Photos: The Super Rich: Jeff Bezos’s new $175 million Estate in Beverly Hills

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Jeff Bezos appears to be compiling a massive Beverly Hills compound.

Back in February 2020, the Amazon CEO broke a California record with his purchase of the Warner estate, a piece of Hollywood history belonging to billionaire David Geffen. The $165 million sale was the most expensive home sale in state history.

Then, last July, Bezos appeared to make another purchase, this time right next door: a $10 million home that shares a hedge line with the Warner estate. According to property records viewed by both Variety and Daily Mail, Bezos became the new owner of the 1930s-era home on a side street in Beverly Hills’ Benedict Canyon neighborhood.

A spokesperson for Amazon did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment on the sale.

While there are few photos of the estate and the adjacent home, Los Angeles County has plenty of aerial views of the property that give us our best look yet at the massive compound Bezos is amassing in the hills above LA.

The Warner estate was built by Jack Warner, the cofounder and onetime president of Warner Bros., in 1937. Warner began with three acres of what used to be farmland, and slowly but surely, added parcels of adjacent land. He also built out the grounds of the estate, adding a golf course and two ponds.

Jack L. Warner
From left: former Warner Bros. CEO Ted Ashley, Jack Warner, and Frank Sinatra in 1969. AP

Source: Architectural Digest

Warner liked to throw extravagant parties that were attended by stars like Olivia de Havilland and Jimmy Stewart and moguls like Howard Hughes. An invitation to a party at the estate was apparently one of the most sought-after in Hollywood in the late 1930s and early ’40s.

Jack L. Warner
From left: Warner, Audrey Hepburn, and director George Cukor. AP

Source: Architectural Digest

Warner filled the estate with expensive art, including a portrait of his wife, Ann, painted by Salvador Dali.

Jack Warner Ann Warner
Jack Warner and his wife, Ann. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images

Source: Architectural Digest

Warner died in 1978, and Ann Warner owned the house until she died in 1990. That year, the music and movie tycoon David Geffen bought the whole estate, including the art, for $47.5 million, according to Forbes. The sale set a record at the time.

david geffen
Phil McCarten/Reuters

Source: Forbes, The Wall Street Journal

Geffen, who is worth an estimated $9 billion, has a multimillion-dollar real-estate portfolio that includes homes in Malibu, California, and in New York’s East Hampton, and Manhattan.

David Geffen Malibu house
A man on the beach outside David Geffen’s Malibu, California, home. Reed Saxon/AP

Source: Forbes, Forbes

Geffen is also the owner of a $590 million superyacht called the Rising Sun, where he frequently hosts fellow moguls and celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Barack and Michelle Obama — and Jeff Bezos.

rising sun super yacht
Victor Fraile/Reuters

Source: Business Insider

Bezos has vacationed aboard the yacht near the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain. Last year, he was pictured on the deck of the yacht alongside former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, model Karlie Kloss, and investor Josh Kushner.

Source: Business Insider

In February 2020, Bezos became the new owner of the Warner estate, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that Bezos purchased the property for $165 million, making it the most expensive home sale in California history. No brokers were involved in the sale, according to The Journal.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, had been house hunting in Los Angeles and touring mansions throughout the area in previous weeks, the New York Post reported.

Jeff Bezos/Lauren Sanchez
Simon Stacpoole/Offside / Contributor

Source: New York Post

The Warner estate spans eight acres and is situated in the Benedict Canyon neighborhood of Beverly Hills.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: Los Angeles County

The estate promises the utmost privacy. It’s surrounded by tall hedges, blocked off by a large gate, and completely hidden from view from the street.

Jeff Bezos Beverly Hills compound Warner estate
The Warner estate when viewed from Angelo Drive. RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Source: Google Maps

The compound is home to multiple dwellings, including two guesthouses and a 13,600-square-foot mansion.

Jeff Bezos Warner estate Beverly Hills
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: Los Angeles County

The Georgian-style home has eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It includes a floor that was once owned by Napoleon, according to The Journal.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: Los Angeles County, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal

Photos shot of the interior of the estate by Architectural Digest in the early ’90s show a screening room, an expansive bar, and a dining room that could easily fit 14 guests.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: Architectural Digest

The grounds also include a tennis court and manicured gardens. Geffen spent $45 million renovating the property, including $20 million on landscaping alone, The Journal reported.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: The Wall Street Journal

There’s a large pool and what appears to be an adjacent hot tub outside one of the large guesthouses.

Jeff Bezos Warner estate Beverly Hills
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: Los Angeles County

At one point, the property also included a nine-hole golf course and a "motor court" with a garage and gas pumps, according to Architectural Digest, though it’s not clear if those amenities are still on the property.

Jeff Bezos LA house
Los Angeles County/Pictometry

Source: The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest

Bezos reportedly bought an adjacent property in July for $10 million. That property is on Tropical Avenue, which is perpendicular to the Warner estate. It shares a hedge with the compound, though it is currently accessed from a different street.

Jeff Bezos Beverly Hills house skitch
Pictometry/Business Insider

Source: Variety

That adjacent property was built in 1930 and was last sold for $5.45 million, according to Variety. It features three bedrooms and five bathrooms, six fireplaces, a rear patio, and rose and vegetable gardens.

Jeff Bezos Beverly Hills house Warner estate
Los Angeles County/Pictometry/Business Insider

Source: Variety, Zillow

It’s not clear what Bezos would want with an adjacent property, but he has a history of snapping up homes near his larger estates. In 2017, he bought the house next door to his previous Beverly Hills mansion for $12.9 million. His ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, was granted both homes in the couple’s divorce.

Jeff Bezos Beverly Hills Home
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