Last year, the most expensive house in America - otherwise known as The One - was preparing to hit the market with nothing more than a few faraway exterior snapshots, a ridiculously rendered promo video (see: bottom of article), as well as a mindboggling US$500 million price tag (AU$750 million in 2020). In present day, The One has once again found a place in mainstream conversation with the official release of its close-up shots for the very first time, as well as a considerable price reduction, now down to just US$350 million (AU$455 million). "Just"... lol.
This palatial 105,000-square-foot property sits on a 1.6 hectare stretch of land in Bel Air, California - because where else would something like this be even remotely acceptable? With 360 views of southern California, The One holds 21 bedrooms including a 5,500-square-foot master suite, 42 bathrooms, and a whole lot of opulence.
In addition to what we'll pretend can be considered the "bare bone necessities" as mentioned above, The One also features the following:
- 50-car garage gallery w/ 2 x car-display turntables
- tennis court
- gym
- 30-seat movie theatre
- 4-lane bowling alley
- library
- 5 x swimming pools (1 Olympic, 4 infinity edge)
- dedicated spa level
- sky deck w/ putting green
- 200-person "philanthropy wing"
- and last we heard, even its own nightclub
Not completely unlike a certain Noosa property which 'spared no expense' (incidentally having experienced its own price reduction relatively recently).
After a lengthy eight-year process of bringing The One into material reality - and a process not without its fair share of setbacks and delays vis-a-vis financing, permits, construction, as well as COVID-19 - despite what the discount may imply, this is still said to be one of the most highly anticipated listings in the country if not the world.
