The most expensive home in Beverly Hills — which triggered a bidding war among celebrities and moneyed international buyers — has been snapped up by billionaire Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft.
For $70 million, Persson got the 23,000 square-foot mansion and everything inside, including cases of Dom Perignon and two dozen Roberto Cavalli place settings at $3,700 a pop, according to John Aaroe Group, the real estate company that took care of the sale.
The mansion, which John Aaroe Group describes as the priciest sale in Beverly Hills in years, has a candy room, an 18-seat movie theater, three high-definition 90-inch televisions that can screen panoramic views of Los Angeles from the roof and a replica of James Dean’s motorcycle.
Persson, who sold his company, Mojang, to Microsoft for $2.5 billion this fall, shared a shot of him lounging by his new candy room on Twitter. Mojang launched Minecraft in 2009.
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— Markus Persson (@notch) December 18, 2014
“Marcus fell in love with the house, its sleek contemporary design and its spectacular panoramic views that sweep from downtown LA to the Pacific Ocean,” Katia De Los Reyes, a real estate agent with John Aaroe Group, said in a blog post on the firm’s website. “The fact that the house also was completely furnished in such great style was another major selling point for him.”
Beyoncé and Jay Z also bid on the eight bedroom house, TMZ reported earlier this month. The mansion was originally priced at $85 million, according to Curbed Los Angeles.
The mansion also boasts vodka and tequila bars, a 54–foot curved glass door in the living room that opens onto an infinity pool with iPad-controlled fountains and 15 bathrooms, all equipped with $5,600 toilets.
