Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's Former Home Is on the Market for $56 Million
A Beverly Hills estate previously belonging to Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt recently hit the market for $56 million, reports The Wall Street Journal. The home, designed by Hollywood architect Wallace Neff, was originally built in the 1930s specifically for actor Fredric March and his wife, actress Florence Eldridge. The couple later sold the sprawling 12,000-square-foot home to philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, who in turn sold it to entertainment attorney Ken Ziffren. Aniston and Pitt would later purchase the two-story, French Normandy–style home from Ziffren for $13.1 million in 2001. (They married in 2000; when they split in 2005, the home hit the market again.)
In the years that they owned the property, Aniston and Pitt sunk a substantial amount of money into remodeling it, adding heated marble kitchen floors, a private screening room, and even wood floors imported from a 200-year-old French château for their pub room. The present owner, hedge fund executive Jonathan Brooks, bought the home from the estranged Hollywood couple in 2006, and made his own renovations, which included adding a championship tennis court with a pavilion and a separate guest loft.
Inside, the home is a refreshing blend of modern—with clean lines, abundant windows, and dark wood floors—and warm—with neutral tones and stacked stones used throughout. The generously sized great room includes an entire wall of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the backyard pool area, with an elegant marble fireplace anchoring the space. A formal dining room seats up to 20, and the kitchen is an update on the classic, with black-and-white marble floor tiles, industrial-looking marble shelves lined in steel, and an impressive stove. A unique octagonal tower is topped by a wood ceiling, and the aforementioned barroom is home to an original fireplace, a counter with four seats, and an impressive wall for storing wines. A spacious, light-filled sitting room opens directly out onto the pool area, where a lounge area offers a great option for outdoor dining.
