A French-inspired mansion with an Irish twist
Mark Wahlberg’s former estate includes a Celtics-themed basketball court.
Mark Wahlberg just sold his 30,500-square-foot megamansion in Beverly Park for $55 million — the priciest home sale in Southern California this year.
It’s a massive sum but a far cry from the $87.5 million the movie star was asking last year.
Wahlberg, who starred in the 2022 films “Uncharted” and “Father Stu,” was a motivated seller. He moved to Nevada last year, citing a fresh start and better life for his kids, and shelled out $15.6 million for a vacant plot in a luxury community near Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
By closing the L.A. deal in February, he avoids a $3.025million tax bill under Measure ULA, the “mansion tax” approved by Los Angeles voters last year. It kicks in April 1 and would have charged a 5.5% transfer tax on the sale.
Wahlberg owned the property for more than a decade. Records show he paid $8.25 million for the land in 2009 and brought in mega-mansion master Richard Landry to build the place. Landry, known for designing palatial properties for the ultra-wealthy, finished the French-inspired palace five years later.
An opulent concoction of European-inspired design and modern amenities, the three-story house has 12 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms and a handful of extravagant
spaces, including a grand entry with dual staircases, a two-story library, a movie theater, a wine cellar and a gym.
The 6.2-acre estate has a driving range, skate park, grotto-style swimming pool and five-hole golf course, complete with sand traps. Wahlberg, a native of Massachusetts, added a Boston Celtics-themed basketball court.
Carl Gambino of Compass and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency held the listing. Ginger Glass, also with Compass, represented the buyer, who remains undisclosed.
It’s a blockbuster sale, but such prices aren’t unheard of in Beverly Park. Sylvester Stallone sold his home in the community last year to Adele for $58 million, and the founder of California Pizza Kitchen is asking $48.5 million for his place down the street.
On the same day that Wahlberg closed his deal, a Beverly Park mansion known as Villa Firenze traded hands for $52 million.
Wahlberg grew to stardom as a member of the hiphop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch before transitioning to acting with notable roles in “Boogie Nights,” “Planet of the Apes” and “The Other Guys.”
The 51-year-old has received two Oscar nominations, for “The Departed” and “The Fighter.”