On the Market: Holmby Hills, California

07/01/2007

Location: In Holmby Hills, near the Jack Warner estate, Harold Lloyd estate and the Playboy mansion.

History: Completed in late 2001, Fleur de Lys took two years to design and three years to construct—with builders working 24 hours a day. "It was a great labor of love for the owners, who worked with local architect Richardson Robertson and hired the best consultants in France and Italy to add to the home’s details," says Robert Kass of Windermere Properties. "In 2003, the home was honored with France’s highest cultural award, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, which was presented to the owners by Jacques Chirac." (Click image to enlarge)

Stats: The five-acre property includes a 45,000-square-foot, 12-bedroom, 15-bathroom main house with a panoply of rooms, including a 650-person ballroom, a 50-seat home theater, a 4,000-bottle wine room, music room, conference room, massage room and beauty salon—all of which are spread out over four levels. Throughout the home are unique design details, such as 200-year-old stone salvaged from a building in Chicago, hand-painted ceiling murals, 22-karat-golf-leaf crown moldings, rare Italian inlaid marble and a bed modeled after Marie Antoinette’s at Versailles in the master suite. The grounds contain a 70-foot swimming pool and spa, a poolhouse with a kitchen, fireplace, eating area, two bathrooms, an exercise room and a dance floor, tennis court, a nine-car garage and a three-quarter-mile jogging path along the property’s perimeter. A separate caretaker’s house, with its own entrance and address, is also included in the sale. (Click image to enlarge)

What Sets It Apart: "Houses in the immediate area are of commensurate value, were they ever to go on the market, but it’s rare to find five usable acres, and the quality of construction is unparalleled," says Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker. (Click image to enlarge)

Market Inquiries: $125 million. Robert Kass, Windermere Properties, 310.432.5295, www.windermere.com.
Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker, 310.285.7529, www.camoves.com.