Celebrity Real Estate: Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Willis, Steve Martin

By Laura Vecsey

Jennifer Lopez Selling California Home

Just days after appearing on the cover of "People" magazine with her 6-year-old twins in a story that showed off her sprawling Los Angeles area home, the ubiquitous pop icon J-Lo has announced she's changing locations -- by about 2,500 miles.

The singer, dancer and actress has listed her 17,129-square-foot estate in the exclusive Hidden Hills neighborhood for $17 million.

Lopez bought the 9-bedroom, 12-bathroom home in 2010 when she was married to Latin crooner Marc Anthony. But since her divorce from Anthony, and a busted relationship with her backup dancer Casper Smart, J-Lo told "People" she had taken some time to overcome her fear of being alone.

Now it looks like in addition to those internal changes, the New York native is trading L.A. for her hometown. She bought a beautiful $22.5 million penthouse apartment in Manhattan last year and already owns a mansion in the Hamptons.

The newly-listed property in L.A. is set on 3 acres and includes a main house with 8 bedrooms as well as a second home that is strictly for entertaining: bar and lounge, 20-seat theater, recording studio, gym/dance studio and a bedroom suite complete with kitchen.


Dying Hard For the Upper West Side

Bruce Willis' love for Central Park West knows no bounds. After just selling a $13 million apartment in the El Dorado, the "Die Hard" star and father of five has gone onto bigger and better things: A $16.9 million duplex just doors from the Museum of Natural History and Central Park.

Willis and his wife, Emma Heming, needed more space after the birth of their second child. The new digs deliver: 6,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms over two sumptuous floors with window views of the park.

And, if things get a little too tight in their Manhattan condo, Willis & family can head north to Westchester County where they have also bought a sprawling estate with a sumptuous pool on 23 acres overlooking the Croton Reservoir.


Steve Martin Wants To Get Small

It's set in concrete now: Comedian and writer and banjo player Steve Martin wants to discard his Santa Barbara modern – for a cool $11 million.

After 20 years of living on the almost 6-acre compound, the art aficionado has listed for sale the all-concrete gem that is as much sculptural as it is a house. The 7,377-square-foot home was designed by Roland E. Coate, Jr. to maximize views of the Pacific Ocean and the hills near Montecito. The main house has 4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, plus a detached 2-bedroom, 1-bath guest house and a 3-car garage.

The maverick Martin started off doing stand up and making a big splash on "Saturday Night Live" had moved onto other creatively successful ventures beyond movies and TV. He's written books and pieces for The New Yorker as well as "The Underpants," a play. He recently recorded a CD with Edie Brickell called "Love Has Come for You."