Southern California’s hot real estate market isn’t limited to houses. In Brentwood, Tobey Maguire just hauled in $10.75 million for a 1-acre patch of dirt.
An empty acre could fetch such a sum only in a handful of Los Angeles enclaves, and Brentwood is one of them. In a neighborhood chock-full of celebrities and famous estates, the undeveloped plot represents the chance to immediately start building a custom home with plenty of space to spread out.
Aerial photos show the plot is one of the only empty properties in the neighborhood.
![The empty lot covers nearly an acre in an affluent area of Brentwood.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/390ab8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2035x1006+0+0/resize/840x415!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2Fe8%2F097e797b46d5babebeb2036d87a8%2Fimage-1.png)
The empty lot covers nearly an acre in an affluent area of Brentwood.
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Maguire, who starred in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, barely pulled off a profit after paying $10 million for the property in 2008. Records show he first tried to sell it for $14.25 million in 2018 before eventually trimming the price down to $11 million last summer.
Before Maguire’s ownership, the property held a Monterey Colonial-style home built by John Byers, the noted architect whose Spanish-influenced builds are scattered across the Westside. Old listing materials note former owners such as actor Jack Oakie, actress Greta Garbo and filmmaker H.C. Potter.
At $10.75 million, it’s L.A.’s second-priciest land deal in 2021 behind an empty lot in nearby Brentwood Park that traded hands for $11.5 million in January.
In addition to the three “Spider-Man” films, Maguire boasts a consistent string of credits dating from the ‘90s with notable roles in “The Cider House Rules,” “Seabiscuit” and “The Great Gatsby.” The Santa Monica native received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in 2009’s “Brothers.”
David Offer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties held the listing. Alan Sette represented the buyer.