The Oscar winner has put her longtime Los Angeles retreat on the market just as her daughter heads off to college.
Halle Berry is preparing to turn the page on one of the longest chapters of her Hollywood life.
The Academy Award-winning actress, 60, has put her Los Angeles home on the market for $5.25 million, First For Women reported. Berry bought the 2,274-square-foot property in October 2001 for $2.275 million, meaning she has held onto it for nearly 25 years.
The timing is hard to miss. The listing arrives shortly after Berry spoke publicly about her 18-year-old daughter, Nahla, leaving home for college, a milestone that has the star reflecting on motherhood, change and what comes next.
A Quarter-Century Investment Pays Off
In a city where celebrities often trade homes every few years, Berry’s loyalty to a single address stands out. She purchased the house early in the new millennium, shortly before her career-defining turn in Monster’s Ball earned her the Oscar for best actress.
If the property sells at its asking price, Berry would walk away with roughly $3 million more than she paid, more than doubling her original investment.
That kind of return reflects both the long climb of the Los Angeles real estate market and the unusual character of the home itself, which offers something increasingly rare in the city: genuine privacy.
Inside the Gated Garden Escape
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence sits at the far end of a long, gated driveway, tucked well away from the street. The listing pitches it less as a traditional house and more as a self-contained universe, framing the grounds as a magical estate.
Much of that appeal lives outdoors. A garden winds through a network of pathways, revealing new corners at every turn. Scattered across the landscape are a spa, a fire-pit area, several water features and, in a whimsical touch, a vintage Airstream trailer.
Inside the main villa, the design leans warm and organic. Textured stone and brick pair with rich wood floors, while exposed beams stretch overhead, giving the space a rustic, lived-in feel that contrasts with the sleek glass boxes common in celebrity enclaves.
For buyers seeking an escape without leaving the city, the property offers a rare blend of charm and calm.
Berry Opens Up About an Emptier House
The sale comes on the heels of an emotional stretch for the actress. Speaking on a panel at the Create & Cultivate Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, Berry admitted that watching Nahla leave for school was somewhat frightening, according to People.
Berry, who shares Nahla with former partner Gabriel Aubry, explained that her daughter is the first of her children to leave the nest and will always be her baby girl. She described feeling a mix of pride and fear, noting that Nahla is now navigating the world on her own for the first time.
Her daughter chose a school in another state, adding distance to the adjustment. Berry said she hopes Nahla makes wise choices, and that she and Aubry did right by her as parents. Above all, she wants her daughter to get the most out of the college experience.
The candid remarks echo a feeling familiar to many parents who have watched a child pack up for campus.
A Portfolio That Stretches to the Coast
Letting go of the Los Angeles compound hardly leaves Berry without options. The actress, who also shares 12-year-old son Maceo-Robert with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, owns a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in West Hollywood that she bought in July 2005.
She also holds a two-bedroom, five-bathroom beach house in Malibu, which she purchased in October 2004.
Whether the listing signals a broader lifestyle shift remains to be seen. For now, Berry is ready to hand one of her most private spaces to a new owner, closing the gates on a quarter-century of memories.
Source: First For Women
