Gene Simmons sells his modern three-story Hollywood pad for $2M – Daily Mail

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons has sold his Hollywood Hills pad with stunning views of downtown Los Angeles for $2million, which was a fraction under the star’s original asking price of $2.2million.

The singer’s three-story property in Laurel Canyon is a modern rock palace has four bedrooms and two bathrooms with 360 degree views of the iconic Los Angeles skyline.

The rock n’ roll icon, 70, bought the hillside home in 2013 for a cool $1.45million and has made more than half a million on the resale in just eight years.

Gene’s former home sits on a private road at the top of the canyon – an area famous for housing many of LA’s top rock musicians in the 60s and 70s, making it the perfect hideaway for Simmons.

Everyone from Joni Mitchell to Jim Morrison called the canyon home at one point, making it known as a residential music mecca. 

The home originally had a mid-century modern feel before he made some contemporary adjustments to it upon purchase. He renovated bathrooms and kitchens, but opted to keep some of the house’s original charm.

The living room is spacious with pristine floors and a view of the city thanks to floor to ceiling windows; the walls are also a crisp white, perfect for hanging art

The open plan kitchen has modern features with washed hardwood floors and white walls and a glass door. The area spills out into the living room area.

The master bedroom is large with high ceilings that have recessed lighting. The floors look to be gray concrete with three steps up to the hallway. And there is a cut in the wall that offers a day bed with built-in shelves.

The roomy bathroom has a two sink marble top with white cabinets and tiled floors. 

Simmons and his family also have a Beverly Hills mansion which served as the backdrop for their reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which they put on the market last year.

The singer and bassist decided to pick up and move his family to Washington State, citing high property taxes in California as a motivating factor.

He has been in lockdown with his wife Shannon Tweed and their daughter Sophie Simmons.

As a result, he’s put his 16,000-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion, which includes seven bedrooms, up for sale for $22 million. 

When he first bought the property in 1984 for $1.35 million it was a ranch house on a hillside in the Benedict Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to The Wall Street Journal.