Billionaire’s daughter ID’d as buyer of James Corden’s mansion

James Corden sold his Brentwood estate for $7 million more than he paid for it six years ago, but may not have made a dime. 

The mystery buyer was the daughter of a Hong Kong billionaire.

The former late night TV host sold his 8,600-square-foot home at 300 North Cliffwood Avenue in May for $17.1 million. Dirt.com revealed the buyer to be LeeAnn Akouri-Shan, daughter of Hong Kong private equity mogul Weijian Shan.

But it remains unclear if the funnyman behind “The Late Late Show With James Corden” made a profit on the half-acre Brentwood Park property before heading back to his native Britain.

Corden bought the seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom New England-style house in 2017 from “Modern Family” creator Steven Levitan for $10 million.

Then he and his wife, Julia Carey, sank untold millions into a lavish redesign. Its sale, at $4 million off its asking price, was then hit by L.A.’s new “mansion tax.”

In addition to standard closing costs, taxes and realtor commissions, Corden must pay nearly $1 million for the transfer tax known as Measure ULA, which went into effect April 1. The tax, now in legal limbo, adds a 5.5 percent levy on real estate transactions of more than $10 million.

The two-story white clapboard home, built in 1997, sits behind an imposing gate flanked by a tall hedge on a half acre.

A foyer with vaulted ceilings and custom molding leads into a mansion with hardwood floors and a living room with a fireplace, library, family room with French doors, powder room and a mudroom.

An open kitchen with teal cabinets and a marble island is accompanied by a breakfast nook. There’s also a formal dining room, gym and a home theater with at least 20 seats.

Upstairs, the master bedroom suite has a marble fireplace, built-in cabinets, a lounge, dual walk-in closets and side-by-side bathrooms. A second large suite has a kitchenette and office.

Outside, a large lawn divided by real and fake grass has play areas, an in-ground trampoline, pool, spa, an outdoor kitchen and a pizza oven. The home comes with a three-car garage.

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Akouri-Shan’s new high-hedged property backs up to a 10,900-square-foot estate her older brother, Bo Shan, bought from “Million Dollar Listing” star Tracy Tutor in 2019 for $20 million.

A few months ago, Corden filed plans to raze a dilapidated house on his 44-acre British country estate in Oxfordshire, 60 miles northwest of London, and replace it with a modern building.

— Dana Bartholomew