Posted on 03/04/2022 1:40:11 PM PST by BenLurkin
Edited on 03/04/2022 2:19:53 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Concierge Auctions, which handled the sale, told the Los Angeles times that more than three dozen prospective buyers toured five-acre property in the last couple of months, including billionaires from across the US, Middle East and Asia.
However, when the auction opened on Monday, only five bidders from the US and New Zealand made offers on the 'white elephant' superhome, with the winning buyer remaining unidentified until paperwork is submitted to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court next week.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
the newspaper set it up for me to interview someone in their multi-million-dollar home so I could write about their free-standing barbecue pit. The “pit” was built to resemble a Greek temple and had marble columns, about five per side and a bunch of Greek style statues that were life-sized. It was either marble or faux marble.
The owner greeted me at the front door. The portico was also built along the style of a Greek temple with columns leading to a set of ten-foot-tall doors. The doors opened easily, which surprised me as they were massive. I walked in and noticed the vaulted ceiling was a good twenty feet up. Again, a few columns and then into the living room. Mercifully, the ceilings there were only about ten feet up.
Told you that to tell you this. The family actually lived hunkered down in a few rooms of normal size. You could see there were no lights on in the huge main rooms and we sat and chatted at an island in the kitchen. The house, other than those normal sized rooms, was like living in a public building. Psychologically very unwelcoming. (Oh, there was a library with a ladder on a runner like you see in film noir murder movies. I waited there for the owner to show.
I took a couple of books down to discover the pages had never been separated. Yep, just for show. Every leather-bound classic you could imagine.)
All I could think of was the cost of maintaining a huge building that was too big for comfort. There had to be a staff just to keep the floors clean. I have no idea what the owner did for a living. Sometimes to be successful, you have to live like you’re successful. I’ve known some big-time salesmen and they drive the most expensive car they can afford. I assume if you had a job where you had to entertain, you’d actually profit from having a home that big. But it can’t be good for your children who would always be treated by their “friends” in an “unreal” manner.
42 full baths, 7 half baths. Whoever built it must have been full of _____.
If you have time, THIS was a beautiful ‘modern’ home - and still is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvQZbC1OOZc
Pfft! I’m so very tired of grey and white.
And why a salon? I mean, like who’s going to see your coiffure but the other 20 people?
I can understand some people having a salon facility - but three shampoo chairs?
YES!!! But the seats are hard.
I’m greatly into interior design and architecture, have worked with some very talented people in these fields. I appreciate it all. But the overwhelming indulgence of oneself is offending to my sensibility.
Cushions.
I’m wondering if I’d have a problem getting used to the constant sound of the creek. But I like the sound of the ocean, so...
BEDROOMS 21
42F /7H BATHROOMS
105,000 SQ FT.
3.8± ACRES
No, you’d not have a problem with the sound of the water.
The serenity, the simple and clean lines
My thoughts exactly. That place is hideous.
LOL
Jennifer Anniston had lots to say against this mansion, although she lives in one herself: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jennifer-aniston-leading-fight-against-6048955
“What is the monthly electric bill? Asking for a friend.”
My guess is $2K a month. I know a few in LA who pay $600 month on a four bedroom home.
I hope they weren’t going for cozy ...
Maybe, but probably not at much of a profit, if any.
I agree. It’s just BIG.
For whoever buys it-don’t forget to buy a golf kart to get around in.
I watched the entire video-it was fun to watch it, but it would not be fun living in such a huge house. I’m thinking because of the sheer size of the place, it might serve better as a medical treatment center, health spa, even a high class restaurant and nightclub. The possibilities are endless.
But NOT a home, especially for an egomaniac.
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