Drake is buying Robbie Williams’ Beverly Crest mansion for more than $70 million

For the final 12 months, Drake has been scouring the Southern California actual property marketplace for a brand new house, and it seems he has discovered one.

The hip-hop star is shopping for the Beverly Crest mansion of English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, in keeping with an actual property supply who spoke concerning the transaction on situation of anonymity. Particulars are scarce as a result of the home wasn’t publicly listed on the market, however the supply mentioned the deal ought to shut north of $70 million — doubtless within the mid-$70-million vary.

The value tag is a mirrored image of the prized property’s uncommon mixture of measurement and scale, which is unmatched within the Beverly Hills Publish Workplace space. The trophy property spans 20,000 sq. ft on greater than 20 acres; for reference, there isn’t any different house available on the market within the 90210 ZIP Code with even near that a lot land.

The sale marks Drake’s first property buy within the Los Angeles space. For the final decade, he’s been compiling a compound in Hidden Hills, a gated metropolis within the San Fernando Valley the place celebrities flock for privateness. He additionally owns a 50,000-square-foot showplace in his hometown of Toronto.

Perched in Benedict Canyon, Drake’s new mansion was constructed by L.A. structure agency KAA Design Group and options dramatic Tuscan model with pillars and stone touching up the ivy-strewn exterior.

Inside are a handful of formal dwelling areas, 10 bedrooms and a staggering 22 bogs. In an interview with BBC Radio, Williams mentioned the home has 27 bathrooms.

Facilities embrace an 11-car storage, elevator, wine cellar, health club and recreation room. The highlights proceed exterior, the place terraces and balconies overlook a mosaic-tile pool, outside kitchen, tennis courtroom and orchard.

Drake, whose full identify is Aubrey Drake Graham, has launched six studio albums and 7 mixtapes since 2006. One of many bestselling fashionable artists, he’s offered greater than 170 million information en path to 4 Grammy Awards and in addition based the Toronto file label OVO Sound in 2012.

Williams rose to stardom as a member of Take That within the Nineties and in addition discovered main success a solo artist with hits comparable to “Sweet,” “Angels” and “Rock DJ.” He purchased it from Armand Marciano, the style mogul who co-founded the clothes model Guess.

It’s not the primary time he’s handed a house to a fellow artist. In 2017, he offered a French Normandy-style spot in Mulholland Estates to DJ Khaled for $9.9 million.

Kurt Rappaport of Westside Property Company holds the itemizing. He couldn’t be reached for remark.