Overview
- In interviews published Sept. 11–12, 2026, Brosnan told The Times that he and his wife Keely Shaye Smith are preparing to move out of their Broad Beach compound after 26 years.
- He described repeated close calls with wildfires, anxiety about living on an earthquake-prone coastline and a recent sinkhole near Sea Level Drive as drivers of the decision.
- Brosnan also said the property’s high maintenance and mortgage costs have influenced his work choices and helped prompt a shift toward spending more time in their Kauai home.
- The Broad Beach estate, often called the Orchid House, is a multibuilding, roughly $100 million compound built over more than a decade and previously damaged by a 2015 garage fire.
- No sale or final relocation plan has been confirmed, but the move would follow a wider pattern of wealthy Californians reducing time on the coast because of wildfire, quake and infrastructure risks.