John Travolta is still marketing his far-flung estate in Maine — the property on Isleboro returned to the open market this spring with a price cut that left its ask at $4.3 million, down about $700K — but his getaway property at the other end of the East Coast found a buyer in fairly short order willing to part with $4 million to call it theirs.
The house in Maine is an 11,000 sq. ft. shingle-style that dragged some Victorian design elements into its early- 20th century construction; it sits on about fifty acres of grounds. Travolta’s investment in the Tampa area is a 4,346 sq. ft. 1988-built house in a style that might be described as Midcentury Modern Revival.
The 1.23-acre waterfront property in Clearwater is protected by a formidable set of wood-and-steel gates. The house’s exterior architecture features forceful L- and U-shaped sections — the latter framing the entry — as well as a variety of geometric window shapes, stacked stone accents, a dark-stained hardwood door that reprises the design of the driveway gates, and contrasting paint colors of mid-gray and soft burnt orange.
There are five bedrooms and six baths in this residence. Again, design elements are modeled explicitly after midcentury modern styles, with hardwood floors, a masonry fireplace accent wall, an open-concept living area, a kitchen with sleek, space-age cabinetry, floating shelves, and an island cook top. Tones at work include soft cool and mid-tone wood, and there’s a lot of glass, of course, including sliding doors opening onto the hardwood deck overlooking Clearwater Bay, zero-edge pool and deep-water dock.
The second-floor master suite’s bedroom opens to a private deck with a guy-wire balustrade overlooking the pool area and bay. It also features a Japanese-inspired bath and an adequate walk-in closet.
Travolta topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1978 with the Grease soundtrack. The album has sold nearly 40 million copies.
Travolta’s upcoming projects include Paradise City, with Bruce Willis.
