Tom Cruise houses give him a break from his busy life. When he’s not jumping into events like the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, he is often working on his next big movie. His upcoming project is with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and Cruise is also a producer for it.
It makes sense that his houses are places where he can relax. He owns a large 320-acre ranch in Telluride, Colorado, and a big estate in West Sussex, England. Cruise has built a big real estate portfolio over the years, which is very different from his humble beginnings.
Before he became famous with the movie Risky Business in 1983, Cruise lived a simpler life. He worked as a janitor in a building on the Upper West Side of New York City called the Good Luck Mansion. This building was also home to famous people like Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr., as well as John Lennon and King Curtis. Back then, Cruise paid only $300 a month for a tiny studio apartment. In return, he took out the trash and cleaned the hallways.
Now, as a multimillionaire, he can afford a much more luxurious lifestyle. Below, we highlight some of the houses Cruise has lived in over the years.
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East Village condo
In 1984, just a year after the hit movie Risky Business, Tom Cruise bought a new apartment. This apartment was in the American Felt Building, which is in the East Village on 13th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. We don’t know exactly how much Cruise paid for his 2,200-square-foot place on the 10th floor. However, he kept it for a long time and sold it for $3 million in 2013, almost thirty years later.
The apartment had two bedrooms. It also had a third room that Cruise used as a high-tech gym. One interesting thing about this unit was that the ceilings were only nine feet high. In contrast, other apartments in the twelve-story building had taller, loft-like ceilings.
Telluride ranch
In the early 1990s, the actor from Mission Impossible started making plans for a big property in Telluride, Colorado. This area is home to many famous people like Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Lauren, and Kelly Ripa. He finished building the main house, which is huge at 10,000 square feet, in 1994.
In a 2006 interview with Cruise and his then-wife Katie Holmes, Vanity Fair described the mansion. They said it felt like a large lodge or chalet. It had a cozy look with log-cabin features and was built using light-colored wood from Oregon. The main house had four bedrooms, tall beamed ceilings, cedar-paneled walls, and stone fireplaces in every room. There was also a guest house with three more bedrooms.
The property had a lot of fun features, too. There was a golf course, a motocross track, an outdoor firepit, and even an in-ground trampoline. Cruise first tried to sell the property for $59 million in 2014, but he took it off the market without selling it. Seven years later, in 2021, he put it back up for sale for $39.4 million and sold it for that price.
Beverly Hills rental
Tom Cruise was bound to move to the West Coast eventually. The New Yorker rented a big mansion in Beverly Hills for $55,000 a month starting in 2001. This mansion is on three acres of land and was later rented by Russell Crowe while he was filming State of Play in 2009. It also served as a filming spot for parts of the movie Blow, which stars Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz.
When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes got together in 2005, they kept the nine-bedroom house, which is 6,685 square feet. They continued to rent it until 2008. The estate had nice features like a separate guesthouse, a swimming pool with a spa, and a tennis court.
Hollywood Hills compound
In 2005, Tom Cruise bought a brand new house in the Hollywood Hills for $11.7 million. This house is built in a Tuscan style and has two stories. It sits on over 2.5 acres of land. The main house has big glass walls that offer great views of the city. It also has a kitchen inspired by Italian farmhouses that looks very charming.
The home has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. There is a living room with a tall ceiling and a fireplace. On the property, there is a guesthouse that has its own kitchen and four bedrooms. Nearby, there is a stone building that has a wine cellar and a room for tasting wine. The whole estate was remodeled in 2006.
Tom Cruise sold the house to Eva Longoria ten years later for $11.4 million, which was a little less than he paid for it. She decided to redesign the property after buying it.
West Sussex estate
In 2006, a year after buying his home in Hollywood Hills, Tom Cruise bought an estate in England for $4.2 million. This property is in East Grinstead, a town in West Sussex, and it is close to the British headquarters of the Church of Scientology. Cruise has been a member of this church since the 1980s.
The estate has a large main house that is 11,331 square feet and sits on over 14 acres of land. The house has eight bedrooms and five bathrooms. On the outside, it looks traditional with a brick design. However, inside, it mixes old and new styles. It has beautiful coffered ceilings, wooden accents, modern sound systems, and special lighting.
The home also has fun spaces for guests, like a movie theater, a dance studio, and a game room. Cruise lived in this house for almost ten years. He put it up for sale in October 2015. The next year, he sold it to singer Peter Andre for just under $6 million.
Beverly Hills mansion
In 2007, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes bought a big house in Beverly Hills for $30.5 million. This house had seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It was built in 1937 and sat on 1.21 acres of land. The property also had guesthouses, a swimming pool, a playground, and a tennis court.
The house was very big, with 10,000 square feet of space and a gray stone outside. Tom and Katie were married for six years but separated in 2012. After their split, Tom kept the house for a few more years. He sold it in 2016 for $40 million. At that time, it was not clear what price he first wanted, but it was said to be between $40 and $50 million.
Florida penthouse townhouse
After selling his mansion in Beverly Hills, Tom Cruise bought a penthouse townhouse in Clearwater, Florida, for $9.5 million. This new home is near the Scientology headquarters. The penthouse is on the top of a fancy building called The Skyview. This building was created by Moises Agami, a wealthy Scientologist from Mexico.
Cruise’s new place has many great features. He can enjoy a solarium, a roof deck, and a 39-foot infinity pool. There’s also a hot tub and a bar. The penthouse includes special items like a flight simulator and a private car elevator. Cruise also spent an extra $1.47 million on three other condos in the same building, probably for his staff or family members.