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A sprawling estate on the San Francisco Peninsula, complete with a creek, a guest cottage and stables, and once owned by Michelle Pfeiffer, sold last week for $33.5 million, records show.
The 6,000-square-foot mansion and surrounding 8.7 acres of manicured woodland and lawns are at 100 Why Worry Lane in one of the Bay Area’s wealthiest little towns, Woodside. (The cul-de-sac’s whimsical name is reportedly a tongue-in-cheek reference to its proximity to the San Andreas Fault.)
California-born Hollywood star Pfeiffer — known for “Scarface,” “Batman Returns,” “Dangerous Minds,” her three Oscars nominations and being one of the most bankable actors in 1990’s cinema — owned the home with husband David E. Kelley for 15 years.
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The couple bought the property in 2004 for $12 million, and during their time there, they bought an adjoining parcel of land, W Magazine reported. They sold the estate in 2019 for $22 million, records show, after dropping the listing price from an initial $29.5 million in 2018.
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The 1940 Mediterranean-style home features five bedrooms, a courtyard, a rooftop deck, an outdoor fireplace, a tennis court, a pool and a horse paddock, according to the listing.
Neighbors in Woodside include Oracle founder Larry Ellison and financier Charles Schwab. The wealthy enclave came under some scrutiny recently when it tried to stop housing development due to the land being a habitat for mountain lions — an audacious move quickly shot down by authorities.
