A big buyer has appeared in the sale of Hollywood Hills complex Eva Longoria: owner of St. Louis Cardinals, Bill DeWitt. A limited company tied to a businessman buys a romantic villa on a hilltop for $ 8.25 million – which is not even in the same ballpark with the official price of the actress for $ 14 million.
DeWitt became the latest in a series of prominent owners in the estate influenced by France. In 2011, Longoria bought the complex for $ 11.4 million from Tom Cruise, The Times previously reported.
Spanning 2.75 hectares, this property includes a three-bedroom villa, a four-bedroom guesthouse, two studios and a stone cottage. Outside, the strange bridge tops the resort-style pool lined with large stones.
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The wooden floor sits under white beams in the living room, which includes a formal dining room and a kitchen with a farmhouse sink. French doors lined the living room, opening to the tombstone terrace overlooking L.
The master suite opens onto its own terrace, one of many that fills the back of the property. A winding stone path navigates a land filled with terraces, fountains and outside scouts.
DeWitt, 78, bought the Cardinals for $ 150 million in 1995 and has seen the value of the team surge in the decades since, with Forbes currently estimating the club’s value of $ 2.2 billion. During his tenure, the team won two World Series titles in 2006 and 2011.
Around the time of the sale, he secretly sold his place in Studio City in an out-of-market deal for $ 3.4 million, according to records.
As an actress, Longoria starred in “The Young and the Restless” before running eight seasons in the comedy drama series “Desperate Housewives,” which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. The 45-year-old has also been directing lately with credit to “The Mick” and “Grand Hotel.”
Joshua and Matthew Altman, the Altman brothers from Douglas Elliman, and Eddie Fallah from Keller Williams Realty are recording agents. Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates represented DeWitt.
