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What Type of Home Theater Does an $85M Mansion Have?
A 48,000-sq-foot Bel-Air, Calif., home called “LeBelvedere,” on the block for $85 million, the highest sales price for a home this year, recently sold. But the "screening room" is way down on the amenities list.
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June 18, 2010 | by Jason Knott

Do you have a name for your home? If you do, odds are it’s large. Also, if you have a name for your house, it probably doesn’t have a “home theater,” but instead has a “screening room.”

That’s certainly the case for “LeBelvedere,” a French chateau in the tiny Bel-Air section of Los Angeles. The home recently sold for the highest price of any home in the U.S. this year.

Although the final sales price is not yet known (there is a 30-day delay in L.A. County before the sales price is reported), the L.A. Times confirmed that the 48,000-square-foot French chateau on 2.2 acres was sold. It was listed by its designer/developer Mohammed Hadid for $85 million last year. He confirmed to the L.A. Times that the home sold for more than $46.5 million, which was the previous record for a home sale this year.

But when a house is so big, it is interesting how the home theater barely gets a mention, both in the Multiple Listing Service and other real estate websites. In this case, the “professional screening room” is mentioned well below features such as a “swan pond.”

The house was built in 2006. Hadid reportedly spent $59 million building it. The listing for the home shows a “professional screening room,” 5,000-bottle wine cellar, “swan pond,” (aka … a pond), fountains, a 10-car garage, three master suites, Turkish steam bath, 19 fireplaces, 10 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, an elevator and on and on.

The details on the theater are sketchy. Our only details are a single photo.

Any guesses on how much this home theater is worth?



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Posted by Doc R  on  07/05/10  at  12:09 AM

All that white would wash out the black levels on even the best of projectors…

Looks like the Maharajah Interior Decorators got a hold of this gilded mess of a theater.

Bleck!

Posted by lighting designer  on  06/23/10  at  08:19 AM

Lighting looks pretty much OK, but I’d certainly add thin strips of LED at the edge of the steps, so that during the screenings, people could move around safely and the light would not reflect on the screen.

Posted by Sid  on  06/22/10  at  01:32 PM

I’m sure the equipment is top notch but the furnishings make the theater look way too busy. The hardware was chosen by the male I’m sure, but the furnishings, well…..

Posted by MrSatyre  on  06/18/10  at  02:19 PM

At least $100K, as I’m guessing the only expenses went into the furnishing and equipment installation (the room itself was probably built to spec by the owner, so no alterations or additions were necessary).

Posted by John  on  06/18/10  at  11:34 AM

This home was featured on a show called Fabulous Homes and Great Estates and they did show the theater.  If I remember correctly he said that the equipment was ‘top notch.’



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