The couple purchased the 100-year-old property in June for $22.5 million
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, two serial home flippers, are back at it. According to Robb Report, the former talk show host and actor is hoping to make $20 million on the eight-acre property known as Pompeiian Court in Montecito, California. After using their well-known restoration abilities, the power couple—who spent $22.5 million for the home in June—put it back on the market with a $46.5 million price tag. The listing is owned by Robert Riskin of Riskin Partners Group.
The 1919-built Italian-inspired home underwent its most recent renovation in 2000 when DeGeneres and de Rossi took ownership of it and transformed it into what the listing describes as a modern example of “quiet luxury.”
The five-bedroom, ten-bathroom single-story residence is located at the end of a lengthy gated road. An outdoor courtyard with Roman columns, a fireplace, and a central water feature sits in the middle of the house. The house is filled with windows and french doors, and it has several fireplaces and cathedral ceilings.
The property has two guesthouses, a cabana beside the pool with stone walls, and a tiny art studio with exposed dark wooden beams on the roof in addition to the main house. A large automobile court, a full-sized tennis court, a chardonnay vineyard, and a long dining table nestled amid towering hedges, guarded by a Roman-style figural statue, are among the outdoor attractions. There are many peaceful places to stroll or sit and enjoy the many fountains and the olive, cypress, eucalyptus, and oak trees scattered across the well-kept property.
The pool and landscaped grounds outside.
It is undoubtedly a huge task to add a potential eight figures in value in a few of months, but DeGeneres is renowned for getting everyone involved and finishing projects on schedule. “We use a variety of tactics to increase construction pace. One is, of course, just human strength—what other contractors call ‘bodies on sight,'” according to Lance Lentz, a 30-year DeGeneres collaborator, who spoke with The Riv earlier this year. “Yeah, I have deployed seven hundred me𝚗 at once on a single job.”