Jay-Z and Beyoncé Purchase Most Expensive Home Ever in California

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• A peek at Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Tadao Ando-designed mansion – the 'priciest home' in Californian history
• Beyoncé stuns in tiny leather shorts in sweet family photos with Jay-Z
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Ando home in Malibu was originally commissioned by Bill and Maria Bell, major art collectors who own works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp. Fellow collector Richard Sachs was the inaugural owner of the beachside house West has since turned into a real estate disaster. With its steep green cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Malibu is a top contender in America’s ultra-luxury real estate market. Its rise in the rankings of the favorite spots of the super-rich was solidified again in past weeks, with reports that Beyoncé and Jay-Z purchased a 40,000 sq ft oceanfront mansion in the coastal enclave. According to TMZ, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z 'got an unbelievable deal' as the home, which is situated on 'Billionaires' Row', was initially listed for $295 million. Stevie Nicks, Pamela Anderson, Matthew McConaughey, and Betsy Johnson are among the stars who are also said to own property in the neighborhood.

A peek at Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Tadao Ando-designed mansion – the 'priciest home' in Californian history

Beyonce and JAY-Z have finally found a home in Los Angeles after house hunting for two years. The couple paid $88 million for their Bel Air mansion, a source confirms to PEOPLE. Looking back up at the estate from the pool deck you'd think you died and went to real estate heaven. He did so, with a gift in hand (knowing Ando had been a boxer early in his life, Khurana chose a book on Muhammad Ali.) On the second day with the architect, “he sketched the building on the spot,” Khurana says. On Reddit, a thread about the mysterious property concluded that “every Malibu mansion looks like a supervillain lair”.

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She and Jay-Z are known to also own works by David Hammons, Richard Prince and Laurie Simmons, among many others. Commissioned by soap opera legends William and Maria Bell in 1999, the structure was designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The Bell House, as it is known by the contractors who constructed it, took 15 years to build.

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According to the old Zillow listing, it still has 16-foot ceilings and stained-glass windows. The 13,300-square-foot, three-story property, made up of a main residence and three separate apartments, has a total of seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a rooftop garden. In 2023, they picked up a 42,000-square-foot Malibu estate with a minimalist concrete aesthetic designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The home is the couple's second massive real estate purchase in the Los Angeles area that we know of ... Back in 2017, they purchased a Bel-Air mansion for $88 million, and pumped millions more into the home to push it over the $100 million mark.

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His first Bird Streets home, on Blue Jay Way, was purchased by Aviici in 2014. A view of McClean’s first Bird Streets mansion, which sold for $10 million in 2009. Architect Paul McClean is designing the new lifestyles of the ultrarich and superfamous. Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z are known for breaking records, and now, they’ve broken the record for purchasing the most expensive home in California’s history.

Most recently, Kim Kardashian also enlisted Tadao Ando to create her 'dream' Palm Springs mansion and shared plans of the home from his office in Osaka, Japan. However, while Tadao Ando's designs are exciting celebrities in California, most of his work is far from the west coast. Has passed several anti-“mansionization” ordinances, some which restrict a home’s size based on the percentage of its lot it occupies. Residents of Bel Air even formed a homeowners alliance to dissuade the development of mega-properties such as “The One,” which is three times the size of the Taj Mahal. And naturally, local realtors and architects have resorted to name-calling, many referring to McClean as the dreaded developer-architect. Nevertheless, developers continue to hunger for size, and McClean delivers a stealth blockbuster, appearing to effortlessly circumvent such rules.

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Not too far away sits an outdoor kitchen, along with burnt brown high chairs and a tiki bar, which must come in handy at family barbecues. "Beyoncé and Jay Z seem serious about living in L.A. full time," the insider said, adding that the parents are currently touring private kindergartens for Blue, 5, in Los Angeles. Another benefit is the private staff quarters, which sounds like a lovely home itself, with three bedrooms and a full kitchen. The Carters have been renting a series of luxury properties while house hunting since they made the move west from New York City in 2015, but have struggled to find a suitable home, even with a budget of $100 million. A source confirmed to PEOPLE in June that, despite touring "every luxurious mansion on and off the market," the pair couldn't settle on a property that met all of their needs. The musically-talented power couple reportedly put in a $120 million bid to call this 30,000-square-foot Bel Air mega-mansion their very own.

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But one too many nights in the Beverly Hills Hotel had the family itching for something a little more private. After working up a sweat in their property's fitness room, Beyoncé will feel rejuvenated after a visit to the marble steam room, shower and whirlpool that fits 12. Pictured here, the glass window completely recedes into the left and right side walls to open the entire home up to the expansive patio and lawn. There's no better way to reach the home's eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms than by climbing this custom staircase.

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Architectural Digest reported in 2024 that the couple is believed to still own the home. 2414 Rosedale Street has three bedrooms and three bathrooms over 8,640 square feet, according to the listing from 2019. With this image of Jay-Z with rapper P Diddy, which was shared in 2019, Beyoncé gave us a glimpse into her living room. You’ll spot ash grey carpets, glass panels, white-washed walls and a large piano taking centre stage here.

Some other features that make the mega-mansion so special are the 2-story hand-carved limestone entry and the 24-seat dining room (with a marble-topped table and cabinetry). All this space and opulence is exactly why the home is currently on the market for $54,500,000. The Mediterranean-inspired home and its surrounding structures total a whopping 16,107 square feet of living space. It boasts 10-bedrooms and 14-bathrooms (what do you even do with 10 bedrooms?!). With this purchase, the Carter’s have spent a whopping $114 million in 2017 on real estate deals from coast to coast.

Though it’s unknown how much the couple paid for the unique 13,300-square-foot mansion, it was listed for $2.6 million at the time of their purchase. The place made headlines again in 2021 when a fire broke out at the property; several months later, TMZ reported that the couple was listing it for $3.5 million and then a more ambitious $4.45 million. The compound is made up of six structures with approximately 30,000 square feet of interior space. A sprawling outdoor area adds another 10,000 square feet, according to the Los Angeles Times. Spa and wellness facilities, bulletproof windows and four swimming pools are just a few of the amenities said to come with their pricey pad, which reportedly carried an asking price of $135 million.