One lucky young businessman is moving in next door to the Playboy mansion. The Greek American Daren Metropoulos, an enterpreneur and the son of prominent businessman Dean Metropoulos, himself an acquisition guru.
The house is a hop away from the Playboy Mansion next door in Holmby Hills.
Daren Metropoulos paid $18 million for the home and will be moving in from nearby Beverly Hills.
Metropoulos originally intended to purchase the estate for the value of its 2.3 acres but now plans to keep the 7,300-square-foot English manor-style house.
The two-storey home, built in 1929, has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms and sits behind gates on a flat site that backs up to the Los Angeles Country Club.
There is a formal living room, a dining room, a library, his-and-her powder rooms and a media room with a film projector and screen that drops from the ceiling. Interior treatments include maple panels, leaded-glass windows and a hand-carved staircase. The master suite overlooks the gardens and grounds, which include a swimming pool.
Metropoulos, who has worked with his father and older brother Evan from a young age helping reinvigorate such US household brands as Chef Boyardee and Bumble Bee tuna, is a fan of muscle cars. The property includes a large motor court and a three-car garage where he can house his collection.
It had been listed since early March at $27.9 million but Metropoulos purchased it for almost $10 million less.
(With information from Everythingy.com)
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