Serena Williams and her now-former home in Bel Air (Credit: Getty Images) Tennis superstar Serena Williams has closed on the sale of her longtime Bel Air home but not before accepting a price cut from its original asking. The 23-time Grand Slam champion sold the home on Stone Canyon Road for $8.1 million, according to […]
A mansion will rise: Massive Bel Air development site lists for $60M
Eric Kroh A massive piece of land in Bel Air that is entitled for a mansion up to 40,000 square feet is now for sale. The price, $60 million. Eric Kroh, founder of Sandstone Properties, is selling his 30-acre spread, the latest in a series of pricey land-only listings to come up for sale in […]
Go big and go home: Inside LA’s mansion expansion quest
An illustration of trucks hauling dirt (Credit: iStock) Fred Rosen still remembers the chaos that enveloped Bel Air when the mansion-expansion trend went into overdrive. About five years ago, dozens of trucks began snaking through the neighborhood’s narrow roads ferrying dirt and cement, as residents and spec developers carved out hillsides for massive new homes, […]
Oklahoma oil chief taps into Bel Air for megamansion
Stephen Ives and bird’s eye view of home at Somma Way, which he wants to demolish. (Credit: Redfin) The head of an Oklahoma oil company did some prospecting in Bel Air, and now wants to build a mansion that could rival the ones from Los Angeles developers like Nile Niami and Bruce Makowsky. Stephen Ives, […]
Bel Air property that Woodbridge Group once bought from Hard Rock Cafe founder, sells for $38M
Former Woodbridge CEO Robert Shapiro and 800 Stradella Road More than two years after Woodbridge Group of Companies filed for bankruptcy, charged with operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, the former luxury real estate developer’s properties are still being liquidated. The latest is a prime development site at 800 Stradella Road in Bel Air, which […]
Steve Wynn takes control of “Girls Gone Wild” creator’s Bel-Air mansion
From left: Joe Francis and Steve Wynn After years of trying, disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn has finally wrested control of a Bel Air mansion from his legal foe, “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis. Wynn has been squabbling with Francis over the 6,500-square-foot mansion since 2012, when a jury ordered Francis pay Wynn $19 […]