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J.Lo and Ben Affleck close on $61M mansion in Beverly Crest
French-style estate on 5 acres comes with indoor sports complex and parking for 92 cars
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For newlyweds Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, the fourth time’s the charm for closing on their first family home together in Los Angeles. The price: $60.85 million.
After three failed attempts to buy a mansion, the A-list couple has bought a fully furnished, 38,000-square-foot estate at 2571 Wallingford Drive in Beverly Crest, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified sources. The seller was a firm tied to spec house developer Gala Asher.
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The 5.2-acre compound in gated Wallingford Estates in Beverly Hills 90210 was first listed for $135 million in 2018, then slashed to $75 million in March, according to Zillow.
The main house has 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms. There’s also a 5,000-square-foot guesthouse, a caretaker house and a two-bedroom guardhouse.
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Billed as a “one-of-a-kind indoor sports complex,” the estate includes basketball and pickleball courts, a gym, a boxing ring, plus a sports lounge and bar.
It’s also a car collector’s dream, with a 12-car garage — plus parking for 80 more cars.
The two-story white mansion, built on a promontory, overlooks what may be the biggest zero-edge pool in town, at 155-feet long.
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Broker Ginger Glass of Compass represented the seller. Lopez and Affleck were represented by broker Brett Lawyer of Carolwood Estates.
The French-style Wallingford Estate, built in 2000, was modeled on Le Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s private château, according to Forbes. It has a 5,300-square-foot master suite, plus a cinema, wine room and a whisky lounge. It also has a spa with a hair and nail salon, sauna, massage room and stylist area.
It was purchased by developer Asher in November 2016 for $22 million, then revamped.
Its prior owner, healthcare entrepreneur Jeoung Lee, bought the home after its previous owner, Curtis Somoza, was caught in a $64 million Ponzi scheme, for which he was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
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J.Lo and Affleck, married nine months ago, have had trouble closing local real estate deals.
They canceled escrow on a $64 million, 16,000-square-foot estate at 1678 Alta Mura Road in the Pacific Palisades, soon after they walked away from a $34.5 million mansion at 14330 West Sunset Boulevard. A $55 million Bel-Air estate also fell through.
Affleck sold his Pacific Palisades home for $28.5 million last year, records show. Lopez is listing her home in Bel-Air for $39.995 million.