Real Estate

Suzanne Somers, Alan Hamel Sell Palm Springs Estate

Situated on 28 acres about five minutes from downtown Palm Springs, the abode comprises five structures — a main house and four villas.

PALM SPRINGS, CA — A sprawling Palm Springs property owned by former "Three's Company" star Suzanne Somers and her husband is poised to change hands.

Nestled at the base of Mount San Jacinto, the Ridge Road home was listed for sale in January, and is now in escrow, Somers told the New York Post. The 74-year-old actress declined to specify the sales price, but the paper cited real estate documents in reporting it was sold for the original asking price of $8.5 million.

Situated on 28 acres about five minutes from downtown Palm Springs, the abode comprises five structures — a main house and four villas — totaling seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and more than 7,200 square feet of combined living space.

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One of the villas, dubbed "The Rock House," was designed by famed modernist architect Albert Frey. The villa features a two-room suite with walls of glass, fireplace, hand-carved Balinese garden doors, claw-foot tub, rock shower and meditation garden, according to House & Garden magazine.

The magazine reported Sommers and husband Alan Hamel, a former television host and producer, purchased the property in 1977 for $420,000, and previously listed it for $14.5 million before taking it off the market. The estate was built in 1928.

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Somers entered the Hollywood mainstream for portraying Chrissy Snow on the 1970s TV sitcom "Three's Company" opposite John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt.

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The following information about the property was provided by Realtor.com:

  • Address: 252 Ridge Rd., Palm Springs, California
  • Price: $8,500,000
  • Square Feet: 7,279
  • Bedrooms: 7
  • Bathrooms: 10 Baths
  • Built: 1925
  • Features: One of the most iconic estates in the entire Palm Springs Valley, ''Bellosguardo', ' was begun in 1924. The estate has not changed hands in close to 45 years! Nestled on more than 28 acres of magical land, this one-of-a-kind World Class estate sits at the base of Mt. San Jacinto in a hidden canyon, yet minutes to downtown Palm Springs. The 7 bedroom, 10 baths multi-structure compound features the main house plus 4 additional individual villas. Main house contains an open living room, chefs kitchen and butler's pantry as well as a secret 2000+bottle wine cellar. The formal dining room with fireplace and wet-bar can seat 32 comfortably. The master suite features a private patio, outdoor shower, dramatic dressing area, his/hers closets, 2 home offices and safe room. The guest suites offer natural rock walls and authentic architectural elements. Famed modernist architect Albert Frey designed ''The Rock House'' villa of the estate, which features a 2-room suite with walls of glass, fireplace, hand-carved Balinese garden doors, claw-foot tub, rock shower and meditation garden. Furnishings included with exceptions. . The grounds are the show with acres of entertainment areas set among spectacular rock formations and featuring a natural amphitheater with stage, swimming ponds, waterfall and hiking trails on the property itself. And at night the setting will leave you breathless. There is simply no home like this anywhere.

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