The co-founder of the immensely popular dating service Tinder, Sean Rad, has at last found a suitor for his enormous Los Angeles home.
The massive Hollywood Hills residence owned by the internet billionaire sold for $24 million, but not before a number of potential purchasers decided to “swipe left” on the magnificent property.
It’s possible that a lot of people were turned off by the $32 million asking price that Rad and his wife, Lizzie Grover Rad, placed on the property when they first advertised it last summer.
A few months later, in January 2024, Rad reduced the asking price of the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion to $28.4 million, maybe in response to the apparent lack of interest.
However, even that amount proved unachievable, and eight months later, the house has been sold for the exact same amount that he and his wife paid for it in 2018.
Those with deep pockets might argue that the buyer scored something of a deal with the purchase of the property, which has been featured on the cover of Architectural Digest and boasts near-flawless design features.
No expense was spared in the making of this mansion, which starts with the 200-year-old cobblestones in the grand motor court—they were salvaged from actual historic roads in Boston.
An open floor plan reveals double-height ceilings and glass doors that open to showcase the outdoor spaces, complete with a pool, spa, lush lawn, and covered patio. Privacy hedges protect the yard, which also boasts a large seating area and fireplace.
Hard-to-source marble is the theme in both the kitchen and primary suite’s bathroom. The cook space boasts 20 slabs, run through with veins of gold and bronze, that make up the gorgeous island and range, which has floating Pitt burners on top.
The main bath is entirely encased in even more of the stone (40 pieces), but this time it’s an extremely rare kind from Italy known as Calacatta Breccia Capraia.
The marble was used in the country’s churches for centuries—and now it clads this home’s loo. The tub alone was carved from a single hunk, and the steam shower’s seat was made from it.
Other standout amenities include a home office paneled in reclaimed French oak, home theater, wine cellar, home gym, rec room, and library.
Special touches abound, from the antique latches, door handl
Other standout amenities include a home office paneled in reclaimed French oak, home theater, wine cellar, home gym, rec room, and library.
Special touches abound, from the antique latches, door handles, and fixtures to the “tonal Venetian plaster technique adding depth and richness to the walls with 10 layers of paint.”
But the most impressive detail just might be the design and craftsmanship of the home bar.
Per the listing, “engineering feats include horizontal and vertical automated pocketing doors, and handmade swings/screws to support the 4,000 lb. doors in the secret speakeasy bar.”
Rad started Tinder in 2012, and just two years later, users were swiping left and right up to a billion times a day. Rad left the company in 2017, but not before it made him a billionaire.
Today, the biz bro is a founding board member of Good Today, a nonprofit organization that helps people donate small amounts, as little as a quarter, to charities.