Joni Mitchell's former Malibu beach house lists for $27M
Joni Mitchells former Malibu beach house is listed for $27 million. The Cape Cod–inspired oceanfront home near Malibu Colony, designed by architect Ron Goldman in the early 1980s, spans just over 4,000 square feet with five bedrooms, a pool and spa, and direct shoreline access. The listing puts a long-held celebrity-linked retreat back on the market for luxury buyers scanning Luxury Real Estate & Dream Homes.
Key Takeaways
- Asking price is $27 million for Mitchell’s former beachfront Malibu home.
- Ron Goldman designed a modern Cape Cod–style bungalow just outside Malibu Colony’s gates.
- The compound has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a powder room, and just over 4,000 square feet.
- Highlights include a solarium that opens to a pool and spa, plus shoreline access.
- Nanette Iggulden (Coldwell Banker Realty) and Jody Katz (Estates and Trusts Realty) hold the listing.
Where is Joni Mitchells former Malibu house located?
By the early 1980s, Mitchell acquired a beachfront parcel within the storied Malibu Colony enclave, though it sits just outside the gates. According to Robb Report, the same family has owned the home for about 40 years, and it remains faithful to Goldman’s original design.
A narrow passage alongside the garage leads to an expansive courtyard between a detached guesthouse and the main residence. Irregular charcoal slate tiles run through the main floor, courtyard, and pool area, blurring indoor and outdoor living.
What does the $27 million Malibu home look like inside?
Goldman paired traditional clapboard siding with soaring ceilings, bold geometries, and rows of skylights that flood the interiors with light. An updated gallery kitchen anchors the center of the home.
On one side, a lounge and study open to the courtyard. On the other, a fireside great room and ocean-facing solarium open toward the pool and beach. A corkscrew staircase leads to second-floor bedrooms, including a primary suite with a private terrace, stainless-steel jetted tub, and dressing area.
Why does this Malibu listing matter for celebrity home hunters?
The solarium was more than a design flourish: it was one of Mitchell’s creative spaces. Photographs by Henry Diltz show her painting at an easel beside glass doors that open to the beachside pool and spa, with a raised sunbathing deck and direct shoreline access beyond.
For buyers tracking coastal trophy homes, the combination of Malibu Colony adjacency, Goldman architecture, and documented artist history is the draw. The five-bedroom, four-bath-plus-powder layout across the main house and guesthouse packages that legacy into a ready oceanfront compound.