Ben Affleck Buys Brentwood Equestrian Estate for $21M

Ben Affleck is moving to an equestrian estate in Brentwood as rumors heat up that he and Jennifer Lopez are headed for a split.

Affleck closed on the five-bed, six-bath home in the Sullivan Canyon neighborhood for $20.5 million, TMZ reported.

The seller was David Calvert-Jones, media titan Rupert Murdoch’s nephew, according to property records. Calvert-Jones first placed the home at 13233 Riviera Ranch Road on the market in October with an asking price of $21.5 million, Zillow data shows.

The businessman and producer, along with his wife Karina Calvert-Jones, were longtime owners of the property after buying it in 2010 for $4.4 million, according to property records.

The Agency’s Blair Chang had the listing, while The Agency’s Santiago Arana represented Affleck.

The gated, equestrian home was built in 1941 and designed by California architect Cliff May, whose name is synonymous with the state’s ranch-style homes. Architect Steve Giannetti went on to add his touch in later renovation work to the property.

It features both primary and guest homes, in addition to stables, a walking ring and tack room for horse owners. It’s also in close proximity to the Brentwood Country Mart and the Riviera and Brentwood country clubs.

The Brentwood pad is a more modest footprint compared with the 12-bed, 24-bath estate he and Lopez listed earlier this month. The Beverly Crest mansion hit the market with a $68 million ask. Whomever snaps up the property takes on a newly renovated home in the gated community of Wallingford Estates. The couple paid $60.9 million for the 38,000-square-foot home at 2571 Wallingford Drive last May.

—Kari Hamanaka