From Realtor.com, Richard Simmons’ Storied L.A. Estate Returns to Market as a $5.8 Million ‘Development Opportunity’ and a ‘Canvas for Transformation’

The 90-year-old estate where famed fitness guru Richard Simmons lived for four decades before his death is returning to the market with a new asking price—and a "highly strategic" sales strategy that sees the property touted as a "development opportunity" and a chance to "create a world-class" dwelling.

Simmons, who shot to fame in the 1970s after launching a career as a fitness expert and weight loss guru, died in July 2024, days after he celebrated his 76th birthday. Less than a year later, the Hollywood Hills property that he had called home since the 1980s was put on the market, with an asking price of $7 million, although that was steadily lowered over the course of five months, before the home was delisted altogether in February of this year. Now, the property is making a bold return to the market, listing for the much lower price of $5.79 million.

The existing home, which features four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, currently occupies only a small portion of the 0.56-acre parcel on which it sits, allowing ample opportunity for additional structures or for a much larger primary residence to be built.

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