Everyone knows real estate prices are sky-high right now, but that doesn’t mean there are no good deals to be had. Of course, a “good deal” is all relative; this massive Hollywood Hills mansion still wouldn’t make financial sense to most folks, discounted or not. But budding tech billionaire Daniele Perito is likely patting himself on the back for having paid “only” $14 million for the place — it was last offered at a substantially higher $16.5 million and had once been saddled with an ultra-aggressive $25 million ask.
That sold price also represents an eye-popping $5 million loss for the sellers, married Dutch celebrities Reinout and Danielle Oerlemans. (He’s a soap opera actor-turned-producer who sold his Eyeworks production company to Warner Bros. for nearly $300 million; she’s a former pro bicyclist.) The couple had paid $19 million for the house in 2014, shortly before they moved permanently from Amsterdam to Los Angeles.
While a multimillion-dollar real estate loss would wreck many families, the Oerlemanses aren’t sweating it. They recently plunked down nearly $20 million for a fixer-upper estate in Beverly Hills. And they sold a $69 million Bel Air mansion to The Weeknd, even loaning him $55 million to close the deal.
As for the house, it was originally built in 1951 but today bears no resemblance to its original form. In 2013, the place was rebuilt and expanded into a boxy contemporary showpiece by prominent real estate developer Bruce Makowsky; with five ensuite bedrooms and six bedrooms in 6,300 square feet, the house is mansion-sized but remains defined by its egg-shaped, 1,800-square-foot giant swimming pool. (While glamorous and far larger than most other L.A. pools, the watery tub gives the property an unusual look in aerial photos.)
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Image Credit: Upscale.com And like many homes in the Hollywood Hills, the Perito estate sits hard up on the street with practically zero setback, though it’s nicely secluded on a twisty and little-trafficked road directly above L.A.’s Sunset Strip. Inside, current furnishings are hard-edged and very masculine, with shades of taupe and brown to offset the flat white walls. Lavish amenities include a soundproof movie theater with tiered seating, a home gym, walnut floors and a bespoke “Italian kitchen” with top-of-the-line Thermador appliances, per the listing.
Despite its nearly half-acre of land, most of the property is steep hillside and thus there’s no usable yard, save for a wraparound concrete patio with a firepit and several al fresco dining areas. But the views are among the best in the hills, with unobstructed sightlines to the Downtown L.A. skyline, the Pacific Ocean and everything in between.
Born and raised in Italy, Perito was previously the longtime director of security at Square before leaving to co-found online wholesale marketplace Faire with three partners. In the four years since, Faire has become one of the tech world’s fastest-growing unicorns; today, it sports a $7 billion valuation and hundreds of millions in investor capital.
Branden and Rayni Williams at The Beverly Hills Estates held the listing; Josh and Heather Altman of The Altman Brothers Team at Douglas Elliman repped the buyer.
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