Just days after Johnny Depp won his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, a Los Angeles apartment where the pair spent much of their 15 months of married life is coincidentally set to hit the market, The Post has exclusively learned.
The penthouse unit is one of five which Depp, 58, once owned atop downtown LA’s iconic Eastern Columbia Building. Following his and the now 36-year-old Heard’s 2016 divorce, the actor listed and sold all five penthouses for a combined $12.78 million. The units, interconnected when the couple lived there, were subsequently disconnected. The one coming up for sale Friday will list for $1.76 million and is configured as a one-bedroom, two-bathroom.
Public records show that it last sold for $1.42 million in 2017, and has also listed as a $5,500-a-month rental since Depp moved out.
“It’s just coincidental timing,” agent Ernie Carswell, who holds the listing with fellow Douglas Elliman agent Rick Tyberg, told The Post of the unit hitting the market almost immediately following the defamation trial’s closure.
The unit is now configured as a one-bedroom.James Moss for Douglas Elliman Realty A lofted living portion of the unit.James Moss for Douglas Elliman Realty Since the actor moved out, his distinctively colorful style has been renovated out of it.James Moss for Douglas Elliman Realty The apartment is one of five Depp previously owned in the building.James Moss for Douglas Elliman Realty The building is one of the city’s most well-known, hovering over downtown’s Broadway corridor.James Moss for Douglas Elliman Realty The soon-to-be-listed unit has direct access to the rooftop pool.James Moss for Douglas Elliman RealtySEE ALSO
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Since the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor left, the apartment has not only been detached from the adjacent ones but also “streamlined.” Depp’s “unmistakable, bohemian style” was also significantly renovated out of the space.
“It really was a mansion in the sky when Johnny lived there, ‘cause it was all open,” said Carswell. Carswell couldn’t confirm if this portion is where Heard’s sister admitted to living or where Heard allegedly punched Depp, but he does know that this unit, with its “very large bedroom with views looking east,” comprised “one of [Depp and Heard’s] favorite spaces,” where they “spent a good amount of their time.”
Even without the other adjacent penthouses, this one — PH4 — has “incredible volume and height, and you step out to the building’s rooftop swimming pool, which is about as dramatic as it gets in Los Angeles.”
1of9One of the five penthouse units, seen in this gallery during the time Depp was living there.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoThe dining room features a colorful mural by famed Brazilian street artists Os Gemeos.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoAdvertisementThe elaborate foyer.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoThe private rooftop.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoThe bedroom features floor-to-ceiling windows.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoAdvertisementThe library with a cinema-style screen.Jam Press/James Lang, Berlyn PhoAdvertisement
The colorful and architecturally stunning building has served as the set of many movies. Centrally located on downtown’s Broadway, it boasts in-building amenities including a spa, a gym, a Zen garden, a 24-hour concierge service and, of course, the rooftop pool.
“Very few people in the building used the pool, but I know [Depp] and Amber enjoyed it,” Carswell added.