King of Pop’s Last Home!

King of Pop’s Last Home!

King of Pop's Last Home!

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After Never Land, it’s hard to imagine Michael Jackson living in a stately, formal residence, but when he went formal, he did it in grand style at a rental price of $100,000 a month. This is the home where Michael died. It seems fitting that this iconic musician who has given such pleasure to so many over his tumultuous lifetime should at last have been surrounded by such indescribable elegance.

We’re fortunate to have the opportunity to see it devoid of furnishings, as staging this wonderful home would have detracted viewers from the amazing details; some, the likes of which we have never before seen. Of course the rooms are huge and the ceilings high, but take special note of the rich ceiling and floor details in each room. We’re accustomed to routine vast expanses of marble and occasional artwork on a ceiling, but here, the intricate inlaid wood patterns in the floors, different in almost every room, must have taken hundreds of hours of labor to achieve, and the coffered ceilings have been built up layer over layer in beautiful wood. Every room of this home is like an art gallery displaying the finest craftsmanship available today. Even better, since it was built in 2002, it also has the livability features we crave with the huge dressing rooms, wine cellar and theatre, but due to the high calibre of craftsmanship and materials, these rooms are taken to the 10th power.

Designed by Richard Landry, this elegant Holmby Hills mansion is in the French chateau style and consists of 17,000sf. Sited on 1.26 acres behind gated walls, the 2-story main house has 7 bedrooms and 13 baths. Throughout there are 12 ornate working fireplaces and tall arched French doors. The kitchen has unusual dark wood cabinetry with crown moldings and a walk-in freezer; the panelled library has deeply coffered wood ceilings and the wine room also has a tasting room. There is an elevator for convenience, a gym and spa, an art studio and maid’s quarters. Outside, there are two covered verandas overlooking the mature landscaping and rolling lawns that directs the eye to the pool with the charming French-style guest house as a distant garden focal point.

Michael Jackson was renting this LA estate - now for sale at $23.9m.

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