Address: 1011 N Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

This property is listed for $125,000,000 by Mauricio Umansky and Santiago Arana of The Agency. 

The Beverly House has become an emblem of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Scenes of the The Godfather were shot there (remember that horse head?), as was scenes from The Bodyguard. The home was the former estate of newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, and his mistress, actress Marion Davies, whose scandalous love affair is believed to have been the inspiration for Citizen Kane. 

The Beverly House served as the destination for Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s honeymoon and later as his West Coast Presidential Election HQ. It is a world-renowned trophy estate, and not just because of its Hollywood ties. 

The residence was built by Gordon Kaufmann, the architect behind several Beverly Hills estates and the Hoover Dam. With 55,000 sq ft of extravagance, the residence features 22 foot ceilings, a grand 101-foot long hallway upstairs (an 82-foot one below), and ceiling murals and a fireplace imported from Hearst Castle in San Simeon. 

The Beverly House sits on 3.5 acres, has 18 bedroom suites, several grand reception rooms, and two projection / screening rooms. Outside, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and lighted tennis courts can be found, in addition to several terraces that can accommodate up to over 400 guests for seated dinners (the home also has a commercial grade kitchen), and four security gates and several perimeter housing structures. 

A Spanish colonial home of epic proportions it’s a true California compound. The property offers total privacy, just 3 blocks from Sunset Boulevard and the Beverly Hills hotel.

The listing has made headlines in recent years as it’s been on and off the market. Leonard Ross purchased the property in 1976 for a reported $2,000,000, and in 2010 he and 5 companies he controlled filed for bankruptcy. According to The Real Deal, Ross owes $60,000,000 to creditors and has until May 2020 to sell the property which has been listed at $125,000,000 with Mauricio Umansky and Santiago Arana of The Agency. 

The current photos don’t do the property justice so we dug up photos by architectural photographer Jim Bartsch from when the property was listed by Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker for your viewing pleasure.