Heart throb actor of screen and television, Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl have listed their classic Montecito, California estate for $47 million.  Located in a celebrity-studded neighborhood, the buyer will be rubbing elbows with some of the world?s biggest stars including Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  Montecito is a much favored retreat away from the work-a-day world of filmdom, located 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles, between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara County – with spectacular hillside views, nearby whale watching and beautiful weather.

The Lowe estate is a classic East Coast style and a stand out from the general Mediterranean architecture in the area.  Sited on just over three acres, the main house was designed by architect Don Nulty, built-in 2009 and encompasses 10,000 square feet. Also on the grounds are a two-bedroom guest house, one-bedroom pool house with staff quarters and outdoor kitchen, pool and spa, tennis court with observation areas and lushly landscaped lawns large enough for team sports with mature trees and a vegetable garden.  There are two outside fireplaces, terraces and loggias for relaxing or entertaining, a water serenade from fountains and a koi pond. Formal rose gardens overlook the lawn and from most any location one can enjoy sunsets over the Pacific.
Inside the main house totalling 20 rooms are large open formal rooms, a huge white an...