| Billionaire | |
| Building Type: | House |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
| Governing Body: | Private |
| Location: | 924 Bel Air Road Los Angeles, California |
| Start Date: | 2012 |
| Completion Date: | 2016 |
| Floor Area: | 38000square feet |
| Architect: | Uberion |
| Structural Engineer: | Taylor & Syfan Consulting Engineers |
Billionaire is a private residence in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.[1] [2]
The previous home occupying the lot was owned by Hollywood star Judy Garland until 1967.[3] [4] The property was acquired by Bruce Makowsky in May 2012, for US$7.9 million.[5] The structure was built in four years by 250 workers.[6]
Listed in January 2017 at US$250 million, Billionaire was the most expensive house listed for sale at that time in the US. In April 2018 it was relisted for $188 million. In January 2019, its price was cut again to $150 million. It surpassed the Gemini mansion in Manalapan, Florida that was listed at $190 million at the time. The most expensive home ever sold in Los Angeles County was the Playboy Mansion at $100 million, while the record sale in the state of California was $117.5 million.[6] [7] At that time, the most expensive home ever sold in the US was a $147 million East Hampton mansion.[7] In October 2019, the house sold for $94 million.[8]
The house at 924 Bel Air Road consists of 38000square feet of living space on four levels. It has 12 bedrooms: two master suites and ten large guest suites.[5] [9] The interior contains 21 bathrooms adorned with 50 types of Italian marble, five bars, three kitchens, three dining areas, a fitness center, a wellness spa, a 4-lane bowling alley, a $12,000 glass pool table, and a 360-inch TV, likely the largest residential television set.[5] [9] [10] The $2 million, 40-seat Dolby Atmos James Bond-themed theater has a 22-foot screen, 57 speakers, and a 4k projector with 7,000 pre-loaded movies.[5] [9] Situated on a 1.08-acre lot, the exterior of the home features 17000square feet of outdoor deck space, a $2 million outdoor hydraulic retractable theater screen measuring 18 feet by 12 feet, an 85-foot glass tile infinity pool with a swim-up bar, and a helipad with an inoperable Airwolf[1] [5] [11] replica that the developer calls a "sculpture."[11] The home offers a 270-degree view of Los Angeles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Malibu.[2] [9]
There are two wine cellars, two commercial elevators lined in alligator skin, a $2 million polished steel staircase, a $500,000 set of moving Seven Dwarfs images, a $200,000 wall of candy dispensers, Dom Pérignon-filled fire extinguishers, over 130 works of art (including photographs by Timothy White and a $1 million sculpture by Liao Yibai), and a seven-person full-time staff with separate living quarters.[2] [5] [6] [9] [11] [12] The residence includes an auto gallery with US$30 million in luxury vehicles, including Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys, a Rolls-Royce, a Bugatti Veyron, ten motorcycles, a one-of-a-kind Pagani Huayra worth more than $2 million, and a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K worth in excess of $15 million.[2] [5] [6] [9] [11] [12]