Breaking records as the most expensive home ever to be listed in the United States?and easily one of the most expensive homes in the world?this newly built, $250 million (Euro 233.600.000) estate in Bel Air is a theme park of designer names, bespoke leathers and fabrics, and one-off pieces. Every detail of the 38,000-square-foot (3530 sqm) home1 was meticulously curated to create an experience that is purely Hollywood, and one that developer Bruce Makowsky says was inspired by yachts. ?People pay $100 (Euro 93.440.500)  to $200 million (186.880.000)  for their yacht, but were content paying only $30 million (Euro 28.032.000)  for the home that they live in every day,? explains Makowsky. ?The real estate market wasn?t keeping up.?
The spec estate?s four stories are stacked in a horseshoe shape around a centralized 85-foot (95m) infinity pool and 17,000-square-foot (1580 sqm) entertainment space, which is visually reminiscent of the decks aboard a ship. And similar to a yachting experience, everything you need is at your fingertips. Just beyond the pool is a row of canary palm trees and a quintessential view of Los Angeles, sweeping from Santa Monica Beach to downtown L.A. A hydraulic 18-by-10-foot (5.5m by 3m) television, guarded by two eye-catching metallic crocodile sculptures, seemingly rises from the pool?s depth at the touch of a button. Flanking the pool on one side is a hair salon and spa and an outdoor pavilion with a bar on the other.
Overall, the br...