One of many lavish mansions showcased on HBO‘s Succession has reportedly burnt down within the Palisades Fire that has now ravaged over 22,000 acres within the prosperous beachside neighborhood.
In line with the Each day Mail — which has published before-and-after photos of the sprawling 18-bedroom, 6-bathroom dwelling — the property was featured within the fourth and closing season of the dramedy, serving as a luxurious mainstay for the Roy siblings, performed by Jeremy Sturdy, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook.
Scooped up by Luminar Applied sciences CEO Austin Russell for $83 million in 2021, the San Onofre property was perched atop a one-acre promontory within the Santa Monica Mountains. The opening minutes of Succession Season 4 prominently feature the mega-mansion’s winding driveway, infinity pool and breathtaking views.
Whereas the Emmy-winning sequence doesn’t clarify to whom the house belongs, the trio are there to plan out their subsequent strikes following the Season 3 finale, which left them sparring with their father Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as he revealed his plot to promote conglomerate Waystar Royco to unpredictable tech billionaire Alexander Skarsgård’s Lukas Mattson. A lot of this dialogue takes place amid the Ardie Tavangarian-developed dwelling’s board shaped concrete partitions and showroom kitchen.
As seen within the footage, the razed construction has been largely lowered to a blackened shell, with uncovered metallic beams and ash-strewn particles. Previous to the destruction, the gorgeous 20,000 square-foot dwelling — beforehand out there for lease at an unseemly $450,000 per month — included a number of swimming pools, a 20-seat movie show, backlit blue onyx bar, indoor-outdoor gymnasium, automotive gallery, ballistic-safe room and therapeutic massage/spa room with side-by-side cold and warm plunge swimming pools.
Further swanky perks included a zen backyard with a 200-pound bronze Buddha statue imported from Thailand, in addition to a terrace with a glass pool and greenhouse. One of many extra distinctive options of the ship-like, wood home was a retractable ceiling within the proprietor’s bed room that gave strategy to an enormous sunroof for stargazing. There was additionally a retinal-scan safety system.
Positioned at 1601 San Onofre Dr., the itemizing was described as an “avant-garde masterpiece that transcends typical luxurious. This architectural tour de power instructions breathtaking 360-degree panoramic views, seamlessly mixing indoor and outside opulence via cutting-edge design and bespoke craftsmanship.” That included the sourcing of unique international supplies, a Nobu-designed chef’s kitchen and a temperature-controlled wine lounge.
The mansion, inbuilt 2020, is amongst several notable locales used for Hollywood productions which were destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton blazes, which have collectively leveled 10,000 buildings and burned 36,000 acres. The Altadena mansion utilized in one other HBO/Max present, Hacks, was additionally razed to the bottom just lately.
