The beachfront Malibu pad owned by Robert De Niro’s character in the 1995 psychological cop and robber film Heat just hit the market. It can be yours if you’re willing to shell out $21 million or haggle the list price, as many seem to be doing these days.
Heat—with its stellar cast including De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer and a teenage Natalie Portman– was the first time De Niro and Pacino filmed a scene together. Almost thirty years later, this coffee dialogue between the two icons on the screen is still announced as a “master classin acting. In the film, De Niro plays a shrewd career thief whose business is bank robbery. He lives in a contemporary (at least for 1995) beach bungalow in the exclusive, gated settlement of Malibu Cove.
At approximately 3,500 square feet, the two-story home houses four bedrooms and three bathrooms, with light streaming in from all directions. Plenty of skylights abound and large windows and walls of glass allow for majestic sea views a short distance away. The master suite is largely exposed to the outdoors with its wall of windows in the bathroom and intimate sitting area featuring a plush built-in bench, fireplace and low ceiling. Although the white walls and the exposure to the outside lend an overall brightness and openness to the house, the house still manages to create many moments of privacy with strategically placed partitions and several private balconies. Taking full advantage of the immense sunlight captured by the house, the power systems were upgraded with solar panels and Tesla chargers. Jane Dorian at Carolwood Estates owns the list.
