Cameron Diaz bought the Hollywood Hills home in 2004, but she never lived in it. She kept it as a buffer property beside her own residence. Nearly two decades later, Ariana Grande bought the house for $4.9 million in an off-market deal, adding another property to her growing real estate portfolio, ABC reported.
A Hollywood Hills home with Sunset Strip views
Built in 1950, the mid-century home sits at the end of a small cul-de-sac, with breathtaking views of Los Angeles’ famous Sunset Strip. The home spans 1,800 sq. ft. and has two bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. It sits on half an acre of land, much of which is steep hillside. The tall black gate, hedges and trees give the house the privacy its famous owners seek. Privacy is a major highlight, especially in a neighbourhood filled with stars.As the house was never publicly listed for sale, few details about its interior are available. Tax records, however, provide some insight into its size and mid-century origins.
Cameron Diaz never lived in the house
Cameron Diaz purchased the property in 2004 for $1.8 million. Rather than using it as her primary residence, she kept it as a ‘buffer’ between her neighbouring property and the surrounding area, according to a report by Dirt. She had bigger plans for the house. City records from 2009 show plans to tear it down and replace it with a much larger residence, the housing tracker reported. However, those plans never progressed beyond the planning stage. As the house remained standing, it underwent a series of renovations over the years.In 2018, Diaz updated the house with a new roof and windows. She also expanded the kitchen, remodelled the two bathrooms and added a powder room. She retained the original details while updating the property with modern conveniences. By the time Grande purchased it, the house had already benefited from these improvements. The renovations left the home in working condition, although it has no pool.
A quiet sale
Ariana Grande bought the house in 2022 for $4.9 million, AD reported. However, the home was never listed for sale. The transaction never reached the open market, so little information about it was available to the public before the deal closed. Reports put the price at $4.9 million, nearly triple what Diaz had paid 18 years earlier. However, details of the interior and other amenities remain private. Tax records describe a single-storey, mid-century layout.The property added to Grande’s collection of homes in California. She had already established a substantial real estate portfolio, with properties in the Los Angeles area and beyond. At the time of the purchase, Grande was living in another Hollywood Hills residence in the Bird Streets neighbourhood. She had also sold a separate property in the Hollywood Hills in autumn 2021. Her real estate holdings included a mansion in the Los Angeles area reportedly valued at $9 million. She also owned the former estate of television personality Ellen DeGeneres in Montecito, California.
