Open Your Heart to Madonna’s Former Mulholland Drive Mansion, Available for $21M

It just doesn’t get more old-Hollywood glam than the Los Angeles estate known as Castillo del Lago.

Set on legendary Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills, this spread is said to have been a Bugsy Siegel lair in the 1930s.

After that, it served as a prominent movie location for 1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop” and as Madonna‘s home in the 1990s. The home currently belongs to fashion titan Leon Max, of Max Studio, according to the Wall Street Journal.

And if you happen to have $21 million lying around, you could be the next owner of this lavish, nine-bedroom, six-bath dwelling.

Originally designed in 1926 by noted architect John DeLario, the 10,513-square-foot mansion features classic Spanish architecture and is quite the local landmark.

Situated behind private gates on top of a ridge, the house is accessible by a winding driveway. With its signature tower and gazebos, the property could easily be mistaken for a peaceful monastery or resort.

It has all gracious design details of the era, including wood-beam and coffered ceilings, custom wrought-iron railings and balconies, terra cotta flooring, colored tile, statement fireplaces, and Spanish archways.

Some of its more arresting architectural features include the hand-stenciled wood beams and two-story fireplace in the formal living room; the richly paneled library with its distinctive fireplace; the formal dining room’s unique, honeycomb-patterned ceiling; and a vintage, wood-paneled elevator.

An array of opulent fabrics and tapestries are found throughout the home’s bedrooms.

Max bought the property in 2010, when his Max Studio retail locations were ubiquitous in malls across the U.S. He paid $7 million for the estate and set to work restoring and redecorating with remarkable flair.

The lushly landscaped grounds are just as impressive as the interiors. The property has 360-degree views of downtown L.A., the Pacific Ocean, the iconic Hollywood sign, and Lake Hollywood.

There’s a classic lap pool, fountains, terraces, rolling lawns, rose gardens, sculpted hedges, draping wisteria, citrus trees, and mature-specimen trees—including palms—and brilliantly blooming bougainvillea.

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