A decade ago, Miranda Kerr, newly single after her divorce from actor Orlando Bloom, acquired a 0.73-acre property in the secluded western region of Malibu for $2.2 million. Nestled at the end of a lesser-known cul-de-sac above Pacific Coast Highway, the property has undergone significant transformations since then. Now married to billionaire Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, Kerr and Spiegel, who share an array of opulent estates internationally and have children together, have decided to part ways with their Malibu abode. The asking price of nearly $4.5 million takes into account the decade of custom upgrades by Kerr and the consistent rise in Malibu’s real estate values.
The Malibu residence, a hillside compound featuring four separate buildings, has served as a local retreat for the Kerr-Spiegel family. Notably, the property has a rich Hollywood history, having been owned by acclaimed actor James Whitmore until his death in 2009. The single-story main house, spanning almost 2,200 square feet, boasts open-plan, all-white living areas. The living room, with wide-plank wood floors and a raised hearth stone fireplace surrounded by built-in bookshelves, offers a vaulted, beamed ceiling and a pentagonal wall of windows showcasing a tranquil ocean view through the trees.
The adjacent ocean-view dining area, connected to the upgraded kitchen by a stool-height snack counter, features glass sliders on two walls. Two family bedrooms share a remarkably spacious hall bathroom with wood floors, a dramatically vaulted and sky-lit ceiling, and a sizable tiled vanity. The master bedroom, complete with several Palladian-style windows offering whitewater views, grants access to an ocean-view deck and an upgraded bathroom with an oversized and skylit shower space.
Surrounding the swimming pool and attached spa is a brick terrace, complemented by a sprawling, partly covered, trellis-shaded deck wrapping around the dining room end of the house, offering expansive ocean views framed by tall trees and bamboo shoots.
The property also encompasses three additional structures, including a 684-square-foot pool house equipped with a gym and changing facilities, along with two hillside guesthouses, one slightly larger than the other but both measuring under 500 square feet. In total, the property features six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a single powder room. Luxury Malibu Property’s Brian Goldberg holds the listing.
Presently, Kerr and Spiegel primarily reside in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood, inhabiting a $12 million mansion formerly owned by Harrison Ford. Their portfolio extends to a million villa in Paris, a vineyard estate in Kerr’s native Australia, and a $120 million mega-estate in Holmby Hills, which is nearing completion after years of construction. Spiegel, raised in Los Angeles’ affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood, still owns his initial home purchase—a charming $3 million “cottage” on a narrow street in Brentwood.
