Did Madonna Buy Angelina Jolie’s Estate?
Angelina Jolie sold the old Cecil B. DeMille estate for $24.75 million. I like the Hollywood story behind it.
At a glance
closed Sept 24, 2026
on 11,000 gross SF
above-grade building
2.1 acres
113 years old
walk-up configuration
What matters
- About $2,250 a foot.The home has about 11,000 square feet, six bedrooms, and ten baths. At $24.75 million, that works out to roughly $2,250 per square foot.
- Two acres in the middle of the city.The lot is about 2.1 acres. That is close to 91,500 square feet of flat, gated, green land a few minutes from Hollywood. It works out to around $270 per square foot of land. I like that Land number for 90k SF.
- Laughlin Park is its own world.This is a small gated pocket at the top of Los Feliz. The house sits at the highest point in the enclave, with views of Griffith Observatory. Jolie set the record on the price.
- Flat for nine years.Jolie made $250,000. That is about 1% over nine years. I doubt she even cares.
Deal stats
Last week, Angelina Jolie sold her home in Los Feliz for $24.75 million.
Magazine and RadarOnline say Madonna is behind it. They say a Hollywood lawyer with a lot of famous clients set up the LLC. Nobody has confirmed that yet. What we do know is that Madonna took a video tour of the house in August, according to the New York Post.
The house has real history. It was built in 1913. Cecil B. DeMille bought it in 1916 for $27,893. A few years later he bought the house next door, which had belonged to Charlie Chaplin, and joined the two with a glass hallway. He lived there until he died in 1959.
Jolie bought it in 2017 for $24.5 million. She listed it this May for $29.85 million. It sold about 143 days later for $5.1 million less than the ask.
What an Operator Sees
The team that got it done
Listing agents:
Jon Grauman, Resident Group. 424.600.7576. jon@residentre.com
Ernie Carswell, Sotheby's International Realty (Carswell & Associates). 310.345.7500. Ernie@carswellandassociates.com
I like seeing a sale like this close in LA. Nearly $25 million is a serious number although probably nothing for Madonna, and getting this property sold in under five months deserves credit.
I can understand the appeal. Two acres in Los Feliz, a gated setting, and a home with a real Hollywood story.
Ask was $29.5M and sold for a $5M discount. I think this is more about the pride of ownership of this home and the story than it being an investment.
Madonna has been reported as the buyer, though that remains unconfirmed. If it is her, I like seeing her put that kind of money into an LA property. Either way, a buyer saw enough value here to commit nearly $25 million. That is serious capital.
This sale won’t tell us where the whole market is headed especially with the way rates rallied. This house might have even been an all cash purchase. Its a piece of art, not just an investment. Overall with all the bad news, this one gives me something to feel good about.
Sources: USA Today, The Real Deal (citing The Wall Street Journal), Realtor.com, Mansion Global, LA Magazine, OK! Magazine, RadarOnline, New York Post, LA County Assessor, LA Office of Finance. The transfer tax figures are estimates.
Write to David Safai at David@AtlasBrief.La
Appeared in the Sept. 30, 2026 edition of The Tape.