Dr. McDreamy Puts Bel-Air Home On The Market

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Dr. McDreamy puts his Bel-Air home on the market

Actor Patrick Dempsey, known to his fans as the handsome Dr. McDreamy on "Grey's Anatomy," has put his New England traditional in Bel-Air on the market at just under $3.6 million.

The actor, who plays Dr. Derek Shepherd in the ABC series, has been nominated for two Golden Globes.


His home has four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms in about 3,800 square feet. The gated residence has a formal dining room, a pool, a brick patio, a large lawn, and a tree house with a porch.

Dempsey also starred in the movies "Made of Honor" (2008) and "Enchanted" (2007). An avid skier and car racer, he will drive a Ferrari in the 24-hour race in Le Mans this year.

Brett Lawyer of Sotheby's International Realty, Sunset Boulevard, has the listing.

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La Belle Vie, the Bel-Air home built by B. (Bernie) Gerald Cantor, founder of the global securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has come on the market at $53 million.

Cantor built the home for his wife, Iris. Construction took about six years.

The 35,000-square-foot home has nine bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, a pool, a tennis court, a 10-car garage and a three-story entry hall with a 40-foot high rotunda and a curved staircase.

The house also has a beauty salon, three kitchens, a staff wing, a formal library, a media room, a gym, a billiards room and a dozen fireplaces.

Ron de Salvo of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, has the listing.

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Have you ever wanted to live on Lake Sammamish in the state of Washington?

That's where Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki built a new, larger home for himself, and now he is asking $1.75 million for his former home, which has lake views.

His former home, a contemporary, has five bedrooms and four bathrooms in 5,000 square feet. Other features are a sports court, gardens with two ponds, a master bedroom suite with a two-sided fireplace, and a private, viewing deck. The remodeled home is in Issaquah, about 15 miles from Seattle.

Suzuki, 35, left Japan to join the Mariners in 2001. He then became the first player since Jackie Robinson to finish first in batting average and stolen bases.

Rick Miner of Coldwell Banker Bain Associates has the listing.

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Colin Cowie, a celebrity party planner and life-style guru, has purchased the top two floors of a newly built condo building in the Flatiron district of Manhattan for $4.5 million.

Cowie, 47, has written eight style books and has been a life-style commentator on CBS for "The Early Show" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." He has planned parties for Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Jordan and Winfrey.

Cowie agreed to buy the two, unfinished 1,400-square-foot units in The Emory from the developer. The condo has a master bedroom and a guest bedroom that doubles as an office. Cowie has a private, 1,400-square-foot roof deck, where he is putting outdoor furnishings he designed for the Home Shopping Network.

The stylist who designed house wares for J.C. Penny and Wal-Mart said he spent $2 million customizing the interiors.

Emily Beare of Core Group Marketing had the listing.

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George Gershwin slept here! The late composer once lived in this Manhattan apartment, listed at slightly more than $1.6 million. The asking price was just reduced by 15%.

The four-bedroom, co-op apartment has four bedrooms and three bathrooms; it is in a doorman building. Gershwin rented the apartment in 1933 and worked on the opera "Porgy and Bess" in the unit, according to Howard Pollack's "George Gershwin, His Life and Work." Later, the duplex was split.

The lower unit, with two bedrooms and a living room, is listed at $3.3 million by Carmen Marques Perez and Elizabeth Spahr of Corcoran Group.

Leslie Crossley and Maria Torresy of Brown Harris Stevens have the listing.

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