Jeff Bezos appears to be creating a massive Beverly Hills estate worth as much as $175 million. Here’s everything we know about his record-breaking Southern California compound.

Warner began developing the property in 1926, starting with three acres of what was once farmland in Beverly Hills, California. Slowly however absolutely, Warner began including parcels of adjoining land and constructing out the grounds of the property, including a golf course and two ponds. 

Supply: Architectural Digest

Warner preferred to throw extravagant events that had been attended by stars like Olivia de Havilland and Jimmy Stewart and moguls like Howard Hughes. An invite to a celebration on the property was apparently some of the sought-after in Hollywood within the late Thirties and early ’40s.

Warner stuffed the property with costly artwork, together with a portrait of his spouse, Ann, painted by Salvador Dali, in line with Architectural Digest.

Supply: Architectural Digest

Warner died in 1978, and Ann Warner owned the home till she died in 1990. That very same 12 months, the music and film tycoon David Geffen purchased the entire property, together with the artwork, for $47.5 million, in line with Forbes. The sale set a report on the time.

Supply: Forbes, The Wall Street Journal

Geffen, who’s value an estimated $9 billion, has a multimillion-dollar real-estate portfolio that features houses in Malibu, California, and in New York’s East Hampton, and Manhattan.

Supply: Forbes, Forbes

Geffen can be the proprietor of a $590 million superyacht referred to as the Rising Solar, the place he continuously hosts fellow moguls and celebrities – together with Jeff Bezos.

Supply: Business Insider

Bezos has vacationed aboard the yacht close to the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain. Final 12 months, he was pictured on the deck of the yacht alongside former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, mannequin Karlie Kloss, and investor Josh Kushner.

Geffen continuously hosts high-powered celebrities on the 400-foot-plus Rising Solar. Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, and Barack and Michelle Obama have all been noticed on board. 

Supply: Business Insider

In February, Bezos grew to become the brand new proprietor of the Warner property, in line with The Wall Avenue Journal. The Journal reported that Bezos bought the property for $165 million, making it the most costly residence sale in California historical past. No brokers had been concerned within the sale, in line with The Journal.

Supply: The Wall Street Journal

Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, had been home looking in Los Angeles and touring mansions all through the world in earlier weeks, the New York Submit reported.

Supply: New York Post

The Warner property spans eight acres and is located within the Benedict Canyon neighborhood of Beverly Hills.

Supply: Los Angeles County

The property guarantees the utmost privateness. It is surrounded by tall hedges, blocked off by a big gate, and fully hidden from view from the road.

Supply: Google Maps

The compound is residence to a number of dwellings, together with two guesthouses and a 13,600-square-foot mansion.

The Georgian-style residence has eight bedrooms and 9 bogs. It features a ground that was as soon as owned by Napoleon, in line with The Journal.

Supply: Los Angeles County, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal

Photographs shot of the inside of the property by Architectural Digest within the early ’90s present a screening room, an expansive bar, and a eating room that would simply match 14 friends.

Supply: Architectural Digest

The grounds additionally embody a tennis courtroom and manicured gardens. Geffen spent $45 million renovating the property, together with $20 million on landscaping alone, The Journal reported.

Supply: The Wall Street Journal

There’s a big pool and what seems to be an adjoining scorching tub outdoors one of many giant guesthouses.

Supply: Los Angeles County

At one level, the property additionally included a nine-hole golf course and a “motor courtroom” with a storage and gasoline pumps, in line with Architectural Digest, although it isn’t clear if these facilities are nonetheless on the property.

Supply: The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest

Bezos reportedly purchased an adjoining property in July for $10 million. That property is on Tropical Avenue, which is perpendicular to the Warner property. It shares a hedge with the compound, although it’s at the moment accessed from a special avenue.

Supply: Variety

That adjoining property was inbuilt 1930 and was final bought for $5.45 million, in line with Selection. It options three bedrooms and 5 bogs, six fireplaces, a rear patio, and rose and vegetable gardens.

Supply: Variety, Zillow

It is not clear what Bezos would need with an adjoining property, however he has a historical past of snatching up houses close to his bigger estates. In 2017, he purchased the home subsequent door to his earlier Beverly Hills mansion for $12.9 million. His ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, was granted each houses within the couple’s divorce.

Supply: Business Insider, Variety