Joyce Chen
Dr. Dre is no stranger to making records—and the iconic music producer recently broke one. The rapper and businessman sold his longtime Woodland Hills, California, home for $4.5 million, and it was the most expensive on-market deal made in the neighborhood in the last year. (Notably, the three-story, 16,200-square-foot abode is approximately five times larger than the average home for sale in the area, according to listing records.)
The mansion boasts eight bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and two powder rooms, and is the epitome of customized luxury, with a number of amenities Dre himself added after purchasing the French country-style manor some 20 years ago. There's a wine cellar that can hold up to 250 bottles, a barre studio, a movie theater, and a 150-gallon fish tank that spans an entire wall in the living room. The home also features an indoor-outdoor floor plan, with an indoor hot tub located just behind glass doors to capitalize on the valley views. Large floor-to-ceiling folding glass doors line the majority of the aforementioned living room and wet bar, opening out onto the grand backyard beyond.
The extravagant master suite features a dry sauna and fireplace, as well as a separate sitting area, a dressing room, and a windowed bathroom. Out back, there is an Olympic-length saltwater swimming pool, numerous patios ideal for lounging and entertaining, and a firepit. Given all the home’s enviable features, it’s no wonder that a buyer snatched it up within weeks of it hitting the market. (Dre originally listed it for $5.25 million.)
This sale isn’t the only recent real-estate move the Beats founder has made. Earlier this year, the Grammy winner shelled out $2.25 million for a Mediterranean-style home in the Pacific Palisades. Dre also owns a 20,000-square-foot Brentwood estate that he bought from Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen for $40 million in 2014, as well as a custom Calabasas estate that he bought for $4.9 million last April.
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