Inside Late Singer Prince’s Former Home That’s for Sale — But It’s Not the One He Painted Purple
Prince‘s most famous residence is his Paisley Park estate located in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The massive 65,000-square-foot complex served as the musician’s private home, recording studio, and entertainment headquarters for nearly 30 years. It’s also where the “Purple Rain” singer was found dead on April 21, 2016.
But Prince once lived at another famous address on the West Coast as well, and now that property just had a price reduction.
In 2008, the “When Doves Cry” hitmaker moved into 77 Beverly Park Lane in Beverly Hills, where he resided until mid-2009. The mansion was built in 2007 by developer George Santo Pietro, the former husband of Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White. It’s in a desirable neighborhood that is a favorite of Hollywood stars like Sylvester Stallone and Mark Wahlberg.
The Tuscan-style home is approximately 27,000 square feet, with nine bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. The entire property is set on more than two acres. The house boasts a two-story living room, a wine room, a home theater, and the primary suite has two sitting rooms. Outside, you’ll find immaculate grounds with gardens, a large swimming pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, and parking for about 40 cars.
Prince reportedly paid $200,000 a month to rent the home, and now it can be yours if you have an extra $54.5 million lying around. That amount is after $13.5 million was knocked off the asking price in recent weeks.
While the “Let’s Go Crazy” artist only lived in the home a short period of time, he added and documented his personal changes. Some of those include a bright-purple carpet that ran down the front steps and two purple thrones situated next to the living-room fireplace.
Prince said he hosted plenty of parties at the estate. But he also made music there. In a home recording studio, he recorded some material, including the track “77 Beverly Park,” which he named after the address. The song appeared on his 2009 LotusFlow3r album. The changes to this mansion were largely personal decorative touches and the creation of a working music environment, rather than the major transformation associated with his other Los Angeles rental.
Speaking of that other rental, Prince also stayed at a Bel-Air mansion owned by NBA star Carlos Boozer and, without permission, changed that house to match his taste.
When Boozer played for the Utah Jazz, he agreed to rent his Los Angeles pad to Prince for a year at $95,000 a month. Then, a couple of months later, when Boozer returned to LA to rehab a hamstring injury, he discovered that Prince had changed almost everything about his house. His furnishings were gone and replaced by black-and-purple everything.
The gold lions on the 12-foot front gate had been replaced with Prince’s symbol and a long purple carpet bearing the emblem. The weight room became a disco dance floor with a DJ booth, and his bedrooms were converted to a hair salon and massage room. He even painted purple stripes on the exterior of the house. Boozer threatened to sue, but Prince had everything returned and put back the way it was when he first rented it because it was all just in storage.
