Diane Keaton’s lovingly designed ‘Pinterest House’ in LA sells for a massive discount

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 337 words · By Zachary Kussin

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Diane Keaton’s lovingly designed ‘Pinterest House’ in LA sells for a massive discount See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google The late Diane Keaton’s dream Los Angeles home has sold for $18 million — more than $10 million less than the $28.9 million the actress hoped to fetch for it last March, Realtor.com reports.

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Claim 1: “The five-bedroom spread then returned to market last December asking $26.9 million”

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Claim 2: “the actress hoped to fetch for it last March, Realtor.com reports [referring to $28.9 million]”

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Multiple sources confirm the home was listed for $28.9 million in 2025/March.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diane Keaton (née Hall; January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Keaton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton was an American actress. She was known for her leading roles in comedic and dramatic work on stage and screen. O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton

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Claim 3: “the asking price lowered to $27.5 million before Keaton took it off the market in September”

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No evidence was provided or found regarding a price drop to $27.5 million or the home being taken off the market in September.

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Claim 4: “spent a stunning eight years building the home, using Pinterest for design inspiration”

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Multiple sources confirm she spent eight years building the home and used Pinterest for inspiration, documenting it in a book.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reese_Witherspoon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received nu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Baldwin

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Claim 5: “mentioned in her 2017 book “The House that Pinterest Built””

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One source explicitly mentions the 2017 book 'The House that Pinterest Built' as the documentation of her building process, but other search results for this specific claim were irrelevant (Microsoft).

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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft

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web search NEUTRAL — The Microsoft campus is the corporate headquarters of Microsoft Corporation, located in Redmond, Washington, United States, a part of the Seattle metropolitan area. Microsoft initially moved onto the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_campus

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web search NEUTRAL — Do what you love. Create the future you want. Explore the career options that Microsoft has to offer Stage.
https://careers.microsoft.com/

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Claim 6: “the dwelling stands replete with lovely touches... 9,200-square-foot spread”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of bike geometry and tube length, which is completely irrelevant to the square footage of a house.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2025 · Seat tube length generally measures from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seatpost. This is the old-school way to size a bike, especially for road bikes.
https://litespeed.com/blogs/litespeed-stories/guide-and-glos…

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web search NEUTRAL — As a fitting tool, top tube provides twelve times more accurate rider fit than frame reach data. Bike fitting can be complicated. However, when fitting riders to stock bikes, only a few geometric meas…
https://sevencycles.com/articles/frame-reach-or-top-tube-len…

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web search NEUTRAL — One approach bike designers take to mitigate this is to scale down a bike by shortening the Top Tube Length without shortening the Front Center proportionally (or at all in some cases).
https://bikeinsights.com/cyclopedia/top-tube-length

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Claim 7: “Come June of this year, it was discounted further to $22.9 million”

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Claim 8: “a circular space whose walls are covered with the words of the “Lucky Life” poem by Gerald Stern”

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Claim 9: “listing it in early 2025 for $28.9 million”

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Multiple sources confirm the home was listed in early 2025 for $28.9 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Keaton listed the home for sale for $28.9 million in May 2025, five months before she died. But it was taken off the market in the wake of her death. It then returned for the lower price of $26.9 mill…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/exclu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Diane Keaton listed the spread in the months leading up to her death last autumn.Still, Keaton ultimately decided to part ways with the residence, listing it in early 2025 for $28.9 million.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/real-estate/diane-keatons-pint…

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web search NEUTRAL — Diane Keaton (née Hall; January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Keaton

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Claim 10: “Keaton, who died of pneumonia at age 79 last October”

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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent news sources (Nypost) and Wikipedia, stating she died of pneumonia at age 79 on October 11, 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diane Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading lady and supporting roles in a huge variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Lane

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Claim 11: “Keaton, real name Diane Hall”

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Multiple sources, including a biography and podcast, confirm her birth name is Diane Hall.

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web search NEUTRAL — Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is Diane Keaton’s birth name?Who are Diane Keaton’s parents?
https://screendollars.com/celebrity/diane-keaton/

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web search NEUTRAL — Born with the name Diane Hall, she shares the spotlight with her mother, Dorothy Deanne Keaton, whose surname she adopted professionally.Keaton adopted her first daughter, Dexter, at the age of 50 and…
https://www.modernmom.com/9638c170-3b52-11e3-8036-bc764e04a4…

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web search NEUTRAL — Her birth name is Diane Hall.According to her, Michael Keaton had a similar problem when entering the Guild (his birth name is Michael Douglas) though he picked “Keaton” because he was a fan of Diane.…
https://ourwayoflife.co.nz/screen-sirens-podcast-diane-keato…

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Claim 12: “The late Diane Keaton’s dream Los Angeles home has sold for $18 million”

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Multiple sources, including TMZ and other web results, confirm the property sold for $18 million.

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Claim 13: “Josh Flagg of Compass represented the seller”

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Claim 14: “purchased the property in 2011 for $4.7 million”

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While the Times of India mentions she bought an LA property, the specific price of $4.7 million in 2011 is not corroborated by the other provided search results (which returned irrelevant Taco Bell results).

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Claim 15: “Emil Alexander Schneeman of Berkshire Hathaway repped the buyer”

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Claim 16: “the seller — which appears to be a trust connected to Keaton’s two adopted children”

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