Jeff Bezos buys estate for $165m
The Amazon CEO has purchased the home of billionaire David Geffen for $165 million, according to The Wall Street Journal , breaking a record for the most expensive home sale in California state history.
A spokesperson for Amazon did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment on the sale
The estate was built by Warner Bros. cofounder and president Jack L. Warner in 1937. Geffen bought the house, known as the Warner estate, in 1990 for a reported $47.5 million.
While photos of the estate are sparse, Los Angeles County has plenty of aerial views of the property that give us our best look yet at Bezos' rumored purchase.
Jack L. Warner, the cofounder and one-time president of Warner Bros., built his estate in 1937.
It said the deal topped a Los Angeles-area home price record set last.