Sylvester Stallone’s Spanish Colonial Is A Knockout At $3.35 Million

The Creed 3 movie project may proceed without Rocky Balboa and so will this La Quinta, California estate. Sylvester Stallone is unloading his gorgeous West Coast home at 52945 Humboldt Blvd. for a cool $3.35 million—a drop in the old spit bucket for Sly who’s reportedly worth $400 million. Josh Reef at Douglas Elliman has the listing.

It’s as impossible to entertain a Rocky franchise spinoff without Stallone’s gritty boxing genius as it is to imagine Rocky living in this fetching Spanish Colonial. But after 44 years, we should finally acknowledge that Stallone is infinitely more cultured than his Italian Stallion alter ego. In fact, he has exquisite taste.

Case in point. Rocky initially lived in a humble Philadelphia row house where he drank raw egg juice (symbolic of Stallone’s pre-Rocky struggles in New York). We were never really convinced when Rocky upgraded to a mansion as heavyweight champion.

However Stallone, the visionary screenwriter and raw actor who gave birth to our beloved Rocky, yeah, we could see him indulging tapas, Paella and a Rioja wine in the comfort of this 4,889-square-foot Spanish Colonial La Quinta gem.

The imposing stucco façade (topped by burnt-orange terra-cotta tiles, narrow windows and polygonal towers) frames the California skyline, looming over an outdoor patio, relaxed fountain pool, mosaic spa, fire pit, and azalea bush planters. The exterior gable, columns, exterior steps, and fire pit feature subtle exotic Moorish detailing.

A veranda, open-arched doorways, and a wrought-iron-railed second floor terrace grants easy indoor-outdoor access under the blue-sky sun 269 days per year. This isn’t “The City of Brotherly Love” Adrian.

A large courtyard driveway beautified by soaring palms and a centralized fountain. Another private, verdant courtyard with an exotic, back-lit contemplative fountain lies beyond the ornate entry gate. Located on .45-acres near countless golf courses, the residence backs up to a babbling brook.

Inside the charming four bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home, elegant carved wood double doors open to a vaulted entryway leading to a double-height living room with arched white stucco walls, wooden beams, peek-a-boo interior windows, chandeliers, and massive eight-foot-high fireplace.

Stallone’s personal items are visible (glass figurines; mini bronze boxing and horse racing sculptures) amid custom tables, a built-in wood entertainment center, and stocked bar. A vintage Rambo 3 poster lines a hallway.

The spacious kitchen offers a large wood-and-stone island beneath a wrought-iron chandelier and wood beamed ceilings—a common house theme.

A breakfast room is adjacent to the kitchen while another exterior barbecue space with Wolf range sits just outside the dining room which opens to the back terrace. There’s also a wine room.

Upstairs, the en-suite master bedroom boasts a disappearing flat screen TV, fireplace and private terrace.

The master bath includes a double-sink wooden vanity, extra-long tub, rain shower, and arched alcove spa.

Hard to believe Stallone is letting this beautiful home go. It must be hard—kinda like letting Rocky Balboa go. And we know that will never happen.

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