Spelling Mansion Listed at $150 Million, Now World's Most Expensive Estate

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Mar 27th 2009 at 11:02AM

Move over Fleur de Lys: Candy Spelling's legendary massive 123-room Holmby Hills mansion has officially hit the market with a record-breaking asking price of $150 million. That's $25 million more than the Beverly Hills behemoth Mariah Carey is said to have made an offer on recently, and officially makes the Spelling mansion, called "The Manor," the world's most expensive estate in terms of current listings, the Wall St. Journal reports. The 57,000-sq.-ft. mansion, which has at least 11 bedrooms and 16 baths, was built by TV producer Aaron Spelling on the site of Bing Crosby's former estate, which they razed

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Features include a bowling alley in the basement, a beauty parlor and a barber shop in the 17,000-sq.-ft. attic, a gift wrapping room, doll museum, a home gym, a wine cellar and wine tasting room, a humidity-controlled silver storage room, a china storage room, and a screening room where the screen rises up out of the floor with paintings moving up to reveal the projector, the Real Estalker reports. The gated grounds encompassing five acres include a motor court with a fountain, covered parking for dozens of luxury cars, formal gardens including a rooftop rose garden, a swimming pool and spa complex and of course a tennis court.

Tags: Aaron Spelling, AaronSpelling, Bing Crosby, BingCrosby, Candy Spelling, CandySpelling, Fleur de Lys, FleurDeLys, Holmby Hills, HolmbyHills, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, mansion

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KG Mar 27th 2009 11:59AM

Great piece of real estate. Probably better suited for a resort establishment provided an investor is able to obtain the ok from the zoning commission. I remember it was touted at a cost of $25 million to build some 30 years ago. Visited a friend's 30,000 sq. ft home and it was unimaginably unreal to walk through it. It was like a hotel.

r.ray Mar 27th 2009 3:22PM

I personally think that it is a travesty that she could be so cold and unattached! this was the home of her husband who gave her a very privileged life not to mention a beautiful family, and she just lopts them off like an old dying tree branch!!! It seems to me that it is PURE GREED!!!!!!! I dont get how she just takes it all and not provide for her children, granted they are grown but they have just as much a right as her!

alexanderSIMPLE Mar 28th 2009 4:17AM

Meanwhile in Indiana... in 1991... Stephen Hilbert's estate was described as "having cost $50 million to build", which may or may not have been true. They recently dropped the price down to $15m, though it's not owned by Hilbert anymore. I guess it's all about 'location'. :-)

Still, I think the Spelling house is amazing. It doesn't matter what they market it as, or how much it "costs"..

-alexanderSIMPLE

Amber Apr 27th 2009 1:41AM

I have to agree that Candy should be ashamed of herself as a mother. She raised the children in that wealthy enviroment. She definetly expected to get her share when her husband past. It's very sad what greed does my Mom past she left me something but would give me anything no matter what. She took care of me and I took care of her. She never had a greedy bone in her body! And we are not wealthy, but the love she gave me was worth alot more than money. I think the best thing ever that Candy couln't take away was there Dad's love for her and her brother. I wish for Tori more (the motherly love) but it's obvious her Mom is out for herself and know one else.. I think Candy must have had lunch with the hotel chick that left her millions to her damn dog (maltese).. It sure doesn't pay to be wealthy sometimes huh!! Don't people believe in wills and trusts anymore.

Andy Mar 27th 2009 12:07PM

It was built in 1991, so could not have been 30 years ago.

henry Mar 27th 2009 1:10PM

i bet the home is owned by a rich democrat liberial the democrat party is the party of the rich over the past 25 years

ct Mar 27th 2009 12:42PM

What a sterling example of what is wrong with our economy...............and these are the people republicans are trying to keep from paying higher taxes.............this a perfect validation that Obama is right about tax issues

Brian Mar 27th 2009 1:06PM

Youv have no clue whats to come,

mw Mar 27th 2009 2:06PM

The Spellings are democrats and part of the entertainment behemoths that own millions.

pitgnarf Mar 28th 2009 12:09AM

Get a clue dolt! Go get your next job from someone on welfare.
It would be perfectly fine though if it were YOUR home and income. Which as we both know will never happen simply because your a short sighted sheep and a professional victim like every other whining, hand wringing loser whom feels the world should be given to them simply because you exist.

Badmoterfinger Apr 24th 2009 8:46PM

You do realize that the majority of millionaires and billionaires in this country are Democrats.

Funkool Apr 24th 2009 10:29PM

ct:
These people are who BO is going after?

Does 5% of the population own houses like these?

The "rich" already pay an incredible amount of taxes. For 2007, the top 5% paid 60% of all income taxes, while the bottom 40% paid no income tax.

"Others should pay even more for me."
Get the hell out of here, mooch.
People like you are very immoral.

David Mar 27th 2009 12:49PM

Spelling was all about selling trash TV to the public, now his widow is trying to scam someone into buying this incredibly overpriced montrosity. It's all about ego and money. They just want to be able to say they have the highest priced home on the market.