Matt Damon puts his modern mansion on the market for $20m... after best friend Ben Affleck puts neighbouring home up for sale
When he relocated his family from the East Coast two years ago, Matt Damon knew exactly where he wanted to live - in the same neighbourhood as his best friend Ben Affleck.
But with Affleck's home on the market following the star's separation from wife Jennifer Garner, Matt Damon has also decided to sell up.
The Martian star is looking for a buyer for his modern mansion in the upscale Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
The actor is hoping to make a tidy profit too, asking $20 million for the property he purchased for $15 million, according to Variety.
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Up for sale: Matt Damon is quietly seeking a buyer for his Pacific Palisades mansion. He's looking to get $20 million for the contemporary property which he purchased for $15 million in early 2013
Damon and his family are planning to live in London while he films the new Jason Bourne movie with director Paul Greengrass.
His decision to offload the 9,000 square-foot contemporary mansion follows hot on the heels of his Affleck also listing his marital home.
The actor and his estranged wife Jennifer Garner, who've announced their intention to divorce, are asking $45 million for their three-acre estate that's just a stone's throw from Damon's place.
Take your pick: Those with millions to hand and looking for a home can choose to live either like Ben Affleck who's asking $45 million for his three-acre compound, left, or like his Good Will Hunting co-star who wants $20 million for his pad, right
Open plan living: The 9,000 square-foot house features a central atrium and is constructed using stone, wood and plenty of glass
Family space: The eat-in kitchen features stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops
Damon's zen-themed palace sits on a half-acre corner lot behind a very tall box hedge.
When The Talented Mr. Ripley star bought it in early 2013, it had five bedrooms, plus two bedrooms for live-in staff, and nine bathrooms.
It's not known if he has redesigned the living space while he's been based there with wife Luciana Barroso and their four daughters.
Family man: The actor and wife Luciana Barroso, pictured here in February 2014, have four daughters
Roomy: The home is open plan with rooms, patios and stairs all leading off from each other and creating a feeling of indoor/outdoor living
Home movies: The house, built in the mid-2000s, has a private screening room
Perfect for entertaining: A stand-alone veranda and cabana is situated on one side of the property overlooking the swimming pool
Rexaing: In addition to a swimming pool, there's also a Koi pond that runs the length of the house
The property, according to Variety, was designed in the mid-2000s as 'a cluster of interconnected glass, stone and wood pavilions that orbit around a central atrium with a soaring, 35-foot mahogany ceiling. '
It has formal dining and living rooms, an office, kitchen and family room, gym and a screening room.
There's also a swimming pool and a Koi pond in the landscaped garden.
Welcome: The entry to the home is impressive with wide steps leading up to a large door under a pavilion-style porch
Modern: The spacious house is light and airy with intricate designer touches that emphasize its contemporary feel
Corner lot: The gated estate has a Zen feel to it with its square walls and roofs and is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs
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