Make New York Post a Preferred Source LeBron James may be suiting up in Philly these days, but his West Coast kingdom is almost ready for its king.
The Sixers star’s two-mansion compound in the hills of Beverly Hills is in the final phase of construction, according to fresh aerial shots published by the Daily Mail. The timing is jarring. Just days earlier, cops collared a man at the family’s current Brentwood home who allegedly told officers he was James’s son.
James scooped up the hilltop estate on Beverly Grove Drive back in 2020, while he was still wearing purple and gold, paying $36.75 million, per property records. He didn’t keep the house for long. The 1930s showplace, which once belonged to French screen idol Charles Boyer before passing to Howard Hughes, was flattened to make room for something much bigger.
Make that two somethings. Planning filings show the property was split into a pair of lots, each getting its own mansion and its own street address. Crews broke ground in 2023 once permits were in hand.
The heavyweight of the pair will stretch roughly 16,000 square feet over two floors, perched above a 7,700-square-foot underground garage, with a pool and spa in the backyard. A basketball court is also part of the package.
Both homes will use one shared driveway, monitored by a 209-square-foot guardhouse, and a central motor court anchored by a big water feature will tie the two residences together.
It’s a page straight out of the King’s own playbook. Not long after going No. 1 in the 2003 draft, an 18-year-old James dropped $2.1 million on an Akron, Ohio, property, knocked down the house and put up a custom mansion now worth north of $10 million. That Ohio spread, at more than 30,000 square feet, is still his biggest, complete with a bowling alley, recording studio and barbershop.
Back in Brentwood, the vibe was far less glamorous last week. LAPD officers first rolled up on what was called in as a possible burglary in progress. James’s security team had reportedly picked up the intruder on camera, and police took him into custody on the spot. He was booked on suspicion of felony stalking. Cops have not released his name.
James was some 2,000 miles away in Ohio, getting ready to face the Cavaliers.
“My family is safe and that’s the most important,” James told reporters Sunday.
“We’re still looking into everything,” he added.
It’s not clear whether his wife, Savannah, and their 12-year-old daughter, Zhuri, were home during the incident. The pair have stayed put in LA so Zhuri can keep up with school and volleyball, while James commutes by helicopter between Philadelphia and a New York residence as the Sixers ride a 9-3 start.
James’s real estate empire also includes homes in his native Akron and Miami’s ritzy Coconut Grove.
