Music superstar The Weeknd made real estate headlines earlier in the year after selling his Hidden Hills estate to none other than Madonna. But if you thought that nearly $20 million deal was impressive, you haven’t seen the true capacity of The Weeknd’s real estate reach.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the singer has paid $70 million for a Bel Air mansion that was never even on the market!
The sellers, Dutch media entrepreneur Reinout Oerlemans and his wife Danielle, reportedly had no plans to sell their recently renovated home until Rayni and Branden Williams of Beverly Hills Estates approached them about showing it to the music superstar. Persistence pays off, as the off-market deal is now one of the largest sales of the year in California. Also noteworthy is the fact that the Oerlemans spent $21.4 on the property in 2015.
Renovated over a three-year period, the now 33,000 square-foot mansion features nine bedrooms and a host of ultra-lux amenities. Overlooking the renowned Bel-Air Country Club, The Weeknd will get to take in the views from his on-property sports court and infinity pool.
On the rare bad weather day in L.A., he can move inside to the indoor pool, spa, hammam, movie theater, recording studio or gym.
Angel Salvador, also of Beverly Hills Estates, represented The Weeknd in the deal.