Jun 20, 2008

Biggest show in tinsel-town: mega-mansions

Mega-mansions are LA’s really big show. It may be Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Holmby Hills or other wealthy areas in Los Angeles County.

Unaffected by the economic woes besetting the masses, the super-rich are going on creating palace-like complexes. One builder says he knows of 20 houses of at least 20,000 square feet in the works.

The article at the link below describes several 30,000 to 40,000 square-foot single family mega-mansions under construction.

"Does anybody need 40,000 square feet?" asks real estate agent Stephen Shapiro of the Westside Estate Agency. "No, [but] these are our current-day aristocrats and feudal leaders . . . and this is what they want."

I can’t imagine how anyone could possibly get by without a gift-wrapping room, florist room, screening room, ballroom, bowling alley, doll display room, billiard room, beauty salon and massage room. And then there are the outdoor poolrooms and cabanas.

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