Paparazzi-Proof Condos

In Hollywood, where paparazzi are always chasing celebrities, it has come to this: a condo development selling itself as paparazzi proof. The Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman got an exclusive look inside.

Kauffman took a ride into the future: a high-rise condo that promises celebrities security from the prying public.

"There are only 4 units per floor, no hallways," said Erin O'Connor, a sales executive with Carlyle Residences. "We've got, of course, the gated underground access where you can completely bypass the lobby, go directly to the residence ... other great features, We've got tall hedges we're putting around the property. As I mentioned, there are no hallways in this building, 24/7 security detail, we have cameras, we have a 24-hour doorman, so you're really not making it past that front door."

The Carlyle will open this fall. It promises super-high hedges around its yoga garden, and its pool. In addition, the very shape of the building is designed to thwart the paparazzi.

"The building is slightly crescent-shaped and that obviously kind of prevents the neighboring buildings from looking directly into the residence and that's intentional," O'Connor said.

"And this way to the south there is no neighboring building," Kauffman noted.

"There's nothing on either side," O'Connor said.

"It's sort of an eternity view," Kauffman said.

"You're not going to get any telephoto lenses from below coming up into the residences," O'Connor said.

But one paparazzo says there's nothing that can keep them out.

"Hey, high hedges are great, but some photographers take to the sky in helicopters too, maybe they'll need a net too, to block a view," said Tomm Taylor, West Coast Editor of Web site X17 Online"Who knows what they've got planned -- sounds like a marketing ploy to us."

In L.A., paparazzi make their living snapping candid shots. Who could forget these paparazzi free-for-alls. Celebrities are getting fed up.

"It's scary and it seems like there's a new trend like trespassing, and using these like humongous lenses," said actress Scarlett Johansson.

In fact, Los Angeles is considering anti-paparazzi zoning laws. In the meantime, those with the money can buy into the Carlyle.

All that privacy comes with a hefty price tag. Condos range from $3 to $15 million, and for a little extra, celebrities can get a studio on the first floor to house their entourage.

But in real estate, location is everything.

"X17 Online knows where the celebrities live and you have celebrities living in Westwood but they are C-list celebrities and the paparazzi, we're not too interested in the C-list stars," Taylor said.

"What about that idea that the really big celebrities want to be in Beverly Hills or Malibu and want to have an estate -- they don't want to be in a high-rise?" Kauffman asked O'Connor.

"The majority of people who are coming to us are people that are living in these 6,000-7,000 square-foot estates in Beverly Hills and Bel Air and they're tired of all the maintenance and upkeep," O'Connor said.

"Do you see Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt getting a place here?" Kauffman asked.

"Maybe. I think they would need a few units though to accommodate their family," O'Connor said, laughing.

In today's real estate market, every seller needs a gimmick. For a celebrity obsessed city, this condo may have found the perfect sales pitch.