Jennifer Aniston<\/a><\/strong> is putting the finishing touches to her nearly $15 million mansion in Montecito, California, and a source exclusively spills to Life & Style<\/em> that she can\u2019t wait to move up to the coastal retreat and start a brand-new chapter alongside her successful friends and other entertainment industry power players.<\/p>\n \u201cJen isn\u2019t looking to sell her place in L.A. just yet, but she is planning to test out Montecito as a home base once it\u2019s all done,\u201d the source explains. \u201cShe has a ton of friends that live there already, including Rob Lowe<\/strong> and his wife Sheryl <\/strong>[Berkoff<\/strong>], Katy Perry<\/strong> and Orlando Bloom<\/strong>, Cameron Diaz<\/strong> and Benji Madden<\/strong> and Ellen <\/strong>[DeGeneres<\/strong>] and Portia <\/strong>[de Rossi<\/strong>] when they\u2019re in town.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a big contingent of A-listers that live in Montecito and Santa Barbara, and more seem to be moving all the time,\u201d adds the source. \u201cRyan Gosling<\/strong> and Eva Mendes<\/strong> are there now and Jennifer has always spoken highly of them so they\u2019ll be on her invite list for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n The Friends<\/em> alum, 56, is \u201cvery social\u201d and \u201cloves the idea of being able to have gatherings with her neighbors\u201d once she\u2019s settled in at her new upscale abode.<\/p>\n The home itself is a spacious 4,320 square feet and it sits on one acre of land. It also boasts \u201cpicturesque ocean and mountain views, multiple terraces, landscaped gardens, and a massive motor court, all set on a private lot nestled among oak trees at the end of a long-gated driveway,\u201d according to Architectural Digest<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Jennifer bought the lavish property in 2022 and has been working on having it renovated to fit her tastes since then. Part of those renovations included demolishing the backyard to make way for an in-ground pool, Hello Magazine<\/em><\/a> reported in February.<\/p>\n \u201cShe also loves that it\u2019s a lot more laid back there, so when she does want to get away, she can genuinely get some privacy,\u201d the source continues. \u201cIt\u2019s a little like Malibu 30 years ago. She\u2019s excited to make a new life there and maybe even do some dating.\u201d<\/p>\n As for her current dating life, a separate source told In Touch<\/em> on February 12 that Jennifer \u201cstill believes in love<\/a>\u201d after seven years of being a single woman.<\/p>\n \u201cShe hasn\u2019t given up hope that the right guy is out there for her!\u201d added the source.<\/p>\n Jennifer recently sparked rumors of romance with Pedro Pascal<\/strong> after they were spotted having dinner for three hours at the Tower Bar in West Hollywood on March 22.<\/p>\n However, the Morning Show<\/em> actress and the beloved Last of Us<\/em> star, 49, are \u201cjust friends\u201d despite having \u201csimilar senses of humor\u201d and bonding over food, films and traveling, insiders exclusively dished to In Touch<\/em> on March 24.<\/p>\n![\"Jennifer](\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jennifer-aniston-to-test-15m-montecito-mansion-as-a-home-base.jpg?fit=400%2C267&quality=86&strip=all\")
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