The British pop star bought the estate in Holmby Hills after selling his previous residence to rapper Drake for roughly $75 million
British pop superstar Robbie Williams has paid $49.5 million for an opulent estate in the tony Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, according to people familiar with the deal.
The transaction comes on the heels of Mr. Williams selling his previous residence—a mansion in the exclusive Beverly Crest community—to the hip-hop star Drake for about $75 million, according to a person familiar with both deals.
Mr. Williams’s new property is known as the Faring Estate. Originally built in the 1930s, the European-style home on roughly 2 acres was largely reconstructed in the early 2000s. It spans about 19,000 square feet with eight bedrooms across a main house and two guesthouses, one of which was designed by noted L.A. architect John Elgin Woolf, according to the listing.
The seller is a trust tied to Lauren King, the wife of the late television syndication magnate Richard King, records show. Neither Ms. King nor Mr. Williams could be reached for comment.
The Faring Estate has been on and off the market for more than a decade and has been listed for as much as about $70 million, according to listings website Zillow.
The main house has a two-story entryway with a spiral staircase, a formal living room, and a bar, according to the listing. A wood-paneled great room has an office. There is also a wine cellar, a children’s playroom, and a salon. The grounds include a tennis court, a saltwater pool, and a pool house with a sauna and fitness center.
The home was once owned by comedian Fanny Brice, the stage, radio, and film star depicted by Barbra Streisand in the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” according to the book “Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl” by Herbert G. Goldman.
The property was most recently listed by a team that included Linda May and Rick Hilton of Hilton & Hyland, Aaron Kirman of Compass and Rayni and Branden Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates. Mr. Kirman also represented the buyer, according to the local multiple listings service.
Mr. Williams, 48, rose to fame in the 1990s as a singer in the British band Take That. He went on to have a successful solo career with hit songs such as “Candy” and “Angels.”
British pop superstar Robbie Williams has paid $49.5 million for an opulent estate in the tony Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, according to people familiar with the deal.
The transaction comes on the heels of Mr. Williams selling his previous residence—a mansion in the exclusive Beverly Crest community—to the hip-hop star Drake for about $75 million, according to a person familiar with both deals.
Mr. Williams’s new property is known as the Faring Estate. Originally built in the 1930s, the European-style home on roughly 2 acres was largely reconstructed in the early 2000s. It spans about 19,000 square feet with eight bedrooms across a main house and two guesthouses, one of which was designed by noted L.A. architect John Elgin Woolf, according to the listing.
The seller is a trust tied to Lauren King, the wife of the late television syndication magnate Richard King, records show. Neither Ms. King nor Mr. Williams could be reached for comment.
The Faring Estate has been on and off the market for more than a decade and has been listed for as much as about $70 million, according to listings website Zillow.
The main house has a two-story entryway with a spiral staircase, a formal living room, and a bar, according to the listing. A wood-paneled great room has an office. There is also a wine cellar, a children’s playroom, and a salon. The grounds include a tennis court, a saltwater pool, and a pool house with a sauna and fitness center.
The home was once owned by comedian Fanny Brice, the stage, radio, and film star depicted by Barbra Streisand in the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” according to the book “Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl” by Herbert G. Goldman.
The property was most recently listed by a team that included Linda May and Rick Hilton of Hilton & Hyland, Aaron Kirman of Compass and Rayni and Branden Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates. Mr. Kirman also represented the buyer, according to the local multiple listings service.
Mr. Williams, 48, rose to fame in the 1990s as a singer in the British band Take That. He went on to have a successful solo career with hit songs such as “Candy” and “Angels.”