He’s known for playing goofy characters in movies. Adam Sandler’s houses, however, suggest that the actor and screenwriter is fairly pragmatic when it comes to real estate. The Saturday Night Live alumnus and his wife of 20 years, Jackie, own numerous properties throughout Southern California, and some of their homes seem relatively modest when one considers that Sandler was named the highest paid actor of 2023 by Forbes, and his net worth has been estimated at $430 million.
The Sandler family (the couple have two daughters, Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 16, who starred alongside their parents in the 2023 film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah) have two properties in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, much of which was recently destroyed by a wildfire that erupted on January 7 and is still not, at the time of this publication, 100% contained. They have not confirmed publicly if their homes are still standing, but Sandler did take to X on January 9 to express his gratitude to the people fighting the fires, writing, “Can’t thank the firefighters, first responders, and law enforcement enough for risking their lives for all of us in Los Angeles.”
It is not clear where the Sandlers are staying while their neighborhood is under evacuation orders, but during the fall of 2024, they were spotted at numerous locations in New Jersey, where they were reportedly living while Sandler filmed Happy Gilmore 2.
The actor, who originally hails from New York and spent much of his childhood in New Hampshire, is notoriously private, so not a lot of information is available about some of his rumored properties, such as his condo in the celeb-friendly Sierra Towers building, but read on to find out what we do know about the comedian’s real estate portfolio.
Malibu beach house
Two years after forming Happy Madison Productions, Sandler dropped $3.1 million on the 3,000-square-foot Malibu home that he’d been leasing for six months. The three-story property was originally built in 1947, but has since been remodeled to boast three bedrooms and three bathrooms, along with an entertainer’s haven out back: an enclosed deck on the bottom level that can reportedly fit up to 100 guests. Elsewhere in the home, there are 25-foot glass walls overlooking the ocean for incredible sunset views. According to reports at the time, Sandler paid an additional $650,000 for the former owner’s furnishings and art collection. The Sandlers still own this residence.
Boca Raton, Florida, condo
Sandler was generous with his fame and fortune. In the early 2000s, he began to receive more critical attention with the release of 2002’s Punch-Drunk Love, and he reportedly paid $640,000 for a condo in Boca Raton, Florida, for his mother to use as her primary residence. The property spans 2,600 square feet and boasts three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Though Sandler and his family primarily call Los Angeles home, they’ve been known to spend time in Florida as well, like when, in 2018, Sandler made headlines when he surprised a newlywed couple by posing with them during their wedding.
Pacific Palisades pads
In 2004, the Sandlers bought a Pacific Palisades home with a celebrity pedigree—and the transaction is quite the story. According to People, Sandler and his wife were at Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s house for a New Year’s Eve party “when his wife said she’d like to buy it.” And so they did. The Sandlers paid $12 million for the sprawling 13,000-square-foot residence, which Hawn and Russell had recently decided to sell. Sandler apparently made an offer without seeing beyond the kitchen and before the home had even hit the market. They still own this property and consider it their primary home.
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In 2022, the Sandlers purchased a second Pacific Palisades home, a 1,840-square-foot ranch, for $4.8 million. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was originally built in 1947 and has since been remodeled. Set on a small corner lot on a quiet cul-de-sac, the ranch-style residence features white wood shingles and blue shutters, with crown molding and other millwork throughout the home. A large black brick fireplace serves as a centerpiece in the living room, and the updated kitchen features stone countertops and built-in cabinetry. It’s unclear whether or not the couple will choose to keep the property as is, however. The sale included plans for a possible 7,600-square-foot, two-story house with a basement that could take the place of this charming one-story pad.
