A Hollywood Hills house connected to Martin Short’s family has quietly entered a new chapter, but the story behind its recent sale is far more personal than a typical Los Angeles real-estate deal. The Beachwood Canyon residence, once owned by Short’s late daughter Katherine Hartley Short, has now changed hands after spending roughly two months on the market.

The final figure is drawing attention too. Listed at $1.795 million in July, the three-bedroom property ultimately sold for $1.67 million. But behind the sale price is a much more difficult story — one involving Katherine’s life, her career helping others, her family’s grief and the mental-health struggles her father has since spoken about publicly.

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Katherine Short’s Hollywood Hills home sells for $1.67 million

The Los Angeles property had been part of Katherine Short’s life for more than a decade.

Located in the Beachwood Canyon neighbourhood of Los Angeles, the 1,836-square-foot residence was purchased by Katherine through a trust in 2014 for $1 million, according to property records cited by Realtor.com.

More than 10 years later, the property returned to the market.

It was listed on July 15 for $1.795 million, beginning a sales process that would eventually conclude at a lower price. By August, reports indicated that the property had entered the contingency stage, meaning an offer had been accepted subject to the completion of specified conditions.

The transaction has now closed at $1.67 million, according to Realtor.com.

That means the final sale price was below the original asking price, although the property remained on the market for only about two months before the transaction was completed.

The listing was handled by Steven Moritz of Sotheby’s International Realty, with the property promoted as offering:

“the perfect blend of privacy, character, and serene canyon living.”

For a celebrity-linked Los Angeles property, those descriptions might sound familiar. Yet this particular home carried a very different significance because of the person who had owned it.

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Key property and timeline details

Detail	Information
Property	Beachwood Canyon residence
Location	Los Angeles, California
Size	1,836 square feet
Bedrooms	Three
Katherine’s purchase	2014
Purchase price	$1 million
Listing date	July 15, 2026
Original asking price	$1.795 million
Contingency stage	August 2026
Final sale price	$1.67 million
Listing agent	Steven Moritz, Sotheby’s International Realty

Inside Katherine Short’s Beachwood Canyon house

The home itself offers a mix of classic Los Angeles hillside character and features aimed at privacy, comfort and creative work.

Inside, the three-bedroom residence includes a living room centred around a wood-burning fireplace and large windows that bring in natural light. The dining area includes a chandelier and French doors that open towards the exterior.

The bathrooms feature patterned wallpaper, while the upstairs primary suite occupies the entire upper level.

The listing described the space this way:

“The primary suite encompasses the entire upper level, offering a peaceful sanctuary complete with two walk-in closets and treetop views.”

There is also a separate sauna and an artist studio, adding unusual elements to the property beyond the standard features of a Los Angeles home.

The sales listing specifically highlighted a backup generator, an attached garage with direct access into the house, a detached sauna and a separate hillside studio.

The listing stated:

“Adding to its rare appeal are a backup generator for peace of mind, an attached garage with direct access into the home, a detached sauna tucked into the landscape, and a separate artist studio retreat perched on the hillside perfect as a creative space, private office, or quiet escape.”

The living room received similarly warm treatment in the property marketing:

“The spacious living room is anchored by a wood-burning fireplace and filled with natural light, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for everyday living and entertaining.”

On paper, it is a distinctive Hollywood Hills property. But the emotional weight of the home comes from what happened there earlier in 2026.

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Katherine Short’s death brought a painful chapter into focus

Katherine Hartley Short was the eldest of the three children Martin Short shared with his late wife, Nancy Dolman.

Unlike her famous father, Katherine largely lived away from the Hollywood spotlight. Her professional life centred on social work rather than entertainment, giving her a career that was separate from her family’s celebrity status.

Katherine died at the Beachwood Canyon property on February 23, 2026, at the age of 42.

Her death was ruled a suicide, according to reporting based on official records and law-enforcement information.

The Short family subsequently confirmed her death and requested privacy as they mourned her.

Their statement said:

“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” the statement read. “The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time.

“Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

The circumstances surrounding the discovery of Katherine’s death also brought another deeply personal detail to light.

Martin Short had become concerned after he had not heard from his daughter. He asked a friend to check on her at the residence, and the friend subsequently contacted authorities.

The property that had been Katherine’s home for years was therefore connected to an intensely painful moment for the Short family.

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Martin Short opens up about Katherine’s mental-health struggle

In the months after Katherine’s death, Martin Short began speaking publicly about the family’s grief and his daughter’s long struggle with mental illness.

During a May 2026 interview with CBS News, Short described the loss as devastating. He also drew a comparison between mental illness and the cancer that claimed the life of his wife, Nancy, in 2010.

Short said:

“It’s been a nightmare for the family, but the understanding [is] that mental health and cancer, like my wife’s, are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases, they are terminal,”

He continued:

“And my daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could, until she couldn’t.”

His comments shifted the conversation away from simply mourning a celebrity’s family member and towards the broader subject of mental illness.

Short said he hoped the tragedy could contribute to greater openness around mental-health struggles. He wanted the subject brought “out of the shadows” and encouraged people to talk more openly about mental health.

He also discussed the importance of no longer “hiding from the word ‘suicide’” and instead understanding it as potentially “the last stage of an illness,” according to comments reported by Realtor.com.

The interview came while Short was also discussing his documentary, Marty: Life Is Short, a project exploring his life, career and the personal losses that have shaped him.

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Katherine Short’s career was closely connected to mental health

There is another striking element to Katherine’s story: mental health was not simply something discussed by her family after her death. It was also closely connected to her own professional life.

Katherine studied psychology and gender and sexuality studies at New York University before earning a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.

She subsequently worked as a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles.

Katherine was also associated with Bring Change 2 Mind, an organisation focused on challenging the stigma surrounding mental illness.

That professional background adds another layer to the family’s decision to speak openly about mental health following her death.

Rather than concentrating solely on the tragedy, Martin Short has repeatedly emphasised mental illness as a serious health issue — a subject his daughter herself had worked around professionally.

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Katherine’s home was not far from Martin Short’s Los Angeles properties

The Beachwood Canyon residence was also geographically connected to other properties associated with Martin Short.

Katherine’s former home is roughly a 40-minute drive from two Los Angeles properties linked to her father.

Short has owned his Pacific Palisades home since 1987, when he purchased it for $1.33 million.

That property survived the devastating California wildfires of January 2025, although the surrounding area was heavily affected.

Short later purchased another Los Angeles property in Mandeville Canyon in 2024 for $2.3 million.

The Pacific Palisades property carries additional significance because of what Short told CBS News about the fires. His son’s home was destroyed, while Short’s own residence survived.

These properties form part of a wider Los Angeles connection for the Short family, but Katherine’s Beachwood Canyon house remained distinctly hers — a home she had owned since 2014 and one associated with her private life away from her father’s Hollywood career.

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What the $1.67 million sale means for Katherine’s former home

The sale does more than close a real-estate transaction.

For the new owner, the Beachwood Canyon residence represents a hillside Los Angeles property with privacy, character and a collection of unusual amenities, including a detached sauna, backup generator and separate studio.

For the Short family, however, the house is inevitably tied to a much more difficult chapter.

Katherine had spent years living away from the public attention that naturally surrounded her father. She built a career in social work, studied psychology and gender and sexuality studies, earned an advanced degree in social work and worked as a licensed clinical social worker.

Her life, therefore, extended far beyond her identity as Martin Short’s daughter.

At the same time, her February 2026 death brought intense public attention to a family that had already experienced profound loss following Nancy Dolman’s death from cancer in 2010.

Martin Short has continued working while speaking candidly about grief and the family’s experience with mental illness.

The sale of the Beachwood Canyon property now closes the real-estate chapter connected to Katherine’s ownership of the house.

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Conclusion: A Hollywood Hills home begins a new chapter

Katherine Hartley Short’s former Beachwood Canyon home has officially moved into a new chapter after selling for $1.67 million, below its original $1.795 million asking price.

The property had been Katherine’s since 2014, when she purchased it through a trust for $1 million. Its three bedrooms, hillside setting, artist studio, detached sauna, backup generator and private character made it an unusual Los Angeles residence.

But the house also became inseparable from the family’s grief after Katherine died there on February 23, 2026, at 42. Her death was ruled a suicide, according to reporting based on official records and law-enforcement information.

In the months that followed, Martin Short spoke openly about his daughter’s mental-health struggles, his family’s grief and the need to bring conversations about mental illness out of the shadows.

Now, with the $1.67 million sale complete, the property belongs to someone new. Its next chapter will be lived by another owner, while Katherine’s family continues to remember the life she built away from the Hollywood spotlight.

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Disclaimer

This article has been prepared from the verified information supplied in the source material, including reporting from Realtor.com, CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, ABC News and NBC Los Angeles. The article preserves the factual details, statements and quotations contained in that material. Details concerning Katherine Short’s death have been presented sensitively and without unnecessary graphic description. The article should be understood as a report based on the information available from the cited sources and does not imply independent verification beyond what those sources and the supplied material support.

Sources

• Realtor.com — Hollywood Home of Martin Short’s Late Daughter Sells for $1.7 Million
• CBS News — Martin Short: Facing tragedy with joy
• Los Angeles Times — Katherine Short, L.A. social worker and daughter of Martin Short, dies at 42
• ABC News — Martin Short’s daughter Katherine Short dies at 42
• NBC Los Angeles — Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies at 42
• Realtor.com — California Home of Martin Short’s Late Daughter Katherine Finds a Buyer

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