Whitey Ford
03-22-2022, 03:41 AM
A VERY expensive pile of rubble! Mohamed Hadid's half-built $100MILLION Bel Air mega-mansion is torn down by demolition crews after judge ordered the illegally built palace to be razed - ending years-long war with neighbors
Hadid's own architect said he was worried the building 'will slide down the hill and kill someone'
Mohamed Hadid's Bel Air mega-mansion, which he has once hoped to sell for $100 million, is finally being demolished piece by piece after being held up in various court battles.
Exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com show the home being reduced to a very expensive pile of rubble.
Hadid purchased the lot in 2011 and quickly began construction, cramming a 30,000-square-foot house onto the 1.22-acre lot.
But the home's dimensions were a lot larger and taller than city rules permit - and double the 15,000 square feet he was given permission for by the Buildings Department.
Neighbors then took Hadid to court fearing the estate might slide down the steep hillside and crush the homes below.
Sahara Construction scooped up the property in December for a mere $8.5 million and agreed to pay the $5 million in costs for knocking it down with the hope of making the money back through a future resale and a special tax break.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10637875/Mohamed-Hadids-50MILLION-Bel-Air-mega-mansion-reduced-rubble-years-legal-wrangling.html
Hadid's own architect said he was worried the building 'will slide down the hill and kill someone'
Mohamed Hadid's Bel Air mega-mansion, which he has once hoped to sell for $100 million, is finally being demolished piece by piece after being held up in various court battles.
Exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com show the home being reduced to a very expensive pile of rubble.
Hadid purchased the lot in 2011 and quickly began construction, cramming a 30,000-square-foot house onto the 1.22-acre lot.
But the home's dimensions were a lot larger and taller than city rules permit - and double the 15,000 square feet he was given permission for by the Buildings Department.
Neighbors then took Hadid to court fearing the estate might slide down the steep hillside and crush the homes below.
Sahara Construction scooped up the property in December for a mere $8.5 million and agreed to pay the $5 million in costs for knocking it down with the hope of making the money back through a future resale and a special tax break.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10637875/Mohamed-Hadids-50MILLION-Bel-Air-mega-mansion-reduced-rubble-years-legal-wrangling.html