$250M Los Angeles Mega Mansion Is Most Expensive US Listing

$250M Los Angeles Mega Mansion Is Most Expensive US Listing
The indoor and outdoor dining areas at "The One" mansion in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—At $250 million, a new mega mansion in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles is the most expensive home listed in the United States.

The passion project of developer and handbag tycoon Bruce Makowsky, the four-level, 38,000-square-foot mansion built on spec includes 12 bedroom suites, 21 bathrooms, five bars, three gourmet kitchens, a spa, and an 85-foot infinity swimming pool with stunning views of Los Angeles. There’s also a 40-seat movie theater, a bowling alley, and a fleet of exotic and vintage cars worth $30 million.

According to Makowksy, only 3,000 people in the world could afford to buy it.

The Associated Press recently interviewed Makowksy inside the mansion. Here’s what he had to say about why he built it and who would spend $250 million on a house.

Developer Bruce Makowsky poses for a photo on the balcony off the master bedroom of a $250 million mansion he built in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Developer Bruce Makowsky poses for a photo on the balcony off the master bedroom of a $250 million mansion he built in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong