Abandoned California Beachfront Mansion Worth $20 Million
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 เม.ย. 2018
- During our trip to the West Coast, we decided to end our last two days at an incredible spot on the Pacific Coast Line. A stunning white abandoned mansion sits on a super busy highway right on the Pacific Ocean. It was built in the 1950's and has some nice architecture despite the inside being completely gutted. We haven't exploring any abandoned mansions so this was a treat for us either way. Its very rare to come across an abandoned mansion on the beach anywhere in the USA. We had an amazing sunset both days and got to hang out by the beach while we got to know our new exploring buddies while taking some incredible photos. It doesn't get any better than that!
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I lived and worked at this property for 6 months as one of the general contractors. I knew the owner and we became friends. A great person single and very generous. He lived in Beverly Hills and spent his weekends here in the main house on the beach. Once the apartments/bedrooms were finished the main house was taken down and a new residence was built. I lost contact with him in the early 90s. The only person he ever talked about was his mother and I just assumed he was an only child. He had some health issues in his eighties. He always showed up at the house on fridays in his yellow convertible rolls Royce with his chef and girl friends.
cool👌
Nice
@6packter yes sir
ELIZABETH LOSEE did the house have a view before they built the neighboring homes? It seems like it would be one of those classic hollywood homes from the 20’s...also, any thoughts on it being haunted, considering its age??
Hi may I ask what the address is????
I'd love to find pics of this home in its glory days
I have pictures of it. There are some videos that have the pics in them too I believe.
@@stormiehaworth I would love to see! sources please?
Wow, my father and I photographed this house when it was done in the mid 90s. My dad was an architectural photographer as I am now. The architect was a guy named Ernie Yoshino. It was an amazing house at the time. It had a lucite staircase that lit up in different colors. We stayed their while we shot it, in one of the suites located on the property. Each suite had a theme, and ours was “safari”. I believe the owner at the time was Elizabeth Taylor’s attorney. Pretty sad to see it like this, but it has been renovated recently.
Sad to see such a place in such a prime location and with so much potential just being wasted..
I found it on Google maps and it looks to be heavily renovated and occupied judging by the street view. Glad to see such an amazing building getting a breath of new life!
Thanks for the update!
Do you remember the address/coordinates?
Edit: found it. 22640 Pacific Coast hwy
Can we still look at it or not no more?
@@Lincolntowncoupeis it still abandoned
@@hellokitty-cn2vp looks renovated in streetview
They ruined the beach with houses so close.
exactly my thoughts\
Charles Gates, exactly! Especially those giant human hills like in Miami that block the sun and ruin the view:(
No really at one time a community lived here. This property is not for sale it's owned
This property is owned it's the owners right to build this.
Your not the owner
To me, anything next to the ocean is amazing, even if it's a hut.
I used to clean this mansion..you have no idea how beautiful it was..there was actually 6 different suites with themes..and then of course the main house..everything was black and white..I remember every detail.
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Thats awesome. Unfortunately it was stripped out before we got there. From the recent photos I've seen, it looks like its undergoing a full renovation right now.
Oh Charlie Harper we miss you , finally alan moved out of Charlie's house in Malibu and it's abandoned
So you knew the owner?
The black and white tiled floor along with the gorgeous architecture gives me Alice In Wonderland vibes. Great house. I hope someone restores it at some point.
NicksterB I thought the same thing when I saw the flooring too, very masonic. But you're on to something with underground...it could be a secret door leading to something way more satanic. Why fix the damages if everyone feels it's abandoned! That would be too questionable to those who are awake.
Adrienne Prince indeed, they llay out is like maybe a place the had secret parties at...jacuzzi looks like something for spirit cooking. It's gutted inside for a reason. Wonder if there where pictures or prob some satanic stuff. Really creepy vibes tho...
Someone tried and failed. That's why I assume it's gutted
just knock it down not worth fixing up.
If it was built in the 1950's then the black and white tiling was the fashion. Why do you think it's masonic????
What's the address I'm about to bring a mattress and live there
Coolness Apes I'm down lmao
hahaha. You will get to welcome all the abandoned mansion explorers/visitors.
I live in Wisconsin, need a roomie lol
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The state keeps it empty, with their property tax extortion racket. Same as with many properties.
All things considered, it’s held up pretty well. I would have expected a lot more erosion, especially when you factor in the constant exposure to salt water.
I think your videos would greatly improve if you provided some back story. With the address it’s a quick search to get some info. Makes for a much more interesting video in my opinion.
We did that and found several different background stories and we weren't sure which is true. We only had a hour at this location to shoot this entire video. So yes, theres a ton more i wish i could of done. I did the best i could with a hour at the location. I live 3 thousands miles away from this place. This isn't something that was planned for us to even shoot. We just threw this together the best we could before rushing to the airport and almost missing our flight. We have TONS of other videos on our channel that give the background history of most of the locations.
Abandon Central, I'd be interested in seeing those several different background stories anyway. I am sure you spent a lot of time gathering that information. Thank you for the video, you have my curiosity generated!
I agree
Sarah R. Good here’s you a job you placed yourself in thanks hun/ we will be looking out from you cause everything is just handed too us and not like the real world and google the shit .... so should keep you busy with these houses/ mansion ... be much more interesting video in my opinion 🤷🏼♀️👅
Laurie Hale and go seek like everyone else has as you see, if you can’t don’t bitch Debbie downer . One of you always in the comments ... hope your not married , bless his heart if you are . Lord Jesus pray for this innocent man !!! Tell him go to the light but the good light now Debbie Downers light 💡
One of the top abandoned mansions I've seen. Nice job B and Fran!
We appreciate that a lot, thanks man!
Harmin Vlogs y as it never been sold
George Rusch You know that B just passed away so that comment is extremely un-called for
George Rusch it being knocked down
It was a Mob owner, Al Capone I understand..You heard her, what she called it..During the 20's & 30's it was very dangerous area..Many Owned places along the Malibu Strip..
Tried to watch this at work and everyone thought I was watching an porno because of the music....
Mike M 😂😂😂😂
Absolutly beautiful
If those walls could talk! Imagine the stories of people who resided there!
Wowww ur right. It would be Awesome
I wonder what it looked like back in the days when it was thriving .
Do a Google search of the address (listed above) and have a look at the realtor listings. It was a beautiful house inside not too long ago.
Kim Large I can imagine it was beautiful.
www.openlistings.com/p/22640-pacific-coast-highway-malibu-ca-90265
Thecrazeecow Thank you! I couldn't afford even ha2l of the monthly expenses even if I worked the whole year.!
Thecrazeecow Thank you SO much !!!!! I appreciate you digging around and finding the pictures for us !!!! It breaks my heart to see what it was, and how fast it went downhill. Makes you wonder why. With that house, view and address I can't imagine someone not scooping it up. I bet the people that turned it down when it looked like that, and saw it now gutted, with a 10 MILLION increase / equity... they would get sick !!!
The mansion isn't really a mansion at all. It's listed on the county assessor's tax roles as a multi -family residential. There are two buildings on the property: The first one was built in 1957 and (renovated in 1990) and there are 4 bedrooms and 7 baths. That is the main residence. For a total square footage of 3,941. The second building was built in 1958 (renovated in 1965) and has 6 bedrooms and 6 baths. Six one bedroom units with 6 baths with 3040 sq. ft. For a combined total of 6,981 square feet.
Sold in June 2015 for 14.5 million and current estimated value is $25,029,141. (WOW) $10.5 million appreciation since purchase. But they are having a hard time paying the taxes.... go figure. Property taxes were due as of February 1, 2018. And delinquent asof April the 10. Hope the checks in the mail.
Thank you for this info, very interesting
I would have loved to have seen before pics!
Great info!
Thank you for that info cos I personally get frustrated with these videos if they give you no back story at all.... I wish people who post these vids would not only love the building but also be intrigued to know the reasons behind it being abandoned in the first place and let us know too 🙍
Thank you! Very interesting to know. I always wonder why these “urban explorers” don’t provide more info like this. It definitely makes for a more interesting video than watching multiple shots of someone setting up a camera or cameras, setting up droids, or listening to them describe the place in their official “urban explorer limited vocabulary”: “amazing”, “ridiculous”, “fantastic”, “cool”, and/or “beautiful”.
Was surprised to learn this place was built in the 1950's!
What the history ?
Who owned it?
I believe that it was part of the Getty family. When Getty Villa in the hills above Malibu was built, I think they put this one on the market, but it never sold, and just began deteriorating.
Cynthia Garret that makes sense. If you have stupid money and don’t have a reason to lower the price to move it, the it deteriorates. What a waste. Let someone buy it and fix it and hopefully love it.
@@robdog1245 cant believe it was never sold at least for the land for something else to be built there
@@robdog1245 Is this Getty house you mean, it's different to the one in the TH-cam video clip, www.dirt.com/more-dirt/heirs-heiresses/cynthia-beck-abandoned-malibu-mansion-28012-sea-lane-12402/ that was owned by the Gordon Getty or did he own 2 mansions?
Great video! It's amazing how close the neighboring houses are. Just like new subdivisions- packed in.
Yes i would think for over 20 million dollars, you would have at least 15 feet between you and your neighbors house lol.
I know it's Malibu but why would anyone want to live that close to their neighbor?
Owning ANY property that faces the ocean in Malibu is insanely priced. Even really expensive property is narrow and long. People build site barriers when possible. If the owners are really wealthy, they spend maybe a few months out of the year... Notice that this house has a limited amount of sand in front of it. This is the big issue: big storm hits, the ocean will win and the house most likely will be shortened.
People who live in row homes don't pay Malibu prices.
I looked and maybe some people do pay Malibu prices elsewhere that's not in Malibu. I'm not knocking Malibu at all but I sure couldn't afford to live there. To each his own.
auaiao9 usually these homes are secondary resident and people use as. Beach house.
I have always said that all my life, cause the purpose is to, especially at that level of wealth, is to give yourself a little bit of space, real estate, ground, a little earth away from others in a good way!!! It is a sucker move to buy anything very costly to you like a home and be right up under others!!! Peace!
I have watched this from Kenya- Africa. You've just awakened the spirit of adventure in me. If only I had a chance...
Thats amazing that our videos reach people across the world. Thank you for watching!
Thank you guys for documenting a piece of California history! I’ve driven and lived by here since I was a kid, and yal seem super sweet and respectful with your work. Who knows what will happen to it in the future, but at least we have your cool video to remember it by❤️
Has it been fixed up since 3 years ago?
That sunset was absolutely breathtaking! I can only imagine what it was like to experience it in real time! Thank you for sharing!
We hope you guys enjoyed our new video! If you liked it check out this video of another abandoned mansion with everything left behind. th-cam.com/video/ElUo9VgrJK8/w-d-xo.html
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Abandoned Central what is the history on this place. Who owned and what happened to the people who lived there.
It would be interesting to check the history of the place and see who built it and see who has lived there. And why it has ended up as it is. Could be a very interesting story there!
Oh it was once a beautiful home (Google) sold 13 yrs ago. Tragic story might had happened to this mansion :( moral of the story: don't buy huge properly like this because you don't know what life brings... bankruptcy or expensive sickness to a member of the family and then you can no longer afford the maintenance. I would rather live simply and live within my means :)
Amen me too.
how d id you find it? just by the price?
Iam Yuson if I was millionaire I would build or remodel nice simple 6,000 sq ft house that it but if I was live in countryside I’ll still build a nice modern 6,000 sq ft house
People like to compete with other people and its just really dumb
@@samgonzalez7472 more like surpass, sadly.
I did my very best to look beyond chemtrails and Illuminati vibes 😂 just for the Beauty of it, plus your great job filming! Excellent!
BINGO...hint..the free masion style floor...full on illuminati style 👍😉😎🌴
3:36 Absolutely "Beautiful"!!!
Great job. Thank You!!!
For the sunset.
~Blessings to you ~
22640 PCH Malibu, CA. Estimated sell price $25 million
Godngunclinger Hiw is it worth 25mil when its needs a complete remodel?
type the address into a google search and see for yourself; 22640 HWY 1 Malibu, CA.
$25 million is assuming it is move-in ready . . . trulia, Zillow, etc are rarely even close to being accurate.
Godngunclinger Holy smokes! Thanks i was wonderin about that! Lol!
This is on Carbon Beach, AKA “Billionaires Row”. It’s prime real estate. Money on this side of town isn’t an option. Many have bought the properties next door to them in order to do a Lot Line Adjustment and make the lot bigger so as to tear down the existing and double the house size. Malibu is a crazy place to build, trust me. Lol 😂
I used to jog by this house every day in the early 90's!
When you jogged by it was people living in it?
Yes, were people living in it 😊 could just imagine it would have been so beautiful
What happened to the ppl that live there
can we get an address
tuesdays rain where is this is it for sale
The details on this home are beautiful, imagine it in its glory!
It's too bad the inside is gutted. Wandering around the rooms inside is one of the best parts of these videos for me. Gorgeous ocean photography though.
Yes i know, i would of loved to see the lay out of the actual house before it was gutted. Check out this video of another mansion we did where the inside still has a good amount left behind. th-cam.com/video/ElUo9VgrJK8/w-d-xo.html
Amazing architectural design! Thanks for the share... there will be a time when we will never see architectural Creations like this again thanks for taking the chance on accessing that property.
Absolutely stunning!who could abandon this beautiful building?
Thank you for showing us this I for one love it!😚💔👌
Stunning!! Nice explore. Thank you and be safe out there.
This vid is amazing, great work guys!!!
Thanks man, much appreciated!
WOW! That is some house...I mean MANSION. All that building material gone to waste not to mention the gorgeous location. You could get lost in it. You might have to get on the intercom and say, "Hey honey I'm lost...come & get me" and your husband laughs as he climbs the stairs to rescue you from the guest room at the other side of the house. Can you imagine falling to sleep with the sound of the ocean outside the windows? Sorry I got carried away. Great explore.
What’s the plans for mansion?
Looming Nana sounds like a dream. I would love it.
Looming Nana no need to apologize! I loved reading your comment/little story!!!💖😹💕
Ha ha Looming Nana, that's cute. And Lady Heart I agree with you. I don't know that I would be able to drown out the sound of the traffic on Pacific Coast Hwy over the ocean. With property taxes at $169,000 a year, that's more than we paid for our new little lake house in Texas.
My goodness, don’t walk on that ledge please, my blood pressure went up a million points ...
No idea why!!
Foolish
Attention is why...so people like us will say no don’t do that!!
Leave:Me:In:A:Little:Log:Cabin ? I know I wanted her to get down from there!
Stefanie Mesa right!
"I'm Jazz. My life is my message." We know she fell off that railing a few times.
Looks like something a celebrity would have owned.
Yes your right. Many celebrities live right on the same road.
Gary i
The Donald
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For sure
beautiful sunsetand that oceoan beach and the roar of the water so pretty
Yes it really was incredible!
I like how you don't let a fence deter you from some good adventures. I always jump them myself.
Theres gonna have to be some guard dogs behind that fence 😂😂
I love how she says the architecture is "modern", have you heard of art deco before? Very oldschool even for 1950's 😂
Classic
Would have loved to see the interior!
Sorry we only had an hour here then we had to rush to the airport. Everything was gutted down to the wooden studs. Check out our other mansion video, everything was left behind there!
was it gutted or unfinished? why would anyone remove drywall off a finished house?
Fixer Upper
Carol Bei if you watch the entire video you Will obtain better clarification of the term (Gutted) he chose to use 😁
Carol Bei yeah it looks more like they started construction then stopped working on it. Unless they were remodeling the whole thing? 🤷🏽♀️
Cartoony castle fashion like look.
What does that mean?
You can find way more "cartoony castle fashion like look" houses up in the hills of Los Feliz and the Hollywood Hills. Those actually look like what she was describing.
Prob. MASON OWNED??
It means fantasy construction. Think Disney.
Trespassing? 🤔
She was just describing how it looked why are u so confused ?
I love you choice of back ground music. And I appreciate your bits of historic information.
"Abandos?" Really?
did they abandon it because of the beach erosion? there's not much sand separating the house from the ocean.
www.openlistings.com/p/22640-pacific-coast-highway-malibu-ca-90265?lightbox=7
Natasha Morgan thank you!!
Natasha Morgan Stanley.looks nothing like the pics.
I'm speechless it was beautiful .
Patricia Conlon ..hurts my heart seeing it not kept up.
Beautiful!!😢
Thank you!
Wow! It must of took ages to look around it! Thanks for sharing this with all of us
This is a great video, we also recently explored the mansion (2019)
do you know if its still there today?
Great production guys! 💯
Thanks man we appreciate it a lot!
Beautiful home sad it isn't worth 16 mil now but it would be nice to see it fixed back up and looking as nice or even better then before. great Job.
Its actually on the market for 25 million now. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the video, guys! it was so interesting and informative. I Love it when you discussed in detail about why it was abandoned. Good job!
I have lived in the mountains of Vermont and beachfront of Palm Beach. I can tell you there are only so many times you can look at mountain, ocean or palm trees. What makes or breaks your experience are the people you keep close.
Awesome explore guys
Thanks Joey!
+Abandoned Central who owned it?
Ooh spooky and nostalgic.
Yes it was!
iseealightomg Very spooky
The ocean view and sound is majestic.
Cant believe any celebrity didn't purchase it. It so beautiful
My god what a thing of beauty this must have been in its glory days.
Ive seen a few photos after we put this video out. It looked really nice.
A building that old would likely need serious renovation, including modernizing the plumbing and electrical systems. And the taxes would be prohibitive.
The bank let it set in routine! Who used to live here? Wow, real view!
Just beautiful wow I can’t imagine how it looked when it was kepted up ❤️
research the freaking address and give some background history on the former owners, why it was abandoned, is there a tax lien on it, etc. its not really fun watching these videos without knowing who, or why this all happened!!!! not to hard to do, and would greatly boost your cred!!!!
I thought the same thing. Do some research..... You know the boring part..... the viewer becomes uninterested quickly without the history.
Yah I would like to know also
I agree.. I would love to know or be able to see some pics from its former glory
I agree. I need a back story, otherwise it's boring & pathetic as to why it would become abandoned. What a waste... 😖
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I'll tell you what etched in me...those smooth jams! Just cool cuts...blends.
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Beautiful. I am surprised no one has snatched this up that could afford to pay to have it restored. The views are breathtaking. What a shame. Great find and that s for the video.
Who would leave this place its amazing
Nothing that has a real estate property value is "abandoned" I'm sure the land belongs to something or someone
I disagree with that statement. Every single abandoned building in the world sits on a property that is worth some type of money if that abandoned building is removed. Same in this case. This house has sat for years untouched. If the house wasn't there, the land would of been purchased right away and a new house would've been built.
Jennifer Miller I think you are correct....there is still an owner...
Of course this property has an owner, in the legal sense.... whether the structure on the property is inhabitable and can legally claim to have a certificate of occupancy from the local governing authority, is something totally different.... the property is not abandoned, but rather, it’s structure is not inhabited, no different than if the lot was nothing but raw/undeveloped land.... someone still has legal title to the defined lot
GREAT explore vid, thanks for making/sharing!
Someone somewhere owns this property and its not "abandon". Probably belongs to a bank. Should be secured better to keep out knuckleheads who walk around on ledges and will eventually fall and try to sue the owners. That said, when it is sold it will probably be a tear down.
the only beautiful thing about this house is the view and the 20 meters of sea front, otherwise we can't do worse, all is wooden, there is a building within 10 meters, no privacy, there is no greenery or tree.
That is because everything is gutted out of the house.. The house obviously wasn't all wooden inside. Thats just the structure of the building. I personally think this house is amazing. We all have our own opinion. A rooftop jacuzzi on the beach is just incredible to me.
I agree that jacuzzi on the rooftop is great, but not when your neighbors who are five yards away can see what you're doing in the jacuzzi. After a wooden structure by the sea, I'm not sure that's the best idea.
Finally there is a big difference between Europe and America when it comes to house building.
Its funny because the house across the street from this, not on the beach, is probably less money and is a huge mansion that sits on the top of a mountain. All the beach front properties in Malibu are very close together. As you get out of Malibu you start to see properties with more land on the beach. I agree with the big difference between Europe and the US, thats why we are heading to Europe to explore in 2 weeks :)
I am sure that in europe you will be able to visit abandoned properties that are over 200-30 years old. if you in romania contact me
Loved it!
Thanks Mary!
What an amazing property man how great that would look done up unfortunately it would need more than a great paint job.Blows my mind away.Wow.
I used to live there before the landlord sold it to Bruce!
(from a 2000 LA Times article) Entertainment attorney Bruce Thabit has listed his home on Carbon Beach in Malibu at $17 million.
He completed construction on the home about two years ago. (1998)
Known as the “Shell House,” the 13,000-square-foot estate has a main residence with three bedrooms and seven self-contained villa suites, each with a spa, fireplace and kitchen. The suites have such themes as “Tropical Garden,” “Versailles,” “African Queen” and “Manhattan Deco.”
The ocean-view property also has a boardroom, a five-car garage and a courtyard accommodating six cars.
Sucks that you cut it short without showing the inside. Gutted or not the insides are part of the deal.
We shot as much as we could with the hour of daylight that we had. We got there while they were still working next door and wasted over a hour waiting outside. I would of loved to be able to document the inside, just didn't have time. We went straight to the airport from this location lol.
Wow , beautiful , gorgeous mainly due to location & architecture ;) must be nice to be so wealthy as to abandon it & not bother selling it. Sad inside is in bad shape.
What an amazing home! Perhaps it can be restored into a house museum?
Fascinating video- my first Abandoned Central. Would love to know why on Earth it ended up being abandoned as it clearly was a beauty in a gorgeous spot. Surprised no hotel chain bought it before it became so dilapidated. Hope someone restores it.
I'm surprised a developer hasn't bought this property to either remodel it or tare it down and have a new mansion built Malibu beach front property does command a premium price.
There would have been many I presume.There must be some weird reason that it cant be demolished.In some countries special house n buildings get heritage protection.You arnt allowed to touch em.You can sell but even then the new owner cant touch or change it.
@@leenaysmith3672 You're right, there must be something up with this property because that is prime real estate for California.
I'd say it has to do with rising water levels. Just a matter of time before it's in the water.
22640 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90265
$174.000 ONLY for property tax in 2017.
Who owns it?
@@SandraDeAmicis bank and/or State for back taxes.
Wow guys thanks for the beautiful Video, sooooo sad that this hasn't been bought by someone and renovated...
First time seeing your work...really well done.
How interesting I saw this in my news feed. I used to work for the City of Malibu years ago. We called this house the “Sea Shell House” due to the ginormous large hideous shell plastered on the front of the house. The house is located on Carbon Beach, AKA “Billionaires Row”. Here’s a frontal view - to the right of the house with the large green yard. www.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=201309713&mode=big&lastmode=sequential&flags=0&year=2013
Thanks for this picture. I live in Malibu and had no idea this house existed until now.
I'd be freaked out trespassing on someone's property in America. too many crazy people with guns. Not worth it.
sarah bee , dumbest statement I've read so far.
I think the same of your idiotic reply! Even if you don't count all the mass shootings, school shootings (a unique American hobby), all the times a kid accidentally kills another kid, or all the times some paranoid nutcase has accidentally killed their own kid, mistaking them for an intruder, there's the simple fact that even people who have a lawful reason to be on a property is at risk; (ie) repomen typically don't seize property, a car, or example, for the debtor's driveway because the risk of being shot is too high- a uniquely American problem!
sarah bee consider please the illusion propagated by forces eager to instill fear to better control the masses... US is not as portrayed on the "news" TY
Same! Wouldnt take a risk to live on USA as its dangerous cause everyone can have a gun what is against law in whole world.
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It’s kinda sad seeing such a beautiful piece of property go to waste and slowly rotting away. But overall great video. Good work guys!!!
The sunset is amazing! I miss L.A.
Looks like to me like it's being renovated. More like somebody's trying to fix it up.... wow this place needs a lot of work. It could take two to three years to fix all the repairs that's needed.....the coast would probably be around 2 to 3 million dollars to fix this the right way.
Someone bought this house in 2015 for $14,500,000! Insane
I’m the landscaper of this property, it’s in pacific coast hwy!
How much do you get paid for that? Looks great.
Jorge Roldan you're not doing a very good job - that place is a mess
It’s “IN” the PCH? Did you move it?
Do you know why the last owners left?
I bet someone could renovate this for 300,000-500,000 dollars, and it would look really nice again
What a fabulous place...I love it!
Beautiful mansion. It's a shame that it is abandoned. That would be like ultimate fixer-upper.
Drrck11 I wonder just how expensive would be to restore it?
Probably millions. Strange no one has just sold the lot!
The view is great, the mansion is not. Bad design.
Jo Montanee built in the 50’s remember they didn’t have much imagination in terms of bigger windows, architecture and design.
I use to pass by that place all the time. Never knew it was abandoned. The clam on the front gave it away.
Omg. Amazing. I'd love to live there.
Anyone know what it was abandoned? How long has it been like this? Why has no one purchased it?
Someone did purchase it for 13.5 million dollars 10 years ago. They did nothing with the property because its gonna cost more to tear it down and build a new house when someone can already buy a finished house for sale on the same street for less the price.
so whats going to happen to it? who are the current owners?
The bank they took a loan from probably owns the house.
They can't pay the taxes, it will go to the bank.
That is the problem with mega-expensive homes. You can't pay the tax, you lose them to the bank. If you decide to sell and it's in the shape this one is in, nobody in their right mind would want to buy it unless they really, really love the ocean view. It's TOO CLOSE to the water and the damage from the next big storm would be tremendous unless it's built well. It's held up this well, yes, but the inside is a mess, and there are parts of the balcony railing that have to be replaced and you don't see (I haven't at this point) the water damage allowed by the smashed windows that are there.
I wouldn't be surprised if the last owners stripped the house down to what it is now (sold as many of the furnishing as they could) to get as much out of it as they could. They probably thought, "What the hell?" It's nasty but when you lose something like this and likely will not get your money back they probably didn't care at that point. I'm sure whoever owns this property right now (again, likely a bank) probably knows this building is NOT being restored.
I agree with those who said that this structure will be torn down. Happens in California a lot with luxury homes. How many times have you heard about a mansion or big home owned by a celebrity that was demolished within 20 years of their living there? They're not that sentimental about these things. That house is on the border of its existence... Unless you're a megamillionaire -- $150million+ --, it's not going to be saved in the condition it's in right now. You'll pay probably half again on top of what it's "worth" to get it fixed up. For $40million, not happening!
The splotches I would imagine (on the outside at least) are rust or some other kind of corrosion. The house is constantly exposed to salt water (and I would NEVER buy a building that close to the water, either!) so it's going to have an impact on it. Heck, any house needs regular maintenance and if you own them long enough, say 20-30 years, you're going to have roof work probably at least 3-5 times (IF you're lucky!!!) during that time.
The only other things I can think of besides rust are bacteria or algae growth. Who knows unless you scrape it for yourself.
The Titanic wreck itself rewrote the book on how things decay in saltwater. They had no clue until they found that wreck in 1985 and since the mid-1990s all assumptions about salinity, depth, and temperature went out the window.
Happens on land, too. The material the house is made of is as important as regular maintenance. They don't decay the same... The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building underwent massive maintenance and partial rebuilds in the last 25 years. They were build around the same time but it turned out that for all its greater exterior fanciness the Chrysler Building actually required less work to rehab it partially because the windows on that building were better-sealed and didn't corrode as badly as their counterparts on the other skyscraper.
That mansion is still, toast, IMHO, unless the structure IS sound and somebody decides it IS worth it to salvage it. I'd still predict it WON'T be saved. They're not that sentimental about buildings in California -- or most of the US, for that matter. If the building doesn't qualify as "art" or "historical enough" it's going to get razed like at at least 95% of anything that gets built does.
It's a nice building, yeah, but there's a million others out there like it.
Whose mansion was it?
Why not donate it to fix it up for a homeless recovery center ?
the rich malibu folks don't want the homeless in THEIR town.
M F what? That doesn’t make any sense. Maybe the owner died and the mansion is the possession of someone who lives in another country? If they had the money to fix it up, wouldn’t you think they would’ve by now? Come on, use your brain.
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The flyby overview gives the construction the look of the deck of a ship. Looking down from the camera's eye the round smoke stacks are interesting.
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