Developer Offers Bel Air Mansion for Sale as Spec Manse

A Bel Air developer who spent seven years building a sprawling mansion overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club is betting the Los Angeles ultra-luxury market has room for another trophy listing.

The roughly 18,000-square-foot estate at 10830 Chalon Road is hitting the market for $65 million, Mansion Global reported. The unnamed seller originally intended the home as a personal residence, not a speculative flip, despite being a real estate developer himself, according to listing agents Aaron Kirman of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California and Carolwood Estates’ David Parnes.

The distinction is notable in a city flooded with supersized spec homes chasing a dwindling pool of well-positioned buyers. The seller bought the site in 2012 for $3.4 million and replaced an older home with a contemporary build that leans heavily into warm natural materials instead of the stark white interiors common in many newer L.A. luxury projects. He reportedly spent years and significant capital to build the home for himself and his family, but a drawn-out construction process and changing life circumstances led him to opt to sell instead.

“No one would build to this level of quality, detail and design and spend that much time — and, frankly, money — if it was purely on spec,” Parnes said. “He did build it for himself, and when you build something for yourself, you see it through a different lens.”

The estate sits on the 12th fairway of the Bel-Air Country Club, directly across from a $400 million megamansion that currently holds the crown as the most expensive home for sale in the country. The seven-bedroom home includes dual primary suites, separate staff quarters and extensive wellness amenities including an indoor lap pool, cold plunge, sauna, steam room and gym connected to outdoor entertaining areas and an overflow pool.

The Chalon Road manse is the latest big-ticket home in Bel Air to hit the market. Bidding is underway for a seven-home property owned by Kuwaiti billionaire Bassam Alghanim after listing it for $105 million last month.

— Chris Malone Méndez