Inside Robert Downey Jr.’s real estate portfolio(Image Courtesy: Instagram)
Home is much more than just a brick-and-mortar construction; it’s a place that defines peace, reflects your personality, and speaks volumes about your perspective on the world and life. Thus, when it comes to home, the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ star Robert Downey Jr. makes sure to pay attention to every minute detail.“I’m not saying that I’m like a fledgling interior designer, but there’s two kinds of people, and I’m the kind that cares about the drapes,” said the ‘Iron Man’ actor once, according to Architectural Digest. With a real-estate portfolio which is an ode to all things unconventional and whimsical, Robert Downey Jr. over the years has built and brought houses that speak of his unique style. Here’s a brief note on a few of the properties he called home.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Hollywood Hills house
“Pink and perfect,” that is how Robert described his Hollywood Hills house back in 1989 to Interview Magazine, when he was 23 years old. The actor used to keep a bright red piano in the front room, reported the article. Further, if we speak about the history of the house, Downey shared, “It was built by one of Cecil B. DeMille’s set designers for Charlie Chaplin, who lived here—or this was one of 90 places they built for him.”According to Realty Today, Downey owned a house in Hollywood Hills from 1989 to 1994. Sprawling over a 2,700-square-foot area, it was a two-story primary suite, a Spanish-style house with original beamed ceilings. It had three bedrooms and five bathrooms, and was loved for its French doors. Later, television personality Kelly Osbourne owned the house, reported the Los Angeles Times.
The Team Downey headquarters
In 2009, Robert Downey Jr. and his wife and business partner, Susan, brought their home and office space together by purchasing a modern house in Venice, California, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The couple paid a handsome amount of $5.6 million for the 7,500-square-foot property. They used the top floor for residential purposes, while the 1,600-square-foot ground floor was optimised for commercial operations. Key features of this property include a nearly all-glass façade, a rooftop deck with an infinity pool, and a home theatre.
Malibu estate
The same year, the couple invested in another property and bought a Malibu compound for $13.4 million. The compound has a four-bedroom country-style cottage spanning over 3,500 square feet. But that is not the main highlight; the main spectacle is the seven-acre plot with pastures, animal enclosures, a tennis court, and a barn converted into a two-bedroom guesthouse.A couple of years after the purchase, in 2013, the actor added a 6,500-square-foot concrete clubhouse to the property. Architect Nicolo Bini was given the job, and he commissioned a thin-shelled building, which sits in one corner of the property alongside a kidney-shaped pool. In 2015, AD100 designer Joe Nahem, along with architect Ben Goodman, completed the dwelling with the needed furniture and decor. Speaking of the decor, it included cork flooring, round windows, a saltwater aquarium, and a breakfast nook tucked behind a retro screen.And it doesn’t end here. According to an interview with Purist, the house has wind turbines and solar-generated water systems to offset energy consumption. Now, for those wondering, what was the need for the clubhouse? Downey’s wife told The New York Times, “We wanted to try something that hadn’t been done before. Plus, we love a character.”
