Rockstar CEO Russell Weiner sells Hollywood Hills home for $8 million
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The estate, originally listed at $14,995,000, includes a guesthouse, state-of-the-art sound and light systems and plenty of room for high-energy partying.
There are some houses that are truly not for everybody. The good news for Rockstar energy drink magnate Russell Weiner is that he found just such a non-everybody.
After 578 days on the market, Weiner's poured-in-place concrete megalith in the Hollywood Hills was sold for $8 million. It started as a $14,995,000 listing -- based on replacement costs. But lots of unpleasantness in the economy later, more realistic pricing followed and led to multiple offers.So what do you get for $8 million? To start, the entrance foyer doubles as a nightclub. Guests can settle in on the nifty built-in couches in little alcoves and wait to be served their high-octane energy drinks (what else would he serve?). There are soaring ceilings, state-of-the-art sound and light systems and a new media room with a bar and drop screen.
Most of the walls are made of glass to provide views of city lights and the ocean. There are glass staircases and a glass loft floor, all the better to see what's going in the world beneath you.
For the practical-minded, there are five bedroom suites in the main house and a two-bedroom guesthouse. Square footage tops 9,000.
Weiner recently listed another home he owns just above Sunset Strip at $2,995,000.
He founded and is chief executive of Rockstar Inc. and is the son of conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage.
Michael Eisenberg of Keller Williams Realty, Beverly Hills, had the listing.
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