Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and social media platform reportedly acquired.
According to the New York Times, this Tuscan-style villa is more than just a personal retreat, it’s also a place for families to coexist.
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Surrounded by multi-million dollar homes, the mansion was conceived as a family retreat where his children and mother would live side by side, enchanting their young offspring with the magic of growing up together.
The six-bedroom mansion hidden behind the rumored main villa also belongs to Musk, creating a vision as grand as its A$53.25 million (US$35 million) price tag.
Musk, a vocal advocate of population growth through in vitro fertilization, reportedly offered his “magical” contributions to friends and acquaintances, but not everyone accepted his unusual proposal.
The co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX, driven by anxiety about Earth’s uncertain future, dreams of colonizing Mars.
Lately, he has shifted his focus to the ominous drop in birth rates and actively advocates for larger families. platform x (Formerly Twitter).
However, as rumors began swirling about the mysterious family compound in Texas, Musk labeled the stories of the lavish estate false and dismissed them to the publication Page Six.
“I don’t own or build a complex in Austin,” Musk told Page Six.
The legendary inventor claimed that such a vast abode does not exist, despite having a net worth of more than $412 billion (US$271 billion).
Interesting stories about Musk’s ambitious vision have already surfaced.
Last year, whispers of a Texas “utopia” surfaced. It’s in the town of Snailbrook, near his bustling SpaceX and Boring Company campuses.
The Wall Street Journal reported that for his ambitious plan, Musk has acquired more than 4,000 acres of land outside Austin, which he envisions as a “utopia” for his employees to live and work. I was planning it.
Between 2020 and 2021, Musk sold all seven of his homes for a total of approximately $194.5 million (US$127.9 million).
Musk’s real estate businesses over the years include:
Bel Air – California
In 2012, Elon Musk made his first move to California’s upscale Bel Air neighborhood, purchasing a sprawling mansion for $25.85 million (US$17 million).
The property was originally used as a rental by Musk starting in 2010, but Musk ultimately chose to make it his permanent home.
This stunning home has seven bedrooms, a two-story library, pool, and tennis court, all with beautiful views of Bel Air Country Club.
Musk put the mansion on the market in 2020 for A$45.6 million (US$30 million) after vowing to part with his property.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the property was sold to Chinese billionaire William Ding.
Gene Wilder’s old home
The Los Angeles mansion once decorated by Gene Wilder (the original Willy Wonka) was once owned by Musk, but recently returned to the market.
Wilder’s former Bel Air home was sold by Tesla founder Elon Musk in 2020 to the late actor’s nephew Jordan Walker Perlman and his wife Elizabeth Hunter. Musk took out a large loan to help the couple make the purchase. However, they defaulted on the property.
The property is currently listed for $19.71 million (US$12.95 million).
Hillsboro – California
In 2017, Elon Musk purchased a sprawling mansion in Hillsboro, California for $35.62 million (US$23.4 million).
This historic building dates back to 1912 and has been lavishly restored and expanded to include a 5-star kitchen with a private chef.
The home features a grand living room with renovated windows, a library with leather walls and a fireplace, as well as separate cocktail and dining rooms.
Musk initially put the property on the market for $57.08 million (US$37.5 million), but later adjusted the price to US$32 million and secured a buyer.
small house venture
Elon Musk has temporarily acquired a modest AU$76,038 (US$50,000) house in Boca Chica, Texas, home of SpaceX’s launch facility, as he strives to divest himself of his tangible assets. It stopped.
In 2020, Musk chose to sell his collection of five luxury mansions, choosing instead to make a modest two-bedroom house in Boca Chica his primary residence. “We will meet here,” biographer Walter Isaacson wrote on X (formerly Twitter), where Musk sat at this wooden table and made a phone call.
In 2021, tiny home company Boxabl installed one of its tiny homes, the Casita, at Musk’s SpaceX launch site.
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