Among Brad Pitt’s many accomplishments—seven Academy Award nominations, a successful wine label, the title of People’s Sexiest Man Alive—is his ability to invest in some truly trophy real estate. The Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood actor has spoken before about his affinity for all things architecture and interior design, telling Oprah Winfrey in 2004, “I love that architecture is this huge art piece you can be inside. I believe it lifts your soul and affects your mindset.” In late 2012 he collaborated on a collection with furniture-maker Frank Pollaro, and in 2020 he narrated a documentary about Frank Lloyd Wright. So it is no surprise that he has selected some impressive homes and made them even more so with his time, investment, and attention to detail.
Among Brad Pitt’s many accomplishments—seven Academy Award nominations, a successful wine label, the title of People’s Sexiest Man Alive—is his ability to invest in some truly trophy real estate. The Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood actor has spoken before about his affinity for all things architecture and interior design, telling Oprah Winfrey in 2004, “I love that architecture is this huge art piece you can be inside. I believe it lifts your soul and affects your mindset.” In late 2012 he collaborated on a collection with furniture-maker Frank Pollaro, and in 2020 he narrated a documentary about Frank Lloyd Wright. So it is no surprise that he has selected some impressive homes and made them even more so with his time, investment, and attention to detail.
2001
When Aniston and Pitt purchased their main marital home together, they opted for an impressive 11,173-square-foot Wallace Neff designed mansion. The couple spent three years renovating the French Normandy Revival-style residence, which was originally built in 1934 for actor Fredric March and his wife Florence Eldridge. Improvements included heated marble floors, a bar with wood floors from a 200-year-old French chateau, and a brand-new screening room. When the couple split in 2005, they put the property on the market and ultimately sold it for $28 million the following year.
2005
Pitt then spent $8.4 million on a midcentury-modern bachelor pad in Malibu situated between Point Mugu State Park and the sea. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom dwelling featured three fireplaces, a tennis court, and access to a private cove, and measured 4,088 square feet. The architecture buff reportedly spent millions renovating the 1962 property before finally listing it in early 2009. Fellow real estate enthusiast Ellen DeGeneres snapped it up for $12 million in 2011, and flipped it for a $1 million profit a year later.
2006
The following year, Pitt and Jolie bought a property in New Orleans’s French Quarter as they focused on charity work in the city after Hurricane Katrina. (Pitt’s started a nonprofit called the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 to help rebuild housing in the area, though it was plagued with issues and controversy.) They paid $3.5 million for the brick, traditional-style 7,650-square-foot house, which was originally built in the 1830s and featured Venetian-plastered walls, custom marble mantles, and original crown moldings. The now-separated couple put it on the market and sold it a decade later for $4.9 million.
2007
Pitt and Jolie set down roots in New York City with the purchase of a residence at the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. While it’s unknown how much they paid for the luxury unit, it’s rumored that the hotel held particular significance for them as one of the first places that they stayed together as a couple. It’s unclear whether or not Pitt or Jolie still own this home.
The couple set their sights toward international real estate over the next few years, first renting, and then buying, a villa in the French countryside. Named Chateau Miraval, the $60 million estate includes both a chateau and a winery, the latter of which the pair used to create an eponymous wine brand, best known for its rosé. Pitt and Jolie even tied the knot on the grounds in 2014. After their split and consequent divorce, however, it was Pitt who primarily maintained involvement with the brand—they are currently embroiled in a lawsuit over the fact that Jolie sold her stake. In late 2021, the actor began working with French producer Damien Quintard to restore a recording studio on the property.
2016
While Pitt shot his World War II drama Allied amid rumors of his impending divorce, he and Jolie reportedly paid $3.9 million for a private villa in Mallorca, Spain. Not much is known about the property, except that it measures 9,687 square feet and boasts eight bedrooms and a swimming pool overlooking the Balearic Sea. Local media reported that Pitt and Jolie were spotted together around town often. It is unclear whether Pitt still owns this home.
That same year, the Jolie-Pitt family was reportedly renting an eight-bedroom home in Surrey, England, along the River Thames, for $21,000 a month while Pitt filmed World War Z and Jolie worked on humanitarian projects in the U.K. The residence included an indoor pool and gym— ideal given the more blustery weather there. The plan was for the clan to live there for six months, and the couple split not long after that.
2022
The Ad Astra star next broke records with his purchase of a historic seaside bungalow in Carmel, California, for $40 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, the sale was one of the most expensive real estate deals ever made in the Carmel area—and likely for good reason. The Craftsman-style home was designed by Charles Sumner Greene, one half of the influential 20th-century architecture firm Greene and Greene (he shared the firm with his brother Henry). Named the D.L. James House, after the American writer who commissioned its design in 1918, the unique mansion is built from locally sourced granite and sandstone and even appears to be built directly into the rock. The structure measures 3,000 square feet and includes a basement-level library and a separate wing for live-in staff. Marble detailing in the interior include images of local flora and fauna carved into the marble, further establishing a relationship between the home and its immediate environment.
2023
Shortly after oil heiress Aileen Getty purchased Pitt’s longtime Los Feliz residence, Pitt made headlines when he snapped up her nearby midcentury-modern pad for $5.5 million—a substantial bump above the $4.1 million she bought it for in 2019. Known as the Steel House, the 2,000-square-foot home was designed by lesser-known midcentury architect Neil M. Johnson in 1960. Johnson was reportedly inspired by the Case Study program, and so created this particular residence with certain telltale elements from that era: including a rectangular roofline, terrazzo floors, beamed ceilings, and cantilevered eaves. Fun fact: The owner before Getty was none other than Maroon 5’s guitarist James Valentine, who acquired the property in 2007. The rocker worked with designer Mark Haddawy to restore the home’s retro details, including a redwood hot tub, a freestanding sauna, and a fireplace that heats both the living and dining rooms.
