Fleur de Lys (Los Angeles, California)

Fleur de Lys
General information
Type Private residence
Location Holmby Hills
Address 350 N Carolwood Dr, Los Angeles, California 90077
Completed 2002
Client David I. Saperstein
Technical details
Floor area 35,046 square feet (3,255.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Richardson Robertson III

Fleur de Lys is a mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Overview

Situated on five acres of land in Holmby Hills, the 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) property has twelve bedrooms, fifteen baths, a fifty-seat theater, a ballroom, a gym, a pool house, a 1,200-foot (370 m) running track, a tennis court and a guest house.[1][2] There is a 200-yard (180 m) driveway from the gate to the main house.[2][3]

The house was commissioned in 1996 and completed in 2002.[2] It was modelled after King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles.[2] It was designed by architect Richardson Robertson III of Robertson Partners.[3]

It has 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms. Lot is 4.19 acres (1.70 ha) between Carolwood and Angelo Drives. Main entrance on Angelo drive. Total floor area is 35,046 square feet (3,255.9 m2).

Ownership

The original owners were David I. Saperstein and his wife Suzanne Saperstein.[2] However, when they divorced in 2004, his wife received the property in the settlement.[2][4] She put it on the market for £78 million in 2006.[2] The house reportedly sold to a French billionaire for $102 mil (paid in cash) in March 2014 making it the most expensive property ever sold in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times.[5]

Fleur de Lys has been resold since the March 2014 for $88.3 million.

References

  1. ↑ Forbes: Fleur de Lys, Beverly Hills, CA
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lara Gould, Tamara's Versailles: A 50-seat cinema, a gilded ballroom and 15 bathrooms... F1 heiress's £78m palace to keep up with her sister, The Daily Mail, December 01, 2012
  3. 1 2 Robertson Partners
  4. ↑ Christopher Bagley, Oh, Suzanne, W, December 2008
  5. ↑ "Is Michael Milken the buyer of $102-million Westside estate?". Los Angeles Times. March 31, 2014.

Coordinates: 34°5.131′N 118°25.675′W / 34.085517°N 118.427917°W / 34.085517; -118.427917


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