Quincy Jones wasn’t only a legendary music producer—he was a grasp of ambiance, creativity, and luxury. Now, the custom-built Bel Air property he known as house for twenty years is hitting the marketplace for a jaw-dropping $59.995 million. And similar to his music, the home is a genre-defining murals. A 28-time Grammy winner who earned a $500 million fortune thanks in no small half to his work on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (amongst, many, many different tasks), Quincy Jones poured the identical consideration to element into this property as he did into his music.
Jones, who handed away on April 21, 2024, on the age of 91, commissioned the property within the early 2000s after falling in love with the structure of South Africa’s famed Palace of the Lost City resort. Designed by his good friend and highschool classmate, the late architect Gerald “Jerry” Allison, the roughly 25,000-square-foot property fuses African design influences with modern up to date residing. The result’s a one-of-a-kind, musician-friendly retreat nestled on 2.3 acres within the coronary heart of Bel Air.
“My father loved his home so much,” stated daughter Rashida Jones in an announcement to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the sale. “He created it from the ground up with his boundless imagination.”
Built for a Legend
Jones was deeply concerned within the design course of, reportedly making architectural and structure selections that mirrored his want to maintain work and private life separate. In his earlier house, awards and paperwork crammed each room—even the kitchen. This time, he insisted on devoted inventive areas: a studio giant sufficient for a band, but intimate sufficient for late-night solo periods on his electrical keyboard.
The property’s west wing was conceived as knowledgeable annex, full with its personal reception space, gallery area, and screening room. It allowed Jones to welcome collaborators whereas protecting his personal life undisturbed in the principle residence.
The $60 million price ticket displays not simply the property’s dimension and pedigree, but additionally its ultra-rare location. In a neighborhood the place the median house sells for simply over $5 million, discovering 2.3 flat acres with panoramic city-to-ocean views is nearly extraordinary. Only a handful of properties in Bel Air command this type of scale and setting.
Property Highlights
- Location: Promontory in Bel Air, close to Sunset Blvd
- Size: Approx. 25,000 sq. toes on 2.3 acres
- Price: Listed at $59.995 million
- Bedrooms/Bathrooms: 5 bedrooms, quite a few visitor suites
- Views: Panoramic views of the Los Angeles skyline, Pacific Ocean, and San Gabriel Mountains
Amenities:
- Full skilled recording studio
- Screening room
- Wine cellar and tasting room
- Indoor backyard and “game lounge”
- Infinity-edge swimming pool
- Tennis court docket
- Vaulted domed lounge with a grand piano
- West wing with a separate entrance, gallery, and reception/safety space
Here’s what the property seems like from above:
(through Bing Maps)
And here is a fast video slideshow that Compass posted to YouTube this morning:
