California’s Malibu has become a haven for high-profile figures, with Oakley founder Jim Jannard and megawatt musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z spending up to $210 million on real estate in the coastal city in the past three years. One blufftop estate in Point Dume offers a different type of star power, though, having appeared in iconic movies and TV shows throughout the 1990s.
Named Venezia Pacifica, the mega-mansion is perched on over an acre of land in the Cliffside Drive cul-de-sac. Designed by architect Jonathan Stout, the pad offers roughly 17,700 square feet of airy interiors that overlook 180-degree ocean views. It also comes with a 9,500-square-foot subterranean garage and parking for 20 vehicles.
Archways span both sides of the two-story ballroom.
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Ken Harges, a late real estate developer with over 70 projects to his name, reportedly paid $1.7 million for the land in 1988, before adding a nine-bedroom house to the grounds in 1991. While living there with his family, Harges allowed the home to be used as a filming location for TV series like CSI: Miami and The O.C., as well as films such as The Brady Bunch Movie and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. It was also Jay-Z’s mansion of choice for his 1998 music video for “Money Ain’t a Thang,” giving it extra cool points.
