Tour the 'Big Little Lies' and 'Basic Instinct' Home Selling for $29.6M
View of the atrium and swimming pool
The residence covers 12,000 square feet and has five bedrooms, nine baths, 12 fireplaces, and two kitchens. It sits on two acres of lushly planted grounds. Outside the home, there is a pool, spa, and grotto hidden by the tropical foliage.
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The house also includes a two-story library, so you can do as much reading in the comfort of your own home as possible. The gourmet main kitchen includes a glass-walled breakfast area. There is also a gym and sauna.
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You'll never have to even leave the home to see great views of the Pacific Ocean and California coast thanks to glass walls. Outside, the grounds are so thickly planted that an owner could discover new parts of the property every day. There's a shady oasis, a greenhouse, and several terraces where you could host outdoor dinners. There is also a private hot tub enclosed by a natural rock wall. The house's open atrium includes the swimming pool.
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Back in January 2018, the home was put up for sale for $16.9 million, Curbed San Francisco reported at the time. Aviator Steve Fossett and his wife, Peggy Fossett, bought the home in 1997. Fossett went missing in 2007 during a plane crash and his wreckage was found the following year. Peggy died in October 2017.
prevnextLush plants provide privacy around the property
The house has changed hands multiple times since Peggy Fossett's death, and millions of dollars have been spent to bring the property into the 21st Century. In 2004, designer Paul Vincent Wiseman told Architectural Digest the home's style was "very confused" before the Fossetts hired him to redesign the home. "It was part suburban tract, part French château, with Art Déco touches added by a Hollywood art director when it was used in filming scenes for Basic Instinct," Wiseman said at the time.
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Carmel has long been a popular destination for Hollywood stars, and not just in movies. Clint Eastwood famously served as mayor from 1986 to 1988. The late Doris Day called the city home. Her ranch-style estate recently sold for $5.7 million.
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