I think at this point, any proterty shown in any of those house tour youtubers' channels are just houses they can't sell. The developers are using the youtubers as a last resort for some global outreach on the off chance they get some dumb foreign money to purchase their properties.
thats the irony of the an unregulated market. it comes to a point where the market becomes saturated eventually, theres no buyers. or rather no buyers who has any practical use or value for it.
@@dendrien Unregulated? Housing and banking are the 2 most regulated markets in the US and I would argue that this is in fact part of the problem. More importantly the overprinting and mismanagement of interest rates has caused bubble after bubble after bubble.
Arvin, you are absolutely correct. Too many influencers including Enes, Producer Michael, have been misleading the viewers about the authenticity and use of the word “Beverly Hills”.
@@blueice011Thank you. Enes and his peers are making videos for ppl who like to watch mansion tours. It’s escapism. No one is buying a mansion based on his video. Do RE agents use his videos for vanity promotional purposes? Sure. That material will always be slanted to show the positives. But this idea that home tours are legit reference materials and misleading serious buyers is nonsense. The top 1% of buyers who can afford this home will be leaning on his/her team to evaluate the ins and outs of these properties in person. Hence, why a lot of them are on the market for years.
So your contention is that the seller of a property in Dubai flew Enes and his team half way around the world, and put them up for a week, because they like supporting the random viewers who like to watch videos of mansion tours? Not for the economical mass exposure of their property? How about the seller of a mansion at Lake Como in Italy? Same thing? Thank goodness for all of those philanthropists out there paying Enes to make one sided sales videos of their properties, just for people who like to watch them.
@@blueice011 Most agents in LA know of situations where the buyer finds out in escrow or even after closing that their property is not in Beverly Hills ... the reason for that is videos like this seem to answer the location question so they never ask because they think they already know the answer and find out when its too late.... its misleading
He suppose to talk like that!!!! Enes is promoting his channel and business! I expect him to talk over the top and deliver a fantasy for a home. It’s why we love to watch him!
Unfortunately I have to admit, that I like the original design of the Facade as Gene Simmons had it better than this wood cladding. Before the house had some grandeur, it felt older, but grand. Now I get "I wish I bought something in Colorado instead" vibes.
I subscribed last week and have watched almost all the videos already. One comment: having multiple similar seating areas is not redundant/pointless if you want to get away from the rest of the family. The kids watching cartoons in one family room, and the parents quietly reading in another family room.
This has been on the market for many months- I appreciate the way you explain how long some properties have been on sale for. Just remember folks- when things go banana in shape, these properties are the first to suffer.
As a woman, I can say with confidence, that while I appreciate the thought and work that has gone into this house, it does not appeal to me at all. It is ULTRA MASCULINE. It's almost overwhelming.
Ernes is the shit. His job is to sell properties. How dumb you'd have to be to destroy your own business by pointing out flaws. If I hit it big, Ernes is my guy.
Arvin, I really appreciate your thorough and professional analysis of the real estate marketing videos on RU-vid. I think your advice is extremely valuable for every buyer in the luxury real estate market ! 😊😊
Another great review. It doesn't matter howfar you've gone, if you've gone the wrong way. Even for a bachelor this house will get quickly depressing without family. The finishes are amazing but developers need to decide clearly if you're building a home or a showpiece.
Set decoration and videography ideas - I would suggest framing your shot with your head two thirds from the right of frame as you naturally look slightly right in-frame. Then using some of the space on the slatted-wall feature to have a creative design lit sign that shows your brand rather than the shirt. Also a tungsten/amber uplighter on the slatted wall area to create a little more visual dynamic. You could use a cooler blue light on the back wall to finish. The only remaining step would be to get a camera and lens set-up that would allow you to create a little depth of field effect to slightly blur the background ensuring that you at the subject are in main focus.
When I first saw this home on Enes' channel, my impression was that it was a nice art piece, but not a livable house. I thought it was new construction and not a remodel of an ugly old home. I also thought it was way overpriced, and this was before I had discovered "The Mansion Guy." For anyone who doesn't follow Enes, his latest is another Max Nobel home that is impeccably designed but overpriced by about double.
@@blueice011 That's the point. Imagine a celebrity forced to clean it by contract. Remember in the last video you weren't allowed to sell Michael Jordan's questionable furniture.
I attended a wedding here about a month ago. Yes, impressive, yet more of a commercial, event, hotel vibe. Arvin, what I really like about you and this channel is your insight is spot on! I don't see a family here, wealthy bachelor for sure. Cannot age out in this home...too many steps especially the pool area. The living room sculpture is cool if this is a hip chic hotel, right? And the back area is teeny tiny for the scale of the home. Thanks for sharing as always :)
That main entry reminds me of a hotel lobby- you have the large seating area for guests who are waiting looking outside, then the smaller fireplace off to the side would be the library/internet area of a hotel.
Hey Arvin, this has to be one of your best video when it comes to how you go into details of design and specifics in a concise manner, please keep this way of reviews up! Greetings from Germany PS: you were saying that its a pity how the great room will rarely be used. What do you think of the idea of adding a bar and a poker table to increase the usability of it?
Very few people like those bear sculptures and very few people have them. It's the same guy that sticks them in every house he builds. He thinks they make the house look better. But if you like them or not I think they are still a distraction to actually seeing the house.
The creepy dolls in varying sizes, colors and materials, that are all over the house, are a fright. I can't imagine any normal man, who is the apparent target market for this place, liking the feeling he gets from this house with those in every room.
Hi Arvin, love the video! Do you think you would do a video of your personal favourite house that Enes has toured? And explaining what makes the house so spectacular??
Watching this, having seen the previous decor, all I think is what changes I would have to make to turn this back into a family home. It's one thing to change out colors or a few cosmetic things. This, I'd think of everything I'd have to completely remove or renovate. There is a reason the price has dropped.
@@blueice011the colour scheme has been changed , great room walls have been painted white , perhaps the feedback was that potential buyers wants something more neutral .
I have to say i have a crush on this house. This house is seductive. It is gorgeous. They did a beautiful reno. Max’s reno’s are so thoughtful when it come to mixing design elements. His homes are beautiful to my eye. The idea that this was gene simmons home which was on tv for years is mind blowing the change of it.
this max guy has an absolutely beautiful taste, i can tell he is a great designer, but i agree with you about the bachelor vibe, i absolutely hate the bear dolls, the curvatures on the stair case, the dark walls and especially the dark master bathroom , i lost it when i saw it (frustrated face palming in female😤) it looked like battman's cave, if you wake up happy that bathroom will do a good job in depressing you for the rest of the day and i think that cool 3d wall should not be in a bedroom
I was ok with things, until I saw that bathroom. I think a master bath should be more feminine, if not lean more feminine. I definitely agree about the bears. I kept thinking bonfire. At least they aren’t permanent.
You really don’t want natural light in a closet.the UV lights fade textiles, but maybe the clothes are all behind doors. I learned a lot from this video. Thank you.
I really don't understand the wine"rooms" with glass doors and in daylight. Wine is supposed to kept in a dark and dry area, like a basement. All those mansions have wine-spaces in daylight, with glass doors. WHY?
@@MeesterJ Why keep bottles of wine in a showroom, knowing you never can drink that wine anymore after it was exposed to daylight.? Is that also show-wine? (not drinkable) ?
This looks like an unlivable house. That door alone would scare the hell out of me. I don’t need to be careful and concerned every time I open my door.
Then he should go to these properties and film and point this stuff out in person instead of stealing someone else’s videos to discredit them and the property owner.
Enes works for realtors to present their listings in their best light. He is NOT a buyer's rep. Know what you are looking at, a presentation by the sellers. Arvin Haddad works for buyers rep's.
it seem much more to be a building that only celebrates its designer and not an environment where a human being lives. Almost where an actual person , simply being in the space ... has The Nerve to pollute the hard lifeless look .
The exterior looked better before. The interior was dated and needed to be redone. Max does great work, but his interiors are just too dark and different. Too much black and I'm not sure I want a giant Bugs Bunny in my house. The Kaws collection is a bit overdone. Dining room, kitchen, and family room are my favorites even if a bit masculine. They are beautiful.
Another great video. I really appreciated this one-as I feel like it’s very easy for one to get soo lost in the high end and interesting finishes that they overlook the flaws of the property. Arvin does a masterful job highlighting the wonderful finishes but also exposing some of the bigger flaws of the property that might go unnoticed.
I completely understand you concerning the points you made about this property, but if I had the $$ I 100% would have been seduced into purchasing it. This, to me, is one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen, minus the creepy dolls.
I don’t like the wood cladding on the exterior of this house at all .P.S. Arvin giving us the info that this luxury property is NOT in Beverly Hills 01:18 is really important . If u are not served by the BH police 👮 & fire department & means that these emergency services could be much less responsive would be an absolute deal breaker for me ( luckily I don’t have that billionaire bank balance & I’m not in the market for a vast mansion 😂)
1:33 sorry but this mansion tax makes me laugh a bit... if you as a foreigner ever bought property in Singapore you would know why (Up to 60% stamp duty! So if you buy a 10m USD home you got to pay 6m in stamp duties there -> and still homes - especially those very few freehold ones - sell like hot cakes there). 7:05 and yet the ultimate bachelor's home the, Playboy mansion, wasn't a view property either... but I get what you mean and agree that a bachelor today might tend to prefer something like 1369 Londonderry Place which doesn't have a grotto but a red room.. 9:06 Max has found his style and you can immediately tell that this is a Nobel LA designed hime when you see it. Also the execution and attention to detail are amazing. Would I chose his design.. well probably not as I always find it too dark (same issue I am having with the later Liaigre interiors and I really love some Liaigre furniture pieces). This said the details with regards to all the custom pieces and ambiance he creates are amazing. Personally I still tend to prefer the lighter style of Lindsay Chambers with a bit of colorfulness added (Nicole Gordon is great at this as seen with Ashley Benson's homes) and then executed to highest level (mixing Edra, Karl Springer, Liaigre, and other curated pieces). _____ With regards to your branding: 1. Well in the intro you always / often said that you are the "How to buy a mansion guy" so to me that seemed clear... but maybe something more even more concise containing your name like "Arvin, the buy-side broker" could help too as longer sentences tend to be less effective in marketing compared to keywords. In this context I would also try to avoid mentioning that you also work on the sell-side (e.g. in the beginning of this video you fairly disclosed that you tried to win one of Max' listings) as that dilutes that "how to buy" massaging a bit. Not sure if you can drop the sell-side business entirely but that would in my eyes put you in a very unique spot and underscore your buyside-broker branding. 2. Those videos are also a good way to indirectly promote your startup zipsmart. ai ---- PS: Great video as always.
Any house that is over probably $20M is pretty much a disposable home. First, only truly a handful of people can afford that..and secondly, its cheaper to probably just tear it down and build a new one than it is to buy something 10 years old and the gut it to bring it up to current trends.
While I agree with most of what you say, I don't think building with a specific user persona in mind is necessarily wrong. Yes it limits your buyer pool, but you can't appeal to/build for everyone. Most houses are built with families in mind, and this Bruce Wayne-esque barn style mansion could be appealing to a certain demographic, which co-incidentally also has shown sufficient purchasing power in the area. PS: With the 90210 zip code, this house looks like a good fit for Travis. His NYC townhouse, toured by Serhant, also has similar finishes.
I was wondering if you were going to mention it was Gene SImmons' place, and that it's not really in Beverly HIlls. Glad you did, and glad you showed what it used to look like. While its previous look was good, it always struck me as kind of bland as there was a lot of that generic beige Southern California “stucco”, or whatever that surface that is sprayed on tract homes is called. It always looks cheap. Now, the new exterior, it certainly is striking. The whole vertical wood thing, with a lot of variety in pattern and color, seems to be really popular these days (there’s a lot of it showing up in the area around where I live). And it looks neat … for about five minutes. On something this large I’m sure it works even less. And one thing I think of this material, I can’t help but wonder how long it is before it looks weathered. I’m sure the wood is treated but I’d bet dollars to doughnuts that it looks crummy in just a few short years. Question … what is up with the fad of having large glass walls displaying wine bottles? Who came up with this idea? Why is it so popular? How long before it’s passé? Kudos to Max for having the TV hookups above the fireplace be hidden behind a cutout of the marble. This is awesome, because the one of the last places you should put a TV is above the fireplace. I’m not sure how this practice started, nor why, but it really needs to stop. Looking UP at a screen, off angle so that picture quality is diminished, is just … wrong. And removing screens from houses designed with massive mounting and wiring sticking out of the wall is just awful and requires you to have the wall repaired to cover it up. (Ask me how I know). You’re right, Max nailed it and it’s striking. But about that striking-ness … just seeing it for the first time, it looks cool, but I’m wondering how long it takes for it to no longer be cool and end up feeling / creating a sense of detachment and coldness. Again, it’s beautiful and the finishes are first rate, but it comes across as a commercial property. And Arvin, you totally called it when commenting about all the windows. Very necessary, given the location. And speaking of that location … you gotta deal with Benedict Cyn traffic in the mornings and evening. That’s a PITA. And the “art” - how much would they knock off the price if they remove it? Except the Shawn Huggins piece. I’m totally with you on that one, it’s nice. (BTW, are all the furnishings included?) Oh, and the house being good for a bachelor celeb … you should approach Ben Affleck about representing him, because I think he’ll be a candidate for this place soon.
Arvin, do you think owners of this caliber ever actually use the show kitchen for any serious cooking, or do homeowners of this wealth generally only cook (or have staff to cook) in the chef's kitchen? Reason is while I agree that show kitchen is very beautiful, it looks actually quite small and non-functional: small fridge, only 5 burners, pop up hood vent which is too weak for serious frying, porous marble materials, etc. Even with a professional cleaning crew, I don't think that marble will hold up with gas burners right on top of it.
I’m single/male enjoy having fun yet “living” in this house,I would become “ lost”.I would lose my soul and my being a grounded person.I would be looking for “ something “ within that space and never be able to find it unless I left. If you can use ten fingers to count your best friends, that’s five fingers too many. The house is too overwhelming… Give me a 50 ‘ sailboat and my friends would bring smiles and laughter. Hopefully someday Arvin, you become my agent…😂
This house is such a mixed bag. I dislike the exterior & entrance/stairway. I like the bedrooms and kitchen. But, I'm put off my the dark pallette and art. This is for not only for a bachelor, but a young(ish) one at that.
Right! This is for that unicorn single guy who has a couple hundred million.... and he is still hanging-out in clubs with his posse. Does that guy exist is LA? Sure. But like Arvin said, it's a pretty small pool of potential buyers. Once he meets the trophy wife, or he has some kids, or he turns middle-aged and doesn't take all those stairs so easily, he goes looking for a new buyer. Not a long-term home. Had some beautiful finishes, however. (I did NOT like the bathroom directly next to the formal dining room. Light a match and head right back in to the dinner party! No.)
@@tuckerplum8085 So true about the bathroom. On another note, those hidden bathroom doors are going to be a nightmare at a party. The host will have to show everyone to the bathroom. 🤣🤣
I’m curious about the leather wrapped tables in the family room. Are they specially treated or are they going to show water stains from all the people who set down their drink glasses without using a coaster?
Great video, truth matters cause it’s easy to buy into the hype of price points and areas … thanks for sharing some truth. I believe for the most part, you can’t fool most people . This is why it’s been drastically reduced in price and is still on the market today months later.
So weird to have the pool in the front yard. It is also so far from the main house, it needs some kind of building/shade around it. Could really use a pool house for storage and an outdoor kitchen with a bathroom.
Honestly , I prefer the original look, ( and the orig., look I was 50/50 on it) But this remodel is way too dark , its unwelcoming and that huge sculpture gives me a cult vibe.
The “Screening Room” is kinda a let down. IMHO, Ray Nosrati builds beautiful theaters for his properties. If you’re buying a $40 million mansion in the heart of the entertainment capital you should have a decent theater.
U bring up an interesting point. I've never liked or understood theater rooms. Have a few friends with them, they simply never get used. And when I run into people with them they say that same thing. But....that's an interesting point about being in the movie Capitol of the world. There is something to that. Like that Idea, am a huge movie watching guy but I'd still never get a house with home theater in it.
Lots of huge rooms with hard surfaces like marble and glass. Enes wears a directional mic picking up only his voice so that you don't hear how bad the reverberation is
i Think they did a really good job at restructuring this house it looks so much better on the inside and out but yeah i get now how dangerous but how beautifull it is
I can't believe you didn't call him out on that small TV room calling it a screening room. Any mansion of 39M needs a proper theater room. You are getting soft Arvin.
Maybe it's simply my taste is drawn to this designer but for me this is the first house I've seen in Los Angeles for this much money that hypothetical billionaire me would buy. Love the color palette and finishes. As for the great room get rid of the furniture and just make it 100% the modern museum it's trying to be!
It does, they just dont show it for security reasons. Wont be much of a secret if they show everyone. lol. Just kidding, but you get into the $40m range, you would expect something like that.
The biggest Achilles heel with this property is the placement of the house on the lot. The backyard is really supposed to be bigger than the frontyard, and especially for the sake of privacy, the swimming pool should be in the rear yard. Despite all the flaws, this is not a bad property. There's plenty to like about it. With a little redecorating, this mansion could definitely be a great family home, just add some more feminine and child friendly decor (though i don't think the kids bedrooms having ensuite bathrooms is particularly child-friendly, at least not for young kids). You get kilotons of privacy with this property. It looks like you're on an estate in the sticks when in reality you're pretty close to everything. The third floor lofts over the bedrooms and office/sitting alcove are truly sublime. And the fact that they managed to get natural light into an almost completely underground basement tells you that they went the extra mile in that regard.
Maybe a silly question but with a renovation like this that brings in so many heavy materials are there structural concerns with the “bones” of the house? My McMansion would probably implode with this much marble.
