The Hollywood Hills Home Where Martin Short’s Daughter Katherine Lived Just Listed for 1.8 Million

A home that carried years of private life is now on the market. And once you know what happened inside those walls, the listing feels like far more than a real estate transaction.

Katherine Short, the eldest daughter of actor Martin Short, purchased a Beachwood Canyon cottage in Hollywood Hills in 2014 for $1 million through a trust.

She lived there quietly for over a decade. On February 23, 2026, she was found there at 42 years old, gone. Five months later, on July 15, the home hit the market at $1.79 million.

The House She Called Home

The property sits in Beachwood Canyon, just below the Hollywood Sign. It is a 1,836 sq ft, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home listed by Steven Moritz of Sotheby’s International Realty.

Wood-burning fireplace, treetop views from the primary suite, a detached hillside sauna, and a separate artist studio the listing calls “a quiet escape.”

Katherine chose this place because it was private and entirely her own.

She held a psychology degree from NYU and a master’s in social work from USC. She worked at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, ran a private practice, and volunteered with Bring Change 2 Mind, a nonprofit fighting mental health stigma.

Despite her father being one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, she built her own life, quietly, behind those canyon walls.

What Happened in February

Martin Short grew concerned after not hearing from Katherine. He asked a friend to check on her. The friend arrived to find a note on a locked bedroom door and called the police. They entered and found Katherine.

Short spoke about it on CBS News, plainly and without deflection.

“It’s been a nightmare for the family, but the understanding is that mental health and cancer are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases, they are terminal.

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.”

He said he wanted to bring mental illness out of the shadows and help people stop hiding from the word suicide.

What $1.79 Million Looks Like in This Market

Beachwood Canyon’s median currently sits around $1.93 million, with most homes taking 82 to 104 days to move. This listing comes in just under that median, with a canyon location, hillside studio, and sauna that are genuinely rare at this price in LA.

According to Realtor.com’s coverage of the listing, this is the first time the home has hit the market since 2014.

Buyer psychology around homes with recent histories is real. It is the same hesitation you saw when the buyer walked away from J.Lo’s $50 million Beverly Hills mansion after putting down a huge deposit. Even serious money does not always close a deal.

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Why This Matters

Katherine dedicated her career to helping people talk about what they were taught to hide. The numbers show why that work mattered.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, there were 48,824 suicide-related deaths in the US in 2024, and an estimated 14.3 million adults reported having thoughts of suicide that year.

Martin Short said in May 2026 he now has a deep desire to carry on exactly that work.

This pattern keeps showing up in celebrity real estate. Dolly Parton’s West Hollywood home carries its legacy into every conversation, and so does the Montana ranch Kelly Clarkson’s late ex-husband bought after their divorce, now relisted at nearly $3 million.

Behind almost every headline listing, there is a story the price tag cannot contain.

Key Takeaways

• Katherine purchased the home in 2014 for $1 million through a trust
• 1,836 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, hillside sauna, separate artist studio
• Listed July 15, 2026, at $1.79 million through Steven Moritz of Sotheby’s International Realty
• Katherine passed away at the home on February 23, 2026, at age 42
• She held degrees from NYU and USC and advocated for mental health through Bring Change 2 Mind
• No buyer identified. Listing currently active

What do you think happens to a home like this one? Does the story attached to it make it harder to sell, or does the right buyer always find their way? Drop your take in the comments.

Wrapping Up

This was a home a woman chose for herself, lived in for over a decade, and made entirely her own. That does not disappear when the listing goes live.

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