By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:59 PM on 3rd May 2011
It is the home Jennifer Aniston spent years renovating, spending millions of dollars creating a luxurious hideaway that ‘felt like a hug’.
But after deciding her sprawling Beverly Hills mansion was ‘too much’ for a single woman she has now put it on the market for $42million.
Newly released photos advertising the property show just what bidders can expect for their money – with shots showing stunning city views, a game room, Japanese spa, powder room, and office.Â
Aniston marked her 40th birthday in 2009 by moving into the decadent property, which also includes a Koi pond running through the entrance hall, a swimming pool with a cabana, five bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms.
Breathtaking: Jennifer Aniston has put her painstakingly renovated Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $42m; it features ocean to city views of Los Angeles
Last year Aniston raved about the Zen influenced home, telling Architectural Digest it felt ‘like a hug’ and ‘vibrates with the love that created it’
The Just Go With It star spent more than two years renovating that 9,000 square foot home in the hills above Sunset Boulevard after purchasing it in 2006 for $13.5 million.
Aniston’s alterations included smart house technology, a biometric security system for both her wine cellar and jewellery cabinet, and a ‘two-in-one kitchen’ that hides a professional catering kitchen behind the main one.
And just last year Aniston raved about the Zen influenced home, telling Architectural Digest it felt ‘like a hug’ and ‘vibrates with the love that created it.’
Aniston, who is currently single, put the house on the market after deciding it was ‘too much’ for her during a recent trip to London.
Every modern convenience: Aniston, who is currently single, put the house on the market after deciding it was ‘too much’ for her during a recent trip to London; it includes a ‘two-in-one kitchen’ that hides a professional catering kitchen behind the main one
Luxury: Aniston named the property Ohana, in homage to the Hawaiian idea of extended family, and completely overhaulled it with the help of designer Stephen Shadley
Aniston’s alterations included smart house technology, a biometric security system for both her wine cellar and jewellery cabinet, and a ‘two-in-one kitchen’ that hides a professional catering kitchen behind the main one
She told People magazine: ‘I couldn’t sleep and I sort of had one of those moments where I really needed to simplify.
Moving East: Jennifer is hoping her new home will be more ‘manageable’
‘My life needs to be simplified and clear out the clutter. And along with that thought came, I should sell my house. I had the realization that this is just too much for me, I’m not this person.’
Aniston named the property Ohana, in homage to the Hawaiian idea of extended family, and completely overhauled it with the help of designer Stephen Shadley.Â
Aniston is ready to get away from the prying eye of Hollywood and has set her sights on the Big Apple. ‘I am looking for little spots in New York City to go back home.
‘There are all sorts of things that are going to be happening in the near future so I’m excited. I don’t know what they are but that’s the fun part.’Â
Rumours swirled around which apartment would tempt Aniston into making the East Coast her home.
It has now been reported that she has purchased not one but two neighbouring apartments which she plans to turn into a 2,700 square foot duplex in the West Village.
According to the Daily News the apartments, on the 17th and 18th floors of 299 West 12th Street, feature ‘huge casement windows and doors from every room to a beautifully planted roof terrace with panoramic north, south, east and west views of the New York Harbour to the Empire State Building and more’.
Although spacious by New York City standards the apartments will make more manageable space Aniston at 3,000 square feet.Â
For sale: The Just Go With It star spent more than two years renovating that 9,000 square foot property after purchasing it in 2006 for $13.5 m; it is on the market for $42m
No expense spared: Aniston marked her 40th birthday in 2009 by moving into the decadent property that includes a Koi pond running through the entrance hall, breathtaking views of Los Angeles and a swimming pool
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