Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning actor/director has listed his lake-front home in Connecticut for sale with an asking price of $27.5 million.
Howard bought the property about 20 years back. He and his wife Cheryl made it their primary residence bringing up their children in the house and simultaneously adding luxury amenities to the place. It currently spans an area of 32 acres and has everything from a full-fledged home theater to a sports barn and an observatory!
"Everything kept evolving. We built it, and then we said 'how about this, how about that?'" Howard told The Wall Street Journal. Tucked away from the city's hustle-bustle, the estate was perfect for raising a family.
"We moved 3,000 miles away from the hub of Los Angeles to raise our family here. Whether we're watching films in our theater, walking the trails throughout our property, stargazing in our observatory, or just relaxing with friends and loved ones by the lake, Cheryl and I feel we've accomplished the goals we set when we began work on this place," Howard said, according to the Realtor Blog, which cites a press release.
They bought the huge plots of land in 1991 and spent several years building the main house.
The home is a gigantic luxury residence spread across an area of 17,200 square feet sitting on a 32.7-acre lot. The main home has six bedrooms and five full and four half bathrooms with some exclusive features like a yoga studio, a game room, an office and an indoor pool, which is inspired from the movie "Cocoon."
Other stunning features of the home include sprawling gardens, a tennis court, a basketball court, a greenhouse and an animal barn as well.
"The Howards' property is truly in a class of its own and is located in Conyers Farm, one of the country's most prestigious communities. The 32-acre compound enjoys breathtaking, panoramic views of Converse Lake and has a warm, welcoming vibe that is felt from the moment you drive onto the property," Lyn Stevens of Sotheby's International Realty told the Realtor Blog.
Howard and his wife are now selling because their children are all grown up and they barely live in the place anymore.
Check out some photos of the Connecticut home here.
Now that Howard's family responsibilities have almost been accomplished, he wants to return to acting. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter he said:
"Now the kids are all grown - empty nest - and she (wife Cheryl) can't wait to get rid of me. (She said) 'Hey, you wanna act?' Because I do move from film to film, I've never had the time to commit, but one of these days, I am going to make the time."
