverly Hills (as far east as the top sales go). It's such a tight-knit pack, in fact, that one house actually made the list twice (which is why it has 11 entries this year): the magnificent Brody House marked the beginning and middle of the year with big sales to bold-faced names: first Ellen DeGeneres, then Napster founder Sean Parker. All that and more on the map, compiled with the help of the property-watchers at PropertyShark. (Here's 2013's top sales for comparison.)

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1. $88.3 million - Fleur de Lys

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350 North Carolwood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
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The white elephant of Holmby Hills had been for sale since 2007 (at $125 million) when it finally sold in March for $102 million (official sale price was only $88.3 million, but still enough to beat its neighbor/rival The Manor). The buyer may or may not be Junk Bond King/fraudster/think-tanker Michael Milken.

2. $74 million - Old Disney estate

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355 North Carolwood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
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The site of Walt Disney's family dream home is now the site of a limestone megamansion, which Houston Dynamo owner Gabriel Brener put up for sale in 2011 for somewhere between $80 and $95 million. It sold in June for $74 million to an "international" buyer.

3. $70 million - 1181 N. Hillcrest Rd.

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1181 North Hillcrest Road
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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In the shocker of the year, Swedish Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson paid $70 million for this totally ridiculous spec megamansion, outbidding Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The absurd house hit the market in August asking $85 million.

4. $49.5 million - Brody House

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360 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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The breathtaking Brody House makes the list twice this year, beginning with its second sale of 2014. In July, just a few months after Ellen DeGeneres had bought the house, Napster founder Sean Parker swooped in and made her an offer she couldn't refuse: $49.5 million.

5. $45 million - 10231 Charing Cross Rd.

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10231 Charing Cross Road
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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In May, former Dodgers co-owner Jamie McCourt her over-the-top estate in Holmby Hills for $45 million.

6. $44 million - 271 S. Mapleton Dr.

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271 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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One corporation sold this 1.4-acre property (which includes a basement operating room!) to another corporation in April for $44 million.

7. $40 million - 12780 Chalon Rd.

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12780 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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New England Patriot Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen spent years building this palace, but shortly after it was finished, they sold it to Dr. Dre for $40 million.

8. $39.888 million - Brody House

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360 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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And here's the Brody House's second appearance on the list: At the very beginning of the year, Ellen DeGeneres became the house's third owner (after the original couple and a renovator), paying $39.888 million.

9. $39 million - 200 S. Mapleton Dr.

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200 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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In August, Diddy paid $39 million for this brand new spec megamansion, which includes a pool and grotto connected by an underwater tunnel.

10. $34 million - 475 Bel Air Rd.

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475 Bel Air Road
Los Angeles, CA 90077
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In February, the Doheny oil family put this 3.63-acre Bel Air property up for sale for the first time at $45 million. It sold in September for $34 million.

11. $33.5 million - 29150 Cliffside Dr.

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29150 Cliffside Drive
Malibu, CA 90265

This spread nearly on the tip of Point Dume sold for $33.5 million in August to, oddly, something called Nabisco Holdings Sa.

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1. $88.3 million - Fleur de Lys

350 North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077

The white elephant of Holmby Hills had been for sale since 2007 (at $125 million) when it finally sold in March for $102 million (official sale price was only $88.3 million, but still enough to beat its neighbor/rival The Manor). The buyer may or may not be Junk Bond King/fraudster/think-tanker Michael Milken.

350 North Carolwood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Visit Website

2. $74 million - Old Disney estate

355 North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077

The site of Walt Disney's family dream home is now the site of a limestone megamansion, which Houston Dynamo owner Gabriel Brener put up for sale in 2011 for somewhere between $80 and $95 million. It sold in June for $74 million to an "international" buyer.

355 North Carolwood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Visit Website

3. $70 million - 1181 N. Hillcrest Rd.

1181 North Hillcrest Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

In the shocker of the year, Swedish Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson paid $70 million for this totally ridiculous spec megamansion, outbidding Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The absurd house hit the market in August asking $85 million.

1181 North Hillcrest Road
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Visit Website

4. $49.5 million - Brody House

360 South Mapleton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024

The breathtaking Brody House makes the list twice this year, beginning with its second sale of 2014. In July, just a few months after Ellen DeGeneres had bought the house, Napster founder Sean Parker swooped in and made her an offer she couldn't refuse: $49.5 million.

360 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Visit Website

5. $45 million - 10231 Charing Cross Rd.

10231 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles, CA 90024

In May, former Dodgers co-owner Jamie McCourt her over-the-top estate in Holmby Hills for $45 million.

10231 Charing Cross Road
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Visit Website

6. $44 million - 271 S. Mapleton Dr.

271 South Mapleton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024

One corporation sold this 1.4-acre property (which includes a basement operating room!) to another corporation in April for $44 million.

271 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Visit Website

7. $40 million - 12780 Chalon Rd.

12780 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90049

New England Patriot Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen spent years building this palace, but shortly after it was finished, they sold it to Dr. Dre for $40 million.

12780 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Visit Website

8. $39.888 million - Brody House

360 South Mapleton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024

And here's the Brody House's second appearance on the list: At the very beginning of the year, Ellen DeGeneres became the house's third owner (after the original couple and a renovator), paying $39.888 million.

360 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Visit Website

9. $39 million - 200 S. Mapleton Dr.

200 South Mapleton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024

In August, Diddy paid $39 million for this brand new spec megamansion, which includes a pool and grotto connected by an underwater tunnel.

200 South Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Visit Website

10. $34 million - 475 Bel Air Rd.

475 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077

In February, the Doheny oil family put this 3.63-acre Bel Air property up for sale for the first time at $45 million. It sold in September for $34 million.

475 Bel Air Road
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Visit Website

11. $33.5 million - 29150 Cliffside Dr.

29150 Cliffside Drive, Malibu, CA 90265

This spread nearly on the tip of Point Dume sold for $33.5 million in August to, oddly, something called Nabisco Holdings Sa.

29150 Cliffside Drive
Malibu, CA 90265