With a $103 million contract under his five-time All-Star belt — plus the looming prospect of his upcoming free agency — Kawhi Leonard can afford to live anywhere he pleases. But the Rolls Royce-driving Clippers baller has chosen to splash out $17.1 million in L.A.’s sunny Pacific Palisades neighborhood, on a luxe if somewhat conservatively styled mansion atop a promontory, where the panoramic ocean views are guaranteed to wow his guests.
Of course, the 29-year-old Moreno Valley native is no stranger to big real estate splurges. Leonard still owns a sumptuous estate in the equestrian-oriented San Diego suburb of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., acquired in 2019 for $13.3 million. And during basketball season, he bunks up in a $6.7 million condo at the ritzy Ritz Carlton Residences at L.A. Live, the skyscraper condo complex that sits high above the Staples Center, and where other moneyed residents include fellow pro basketballer Lonzo Ball, Lakers owner Jim Buss, and horror movie maestro Jason Blum.
Leonard’s third home is located in a far-flung corner of the Westside, on a walled and gated .82-acre property. Described as a “custom Hamptons-style home,” the property was designed and built for (in)famously brash film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, the founder of now-bankrupt Relativity Media. Kavanaugh completed the house in 2018; in February 2019, the nearly 12,000-square-foot mansion was put up for sale, asking $25 million. After two years on and off the market, the asking price had dropped precipitously to $17.5 million before Leonard swooped in with an even lower offer.
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Image Credit: Redfin Outside, the home’s medium grey siding is contrasted against white trim and copper gutters. Inside, nearly every public room has views of the ocean and surrounding hills. A dual-sided fireplace effectively bisects the main living room from a secondary step-down living room; both spaces have coffered ceilings and foldaway glass doors with direct access to outdoor terraces.
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Image Credit: Redfin There’s another fireplace in the family room, which — like many rooms in the house — is practically all-white, and adjoins the massive kitchen, which has an eat-in breakfast bar, top-of-the-line Wolf and SubZero appliances, and a separate butler’s pantry. Also on the main level is a formal dining area, at least one maid’s bedroom suite, and a long staircase leading to the upstairs family bedrooms.
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Image Credit: Redfin A private balcony stretches the entire width of the master bedroom, to which it’s connected via two sets of folding glass doors. There are dual walk-in closets, plus dual “couples” bathroom offers separate rooms connected by a tremendous glass shower with a porthole-style window and several showerheads.
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Image Credit: Redfin Scattered throughout the home’s three levels are no fewer than six other bedrooms, all of them with ensuite full baths. The lower subterranean floor is party-ready with a billiards room, a 960-bottle wine cellar with tasting bar, and a movie theater with captain’s chair leather seating for 10.
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Image Credit: Redfin Scattered throughout the home’s three levels are no fewer than six other bedrooms, all of them with ensuite full baths. The lower subterranean floor is party-ready with a billiards room, a 960-bottle wine cellar with tasting bar, and a movie theater with captain’s chair leather seating for 10.
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Image Credit: Redfin Other residential amenities include a mirror-walled gym, full home automation, and covered loggias for outdoor dining.
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Image Credit: Redfin Out back, a sloped lawn trundles down the hills, though the yard’s main eye-catcher is the infinity swimming pool and adjoining cabana. Elsewhere there’s a large wooden deck, set atop an enormous concrete retaining wall, with more spectacular views.
Josh Altman and Jessica Kavanaugh of The Altman Brothers team at Douglas Elliman repped both sides of the transaction.
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