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Ol’ Blue Eyes’ beach house has
a new high-profile owner: Mindy
Kaling. A trust tied to the comedi-
an-actress just paid $9.55 million
for Frankand Barbara Sinatra’s
Malibu home, public records show.
Kaling, who acted, produced,
directed and wrote for “The Of-
fice,” has been in sell mode over
the last few years. She unloaded
her Hollywood Hills home for $1.61
million in 2017 and sold her 1920s
Spanish-style spot in Beverly
Grove a year later.
Located on Broad Beach, her
newly purchased oceanfront man-
sion served as a hangout for Sina-
tra’s star-studded crew. Frequent
guests included Jack Lemmon,
Gregory Peck, Eydie Gormé,
Robert Wagner and Dick Van
Dyke.
Architect Ted Grenzbach
designed the coastal estate, which
holds seven bedrooms and nine
bathrooms in 5,824 square feet.
Outdoor spaces touch up the
grounds, including a terrace off
the master suite, a courtyard with
a plunge pool and a spacious patio
overlooking the ocean.
Inside, the open floor plan is
loaded with tile, hardwood and
eye-catching built-ins. There’s a
dining area, chef ’s kitchen, living
room with a fireplace and wet bar
that’s accessed from both inside
and outside.
An elevator ascends to the
second story, where an expansive
master suite has dual bathrooms,
a steam room, hair salon and a
lounge with a fireplace. Oversize
windows survey the long, land-
scaped yard that leads to 40 feet of
beach frontage.
Leonard Rabinowitz and Jack
Friedkin of Hilton & Hyland and
Chris Cortazzo of Compass held
the listing. Cortazzo also repre-
sented the buyer.
Kaling, 40, starred in her epony-
mous comedy series “The Mindy
Project” from 2012 to 2017, and her
more recent projects include “A
Wrinkle in Time,” “Ocean’s 8” and
“Late Night.” In 2013, she was
named one of Time magazine’s
“100 most influential people.”
Sinatra, who died in 1998 at 82,Comedian lands Sinatra’s old digs
By Neal J. Leitereg
and Jack FlemmingPhotographs byMike Helfrich
MINDY KALINGpaid $9.55 million for the Malibu home of Frank and Barbara Sinatra, which has 40 feet of beach frontage.FREQUENT GUESTSof the Sinatras included Dick Martin,
Jack Lemmon, Gregory Peck, Eydie Gormé and Robert Wagner.THE OPEN layout is loaded with tile, wood and built-ins. There
are seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms in 5,824 square feet.