July 16, 2025 The Newspaper Serving LGBT Los Angeles

Brentwood Luxury Home Market Booms as Petra Ecclestone Lists $41.95M Estate

Formula One Heiress’ Home Hits the Market After Fires Impact Local Community

Petra Ecclestone and Sam Palmer have listed their Brentwood Park estate for $41.95 million, just four months after wildfires swept through Los Angeles and came close to threatening the property.

The English couple, who bought the home in 2023 for $30.5 million, renovated the residence extensively before being forced to evacuate during the January fires. Though the house was spared, the blaze devastated parts of nearby Pacific Palisades, destroying their children’s schools and prompting a temporary move to the Beverly Hills Hotel before they relocated to London.

The 13,500-square-foot home, known as Two Fifty South, sits on over half an acre of gated, flat land and was redesigned in 2024 by Ecclestone and Palmer. The three-story estate includes seven bedrooms, Roman plaster walls, a chef’s kitchen with a secondary prep area, formal dining for 20, and amenities such as a gym, steam room, home theater, and golf simulator. A dedicated staff wing, 12-car garage, and private security suite are also part of the layout.

Outdoor highlights include a soccer pitch, plunge pools, a treehouse, and California native landscaping, have all been added with the couple’s four children in mind. The property also features a terrace off the primary suite and a carriage-style motor court.

Palmer, a luxury real estate agent, acknowledged the wildfires played a role in their decision to sell but said the choice was part of a broader pattern. “We’ve kind of got the itch again to do the next one,” he said, referencing their track record of buying, renovating, and selling high-end properties. In 2019, Ecclestone sold The Manor in Holmby Hills for $120 million. In 2022, the couple sold another Brentwood home to NBA star Russell Westbrook for $33.5 million.

Ecclestone recalled the difficulty of evacuating the area during the January fires, sharing how she abandoned her car in traffic with the children and walked to Will Rogers State Beach, where Palmer picked them up. “It was really sad to see what happened to our local community,” she said.

Despite the devastation, the Brentwood market has rebounded quickly. Real estate records show 13 homes sold for $10 million or more in Brentwood in the three months ending May 1, up from just five during the same period in 2024.  

Sam Palmer and Blair Chang of The Agency hold the listing.

Related Posts

Unmasking ICE: Senators Push for Visible IDs After Secretive LA Immigration Raids

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Bill Requires Federal Agents to Display Visible Identification During Raids U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on...

Bacio di Latte’s Beverly Hills Gelateria Debut Blends Italian Tradition with California Cool

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Gelateria Features In-House Gelato, Espresso Drinks, and Decadent Signature Flavors Bacio di Latte has officially opened its latest U.S. flagship...

Housing for Health Chief Appointed to Lead Unified Homeless Services Department

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Veteran Housing Advocate to Oversee Streamlined LA County Services The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday confirmed the...

Rainbow Crosswalk at Pulse Memorial Could Be Removed Under New Federal Rules

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Trump Administration’s Program Urges States to Eliminate “Non-safety” Road Art, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a bizarre order for...

Brentwood Feels Impact as Feds Slash Office Leases Across Los Angeles

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

New Tracker Reveals Over 70,000 Square Feet Cut in 2025 Alone Los Angeles County’s office market is experiencing a fresh...

Interview: The Dinah Creator Mariah Hanson on Legacy, Change, and the Future of Queer Celebration

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

After 34 Groundbreaking Years, Hanson Reflects on Joy, Power, and Her Final Dinah  We spoke with Mariah Hanson, the creator...

Shore Hotel: A Local Destination for Summer Fun

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Bring on all things summer. Walking or biking along Santa Monica Pier, you might find yourself taking a pause at...

One Last Bite: La Novia Bids Farewell with Final Pop-Up at Cardinale du Vin

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

Inventive Latin-Asian Pop-up Serves Seasonal Small Plates for One-Night-Only La Novia, the pop-up kitchen known for its inventive Latin-Asian flavors,...

Governor Newsom Unveils Fast-Track Rebuilding Plan on Six-Month Anniversary of Palisades Fire

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

State Clears Over 5.5 Billion Pounds of Debris From Fires Ahead of Schedule Marking six months since the devastating Eaton...

Soprano Golda Zahra Returns to BroadStage For a One-Night-Only Musical Celebration

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

Hailed as “the rising star of the opera world” by The Hollywood Times, internationally acclaimed soprano Golda Zahra makes her much-anticipated return to BroadStage in...

Transform Your Life: The Free Virtual ONENESS GLOBAL SUMMIT Debuts July 18-20, 2025

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

The ONENESS GLOBAL SUMMIT, a transformative three-day virtual event, is coming, July 18-20, 2025, offering participants worldwide a free opportunity...

July 4 ICE Raid on WeHo Car Wash Ends in Deportation of Local Resident

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

Longtime West Hollywood Worker with Family’s Rent Money Taken in Raid A group of masked men and women, without official...

Bel Air and Holmby Hills Estates Lead May’s List of America’s Top 10 Home Sales

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

LA Claims Two of the Top Three Luxury Home Sales Last Month expensive residential transaction in the U.S. for May,...

Newhart Family Lists Beloved Comedy Legend’s Townhouse in Century City

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

Late TV Star’s Custom Townhouse, Filled With Memories and Holiday Cheer  A luxurious Century Woods townhouse once home to comedy...

Caitlyn Jenner’s Friend and Former Foundation CEO Dies in Malibu ATV Crash

July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

ATV Plummeted 350 Feet After Rear-Ending Vehicle in Malibu Sophia Hutchins, former CEO of the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation and longtime...