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He bought “The One.” What’s in it for him?
Less than an hour before the scheduled deadline for the most famous residential auction in recent memory, the high...
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Nile Niami’s Bel Air behemoth enters receivership
Nile Niami’s “The One” is in court-appointed receivership after the spec developer defaulted on more than $165 million in...
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“The One” and done: Niami faces foreclosure on Bel Air spec mansion
Nile Niami is done with “The One” but his financial troubles are mounting. Saddled with debt, the spec mansion...
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How to sell a mansion for $350M? Use Google Forms
While initially insisting that his Bel Air megamansion would be for “normal dudes,” Nile Niami is now going the...
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LA’s biggest real estate stories of 2020
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens sure nailed...
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Checkmate in WeHo for LA’s megamansion king
Nile Niami has placed a West Hollywood spec mansion into bankruptcy, eight months after a creditor filed a notice...
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Niami’s “The One” to hit market
Nile Niami is getting serious about selling “The One” — a Bel Air spec mansion that the developer previously boasted could fetch $500 million. A Niami spokesperson said that construction is virtually complete with...
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Can’t Hardly Wait: Why did Branden and Rayni Williams start their own shop?
In a market where luxury listings can soar well into the nine digits, a $58 million Hollywood Hills mansion...