He’s only 24 years old, but Jordan Bentley has already established himself as one of his Gen-Z generation’s most successful entrepreneurs. The Los Angeles native’s early twenties have been a whirlwind — he graduated with a bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine, he competed on Netflix’s “Floor Is Lava” reality show and starred on HBO Max’s “Sweet Life: Los Angeles,” the Issa Rae-produced reality show following L.A.-based Black creatives pursuing their dreams. And he did all that while building his company from scratch.
But most importantly, Bentley grew his anime-themed streetwear brand Hypland into one of the city’s hottest apparel sensations. Founded by a then-13-year-old Bentley in 2010, with startup capital from his mother Stephanie Carter — a South L.A. resident and former USC social sciences professor — Hypland’s popularity has exploded over the last few years. That’s primarily thanks to the label’s high-profile collaborations with popular anime brands like Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh and Hello Kitty; today, a single Hypland x Hello Kitty varsity jacket can set a clout-chasing consumer back $400. Ka-ching! (Can’t afford it? No worries, it’s already sold out anyway.)
Unsurprisingly, that success has reaped ample rewards for Bentley’s bank account, and records reveal he’s now bought a $5 million house in Hollywood’s Beachwood Canyon neighborhood. It’s also reaped a significant return on his mother’s initial investment in the brand — records show Carter recently paid nearly $3 million for a house in the upscale Ladera Heights area.
Built on speculation by a local developer and completed in 2019, the Beachwood Canyon home towers above the road, standing a full four levels tall and blessed with panoramic views of the surrounding hills. The Vegas-worthy structure was clearly designed to impress, with dozens of LED lights inside and out and a showstopping rooftop deck.
Tracy Tutor and Gina Dickerson of Douglas Elliman held the listing; Jelana Bentley of Pacific Playa Realty repped the buyer.
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Image Credit: Zillow Likes many houses in the hills, the Bentley estate sits hard up on the street. But the place remains secure thanks to its walled and gated entrance, plus a nifty Control4 home automation system that allows the owner to control the property’s lights, cameras and other audiovisual equipment from afar.
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Image Credit: Zillow While the lot isn’t particularly big, the house is blessed with an indoor/outdoor flow. Walls of glass disappear, opening to an infinity-edged plunge pool equipped with waterfalls and an inset spa.
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Image Credit: Zillow Inside, the vast living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and what the listing calls “iconic views.”
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Image Credit: Zillow There’s also an adjoining dining area, while a long “floating” staircase beckons guests to the home’s second level. Altogether, there are three bedrooms in the 4,200 square feet of total living space.
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Image Credit: Zillow Slathered in rich shades of gray and brown, the Euro-chic Poliform kitchen flaunts Miele appliances, bespoke “leathered” countertops and porcelain floors quarried in Italy.
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Image Credit: Zillow While the property has an elevator servicing all four levels — an amenity expected in this price range — one of the home’s more unusual features is its outdoor spiral staircase, which twists all the way up to the rooftop deck.
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Image Credit: Zillow The penthouse-level primary suite offers a separate sitting room and a private outdoor deck with a firepit, plus views that sweep across L.A., from the Downtown skyline to the Hollywood sign. There are also dual bathrooms and a dressing room, all with expensive Italian finishes.
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Image Credit: Zillow One of the home’s floors is dedicated entirely to the two guest bedroom suites, which are smaller than the primary suites but equally lavish. Those two bedrooms share a wet bar that “could be converted into a second kitchen,” per the listing.
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Image Credit: Zillow Other swank details include a media room and a temperature-controlled wine closet, plus an attached three-car garage. Likely not included in the sale was the gorgous and mint-green vintage Bronco seen in listing photos.
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Image Credit: Zillow The backyard also has a cabana with an entertainment center/TV, wet bar and built-in BBQ.
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