Joni Mitchell’s Former Malibu Beach Retreat Hits the Market for $27 Million: ‘Magnificent in Every Respect’

Music legend Joni Mitchell's former Malibu beach house has been put on the market for $26.99 million—listing for the first time in nearly 40 years.The property was custom-designed for the "Big Yellow Taxi" singer, who purchased beachfront land in the early 1980s, then commissioned acclaimed architect Ron Goldman to craft her perfect retreat, according to information shared with Realtor.com®.Mitchell later sold the property in 1988 to a Walt Disney Company board director, in whose family it has remained. Now, they are ready to give someone new the chance to own the "truly exceptional offering," which is located in the exclusive Malibu Colony enclave and features several rare amenities that likely could not be replicated today.Those include a "grandfathered pool and spa" that are nestled in an enormous backyard deck overlooking Colony Beach, offering incredible—and completely unobscured—ocean views.Because of updated coastal regulations, these features "would be extraordinarily difficult to recreate today," according to a statement shared by Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker Realty, who is co-listing the property with her colleague, Nanette Iggulden, as well as Jody Katz and Leona Katz of...