What goes up must come down. That rule applies to Sir Rod Stewart’s sprawling Los Angeles compound, which, two months after a significant price bump, has now had $6 million chopped from its asking price
The canary-colored mansion first hit the market for $70 million in June. In December, its ask was pumped up to $80 million, and this week’s adjustment has left the sticker price on the European-inspired estate at $74 million.
Either way, the sale will spell a big profit for the “Maggie May” singer, 79, who bought the roughly 3-acre estate for $12.08 million in 1991, records show, and drafted architect Richard Landry—who’s known as the “king of the megamansion”—to design the home, which was built in 1993.
The nine-bedroom house is hidden from prying eyes behind gates and at the end of a long private driveway within Los Angeles’s Beverly Park, an exclusive and celebrity-favored gated community.
Across its sizable 28,000 square feet, the home “exudes ageless elegance and unmatched opulence,” according to the listing with Tomer Fridman of the Fridman Group International. It’s loaded with lavish details like marble floors, columns, wood paneling, fireplaces and intricate moldings.
The new price of the home “is in keeping with the Los Angeles real estate while maintaining its pedigree status as an ultra-luxury marquee product within one of L.A.’s most sought-after enclaves,” said Fridman.
Top-notch amenities throughout the nine-bedroom home include a double-height lobby with a regal double staircase; a great room; a hand-painted bar; a formal library with floor-to-ceiling bookcases; a gourmet kitchen; a formal dining room; cozy sitting areas; a private speakeasy; and a screening room, according to the listing.
Outside, a 4,500-square-foot guest house has additional living space and a full-size gym, and there’s also a pool and spa, a number of lounging areas, gardens, an outdoor entertainment area with a barbecue and a fireplace, and a fully lit soccer pitch.