Jaman Properties

Jaman Properties Jaman Properties is a boutique real estate development company, based in Malibu, CA. Principals are Michael Manheim and Janus Cercone. Mr. Ms.

Jaman Properties (rhymes with gamine) is a boutique real estate development company specializing in the purchase, design, construction, furnishing and marketing of high-end residences located in Malibu and the West Side of Los Angeles. Manheim has played trumpet at Carnegie Hall, graduated with honors from Harvard University, produced 15 motion pictures that have earned 35 international awards inc

luding a Golden Globe and an Emmy, produced a Broadway musical that was nominated for a Tony for “Best Musical” and served on the Board of Governors of the Producers Guild of America. Cercone attended Skidmore Collge on a full music scholarship, served as East Coast Director of Publicity for A&M Records and worked as a songwriter and studio musician, contributing to numerous records, motion pictures and television, before becoming a screenwriter. As such, she has written 15 studio assignments for stars ranging from Michael Douglas to Whoopi Goldberg and recently completed “Django” to star Johnny Depp. With composer Alan Menken, Ms. Cercone adapted her Steve Martin movie, "Leap of Faith" as a Broadway musical, which received the Tony Award nomination for “Best Musical”. With lifetime backgrounds in storytelling, Manheim and Cercone apply those skills to designing unique spaces that reflect character and narrative. They have been married for 32 years and collaborated on 18 residences.

09/02/2026

Theodore. 2014-2026. Our hearts are broken.

09/01/2026

In case you were wondering why we named this Point Dume property
PEACOCK ALLEY!

08/29/2026

The Piano bar at Peacock Alley take two: I glitched on yesterday‘s post, so here we go again… one of our favorite places in New York is the Central Park boathouse restaurant. They have a fabulous Piano Player in the bar who fills the restaurant at night with the sounds of the great American songbook. It’s romance personified and since Peacock alley is designed to inspire love and connection, we took a page from their book and created this mid-century moment. How many living rooms do you know that have their own piano bar? Love to hear your thoughts!

08/27/2026

3500 PEACOCK FEATHERS!!! Don’t worry, peacock, drop their feathers naturally. The powder room at Peacock Alley is a nod to the wild Wuertz that roam Point Dume, Malibu. To call them wild is actually a stretch because everyone feeds them so they’re very tame, they will come up to you to ask for food and if you’re lucky, in spring time, they’ll even show off their Peachicks to you. Included in the sale of the house is even you’re very own family of peafowl and if you’ve never had a Peacock egg, you’re in for a treat! They are rich and delicious.

Let us know what you think of this little room!

08/23/2026

The living room at Peacock Alley on Point Dume was dark, dated and depressing. So we knocked out a bunch of walls, connected it to the outdoors, and added one of my favorite details in the house, which is a bona fide Piano bar!

PROTIP the way a house is designed cannot only reflect who you are and how you live, but even better it should inspire you to add new activities and pleasures to your life. Our opening night party for this project included one of LA‘s top studio Musicians, Richard Ruttenberg on keyboard, playing the great American songbook.
As our guests entered to those romantic sounds, you could see their behavior change – – shoulders lowered, hips, swayed, and everyone started smiling with associations from those great old tunes.

08/21/2026

Today’s pro tip: when you’re assessing a home, pretend that none of the rooms has a name. Imagine what it would look like if you turned a bedroom into a kitchen or a kitchen into an office. Figure out what rooms are most important you, then assign the best spaces to those rooms. Moving utilities is much less trouble than you think it’s going to be so if you want to turn a a family room into your kitchen, like we did here at Peacock Alley it’s very doable and I think the results speak for themselves.

Let us know what YOU think!

08/19/2026

It’s not every day a gorgeous Bond Girl gives a tour of your latest property! The fabulous Jane Seymour, who was kind enough to lend one of her gorgeous paintings to Peacock Alley, discovered it for the first time in the primary bedroom—along with a copy of “Malibu Magazine” showing her on the cover, wearing the very same dress she wore in the picture and the same hat she wore to the party. What’re the chances???



Jane Seymour OBE Jeff Chertow Ralph Lauren Home Henry Koelsch The SOCIETY Group ™

08/19/2026

Before and after, the entryway to Peacock Alley on Point Dume Malibu. Starting with a very ugly duckling…

08/14/2026

Peacock Alley—the “back forty”. With raised beds full of vegetables and a Peacock family laying ultra rich, delicious eggs, you’re practically off the grid!
If this was your garden, what would you grow?

08/11/2026

Peacocktail anyone??? The opening night party of PEACOCK ALLEY was such a blast! So many friends and colleagues came to show their support and it meant so much to Michael and me. Plus, it showed us how incredibly well the house entertains. Rich Ruttenberg, Who has played with everyone from Barbra Streisand to Jeff BECK, Wasson the keyboards in the Piano bar and the wonderful Michelle Jackson was in the kitchen Though we had close to 100 guests, Peacock Alley could’ve easily accommodated three times that many revelers. Since we designed this home for people who love to entertain, it was great to see that our intentions have been fulfilled. There were spaces to stand and drink and laugh, spots to cuddle, and a fire pit for telling stories around the campfire.
What’s your favorite way to entertain?

Jane Seymour OBE craigtnelsonofficial Radici Italian Ristorante Jeff Chertow

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Malibu, CA
90263, 90264, 90265

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