Though the property was never on the market, records reveal David Geffen has sold one of his three multimillion-dollar 90210 homes to legendary rocker/composer Robbie Robertson (The Band, “The Departed,” “Casino”) and his longtime girlfriend, prominent restaurateur Janet Zuccarini. The $6 million sale price represents a nice little win for Geffen, considering he bought the place just two years ago for under $4.7 million. And while not certain, it seems likely no real estate agents were involved in the deal, as Robertson and Zuccarini are close friends of Geffen; the trio have even frequently traveled together on the billionaire media magnate’s “Rising Sun” superyacht.
It’s not the first time Geffen has sold one of his homes to a friend. Last year, he famously offloaded his fabled main residence in Beverly Hills onto Jeff Bezos, in a record-shattering $165 million deal reportedly consummated aboard his yacht, without the aid of realtors.
Hidden deep in the mountains above Beverly Hills, on a whisper-quiet cul-de-sac, the new Robertson-Zuccarini digs happen to lie right next door to another Geffen-owned property, this one an unassuming cottage that’s been in his portfolio for over 40 years. But unlike that house, this one has a notable architectural pedigree — originally designed in the mid-1940s by high-society architect Paul László, the low-slung house was later given a thoroughly mod renovation by noted Case Study architect Thornton M. Abell. In 2007, the structure was enlarged by L.A.-based architect Barton Phelps, who added a new poured-concrete wing.
In its current configuration, the house has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in about 3,200 square feet of living space. From the street, the blocky place cuts an austere, vaguely forbidding figure, with no front yard and no visible windows — just walls of smooth stucco looming directly over the road, softened only slightly by the skinny figures of a dozen young eucalyptus trees.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com Besides the trees, the property’s only other sign of life are the attached two-car garage and a simple brown front door.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com The front door opens into a skylight-topped entry vestibule; from there, a glassy door opens into a formal entrance gallery with polished dark gray hardwood floors.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com Photos from the time of Geffen’s 2019 purchase — which are likely not fully representative of the current interiors — show the gallery connects to separate but adjoining formal living and dining rooms.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com The fireplace-equipped living room opens via glass sliding doors to a raised deck with panoramic views of the entire L.A. basin. The dining room also has glass sliders leading outside to a privately-sited grassy lawn.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com The lime-and-cherry kitchen is expensively upgraded with top-end stainless appliances, an asymmetrical island with snack bar, and a glitzy mirrored backsplash effect.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com One of the home’s four bedrooms doubles as a private office, while the master has direct access to the pool area and a spa-style bathroom.
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Image Credit: Realtor.com Forbes says Geffen, 78, is currently worth $10.5 billion. And he’s got the real estate portfolio to back it up, with a $54 million Manhattan penthouse, a $70 million estate in the Hamptons, and a new Beverly Hills mansion bought just last year for $65 million.
As for Robertson, 77, he previously another 90210 residence, this one a slightly smaller home bought in 2012 for $2.7 million and sold this March for $3.9 million.
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