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diehardblue

(11,001 posts)
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 09:30 AM Sep 2021

Most expensive home in America defaults on $165 million in debt, heads for sale

They cannot even begin to feel the pain of some struggling Americans.!

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A Los Angeles megamansion once expected to list for $500 million has gone into receivership after the owner defaulted on more than $165 million in loans and debt, according to court filings.

The 105,000-square-foot Bel Air estate, known as “The One,” was placed into receivership by the Los Angeles County Superior Court and is expected to be relisted at a lower price in the coming months, according to people familiar with the property.

The receivership marks a stunning reversal for “The One” and its flashy developer, Nile Niami, who often touted the property as his “life mission” and “the biggest, most expensive home in the urban world.”

Expected to hit the market in 2017 with a price tag of $500 million, “The One” has been dogged by repeated delays, funding problems and changing strategies. The home stretches like an ultra-modern palace over eight acres on a hilltop overlooking LA. It has nine bedrooms, multiple kitchens, a nightclub, four-lane bowling alley, salon, gym, 50-seat theater, a running track and an underground garage for 50 cars, with two auto turntables. Its seven water features include multiple pools, a Jacuzzi and a moat that surrounds the house. The master bedroom suite is 4,000 square feet. Every door in the house is electric, along with all the toilets. Niami had planned a “jellyfish room” and ice bar but both proved too costly.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/08/most-expensive-home-in-america-defaults-and-heads-for-sale.html

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Most expensive home in America defaults on $165 million in debt, heads for sale (Original Post) diehardblue Sep 2021 OP
🖖;-{) Goonch Sep 2021 #1
You can probably see it from space, but a few zeros need to come off that asking price. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #7
A Few Zeroes? SoCalDavidS Sep 2021 #9
At 500mil they would be asking for $4700/sqft Mosby Sep 2021 #12
Looks ugly. Tomconroy Sep 2021 #10
Idiocracy lives! Xoan Sep 2021 #11
Who didn't see that coming? Calista241 Sep 2021 #2
Meanwhile, homes for middle class families are in short supply n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2021 #3
First world problem LeftInTX Sep 2021 #4
Just like cancer. marble falls Sep 2021 #5
Are we DUers, Corgigal Sep 2021 #6
Good Idea. We can turn it into a Home for refugees from Afghanistan or Myanmar. Tommymac Sep 2021 #8
Only 9 bedrooms? mainer Sep 2021 #13
It would be a great upscale Air BnB csziggy Sep 2021 #20
That a hideous design... EarthFirst Sep 2021 #14
Hold a raffle for it! moondust Sep 2021 #15
I'd buy it but it would need some work jmowreader Sep 2021 #16
What is a 'jellyfish room'? Retrograde Sep 2021 #17
It's even *shaped* like a penis. Maru Kitteh Sep 2021 #18
Why bother? DFW Sep 2021 #19
And you don't have to pay for maintenance and utilities csziggy Sep 2021 #21
This week on "Grand Designs"... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #22

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
9. A Few Zeroes?
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 10:46 AM
Sep 2021

I admit the price is kind of crazy, but if you're saying that even 2 Zeroes should come off, that drops price to $5 Million. That would be a steal in Southern California for a mansion like that. Take off 3 zeroes, and you're down to $500,000, which buys you a 1 Bedroom Condo in L.A.

I'd guess the ultimate sales price will be somewhere in the $200 - $300 Million range, but what do I know?

Mosby

(16,299 posts)
12. At 500mil they would be asking for $4700/sqft
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 12:52 PM
Sep 2021

Thats ridiculous.

200 million is closer to the going rates.

mainer

(12,022 posts)
13. Only 9 bedrooms?
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 01:07 PM
Sep 2021

For that price, you'd think there'd be 20 at least. Too few bedrooms to turn it into a hotel.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
20. It would be a great upscale Air BnB
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 02:09 PM
Sep 2021

Divide it up so each section has its own kitchen and special feature. Rent out the spaces at exorbitant prices per day. In a century or so, you might get your money back.

jmowreader

(50,555 posts)
16. I'd buy it but it would need some work
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 01:38 PM
Sep 2021

I would add a couple more buildings to it and turn it into a combination boutique hotel and law office. The sight lines are excellent, it’s already got plenty of parking, and the amenities just can’t be beat.

What I wouldn’t do is live in it. I have enough of a time figuring out how to use the square footage I have now.

Retrograde

(10,133 posts)
17. What is a 'jellyfish room'?
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 02:01 PM
Sep 2021

And how does an 'ice bar' differ from a normal bar? And what's the upkeep on this monstrosity like?

I don't think I'd like a house where one bedroom "suite" is more than 3 times the size of my current house!

DFW

(54,358 posts)
19. Why bother?
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 02:06 PM
Sep 2021

If I want the White House, I'll just run for president. It sounds cheaper. Plus, they pay you to live there.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
21. And you don't have to pay for maintenance and utilities
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 02:10 PM
Sep 2021

Or for the staff to do all the work and cater to your every whim.

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