Johnny Carson's Longtime Malibu Compound Lists for $110 Million

"20 years after his death, Johnny Carson's Malibu compound is reemerging on the market with a $110 million price tag. The late Tonight Show host bought the modern wood-and-glass abode in the 1980s and maintained it until his 2005 death. Designed by architect Ed Niles, the triangular 7,100-square-foot house features a flat roof, glass walls, and soaring ceilings lined with dramatic beams."

"The two-bedroom main dwelling centers around a stunning arboretum with stone floors, indoor gardens with mature trees, and floor-to-ceiling glass showing off the estate's ocean views; a 30-foot-tall glass ceiling provides greenery with gently filtered sunlight. The airy space hosts a sunken conversation pit with a copper-surround fireplace, a living room area primed to take in the views, and a triangular step-up dining room with a wood-paneled ceiling and a black marble bar."

"Spanning about four acres, the property on Point Dume promontory also hosts a two-bedroom guesthouse, a waterfall koi pond, numerous terraces, gardens, a saltwater swimming pool, a hot tub, a sauna, a cold plunge, a security office, and a tennis court with a two-bedroom pavilion that was reportedly a gift from NBC to Carson. Due to updated building codes, the home is situated closer to the bluff's edge than those erected today can be-as a result, it boasts unrivaled views of the coastline."

Johnny Carson purchased a modern wood-and-glass home on Malibu's Point Dume in the 1980s and maintained it until his 2005 death. The triangular, 7,100-square-foot residence by Ed Niles features flat roofs, glass walls, soaring beamed ceilings, and a central arboretum with a 30-foot-tall glass ceiling. The main dwelling includes two bedrooms, indoor gardens, a sunken conversation pit with a copper-surround fireplace, a triangular dining room and black marble bar. The upper floor is devoted to a primary suite with dual offices and private deck. The four-acre estate includes a guesthouse, pool, sauna, tennis court with pavilion, extensive terraces and gardens, and benefits from bluff-edge siting that provides sweeping coastline views. The current sellers paid $40 million in 2019.

Read at Architectural Digest