Ellen Pompeo opens the doors to her Malibu weekend home
, 2022-11-30 13:04:04,
Ellen Pompeo still remembers swooning over the beach house the first time she saw it. There was something special about the modernist structure, perched on a blufftop overlooking the ocean in Malibu, California.
But there was one major hurdle: The cost. At the time, “Grey’s Anatomy” — the ABC medical drama series on which Pompeo has played titular character Meredith Grey for nearly two decades — was still a new show, and the home was too expensive. She begrudgingly let go of her dream to own it.
But not for too long.
Intricately-veined black marble covers accent walls throughout the home, including the living room. Credit: Douglas Friedman/Architectural Digest
Fast-forward to 2013, and the home was on the market again. By then, Pompeo was one of the highest paid actors on television, and jumped on the opportunity to add it to her real estate portfolio. (Her family’s primary residence remains a 1920s Mediterranean-style home in Los Angeles.)
“I truly enjoy the craft and art of houses,” she told the magazine. “It exercises a different creative muscle.”
A classic property with modern touches
The 3,000-square-foot property, designed by midcentury architects Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman, is the perfect spot for weekend getaways. Originally built in 1979, it wraps around a central courtyard flowing with…
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