Mark Wahlberg sells Beverly Park mansion for $55 million

Mark Wahlberg simply bought his 30,500-square-foot mega-mansion in Beverly Park for $55 million — the priciest dwelling sale in Southern California this 12 months.

It’s an enormous sum however a far cry from the $87.5 million the film star was asking final 12 months.

Wahlberg, who starred within the 2022 movies “Uncharted” and “Father Stu,” was a motivated vendor. He moved to Nevada final 12 months, citing a contemporary begin and higher life for his children, and shelled out $15.6 million for a vacant plot in a luxurious group close to Las Vegas, in response to the Las Vegas Evaluate-Journal.

By closing the L.A. deal in February, he avoids a $3.025-million tax invoice below Measure ULA, which kicks in April 1 and would’ve charged a 5.5% switch tax.

Wahlberg owned the property for greater than a decade. Information present he paid $8.25 million for the land in 2009 and introduced in mega-mansion grasp Richard Landry to construct the place. Landry, recognized for designing palatial properties for the ultra-wealthy, completed the French-inspired palace 5 years later.

An opulent concoction of European-inspired design and fashionable facilities, the three-story home has 12 bedrooms, 20 loos and a handful of extravagant areas, together with a grand entry with twin staircases, a two-story library, a movie show, a wine cellar and a gymnasium.

The 6.2-acre property has a driving vary, skate park, grotto-style swimming pool and five-hole golf course, full with sand traps. Wahlberg, a local of Massachusetts, added a Boston Celtics-themed basketball courtroom.

Carl Gambino of Compass and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Property Company held the itemizing. Ginger Glass, additionally with Compass, represented the client, who stays unclear.

It’s a blockbuster sale, however such costs aren’t remarkable in Beverly Park. Sylvester Stallone bought his dwelling in the neighborhood final 12 months to Adele for $58 million, and the founding father of California Pizza Kitchen is asking $48.5 million for his place down the road. On the identical day that Wahlberg closed his deal, a Beverly Park mansion often called Villa Firenze traded palms for $52 million.

Wahlberg grew to stardom as a member of the hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch earlier than transitioning to performing with notable roles in “Boogie Nights,” “Planet of the Apes” and “The Different Guys.” The 51-year-old has acquired two Oscar nominations: for “The Departed” and “The Fighter.”