Where Does Paul McCartney Live? Hint: The Beatles Superstar Still Owns a Home He Bought In 1965

Los Angeles home

In 2001, McCartney was said to have paid fellow rock star Courtney Love just under $4 million for her home in Los Angeles’s Trousdale Estates neighborhood. Love had bought the pad in 1997 from none other than the real estate tycoon herself, Ellen DeGeneres. The French Country-style house spans about 4,700 square feet, with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and McCartney had already been leasing it at the time of the sale. Allegedly, it was the site of Harrison’s 2001 death. Though reporting suggested it was McCartney who bought the property, its title is reportedly held by Mike Walley, one of his associates. It’s not entirely clear if Walley owns the home in earnest, or if his name was used for privacy reasons. Either way, it hasn’t changed hands since.

McCartney also has reported ties to another home located just across the street. That 15,500-square-foot pad was originally built in 1941 for Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. In addition to McCartney, it has reportedly been home to Betty Grable, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. However, the details of McCartney’s time there are unclear; it’s possible that he once rented or owned the home, but it’s not currently in his portfolio.

NYC penthouse

McCartney and Shevell picked up a New York City property in 2015, paying $15.5 million for a two-story penthouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The 10-room apartment boasted floor-to-ceiling glass with impeccable park and city views, but was in desperate need of renovations. McCartney gutted the place—but never completed the project. That’s why, when the music legend offloaded the unfinished home in 2022, it was at a severe loss, selling for just $8.5 million.

Hamptons home

McCartney also owns a summer house in the Hamptons. Details about his initial purchase aren’t publicly available, but the former Beatle has held property on Long Island for a long time. According to Corcoran, McCartney began summering in East Hampton early on in his marriage to his first wife, Linda. In 2009, he added a three-bedroom, two-bathroom guesthouse to his Amagansett compound—reportedly, it was the third home on the estate. The area holds extra significance to the musician, who met Shevell in the Long Island enclave in 2007.