First look at Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk’s newly completed Montecito ‘eco mansion’
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk’s massive, eco-friendly Montecito mansion appears to be complete after seven years of construction, according to new aerial photos taken this weekend.
The mega-mansion, which features an Olympic size swimming pool, was previously seen without the exterior landscaping, which is now complete.
Gwyneth and Brad originally purchased the 14,000-square-foot home for $4.9 million in 2016.
When they bought the house it was reported that it needed a lot of work, which already had four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
The energy couple had 60 solar panels installed and more trees on the site.
The latest: Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk’s massive eco-friendly mansion in Montecito appears to be complete after seven years of construction, in new aerial photos taken over the weekend
Power couple: The mega-mansion, with an Olympic-size swimming pool, was previously seen without the exterior landscaping, which is now complete
Mansion: Gwyneth and Brad originally purchased the 14,000-square-foot home for $4.9 million in 2016
The house is on a huge piece of land and the landscape seems to be completed.
In 2021, only the grass around the freshly landscaped swimming pool has been done; bushes and trees, as well as a stone walkway are completed.
There are two gusts on the property, one facing the huge pool and one facing the stone path.
Planting along the driveway was also added.
Paltrow purchased the property in 2016 for just $4.9 million, as it has since become the neighborhood of choice for high-profile celebrities to seek solace away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey, and Ellen DeGeneres are just a few of the A-listers living in the favorite celebrity enclave.
The royal couple moved into their sprawling nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom mansion in posh Montecito in June 2020 for $14.65 million.
Surrounded by lush green gardens and overlooking the sea, the Paltrow/Falchuk home has been described as a ‘hidden paradise’.
View: When they bought the house it was reported that it needed a lot of work, which already had four bedrooms and four bathrooms
Stunning: The power couple had installed 60 solar panels and more trees on the property
Huge: The house has two guest cottages on the property
Environmentally friendly: There are 60 solar panels on site
One estate agent who spent an hour inside said it was “designed for someone who never wants to leave the house.”
Brett Buschbom said, “I went through this house and an hour later I came out like “wow”, the whole downstairs felt like a resort with steam room, massage room, sauna, jacuzzi, full bar, arcade and one of the most amazing wine cellars and that was just the cellar.’
No doubt the overhaul has been an interesting experience for Paltrow’s neighbors, as she sparked controversy with her neighbors. In 2016, she purchased two neighboring estates in the district and received planning permission to build a new mansion at both locations.
Speak against Page six one of her neighbors insisted at the time that the new house is “too big, too high and incompatible with the neighboring houses, and it blocks their view.”
Gwyneth, who also owns homes in New York and London, had neighbors furious after plans for the house were approved, despite claims the house is still ‘too high’ – after the star claimed to build the house by eight feet. have lowered.
Andrew Rice, a spokesperson for a neighbor, Michael MacElhenny, told Page Six, “She has caused a stir with neighbors on all three sides. Michael and the other neighbors have tried to work with her, but they got nowhere.”
The rep insisted at the time that the star had only lowered the house by one foot and he claimed the project had been greenlit based on false information.
The couple reportedly purchased the Palladian-style home from controversial Nigerian businessman Kola Aluko after his bank accounts were seized for his nefarious business practices.
There are some additional downsides to living in the private area, as mudslides devastated the grounds of Paltrow’s home in January 2018, also leaving 17 dead, 8 missing, and hundreds trapped in their homes.
Drama: The overhaul has undoubtedly been an interesting experience for Paltrow’s neighbors, as it sparked controversy with her neighbors in 2016. She bought two neighboring estates in the district and received planning permission to build a new mansion on both sites
Homeowners: The couple reportedly bought the Palladian-style house from controversial Nigerian businessman Kola Aluko after his bank accounts were seized for his nefarious business practices
The property had ‘Monet-esque gardens’ and beautiful water features.
Gwyneth has two children, her lookalike daughter Apple, 19, and her son Moses, 17.
She shares the teenage years with her ex-husband Chris Martin, to whom she was married from 2003 until announcing their “conscious separation in 2014.”
The two artists have remained friends and devoted co-parents, even though the Coldplay frontman has a long-term relationship with actress Dakota Johnson.
The year of her divorce, Gwyneth began dating Brad, a writer and television producer known for working with Ryan Murphy on Glee and the American Horror Story series.
The two got married in July 2018.
Before Gwyneth and Brad, the latest celebrities to move to Montecito were Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his model wife, Behati Prinsloo.
Crooner, 44, and Vogue star Behati, 35, snagged the historic estate for $22.7 million, and the 9-bedroom, 11-bath home sits on 5.2 acres.
The estate was built in 1923 by famed architect George Washington Smith, who originally designed the property for a lawyer with early ties to the city named John A Jameson.