The Daily Show executive producer (and former writer) David Javerbaum and wife Debra bought a fifth-floor apartment in the Yves Chelsea. They paid $3,650,000 for their new home at 127 Seventh Ave.

Yves Chelsea stands at 14 stories, with room for 41 families, according to public information. And some units offer a landscaped outdoor space, which utilizes the Quebert-like setbacks on sections of the building. It looks like all units have floor-to-ceiling widows. Other information we could find mentions all-glass cabinets and countertops in the kitchen and access to concierge service.

Pictures in late August showed the building as still awaiting completion - it still had a crane sitting atop the final floors.

Javerbaum started on The Daily Show as a writer, becoming executive producer in 2007, according to the movie bible (IMDb). He has also written for the Academy Awards a couple of times and served as a consultant for The Colbert Report.

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When I first saw the news that actor Timothy Busfield had listed his home for $1,995,000, all I could think of was “Poindexter listed his house!” I couldn’t help it, my lovlies. Even though Revenge of the Nerds was eons ago, I still remember Poindexter and Booger.

And then I refreshed my memory (what would we do without the IMDB?) and noticed that Busfield was on thirtysomething (which I never watched - I was a bit too young for it; now I are one and it would probably be a lot more relevant) and West Wing (which I didn’t watch regularly, but have since seen in reruns; it was a good series from what I’ve seen) and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (which I’ve never even heard of nor seen). He’s also been doing a lot of producing. Unfortunately, one of his more recent projects, Lipstick Jungle (starring Brooke Shields), is rumored to be canceled soon.

Busfield’s home is three bedrooms, three baths, and has just under 2400-square-feet (according to the LAT). It boasts spectacular ocean and mountain views and over an acre of landscaped grounds. The home has vaulted ceilings, blonde maple wood floors, and custom cabinets. Sounds nice. We’re really wishing we could see exactly what they are talking about.

The MLS has no pictures at all, and the agent’s site doesn’t have the home on their site. Maybe they don’t plan to give it a ton of publicity, or maybe they just haven’t gotten to that part yet.

Baseball player Steve Finley has listed his beach front home in Del Mar, just north of San Diego, California, for $21,500,000. The six-bedroom, three-bathroom house has a corner lot and is within walking distance of town. The house features two gated entries and a separate lot across the street, according to listing information. The Finleys bought the home for just over $1.5 million in 1995. That’s potentially quite a return, my darlings.

The house, called Casa de la Luz, is just over 2500 square feet. It was built in 1968. The living room has folding mahogany doors that open up to a private deck that overlooks the beach. This home has seriously stunning ocean views.

The master suite is on the 2nd story and has a fireplace, walk-in closet, and large bath. It also has an ocean view. The upstairs has three more bedrooms and one bath, with the other two bedrooms and one bath on the main floor.

We’re a little surprised that the living and dining rooms aren’t just a touch bigger. Although, those beach homes are crammed in so tight about all they can do is go up - and only so far at that. The master suite is also smaller than we imagined, but the view is phenomenal. Of course. Way too much white throughout the entire house for our tastes, but you already know where we stand on that one. The WSJ reports that the home has rented for as high as $18,000 per week during high season. Yes, per week. We really need a new line of biz, no?

Finley started out with the Baltimore Orioles, then went to the Houston Astros, playing four seasons with them. He was traded - along with Ken Caminiti - to the San Diego Padres, where he again spent four seasons. It was during his stint with the padres that Finley hit his career high batting average of .298 (that’s a pretty darn good batting average, folks).

When he became a free agent, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and stayed there for about six seasons. The Diamondbacks offered him substantially more than what he was making with the Padres. During his career, we estimate he made around $70 million (based on reports of what he probably made with each franchise). That’s a lot of purchasing power, my dears. He had over 300 home runs and about 320 stolen bases over the course of his career. He was released from the Colorado Rockies last year, so he’ll have plenty of time to run his development firm with his wife, Amy.

Chateau de Villette

A lot of movie fans travel to see the filming site of their favorite flick. And Chateau de Villette is no exception. Many fans of The Da Vinci Code movie starring Tom Hanks have visited this 185-acre estate about 35 minutes northwest of Paris. It was featured as Sir Leigh Teabing’s home. (Teabing was played by Ian McKellan.)

And it’s for sale for 39 million dollars !

The main house has eleven bedrooms and bathrooms (with 18 beds and 17 baths total), all of which were remodeled within the last 10 years, according to public information. The Chateau was designed by architect Francois Mansart in 1668 for Louis XIV’s Venetian ambassador. The gardens were designed by Le Notre and spread out behind the home.

Villette is considered on of the most significant historical chateaux in France. It was designed around the same time as Versailles, earning it the nickname “Le Petite Versailles.” The dining room features an original 17th-century carved stone buffet and the limestone entry hall harkens back to the 17th century as well. The gourmet kitchen was installed in 2001. It also has two service kitchens and a banquet room.

And if that’s not enough, it has a gym, billiard room, library, music salon, and a grand staircase. The property also boasts a chapel and reception room for hosting weddings, a greenhouse, and horse stables. Many more modern amenities have been added to the property as well: wireless internet, a swimming pool, a tennis court. It basically has just about everything you could want. Including plenty of privacy. Gee, why didn’t Brad and Angelina just buy it instead of renting someplace else?

Meg Ryan's home for sale

Actress Meg Ryan is selling her six bedroom, seven bath Bel-Air home. According to various sources, it had been for sale off the record (a pocket listing) for quite a while. But Ryan has officially listed the home for $19,500,000.

Ryan bought the home in 2000 when she was separated from her then-husband Dennis Quaid. As if that wasn’t enough to keep her name in the tabloids, she was linked with Russell Crowe right around the same time. She and Crowe were in the movie Proof of Life together.

The Spanish style home was built in 1931 and has a gated, private drive. The living room is double-story, stenciled beamed, there’s a 30s-era bar, formal dining room, and a cook’s kitchen. According to the listing, all rooms open to and overlook the 180 degree view of the city.

Additionally, the bedrooms have en suite baths, there’s a pool and full guesthouse, and the master bedroom is separate from the other bedrooms. The screening room even has a separate entrance.

Ryan purchased the just over 6800-square-foot home in 2000 for $8,500,000, reportedly close to the asking price. It sits on nearly three-quarters of an acre.

I have to admit, my darlings, that I have watched many a Meg Ryan movie. She’s been a favorite for a very long time. She’s probably best known for two movies: When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle. It’s too bad that she’s mostly relegated to things like Sleepless, You’ve Got Mail, French Kiss, and Kate & Leopold.

Admittedly, we’ve seen Sleepless countless times and consider it a pretty good chick flick. Kiss is something we’ll watch over and over, too. And Kate has Hugh Jackman. Need we say more? But Mail was so very disappointing. Ryan’s grittier roles in When a Man Loves a Woman, Proof of Life, and Courage Under Fire weren’t exactly well-received, sad to say. By the way, how awesome would it be for Ryan to make an appearance on “NCIS” with her co-star in The Presidio, Mark Harmon?

Ryan has recently been blasted by ex-husband Quaid for rehashing some of the reasons they split (including mentioning that he cheated on her a long time before they broke up), citing it might cause anguish for their 16-year-old son Jack. She most recently starred in The Women with Annette Bening and Candice Bergen, who, by the way, was in Ryan’s debut film.

Melissa Joan Hart, the actress best known as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, has listed her five bedroom home in Sherman Oaks for $3,250,000. The house, built in 2005 is contemporary Spanish style with extensive crown molding and wood work throughout.

The 5th bedroom is for maid quarters, according to the listing. It has five baths (although one listing mentions six), with dual sinks and a separate tub and shower in the master. The master suite also includes access to the deck, and one of two fireplaces. Additionally, the home has a screening room with plenty of seating for movie buff friends. The home is just over 4,900 square feet, with the entire property on about a half acre.

Hart also played Sabrina in a variety of other series (5) and has done a fair amount of voice-over work, including the animated Sabrina series and Clarissa Explains It All. And she produced quite a few Sabrina episodes, too. She has acted in a variety of things since then, but nothing as long-lasting as, of course, Sabrina. (She’s probably sick of that name by now.) She has two children with her husband, Mark.

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The Larsen company of Arizona has a piece of property up for auction in Phoenix on the 25th of this month.

The property in question is 7110 N. Central Avenue in Phoenix, Ariz, consists of 15,000 square feet of livable space with 13 bedrooms, 14.5 baths and garage space for 7 cars on 2.7 acres. Recent  additions include the plush theater room and large exercise room.

I am struggling to work out just exactly what extra value comes from having once been owned by the McCains, but this property is currently listed for $12 million with Sotheby’s International. Mr. and Mrs. McCain sold the property just two years ago at the height of the housing bubble for $3million. Which makes perfect sense to me - a senator in the know should be able to gauge these things fairly accurately.

The current owner, property developer Jade Popple, has apparently poured another $3million in renovation work into the property, and the property is somehow now worth $12 million? Wishful thinking? Time will tell. Don’t get me wrong - this is a lovely piece of property, but……..

If you are interested in owning a piece of “history,” this is the auctioneers website with full details of the sale:

homeslarsen.com