»I’m not a great actor – let’s face it.« That’s what Steve McQueen once said about himself – and he was right. The acting strength of the King of Cool never lay in embodying characters that were alien to nature. McQueen was at his best as McQueen. Just like in the heist movie classic »Thomas Crown is not to be grasped«. You remember: beach, sand dunes, plus an orange Dune Buggy from the Meyers Manx brand. Here, Steve was completely himself – and completely in his element.
Shortly after filming ended, the cult actor moved into a beach house in Malibu with his second wife Ali MacGraw. The perfect place to immerse yourself in the role of Thomas Crown in your private life? Pure speculation. The fact is, however, that the associated double garage would have offered enough space for a beach buggy.
The only thing missing is the Meyers-Manx buggy, which could be placed in the existing double garage.
And in other respects, too, you can live like a real king of cool in the property, which was built on a 930 square meter plot and has personal beach access. Five bedrooms, five bathrooms and three balconies are just a few of the many amenities inside the house, which is predominantly white and features lots of wood and tall windows.
Just last year, it was for sale at Sotheby’s, and now TopTenRealEstateDeals.com is estimated to fetch a good $16.995 million. Songwriter Ammar Malik (Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger”) transformed the property from an outdated beach house into one of the best villas in Malibu – with simple but stylish furnishings, new paneling and a modernized façade. In short: now the beach house is not only cool, but also contemporary again.
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