Steve Harvey buys the former Atlanta mansion that Tyler Perry owned for $15 million.
Madea was the first, and now Steve Harvey. Those walls are guaranteed to provide a good laugh at any time. According to a 𝔯𝔲mor that was initially published by TMZ, comedian-turned-talk-show presenter and self-help author Harvey and his wife Marjorie have just purchased a house in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, for the price of $15 million. The mansion was originally held by movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry.
Given the amount of programming that Harvey and Perry create, it is likely that they could launch their very own television network on their own. Showtime at the Apollo, “Celebrity Family Feud,” and the Miss Universe pageant are just some of the shows that the former, who is 63 years old, hosts. She is a familiar figure on the small screen. A number of networks, including BET, Netflix, OWN, Nickelodeon, and others, are now airing Perry’s series. Before becoming successful in the entertainment industry, both of them had to overcome adversity and become wealthy. Before they became famous, they were homeless and sometimes lived in their automobiles.
After having the property on the market for almost two years with an exorbitαnt original asking price of $25 million, Perry finally sold the unapologetically extravagant 35,000-square-foot monster in 2016 for the price of $17.5 million. The house created real estate waves as the most expensive residential sale in Atlanta’s history, despite the fact that the discrepancy between the original asking price and the documented sale price was in the multiple millions of dollars.
Before reading over the extensive list of amenities that are included in the seven-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom spread, it is important to take a deep breath. For starters, there is the environment: A lighted tennis court, a fully equipped gym, a separate spa, and 17 acres of manicured lawns that are bordered by trimmed gardens are all included in this property. Additionally, there is a 70,000-gallon infinity-edge swimming pool. Additionally, the extravagant estate features a guesthouse, a guardhouse, and a caretaker’s suite that is located in a separate building. Additionally, it is equipped with a sophisticated security system and a backup generator that is able to supply power to the entire estate. The main property, which is designed in the French Provincial style, features a number of formal and informal living and entertaining rooms, as well as a state-of-the-art theater, an indoor swimming pool, a wine cellar, and an underground ballroom that is equipped with a catering kitchen.
According to the real estate website buckhead.com, the buyer from Perry and the seller to Harvey was David Turner, a former businessman turned evangelist who made his wealth manufacturing dried fruit and nuts. Harvey was the buyer. He appears to have a motive for spending $17.5 million for a mansion that is almost as bizarre as his business. “I went online and I saw this house, and that’s when I felt like God told me, ‘This is your house,'” he said to the website. “It was then that I realized,” he said. God must have also informed him that the mansion would have to be sold at any cost, because Turner suffered a staggering loss of $2.5 million when he sold the house. This is not taking into account the carrying costs, improvements, or the substantial fees that were charged by the realtor.
There is also another enormous property in Atlanta that belongs to Harvey, as well as a mansion in Little Elm, Texas, which is 6,500 square feet in size and has five bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. This mansion is presently up for sale at a price that is close to $1.1 million. However, before to purchasing the property that was formerly owned by Perry, he and his family lived in the foothills above Beverly Hills, California, in a rental house that cost $100,000 per month and was located in the prestigious Beverly Park residential enclave that was guard-gated.
Perry, on the other hand, is the owner of a number of other enormous residences, one of which is a manor in the Beverly Hills neighborhood that spans 24,000 square feet and is currently currently occupied by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Chase Mizell, associated with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, was the real estate agent who represented the Buckhead property.
