By Neal J. Leitereg / Los Angeles Times
It took ex-Seattle Mariner and Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Randy Johnson just three years to record his first no-hitter. It took him five years to sell his Arizona home.
After listing the mansion in 2014 for $25 million, the legendary pitcher has sold it at auction for a deeply discounted $7.3 million. The bidding, which took place online, began at $4 million.
The Paradise Valley estate spans five acres — or about twice the size of fair territory in Chase Field, where Johnson won a World Series title with the Diamondbacks in 2001.
There’s a main residence, a two-bedroom guesthouse, a commercial-grade gym, pool and tennis court.
Known as “The Big Unit” for his tall stature, Johnson, 55, retired a 10-time All-Star and five-time Cy Young Award winner with a 303-166 career record. His 4,875 career strikeouts are second only to Nolan Ryan’s 5,714 Ks.
Harry Styles of One Direction fame is looking for a break in the Hollywood Hills housing market.
The pop star has put his contemporary-style pad back on the market for the reduced price of $7 million. That’s about $1.5 million less than the house first listed for and $12,500 more than Styles paid for the place three years ago, records show.
In 4,401 square feet, there are four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a movie theater and a yoga studio. On the main level, an open floor plan connects an indoor-outdoor living room to a dining area and center-island kitchen.
Styles, 25, rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. More recently, Styles released his eponymous debut solo album in 2017. He’s also dabbled in acting, appearing in Christopher Nolan’s war drama “Dunkirk.”
Tucked away in the San Jacinto Mountains, an 80-acre ranch that once played host to a multimillion-dollar LSD operation known as the Brotherhood of Eternal Love is on the market for $1.495 million.
Led by Timothy Leary — the famed psychologist and drug enthusiast — the brotherhood descended upon the retreat, called Fobes Ranch, in the late ’60s.
Also known as the Hippie Mafia, the group of 30 or so surfers and friends reportedly used the Mountain Center residence to take and manufacture LSD, as well as worship nature amid the mountain-lined landscape.
Today, the ranch stands as the only private property in Duchess Canyon, according to the listing. Structures include a two-bedroom home, guesthouse, workshop, barn and two-car garage, with a total of 2,450 square feet of living space.
Entered through double doors, the main residence is anchored by a bright living room with a freestanding fireplace. Other spaces include a kitchen with wood countertops, a master suite with a custom fireplace and a 500-square-foot studio bathed in light from oversize windows.
Lofts are found in the guesthouse and workshop, and the bunkhouse offers two built-in bunk beds. Elsewhere, a pavilion topped with solar panels holds a brick-and-stone fireplace.
For water, two springs feed 4,000 gallons a day into a 70,000-gallon tank.
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