The guy you toured the house with (the guy who bought the house for $5M)...is he going to just sell the materials fir profit, or I'd he going to reinforce the lot so it's safer and build another house there??
Mohammad Hadid was aware that his empire was in decline. The high-risk mega projects he was undertaking in Bel Air were a substantial gamble. He strategically utilized his daughters, sending them to events and house parties dressed in the latest Victoria's Secret pieces, carefully selected by Mr. Hadid. These gatherings were attended by individuals with the authority to grant permission. When he required a loan to finance his projects, his daughter would spend weeks in the banker's hotel room, diligently preparing and finalizing the paperwork for her father. There are accounts of Hadid's daughters working tirelessly, day and night, alongside bankers to ensure every detail of the loan was approved. They were not just beauty without brains; they were known for their negotiation skills, even with the toughest individuals. Unfortunately, overused tactics quickly lose their effectiveness, and people and bankers eventually saw through the ploy. Mohammad Hadid's properties began to fail as his daughters' influence waned, and their recruitment careers were too widely expanded and over booked. It exemplifies the deep bond between a father and his daughters, as well as what they could achieve through their connections and collaboration. No one can take away the love and understand a father shares with his daughters.
What an eyesore. Now it is an insane amount of debris designated for the landfill even if some of the materials can be recycled. Amazing how one person can do enough environmental damage to equal that of a hundred people? A thousand people? Just insane.
Haddid had some areas built without a license, and the home was starting to drop off the cliff side. They claimed he used cheap materials,and desperate to sell it. He had another huge home he lived ina d was selling. Itwas on the market for years. Not sure if anyone bought it. He lowered the price multiple times, and still did not sell.
How was this greed? To me it looks like Hadid built something beautiful. Have you done that? For snooty people like you the difference between earning money and greed is defined by your envy of the moment. I'll bet you never earned anything significant in your life.
@@w.harrison7277 It was greed cause he built it bigger than the permits from the local authorities allowed him to. Basically he lied as said he's gonna build it to a certain size, then he made it bigger.
@@michaeltrumph121 Just because he built it bigger than it was supposed to be doesn't confirm greed. Whatever it was it was not as sickening as the envious impulse to destroy something beautiful that someone took the time to create. These are the sickening peasants with their pitch forks who want to kill the sculptor who made something beautiful. This isn't the poor envying the rich, its the rich envying the richer. The danger this property posed almost surely did not exist in reality.
great video and story telling - during the walk through i said "wow" a couple of times… haha. crazy to some really good elements of design and material get demolished. really interesting to hear you and Nasim talk details about the project/property from its history to future. hopefully you keep working with them to tell the story as it keeps moving forward.
FYI, Turkish baths are called "Hammams" in Turkey. They are an important part of Turkish culture and the MARBLE plays a significant part. Mr. Hadid probably aimed for "Hararet" which is marble-covered hot room! 🔥🥵 You will receive rejuvenating cleansing, then traditional body scrubbing with a handwoven washcloth (kese), a foam wash, and a massage. To me, it looked like it was big as the traditional public Hamams in Turkey. Supernice design! 👌 Wow! Thanks for showing, and thanks for demolishing the entire house carefully. Great job! 👍
Great video Scott! Painful to see such waste of an amazing mansion. All those builders that worked so hard. It must be awful for them to know it’s being demolished. All that marble ruined! Looks dangerous walking around there. Just unbelievable.
I'd love to hear more about your experience Jorge! Why would a developer waste so much money on finishes when the full structure isn't even built out yet?? And did you guys know you were cutting corners with the overall approach? I assume as a tradesman you've seen it all, and know when a job is for sh*t.
Laura s yes all trades were noticing .. extension of house was illegal . There were no inspections from city . Bad bad bad.. but we all did best to follow code. And safety. We all knew this was a crazy build.
What an incredible construction company and a sexy tour guide you have for your video. Thanks for showing us this house and the process of demolition in such a careful surgical way. Kudos to the company for being so diligent and knowledgeable. Cannot wait to see plans for the mansion that they design for that incredible Bel Air lot! 😎
I built a “normal” house 3 years ago here in SoCal. I can’t see how the wrong design can make it through all of the hoops that you have to go through. First, there are a ton of engineering licenses needed. Structural, mechanics (hvac, electrical, plumbing), seismic, soils, grading, water calcs, architectural). I paid $50k in fees for a normal house approximately 50 miles inland of LA. I can’t see how the wrong design can get approved and built. I am guessing that some money had changed hands, but who knows.
@@ivancadiz. It’s not up to the neighbors (unless it’s ocean front). There are some proposed houses in Malibu where they put up pvc plastic in the outline of the house. It shows how the view obstruction. The rest is between the owner/builder and the city regulations that maintains the state regulations.
You’re so right. He did NOT get the approvals required, and he pushed the limits on the permits he did get. How did THAT happen? An understaffed building department, or a corrupt one? Hmmmm. This IS L.A. County we are speaking of………….
I could see that house sliding in mud slide. Maybe cali isn't washington but there would need be alot of pile driving to stabilize a building from sliding.
Hey Scott, I remember seeing this home in an video before the demolition , what a waste of time, money and material. I guess that’s what happens when you ignore the building codes.
How how how??? Tell us more!! And from the dirt on the floor i wonder, is that the room they were STORING dirt in to hide it from inspectors because they took down so much more than they should have?
@@olyessa in 2016, my old architectural firm got hired to bring this monster up to code. So we went various times and got rid of many things before I left the firm 2 years later. We had originally suggested to demo the entire project and design a new one but MH wanted to show the city who was boss and eventually loss. I left before anything got resolved and it was recently that I found out it was going to be completely demoed. Crazy project for sure. Got to see it at its peak lol.
Wow. If there's one place building codes need to be adhered to it's here! (And I mean earthquakes, not rich neighbours) I hope they recycle as much material as they can. Saves having to cart it back down the hill too.
It is sad. There may be a way to clean it and recycle but something tells me it’s more trouble than it’s worth. I’ll be following up w/ Nasim down the road to see how things are progressing and maybe we will do a follow up. Thanks for watching!
@@Real.Estate.Report the beauty about natural marble is the fact that it stains because it gives the piece a lot of character. I would hope they could give contractors the opportunity to acquire these pieces.
Cool video Scott. I worked across the canyon on a large estate and looked at that monstrosity everyday for a year. BTW those are bored piles, no caissons and I guarantee you are waaaaay more than 20 feet in depth. The embedment into competent material would be more than 20 feet. Keep up the great videos!
Scott this is a wonderful tour of developer Mohammed Hadid illegal mansion. I enjoy seeing the quality of the material used in the mansion like concrete, blocks, steel, aluminum, and marble. I like the glass wall that shows the view of the mountain. I like the marble fireplace. The moveable marble island bar is so original and awesome. The curve mansion was a beautiful mansion even though I am a fan of symmetrical rectangular mansions. I hope Mohammed Hadid rebuilds this mansion somewhere else, but this time he has to follow the city construction laws.
There's a culture clash not widely addressed in high-priced southern CA real estate that has to do with wealthy middle-easterners building garish mansions and in so doing ruffling the feathers of more conservative elements. Not gonna end any time soon. I suspect this is a perfect example of what I'm positing...
Nice info with Haseem/Property Deconstruction/Developer! Amazing views and details... Totally agree with Undersized Garage for this property - Seemed like Motorcourt was much larger! 😲😎🤔Was there a video shot Before Any Deconstruction? If so, Please post... Do something in Prescott or Sedona Az!
Awesome video Scott! Crazy to see the type of detail that went into this place. Unfortunate to see it all end this way. Would have been a crazy tour if Mohamed completed the project. Can’t wait to see what this property becomes in the future. I’m sure you’ll keep us posted with your channel. Nice work!
I think you said there was something like a hundred olive trees that were taken out. Wouldn't they have stabilized the soil on the hillside during the demolition? Also trees would be more attractive then black plastic on the ground
Wow, you certainly have an eye to find the interesting topics in the property world, and it’s certainly a thousand times better than a standard walk through. Breaks my heart to see such effort put into the initial build for nothing and all that expensive marble and glass and other building material waisted… can only hope that the new project will be finished and happily used by its future owners… read in the earlier comments that it may be possible for you to keep an eye on the future of the site, an amazing idea, would make a good series as I am sure there are quite a few people who are curious to see what’s next - me included (just one thing, I know it’s a long shot, but will ask - I found it relatively hard to piece together the approximate floor-plan based on your walk-through, and am kind of a curious type, unfortunately could not find anything online, just wondering if it would be possible to see one - I know it’s not Sahara’s planning project originally, but could still be possible to get an outline of it?)
Good idea on sharing the floorplan… I could see how it was a bit tough to follow along. I’ll see if Nasim has one to share and if so I’ll do a follow up!
All that beautiful marble wasted and beautiful craftsmanship destroyed. It sounds like Sahara is going to handle the demo and new construction properly. Their attitude and attention to detail are admirable. Mr. Hadid just wanted an enormous house and didn't care about cutting corners in the process.
So so so many items that cold be reused on other developments. Even that marble, all those big big glass panes...this could be a treasure for somebody to use on a diff development
I saw this done in Berlin. Hitler built himself a brand-new Chancellery, round the corner from the old one. Huge thing, with tons and ton of highest-quality red marble. Finished in 1940, but he never got to use it, had to live in a bunker in the back because of air raids. Demolished in 1945, and a lot of that marble was used in the nearby U-bahn ( subway) station. It is the most ridiculously opulent subway station in Europe, outside of Moscow. Bet the Fuhrer did not have any trouble with planning permission, lol.
Always a real pleasure to watch and learn new things with your videos, this house was a real shame for Bel air / Beverly Hills. Thank you Scott. fabrice 👍🏻❤️🇺🇸😊
Thank you, glad you’re enjoying the videos! The story is a shame for everybody involved but the home ended up in good hands and now things are finally headed in the right direction..
When u were outside talking about the piles dug in the ground there was a super nice mansion in spanish or mediteraanean jn the background can you festure it
What an absolutely shame in the planning process over build and underhanded scheme by Hadid to usurp regulations. My God the homes right under this had to pray every night please don’t come down and kill us. The Sound Blankets will help in mitigation but will not cut it all. Hopefully the planning and zoning committee will be respectful to the elements and area.
Nice video, I wish we could have seen some footage of the property before the demo started! I have to say that I totally agree with the neighbors, the house is too large and heavy for the land, I hope it hasn't destabilized the hill and surrounding property.
13:36 - 13:58 With the supply shortage occurring, it's really disgusting to see all of this marble and materials being TRASHED! There's definitely a secondary market that would be willing purchase it -- particularly builders in lower-priced cities and neighborhoods. They should be trying to sell it -- or give it away. Heck! I would take that marble, and redo my kitchen and baths, regardless of the stains. How can I get in touch with them?
Seeing the listing of the cassons, it's well understood that the homeowners downhill would be very concerned the entire structure would slide off the hill at some point, or perhaps freed by an earthquake. It would have been cool to talk about how those were leaning so much and the genuine concerns of all.
Thank you Scott, I visited this beautiful place before they completely furnished the home, I’m sadden watching it be demolished, let me just say this! It’s about wealth! This home was so sound and constructively safe the neighbours had nothing to worry about!, however I wasn’t living below so maybe they were intimated by the mansion, thank you Scott for the tour,
Really enjoyed this video but found it heart breaking to hear the beautiful marble, glass and other materials were being dumped or recycled. All that craftsmanship and hard work has gone to waste. I appreciate that the marble was stained but to most of us who can't afford such luxurious materials, we would be extactic to be given the opportunity to purchase some secondhand beautifully aged marble. One person's trash, is another person's gold.......seems such a waste....
I’m thinking it gives the construction company a tax break and the marble can be reused. what I want to know is if the whole mansion needs to be demolished or can some of the original building be kept, given it was permitted ect? Or is the building trash due to damage ect? very unfortunate but if it’s a danger…
What a SAD WASTE 😥.... Money, Time , RESOURCES, !!! The mess, the noise, .... how the heck did that happen!!?? AREN'T these the same people who are SCREAMING for a GREEN world..... a respectful footprint on the land??? California should practice what they preach! The Hypocrisy of it all!!... BEAUTIFUL VIDEO/DOCUMENTARY!!
Hi Scott, my best guess bet is Sahara Const. has there shit together with the purchase price at 5 mil., demo which I'm sure they will be self-performing around 2-3 mil. at most, then build a amazing home once again self-performing supervision at the least, investing 18 - 28 mil, and at the end of the rainbow selling 2 years from now 85-125 mil. Such a shame to see all the wasted materials, labor and over all 8 noisy years of failed dreams, also clearly can tell the project went through superintendents and a shit load of subs picking up after where someone else left off, bet there was a lot of cash paid out under the table for a Big Mess,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,shame. On that happy note, Great show Scott keep these interesting projects coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers sir
Thank you Lars! I agree… it’s a bummer to have come to this. I could feel the millions of dollars of materials and labor just crumbling away in there. Surreal.
Vanity builds like this have a special place in hell. Yes, the pricey materials, marble etc. get wasted due to foolish design and conceptualizing. That lot deserves the finest in classic, reserved, honorable architecture.
What a crazy project to take on! Soooo many variables in taking this house apart. I would love to know the cost of the liability insurance for Sahara to cover taking the home down.....
I agree! It's a wild story and a massive undertaking. Perhaps Nasim will comment here but my guess is that this is covered under the policy that they already were carrying since they already do such large scale projects.
Think of the time the architects & engineers put in & of course the builder, all for nothing. Glad to hear the demolition is being handled responsibly.
It's a great vid got to agree I was expecting a very large garage,maybe it was meant to go into the space behind, strange though. Also shows money doesn't buy taste, there ain't no way to make that place a home, it's just a status symbol and entertainment space. Mates place, prob worth now £900k+ or more with the way prices have gone, is just polished or pro vinyl fitted flooring and open spaces (due to easy for his disability), and it is a thumbnail compared to that place but, even his lacks feel, more like a small industrial unit.
I remember when he was building the house….he was told many times that it was too big for that lot and too close to edge….but he more or less told them to shove it….so he is getting what he deserved…..lost lots of money because he didn’t think he had to follow the rules….
Wow! Why didn’t I know what was going on w this house until now? I’m somehow shocked that Hadid was cutting corners and trying to fake the system, but somehow not.
Agreed. Hard to get (and even harder to stay) rich not knowing how/when to cut losses. The thing that surprised me was that he had a mortgage, but ultimately that was what allowed him to refuse to demolish and walk away apparently. I typically think receivership implies bankruptcy but defaulting on a loan is every bit as much a strategy for avoiding bankruptcy as it can be it’s result. Years ago I personally guaranteed vehicle leases for a corporate partnership we later dissolved, so of course turned the vehicles back in, but early-which are considered repos. And even though I did not deprive the lessor (GMAC, “smartbuy”🙄) of their assets I was nonetheless called on-and-off by bill collectors for about a decade, albeit with decreasing frequency. What I told them each time started as basically “If we both know we returned your trucks regardless of whether we also both know turning them in early isn’t repossession even if calling it that seven times over on my credit report’ might be fair retaliation for us walking away early so obviously both also know you didn’t satisfy the remainder of the contract we broke either then how can we not both know for that additional related consideration to now be in arrears iit would have first needed to accrue to you and then I’d have had to miss the payments. You can imagine it however you want to just like some people imagine the chromosomal impossibility of playing dress-up with their genitals but even a contract stating I owe you that money doesn’t mean I do anymore than filleting one’s junk is nearly as much of why trannys think they’re women as realizing it hasn’t changed what one expected it to after what they couldn’t wait to be rid of has been incinerated in the surgical biohazard waste means a bitch prolly won’t be detransitioning. So nice try fbut this debt is about as real as gender fluidity “ and evolved into “I’m sorry you bought a bunk receivable from the last guy who did about the same but if I pay you the money are you gonna bring me seven trucks to use for nine months?” It’s the bullshit of the banks seeing their loan as the product, and it tells you something about how benign they could possibly be that after seizing an asset they’ve maintained a security interest in they would then still actually sell that, and with the balls to still Collett a receivable it a receivable. There was a case in Missouri in I think the 30s where a bank attempted to foreclose and the borrower sued to stop them and won by arguing that credit contract wording articulates loan origination as predicated on providing valuable consideration, but since money’s value only arises from money that’s already circulating and money (debt) doesn’t exist prior to the (moment it’s conjured by a stroke of a pen if no similar law to the federal reserve’s charter gives banks the authority to create money then such a contract is invalid . I think Hadid kept his skin out of the game knowing he was going to court a shit ton of controversy though I guess maybe if he’s still married or something (I don’t keep up) an unneeded mortgage also definitely establishes a negotiating concession (paying it off) in the event there’s a division. Definitely not worried about building or maintaining credit to try and use if he leveraged it as an escape plan so readily
He didn’t lose it because of “lack of money”. The man is worth almost 200 million. But thanks to how the Rich are allowed to skirt rules with loopholes. He is only worth 5 million on paper. The house was supposedly going to take more than that to demolish properly. So technically he could claim not having enough money to destroy it, sell the property. Make the money on the back end and still stay rich. The same way Elon musk and Jeff bezos are the two richest men on the planet but “on paper” they have almost no taxable assets.
@@StillJustD Maybe it was sarcasm? $200M? WTF’s he doing building a hundred million dollar single personal dwelling? Explains why he didn’t want to pay for it I think- Way too expensive relative to his net asset value. I don’t keep up with him so I didn’t know but assumed he was a billionaire to throw it around that way. There’s nobody (yet) to whom the invested return on $100 million (or 80-85, whatever his build cost would have come to) isn’t a lot of income to forego…. Particularly well I guess his lender rolled the municipal property taxes into his note but even if he wasn’t getting his own tax bill to pay every January he’s a developer used to seeing what happens to that when it’s reassessed after the structure goes up offset by having been subdivided and/or producing income…. Yeah man dude didn’t wanna part with the cash. I’m not in LA County and there’s no $40 million lot (wild guess because no clue, but a blind man can see it’s an amazing lot) in my neighborhood but I do know at the rate I just paid my property taxes (with a primary residence “homestead” deduction for a non-retirement age person which is another significant one he can probably get but could not get the entire decade he owned it) if my tax liability were for a $40 million lot that would be $640000 to the city every 1/31, 960 if not my primary residence (though it doesn’t sound like he could have/keep a more expensive one elsewhere). Not nearly so easy to cover those kinds of bills taking his hundred million for the house out of the market. House looks like such a fantasy because brother building it was dreaming the whole time. So maybe not lack of money but certainly fear about cashflow, and I don’t think he sold it for a profit like you’re suggesting if it was in receivership. More like he forfeited any equity he had (which he may have refinanced and planned to juggle it until the day he died given how flaky he sounds but would be substantial after a decade servicing the debt like someone able and intending to actually pay for it). Just obvious he spends too much…and everybody thinks his girls have a rich daddy, but a “rich” daddy afraid to pay for his own house lol man give me a break this dude’s reckless he’s not protecting a portfolio full of something better🙄. Those girls’ll probably inherit his gambling debts or something. I’m being somewhat facetious but it’s smoke and mirrors. Anyway, being too much about a loophole seems more the mark of greed to me than the mark of wealth but yeah they do often go together- and definitely greed doesn’t like to pay its bills, just saying. He doesn’t seem trustworthy or reliable in the least. If ir stopped being his dream house because of ill will he created walking away from it after only ever doubling down on that makes it real obvious he never considered walking his impractical ego back a little… but I did love his robber baron Bellvue Ave/Devil’s Own fireplace
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The guy you toured the house with (the guy who bought the house for $5M)...is he going to just sell the materials fir profit, or I'd he going to reinforce the lot so it's safer and build another house there??
He never payme
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Mohammad Hadid was aware that his empire was in decline. The high-risk mega projects he was undertaking in Bel Air were a substantial gamble. He strategically utilized his daughters, sending them to events and house parties dressed in the latest Victoria's Secret pieces, carefully selected by Mr. Hadid. These gatherings were attended by individuals with the authority to grant permission. When he required a loan to finance his projects, his daughter would spend weeks in the banker's hotel room, diligently preparing and finalizing the paperwork for her father. There are accounts of Hadid's daughters working tirelessly, day and night, alongside bankers to ensure every detail of the loan was approved. They were not just beauty without brains; they were known for their negotiation skills, even with the toughest individuals. Unfortunately, overused tactics quickly lose their effectiveness, and people and bankers eventually saw through the ploy. Mohammad Hadid's properties began to fail as his daughters' influence waned, and their recruitment careers were too widely expanded and over booked. It exemplifies the deep bond between a father and his daughters, as well as what they could achieve through their connections and collaboration. No one can take away the love and understand a father shares with his daughters.
What an eyesore. Now it is an insane amount of debris designated for the landfill even if some of the materials can be recycled. Amazing how one person can do enough environmental damage to equal that of a hundred people? A thousand people? Just insane.
Haddid had some areas built without a license, and the home was starting to drop off the cliff side. They claimed he used cheap materials,and desperate to sell it. He had another huge home he lived ina d was selling. Itwas on the market for years. Not sure if anyone bought it. He lowered the price multiple times, and still did not sell.
Scott: "I feel that I'm underdressed to visit this demolition site"
That topic definitely came up off camera haha!
Awesome tour. Keep more of these “behind the scenes” tours coming!
Thanks Paul! Will do! I had fun with this one. It’s not the typically staged and polished mega mansion, but a fascinating story.
Thanks for the extensive behind the scene tour! It's really interesting to see what goes into (and out of) building things like this.
I’m glad you enjoyed the tour, thanks for watching!
For whatever reason this makes me sad. The price of greed back fired on Mr. Hadid.
It is a sad story. I can’t believe that this is how the story ends for the project after nearly 10 years of work. But the home ended up in good hands…
He defied all local codes and built against protests and coding so, not much sympathy
How was this greed? To me it looks like Hadid built something beautiful. Have you done that? For snooty people like you the difference between earning money and greed is defined by your envy of the moment. I'll bet you never earned anything significant in your life.
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It was greed cause he built it bigger than the permits from the local authorities allowed him to.
Basically he lied as said he's gonna build it to a certain size, then he made it bigger.
@@michaeltrumph121 Just because he built it bigger than it was supposed to be doesn't confirm greed. Whatever it was it was not as sickening as the envious impulse to destroy something beautiful that someone took the time to create. These are the sickening peasants with their pitch forks who want to kill the sculptor who made something beautiful. This isn't the poor envying the rich, its the rich envying the richer. The danger this property posed almost surely did not exist in reality.
Great to see this video, amazing how you got access to this site to make this video, really cool!
It was a journey to get there but a great experience seeing the house in person, and I’m glad to be able to share it with you all!
great video and story telling - during the walk through i said "wow" a couple of times… haha. crazy to some really good elements of design and material get demolished. really interesting to hear you and Nasim talk details about the project/property from its history to future. hopefully you keep working with them to tell the story as it keeps moving forward.
Thanks Frank! I found myself saying ‘wow’ a couple of times too ha! I’ll definitely stay in touch with Nasim for follow ups.
Really enjoy your videos Scott. Very professionally done. You always have super interesting content. Have a great weekend!
Appreciate you saying that. You have a great weekend too!
FYI, Turkish baths are called "Hammams" in Turkey. They are an important part of Turkish culture and the MARBLE plays a significant part.
Mr. Hadid probably aimed for "Hararet" which is marble-covered hot room! 🔥🥵 You will receive rejuvenating cleansing, then traditional body scrubbing with a handwoven washcloth (kese), a foam wash, and a massage.
To me, it looked like it was big as the traditional public Hamams in Turkey. Supernice design! 👌 Wow! Thanks for showing, and thanks for demolishing the entire house carefully. Great job! 👍
Great video Scott! Painful to see such waste of an amazing mansion. All those builders that worked so hard. It must be awful for them to know it’s being demolished. All that marble ruined! Looks dangerous walking around there. Just unbelievable.
That house wasn't even built correctly, they cheated out on a lot of corners to make a large margin of profit
They were working without building permits. Why do you think this building is being torn down? It was built illegally and the builders knew it.
All the workers were paid.
Disgraceful excess.
Poor construction it’s not an ‘amazing’ house it’s a public hazard.
I work on that house as a electrician working from 7am-9pm it was crazy ever trade there working at the same time. Sad to see it not finish
I'd love to hear more about your experience Jorge! Why would a developer waste so much money on finishes when the full structure isn't even built out yet?? And did you guys know you were cutting corners with the overall approach? I assume as a tradesman you've seen it all, and know when a job is for sh*t.
Laura s yes all trades were noticing .. extension of house was illegal . There were no inspections from city . Bad bad bad.. but we all did best to follow code. And safety. We all knew this was a crazy build.
This is some great access. I hope we might be able to get quarterly updates with the construction. That would be cool.
I did talk to Nasim about that and they are open to doing follow ups. I’ll be staying in touch and hopefully more to come!
Yes follow-ups, please!
What an incredible construction company and a sexy tour guide you have for your video. Thanks for showing us this house and the process of demolition in such a careful surgical way. Kudos to the company for being so diligent and knowledgeable. Cannot wait to see plans for the mansion that they design for that incredible Bel Air lot! 😎
I built a “normal” house 3 years ago here in SoCal. I can’t see how the wrong design can make it through all of the hoops that you have to go through. First, there are a ton of engineering licenses needed. Structural, mechanics (hvac, electrical, plumbing), seismic, soils, grading, water calcs, architectural). I paid $50k in fees for a normal house approximately 50 miles inland of LA. I can’t see how the wrong design can get approved and built. I am guessing that some money had changed hands, but who knows.
You're guessing wrong. This guy just found richer neighbors who paid the same ones who allowed this to happen in first place
@@ivancadiz. It’s not up to the neighbors (unless it’s ocean front). There are some proposed houses in Malibu where they put up pvc plastic in the outline of the house. It shows how the view obstruction. The rest is between the owner/builder and the city regulations that maintains the state regulations.
You’re so right. He did NOT get the approvals required, and he pushed the limits on the permits he did get. How did THAT happen? An understaffed building department, or a corrupt one? Hmmmm. This IS L.A. County we are speaking of………….
I could see that house sliding in mud slide. Maybe cali isn't washington but there would need be alot of pile driving to stabilize a building from sliding.
It DIDN'T make it through those hoops. He got permits for a smaller house then just went ahead and tried to build this. Got caught.
Wow that is an incredible story! I do feel bad for the neighbors but at least things are on the up and up! Great video Scott!
It’s a wild story! And yes things are headed in the right direction now that Sahara is involved!
Great video Scott… thanks for organizing a viewing of this project.. terrific Q&A also… very interesting. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Hey Scott, I remember seeing this home in an video before the demolition , what a waste of time, money and material. I guess that’s what happens when you ignore the building codes.
Nice! This is a tour unlike we’ve ever seen. Glad you keep growing your channel with great content.
Thanks Rodrigo I’m glad you enjoyed the tour. I had fun with this one, hoped you guys would too.
I got to tour it back in 2016, got to see the under ground theater, crazy!
It got infilled a few weeks after my first visit. Such a humongous space.
How how how??? Tell us more!! And from the dirt on the floor i wonder, is that the room they were STORING dirt in to hide it from inspectors because they took down so much more than they should have?
@@olyessa in 2016, my old architectural firm got hired to bring this monster up to code. So we went various times and got rid of many things before I left the firm 2 years later. We had originally suggested to demo the entire project and design a new one but MH wanted to show the city who was boss and eventually loss. I left before anything got resolved and it was recently that I found out it was going to be completely demoed. Crazy project for sure. Got to see it at its peak lol.
Awesome tour, your channel is really on the up!!
It looks scary and unstable on that hill..good idea to tear it down...
Wow. If there's one place building codes need to be adhered to it's here! (And I mean earthquakes, not rich neighbours)
I hope they recycle as much material as they can. Saves having to cart it back down the hill too.
You killed it with this one 🔥. Great video, man.
Thanks Joe I appreciate that!!
It's sad to see all that marble and the designs go to waste... Would love to see what is put in its place. Great video Scott.
It is sad. There may be a way to clean it and recycle but something tells me it’s more trouble than it’s worth. I’ll be following up w/ Nasim down the road to see how things are progressing and maybe we will do a follow up. Thanks for watching!
@@Real.Estate.Report the beauty about natural marble is the fact that it stains because it gives the piece a lot of character. I would hope they could give contractors the opportunity to acquire these pieces.
amazing!! You did it. Thanks!!
Yes! I figured you would enjoy this one!
Cool video Scott. I worked across the canyon on a large estate and looked at that monstrosity everyday for a year. BTW those are bored piles, no caissons and I guarantee you are waaaaay more than 20 feet in depth. The embedment into competent material would be more than 20 feet. Keep up the great videos!
Scott this is a wonderful tour of developer Mohammed Hadid illegal mansion. I enjoy seeing the quality of the material used in the mansion like concrete, blocks, steel, aluminum, and marble. I like the glass wall that shows the view of the mountain. I like the marble fireplace. The moveable marble island bar is so original and awesome. The curve mansion was a beautiful mansion even though I am a fan of symmetrical rectangular mansions. I hope Mohammed Hadid rebuilds this mansion somewhere else, but this time he has to follow the city construction laws.
Is there a video showing what it looked like before any demolition?
I feel like there is video. Millionaire Dollar Real Estate
Yes there is I watched it. Might be on my TH-cam playlist.
There's a culture clash not widely addressed in high-priced southern CA real estate that has to do with wealthy middle-easterners building garish mansions and in so doing ruffling the feathers of more conservative elements. Not gonna end any time soon. I suspect this is a perfect example of what I'm positing...
This was a very informative video. Thanks
Thanks for watching and for the comment Tuomas! Glad you enjoyed the video
Nice info with Haseem/Property Deconstruction/Developer!
Amazing views and details... Totally agree with Undersized Garage for this property - Seemed like Motorcourt was much larger!
😲😎🤔Was there a video shot Before Any Deconstruction? If so, Please post...
Do something in Prescott or Sedona Az!
Awesome video Scott! Crazy to see the type of detail that went into this place. Unfortunate to see it all end this way.
Would have been a crazy tour if Mohamed completed the project.
Can’t wait to see what this property becomes in the future. I’m sure you’ll keep us posted with your channel.
Nice work!
Wow.....the questions you ask are perfect. Nasim is so eloquent in his answers....he represents Sahara proudly.
Thanks Don! And I agree, Nasim was a great tour guide. Really appreciate his openness and knowledge.
Eloquent hardly. His vocabulary is limited to beautiful and nice.
I think you said there was something like a hundred olive trees that were taken out. Wouldn't they have stabilized the soil on the hillside during the demolition? Also trees would be more attractive then black plastic on the ground
This is so fascinating. Awesome video, too. I love how this was shot. :)
Awesome, thank you for the comment and support! Means a lot!
Been following this story for years - your video almost seems like an autopsy after a car crash! Sad ending to a fascinating tale of hubris.
Agree with your comments 100%, and me too! I've been fascinated.
Wow, you certainly have an eye to find the interesting topics in the property world, and it’s certainly a thousand times better than a standard walk through. Breaks my heart to see such effort put into the initial build for nothing and all that expensive marble and glass and other building material waisted… can only hope that the new project will be finished and happily used by its future owners… read in the earlier comments that it may be possible for you to keep an eye on the future of the site, an amazing idea, would make a good series as I am sure there are quite a few people who are curious to see what’s next - me included (just one thing, I know it’s a long shot, but will ask - I found it relatively hard to piece together the approximate floor-plan based on your walk-through, and am kind of a curious type, unfortunately could not find anything online, just wondering if it would be possible to see one - I know it’s not Sahara’s planning project originally, but could still be possible to get an outline of it?)
Good idea on sharing the floorplan… I could see how it was a bit tough to follow along. I’ll see if Nasim has one to share and if so I’ll do a follow up!
@@Real.Estate.Report that would be very cool, thank you (even for giving it a go) 😀
All that beautiful marble wasted and beautiful craftsmanship destroyed. It sounds like Sahara is going to handle the demo and new construction properly. Their attitude and attention to detail are admirable. Mr. Hadid just wanted an enormous house and didn't care about cutting corners in the process.
So so so many items that cold be reused on other developments. Even that marble, all those big big glass panes...this could be a treasure for somebody to use on a diff development
I saw this done in Berlin. Hitler built himself a brand-new Chancellery, round the corner from the old one. Huge thing, with tons and ton of highest-quality red marble. Finished in 1940, but he never got to use it, had to live in a bunker in the back because of air raids. Demolished in 1945, and a lot of that marble was used in the nearby U-bahn ( subway) station. It is the most ridiculously opulent subway station in Europe, outside of Moscow.
Bet the Fuhrer did not have any trouble with planning permission, lol.
Fantastic video to get a better idea and understand of the story around this property. Nasim gave lots of great insight.
He really was a great tour guide! Really appreciate his time and information.
That copper wire is gonna be gone once this video is up lol someone gonna take that str8 to the scrap lol
Classic example of a super wealthy guy feeling entitled and doing what ever he wants.
Better example would be wealthier neighbors hahaha
Always a real pleasure to watch and learn new things with your videos, this house was a real shame for Bel air / Beverly Hills. Thank you Scott.
fabrice 👍🏻❤️🇺🇸😊
Thank you, glad you’re enjoying the videos! The story is a shame for everybody involved but the home ended up in good hands and now things are finally headed in the right direction..
444th like XD, been subscribed since sub-10K. It's been amazing to see your channel grow!
Sad that all that work & construction is going to meet a wrecking ball. Great to see a walk through prior to demolition, thanks Scott!
This video is going to be hard to beat for your next video next week.
Haha that is a good point. Back to the boring old office for a bit..
I love this awesome tour bro😍👌....Keep it coming
Cool glad you liked it! Will do!
When u were outside talking about the piles dug in the ground there was a super nice mansion in spanish or mediteraanean jn the background can you festure it
I know the one you're referring to... it's a private residence so would be challenging to get access. But you never know! Thanks for the idea..
I have never seen a moving bar that large before!
Me either! I was worried about it falling off the hinge onto my foot!
Thanks for posting this video, guess good inside about how was constructed
Thanks for watching Leonardo! Glad you enjoyed the tour and the different perspective.
Wow, 2 years have gone by already. Wonder how it looks today.
Excellent tour thank you it was so interesting to see the kind of before of a new construction
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the tour and the different style!
I felt sad that this property never been to completion, I envision it as one of the great homes in Cali. base on this video.
What an absolutely shame in the planning process over build and underhanded scheme by Hadid to usurp regulations. My God the homes right under this had to pray every night please don’t come down and kill us.
The Sound Blankets will help in mitigation but will not cut it all. Hopefully the planning and zoning committee will be respectful to the elements and area.
Amazing story! I’d kill to have that bar at my place!
Me too!
that was cool to see what happen with this home
Okay but property manager is FINE. So cute
Gigi and Bella should have done a photoshoot there
Wow can’t believe you got to film site
Amazing video! The quality, aperture and sights are top notch!
Thanks Kelly! Credit goes to good vibe media for the great video quality and edits on this one.
Ok, let me tell you one thing:
You're gonna be big.
I loved this tour. So interesting. And BTW is Naseem (the tour guide) single 😀
Nice video, I wish we could have seen some footage of the property before the demo started! I have to say that I totally agree with the neighbors, the house is too large and heavy for the land, I hope it hasn't destabilized the hill and surrounding property.
13:36 - 13:58
With the supply shortage occurring, it's really disgusting to see all of this marble and materials being TRASHED!
There's definitely a secondary market that would be willing purchase it -- particularly builders in lower-priced cities and neighborhoods.
They should be trying to sell it -- or give it away.
Heck! I would take that marble, and redo my kitchen and baths, regardless of the stains.
How can I get in touch with them?
The gate is mine
I'm sure the place was stripped first of anything that had value.
Yes the marble would look great in anyone's kitchen or bath and only the discerning eye would know its stained.
Seeing the listing of the cassons, it's well understood that the homeowners downhill would be very concerned the entire structure would slide off the hill at some point, or perhaps freed by an earthquake. It would have been cool to talk about how those were leaning so much and the genuine concerns of all.
Thank you Scott, I visited this beautiful place before they completely furnished the home, I’m sadden watching it be demolished, let me just say this! It’s about wealth! This home was so sound and constructively safe the neighbours had nothing to worry about!, however I wasn’t living below so maybe they were intimated by the mansion, thank you Scott for the tour,
It is sad to see it demolished. But I'm sure Sahara will build something beautiful in its place. Thanks for the comment!
There are regulations which one should follow while building. This is the reason hadid was sentenced to community service.
Really enjoyed this video but found it heart breaking to hear the beautiful marble, glass and other materials were being dumped or recycled.
All that craftsmanship and hard work has gone to waste. I appreciate that the marble was stained but to most of us who can't afford such luxurious materials, we would be extactic to be given the opportunity to purchase some secondhand beautifully aged marble. One person's trash, is another person's gold.......seems such a waste....
I’m thinking it gives the construction company a tax break and the marble can be reused. what I want to know is if the whole mansion needs to be demolished or can some of the original building be kept, given it was permitted ect? Or is the building trash due to damage ect? very unfortunate but if it’s a danger…
What a SAD WASTE 😥.... Money, Time , RESOURCES, !!! The mess, the noise, .... how the heck did that happen!!?? AREN'T these the same people who are SCREAMING for a GREEN world..... a respectful footprint on the land??? California should practice what they preach! The Hypocrisy of it all!!... BEAUTIFUL VIDEO/DOCUMENTARY!!
Oh no Gerard, the only problem was that this guy's neighbors were richer
Hi Scott, my best guess bet is Sahara Const. has there shit together with the purchase price at 5 mil., demo which I'm sure they will be self-performing around 2-3 mil. at most, then build a amazing home once again self-performing supervision at the least, investing 18 - 28 mil, and at the end of the rainbow selling 2 years from now 85-125 mil. Such a shame to see all the wasted materials, labor and over all 8 noisy years of failed dreams, also clearly can tell the project went through superintendents and a shit load of subs picking up after where someone else left off, bet there was a lot of cash paid out under the table for a Big Mess,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,shame. On that happy note, Great show Scott keep these interesting projects coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers sir
Those views are amazing.
They really are. After seeing the views, I felt like the $5 million dollar purchase price was a bargain.
Fantastic video, super interesting, but tragic to see all that work, money and time wasted 😢
Thank you Lars! I agree… it’s a bummer to have come to this. I could feel the millions of dollars of materials and labor just crumbling away in there. Surreal.
Vanity builds like this have a special place in hell. Yes, the pricey materials, marble etc. get wasted due to foolish design and conceptualizing. That lot deserves the finest in classic, reserved, honorable architecture.
YES YES YES!
Nasim is cute 😍😍😍
Great idea! Build a monstrosity of a house on the side of a cliff in a state that has earthquakes and landslides. But, I guess Bel Air is immune.
Great episode Scott!!
Thank you!!
Great video, please keep us up to date on the progress.😁
Will do!
Great video Scott !!!
Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing this it’s so interesting
Glad you enjoyed it
What do you think Sahara Construction is going to do with this lot once they finish the demolition?
Hopefully something modern and mega luxurious!
They'll mail photos of it to The One with "Soon." on the back of them!
Put up 2 or 3 mini glass shopping malls for loads of money.
@Doreen Murphy I agree, making a safer, potentially smaller alternative of what they were trying to build would be epic.
Scott, would Sahara possibly auction off the removed stone work? It is simply a shame to not put the demolished remains to use.
Great video Scott… thanks
Thank you Maria!
Awesome Video, And You Have A New Sub, So Many Teachings Within This Video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the comment!
Love how it's just concrete, glass and metal build unlike the tonnes of matchstick and fake concrete fascia builds going on now.
What a crazy project to take on! Soooo many variables in taking this house apart. I would love to know the cost of the liability insurance for Sahara to cover taking the home down.....
I agree! It's a wild story and a massive undertaking. Perhaps Nasim will comment here but my guess is that this is covered under the policy that they already were carrying since they already do such large scale projects.
“house” is a blight on the landscape
Lol, I thought he won the case. He was celebrating on the news. It's funny how people can manipulate the news in their favour
I just feel sick at the wastage! How do you get to this point. Great video.
Think of the time the architects & engineers put in & of course the builder, all for nothing. Glad to hear the demolition is being handled responsibly.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
@@Real.Estate.Report You are welcome.
It's a great vid got to agree I was expecting a very large garage,maybe it was meant to go into the space behind, strange though. Also shows money doesn't buy taste, there ain't no way to make that place a home, it's just a status symbol and entertainment space. Mates place, prob worth now £900k+ or more with the way prices have gone, is just polished or pro vinyl fitted flooring and open spaces (due to easy for his disability), and it is a thumbnail compared to that place but, even his lacks feel, more like a small industrial unit.
I remember when he was building the house….he was told many times that it was too big for that lot and too close to edge….but he more or less told them to shove it….so he is getting what he deserved…..lost lots of money because he didn’t think he had to follow the rules….
hadidd said only GOD would remove that house !!! And just like that the house is gone
Great video!
He doesn’t have the money to demolish it, yet he just bought a hotel.
Thank you. Liked and subscribed.
Wow! Why didn’t I know what was going on w this house until now? I’m somehow shocked that Hadid was cutting corners and trying to fake the system, but somehow not.
Bollywood called Sahara guy asking for him to return his wardrobe
*Amazing how many "wealthy people" end up losing homes due to lack of money.* 🤨
Agreed. Hard to get (and even harder to stay) rich not knowing how/when to cut losses. The thing that surprised me was that he had a mortgage, but ultimately that was what allowed him to refuse to demolish and walk away apparently. I typically think receivership implies bankruptcy but defaulting on a loan is every bit as much a strategy for avoiding bankruptcy as it can be it’s result. Years ago I personally guaranteed vehicle leases for a corporate partnership we later dissolved, so of course turned the vehicles back in, but early-which are considered repos. And even though I did not deprive the lessor (GMAC, “smartbuy”🙄) of their assets I was nonetheless called on-and-off by bill collectors for about a decade, albeit with decreasing frequency.
What I told them each time started as basically “If we both know we returned your trucks regardless of whether we also both know turning them in early isn’t repossession even if calling it that seven times over on my credit report’ might be fair retaliation for us walking away early so obviously both also know you didn’t satisfy the remainder of the contract we broke either then how can we not both know for that additional related consideration to now be in arrears iit would have first needed to accrue to you and then I’d have had to miss the payments. You can imagine it however you want to just like some people imagine the chromosomal impossibility of playing dress-up with their genitals but even a contract stating I owe you that money doesn’t mean I do anymore than filleting one’s junk is nearly as much of why trannys think they’re women as realizing it hasn’t changed what one expected it to after what they couldn’t wait to be rid of has been incinerated in the surgical biohazard waste means a bitch prolly won’t be detransitioning. So nice try fbut this debt is about as real as gender fluidity “ and evolved into “I’m sorry you bought a bunk receivable from the last guy who did about the same but if I pay you the money are you gonna bring me seven trucks to use for nine months?”
It’s the bullshit of the banks seeing their loan as the product, and it tells you something about how benign they could possibly be that after seizing an asset they’ve maintained a security interest in they would then still actually sell that, and with the balls to still Collett a receivable it a receivable. There was a case in Missouri in I think the 30s where a bank attempted to foreclose and the borrower sued to stop them and won by arguing that credit contract wording articulates loan origination as predicated on providing valuable consideration, but since money’s value only arises from money that’s already circulating and money (debt) doesn’t exist prior to the (moment it’s conjured by a stroke of a pen if no similar law to the federal reserve’s charter gives banks the authority to create money then such a contract is invalid .
I think Hadid kept his skin out of the game knowing he was going to court a shit ton of controversy though I guess maybe if he’s still married or something (I don’t keep up) an unneeded mortgage also definitely establishes a negotiating concession (paying it off) in the event there’s a division. Definitely not worried about building or maintaining credit to try and use if he leveraged it as an escape plan so readily
He didn’t lose it because of “lack of money”. The man is worth almost 200 million. But thanks to how the Rich are allowed to skirt rules with loopholes. He is only worth 5 million on paper. The house was supposedly going to take more than that to demolish properly. So technically he could claim not having enough money to destroy it, sell the property. Make the money on the back end and still stay rich. The same way Elon musk and Jeff bezos are the two richest men on the planet but “on paper” they have almost no taxable assets.
@@StillJustD Maybe it was sarcasm? $200M? WTF’s he doing building a hundred million dollar single personal dwelling? Explains why he didn’t want to pay for it I think- Way too expensive relative to his net asset value. I don’t keep up with him so I didn’t know but assumed he was a billionaire to throw it around that way. There’s nobody (yet) to whom the invested return on $100 million (or 80-85, whatever his build cost would have come to) isn’t a lot of income to forego…. Particularly well I guess his lender rolled the municipal property taxes into his note but even if he wasn’t getting his own tax bill to pay every January he’s a developer used to seeing what happens to that when it’s reassessed after the structure goes up offset by having been subdivided and/or producing income…. Yeah man dude didn’t wanna part with the cash.
I’m not in LA County and there’s no $40 million lot (wild guess because no clue, but a blind man can see it’s an amazing lot) in my neighborhood but I do know at the rate I just paid my property taxes (with a primary residence “homestead” deduction for a non-retirement age person which is another significant one he can probably get but could not get the entire decade he owned it) if my tax liability were for a $40 million lot that would be $640000 to the city every 1/31, 960 if not my primary residence (though it doesn’t sound like he could have/keep a more expensive one elsewhere). Not nearly so easy to cover those kinds of bills taking his hundred million for the house out of the market. House looks like such a fantasy because brother building it was dreaming the whole time. So maybe not lack of money but certainly fear about cashflow, and I don’t think he sold it for a profit like you’re suggesting if it was in receivership. More like he forfeited any equity he had (which he may have refinanced and planned to juggle it until the day he died given how flaky he sounds but would be substantial after a decade servicing the debt like someone able and intending to actually pay for it). Just obvious he spends too much…and everybody thinks his girls have a rich daddy, but a “rich” daddy afraid to pay for his own house lol man give me a break this dude’s reckless he’s not protecting a portfolio full of something better🙄. Those girls’ll probably inherit his gambling debts or something. I’m being somewhat facetious but it’s smoke and mirrors. Anyway, being too much about a loophole seems more the mark of greed to me than the mark of wealth but yeah they do often go together- and definitely greed doesn’t like to pay its bills, just saying. He doesn’t seem trustworthy or reliable in the least. If ir stopped being his dream house because of ill will he created walking away from it after only ever doubling down on that makes it real obvious he never considered walking his impractical ego back a little… but I did love his robber baron Bellvue Ave/Devil’s Own fireplace
This man is a hero
Awesome effort.