The term “dream home” is used so frequently, it has almost become a cliché. But when the dreamers were Hollywood icon Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores, in collaboration with revered Modernist architect John Lautner, the home they created is something simply ethereal. A true landmark sitting high atop the exclusive Southridge community, overlooking the Coachella Valley with panoramic views northward to Banning Pass and Mount San Jacinto to the west, the extraordinary property was completed in 1980. It was the Hopes’ third home in Palm Springs. And the one they called their “dream house.”
Bob Hope’s house has 10-bedrooms, 12-bathrooms, a swimming pool, pond, tennis court and much more. In bringing their vision to reality, the Hopes and Lautner composed a stunning, structural symphony blending concrete, steel and glass, crowned by a curving copper roof that complements the sloping contours of the neighboring mountains. Throughout the home’s more than 23,000 square feet, and the grounds that surround it, are features befitting a “contemporary castle,” as Dolores described the estate.
Hope’s house space age California home has sold for $13 million after saving several years in market. The initial cost for bid of this house was $50 million in 2013 and dropped to $34 million nine months later. The new owner of this house is Ron Burkle who bought this house worth $1.54 billion. Bob Hope’s iconic Palm Springs house was purchased this fall by Ron Burkle, an investor who has amassed a collection of notable homes, according to property records. Burkle purchased the property through a limited liability company for $13 million, just over a quarter of the house’s original asking price of $50 million.
This unique UFO style home completed in 1980 and was first put on the market in March 2013 for $50million. Nine months later it dropped by $34 million and by December 2014, the asking price had plummeted to half its original listing, at just $25 million. The futuristic mansion is the most famous property owned by Hope, who was extremely passionate about architecture.
The entertainer was often cited as the biggest private landowner in California.