"Ross listed her 6,833-square-foot house with five bedrooms--and nine baths, yet!--for $2.5 million, but it sold--according to public records--for $1.75 million. It was built 21 years ago by Donald Factor, grandson of cosmetic czar Max Factor Sr., to accommodate a collection of paintings. Because of its design, it became known as the "house with no windows.""
"Looks like that Beverly Hills eyesore--the 68-year-old mansion that was gutted by fire five years ago after it was purchased and painted lime green by Saudi Arabian Sheik Mohammed al-Fassi (who also had the classic, white plaster nude statues on the front veranda painted in natural skin and hair tones)--will be demolished, starting on Aug. 19."
"The client, Cesar Lopez Jr., plans to build two large homes, which he will sell through Douvan, in place of the 38-room house now on the northwest corner of Alpine Drive and Sunset Boulevard. Of course, the mansion wasn't always an eyesore. It was constructed as a stately Italian-style residence for Beverly Hills founder M. H. Whittier."
Diana Ross sold her 6,833-square-foot Beverly Hills house to James Burrows, director/producer of "Cheers," for $1.75 million, below its $2.5 million asking price. The five-bedroom, nine-bath home was built 21 years ago by Donald Factor, grandson of cosmetics founder Max Factor Sr., and became known as the "house with no windows" due to its design accommodating a painting collection. Ross relocated the property after moving back to New York. Separately, a deteriorating 68-year-old Italian-style mansion on Alpine Drive and Sunset Boulevard, previously owned by Saudi Arabian Sheik Mohammed al-Fassi who painted it lime green and modified its statues, will be demolished starting August 19. Developer Cesar Lopez Jr. plans to construct two large homes on the site of the former 38-room estate.
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