Hollywood's Most Expensive Spec Houses

Holmby Hills

The 22,000-square-foot Holmby Hills estate has soaring ceilings, sprawling rooms and custom-crafted cabinets, floors and furniture.

Holmby Hills

“I’m European, so I’m used to small spaces,” says Estate Four owner Alessandro Cajrati Crivelli. “But I’m learning how people here live. People who buy homes in Los Angeles generally want something that is 15,000 square feet or bigger.”

Crivelli

“I feel like I’m living on the edge of poverty under 9-foot ceilings,” says Crivelli, his voice echoing all the way up to the nearly triple-height ceilings of a mega-spec mansion he’s building in Holmby Hills.

Bird Streets

Paul McClean has become one of L.A.’s leading designers of high-end spec homes. Among his recent projects are this 8,000-square-foot home in the Bird Streets with city-to-ocean views.

Brentwood

This 10,000-square-foot contemporary in Brentwood was completed this year, priced at $11.5 million.

Bel-Air

This 15,000-square-foot Bel-Air estate has 16-foot ceilings, marble walls and a soaring staircase that leads to the home’s five guest bedrooms, master suite and gym. It is priced at $30 million.

Spec House

This 10,500-square-foot house on the Sunset Strip was built on spec and designed by architect Hagy Belzberg. It includes a 725-square-foot “wellness center” and a 1,750-square-foot guest house retreat.

$45,000 a month

Designed by Giannetti Architects, this Palisades rental replaced a teardown.

Bird Streets

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss purchased this spec house in the Hollywood Hills for $18 million in 2012.