Richard Simmons’ longtime Los Angeles home has a new owner. It sold for $3,827,500, more than two years after the fitness star died in July 2024. He lived there for most of his adult life, so this sale really does close a chapter on a house that was a big part of who he was.It first went on the market in June 2025 at nearly $7 million. After a few price cuts, it came off the market for a bit, then came back in April 2026 at about $5.8 million. It still sold for way less than where it started.According to PEOPLE, the buyer fell for the home’s history and wants to bring back its classic character. Listing agent Rachelle Rosten talked about the sale and the buyer’s plans with Realtor.com.Simmons bought the place in the 1980s and stayed for roughly forty years. It’s perched above the Sunset Strip, was built in 1937 and is a NeoClassical Revival Colonial. You get four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms across 4,977 square feet, plus city views and lots of privacy.From the outside, it’s formal and traditional. Step inside, though, and you get a real sense of who lived there. This is where Simmons spent most of his private life, especially after he stepped away from the spotlight in 2014. After years of cameras, studio audiences and crowds of people trying to get fit, the house became his refuge.
A cherub staircase and a pool shaped like a key
This is not your average Hollywood Hills mansion. The staircase is lined with cherub sculptures, and there’s patterned wallpaper, curved French patio doors and traditional living and dining rooms.There’s also a big primary suite, a guest suite with its own entrance, an office and a gym in the attic. Fitting, really, for a man who made his living getting people off the couch. Terraced gardens, an open lawn and a key-shaped swimming pool complete the grounds, which definitely don’t feel like a cookie-cutter luxury estate.Rosten pointed to these quirks when she explained why the house appealed. She told to Realtor.com that the buyer was drawn to its “rich history, heritage, and pedigree” and plans to restore it to its classic roots.
From almost $7 million to $3.8 million
The sale took a while. The house hit the market in June 2025, almost a year after Simmons passed away. The asking price got cut several times, and in February 2026 it was pulled from the market altogether. It returned in April at around $5.799 million, and the final price of $3,827,500 ended up well below where it began.The buyer seems to want more than just a good address in a sought-after area. Planning to restore the house suggests they want to keep its character.The house belongs to someone else now, but Simmons’ story will always be part of the house’s story. The place where he spent so much of his private life gets a chance to start fresh.
Who was Richard Simmons?
Richard Simmons was born Milton Teagle Simmons on July 12, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was an American fitness personality, TV personality and author, known for his energy, flamboyant costumes and friendly approach to exercise. His Sweatin’ to the Oldies workout videos got lots of people moving as part of their everyday lives. In 1974, he opened a Beverly Hills fitness studio, Slimmons. He passed away at his Los Angeles home on July 13, 2024, a day after his 76th birthday.
