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Seinfeld Stars Invest Millions in Real Estate Portfolios

Nearly 30 years after Seinfeld, the cast’s real estate ventures have built impressive, lucrative portfolios.

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he sitcom that began as a “show about nothing” evolved into a cultural landmark, running from 1989 to 1998. It chronicled stand‑up comic Jerry Seinfeld and his close friends—George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Kramer—through a series of absurd everyday mishaps. Nearly three decades after the finale, the actors and creators have turned their earnings into impressive real‑estate portfolios that rival the show’s own fame.

    **Larry David**

    Co‑creator of Seinfeld and star of *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, David’s net worth sits around $400 million. After a 2007 divorce, he split roughly half of his fortune with his former wife, who also received future syndication royalties. David’s real‑estate strategy has focused on the Pacific Palisades and Montecito. He sold a $12 million Palisades home in 2014, bought another there in 2006 for $10.35 million, and owns two more Palisades properties. In 2022 he purchased a Montecito mansion for $7.6 million and later sold a different Montecito home for $6.9 million. He also owns a modest Martha’s Vineyard property acquired in 2004.

    **Jerry Seinfeld**

    The show’s namesake, now worth about $1.1 billion, derives most of his wealth from syndication revenue estimated at $3 billion. His real‑estate holdings span the globe. In 2000 he bought a 12‑acre Hamptons estate from Billy Joel for $25.6 million, adding a guesthouse, pool, and baseball diamond. He owns an Upper West Side duplex purchased in 1998 for $4.35 million, featuring high ceilings, a terrace, and a private gym. Seinfeld also owns a Manhattan garage for his Porsche collection, a waterfront home in New Jersey bought in 2010 for $1.05 million, and a former Central Park West duplex. While filming, he resided in a Los Angeles mansion in the Bird Streets, bought in 1992 for $2.8 million and sold in 1998 for $3.2 million. His Colorado retreat—a 27‑acre Telluride compound—was bought in 2007 for $7.55 million and sold in 2022 for $14 million.

    **Julia Louis‑Dreyfus**

    With a net worth of roughly $250 million, the former Elaine Benes has built a notable property portfolio. She and husband Brad Hall own an eco‑friendly oceanfront home in Montecito, featuring solar panels, a retractable sunroof, and energy‑efficient appliances. They previously owned a Mediterranean‑style house in Pacific Palisades that was destroyed in the 2025 fire; it was valued between $15 million and $20 million before the blaze.

    **Jason Alexander**

    Best known as George Costanza, Alexander’s estimated net worth is $50 million. He keeps his real‑estate holdings private but is known to reside in Los Angeles.

    **Michael Richards**

    The actor who played Kramer has an estimated net worth of $30 million and lives in Glendale. He bought a Studio City home for $525,000 in 1998, sold it for $810,000 a few months later, and owned a Pacific Palisades Mediterranean house purchased in 1996 for $1.75 million. That property now commands a price between $8 million and $10 million.

    **Wayne Knight**

    Playing Newman, Knight’s net worth is about $10 million. In 1998 he bought a Toluca Lakes home for $1.35 million; it now likely sells for $4 million to $5 million.

    These figures illustrate how the cast and creators of a show that once focused on the trivial have turned their earnings into substantial real‑estate empires, each property reflecting a different chapter of their post‑Seinfeld lives.

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