About Brentwood's Bel Air

Bel Air is an affluent, faux-gated residential community in the hills of the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California. Together with Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills it forms the Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Bel Air is situated about 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Los Angeles and includes some of the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. It borders the north side of UCLA along Sunset Boulevard. At the heart of the community sits the Bel Air Country Club and the Hotel Bel-Air. The community was founded in 1923 by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. It is bordered by Brentwood on the west and southwest, Westwood on the south, Beverly Hills Post Office on the east, and Sherman Oaks on the north. Bel Air is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities and corporate executives. Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles. We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today's exciting and lucrative real estate market. Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home. To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Century City, Marina Del Rey & Mar Vista please visit our website: http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/ When you are ready to view the properties or just have a question, please contact us: 310.459.8191 or info@wsprops.com

After living in Las Vegas in recent months, the King of Pop has returned to Southern California wanting to be closer to "where all the action is" in the entertainment industry. Michael Jackson has leased himself a huge mansion in one of the most exclusive areas of Los Angeles, Bel Air Holmby Hills for $100,000 a month.

The $38 million Bel Air home is a French chateau estate built in 2002, one of the most expensive houses listed for sale last year in Los Angeles but was withdrawn from the market after Michael signed a year lease. It has seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 12 fireplaces and a theater. There is a multistory grand entry, hardwood floors, a formal dining room, wood-paneled den and adjoining library with coffered ceilings. The state-of-the-art kitchen has an adjacent butler's pantry. The home also has a guest house, a wine cellar and tasting room.

In 2006, authorities ordered Neverland be closed up and fined Jackson for failing to pay his employees or maintain adequate insurance.Earlier this year, the singer almost saw the property go into foreclosure, before an investment company bought the $24 million (£16 million) loan on the ranch.Last month the deeds were transferred to a firm called Colony Capital, in which Jackson retains a stake. Santa Barbara County Assessor's office said the deal was worth $35million (£24million).

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Here's a peek into the King of Pop Home-to-be

I feel like the issue of Robb Report, or Fly fishing has landed inmy mailbox every monday morning, as I walk into the office and I pick up the MLS Open House guide for Los Angeles. The official guide of www.themls.com our agent/broker owned multiple listing system in Los Angeles. All the beautiful houses, the architectural's , the mansions, the ginormous mansions that have mansions for guest houses and all the condos, townhomes and lofts in between, it is exciting to see what on the market and who has got the listings of the week nailed.

This week the cover is graced by an architectural Bel Air house www.BelAirArchitecturalVilla.com is its website located at 1852 Bel Air Road, you should see the pictures of this house, amazing attention to detail, a heavenly outdoor area with pool and beautiful layout. It is listed by CB Preview agents Vangelis Korasidis and Jade Mills. They have a great product, hope they find a great buyer for it.

Since we are on Bel Air properties another more traditional beauty 1321 Linda Flora Dr, www.1321lindalflora.com is listed at 4,495,000 and seems to have beautiful views and a traditional look and being built in 2003 stands as one of the newer products of the area.

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Wish all of us out there an awesome week with a lot of offers and escrows closing.