Geez.. I watched 16 minutes, up to the outdoor BBQ. Had to LOL at his "sustainability" comment in the foyer (when he was talking about the faux flowers). Seriously, we are suppose to think he's worried about the environment?!

Wow.

I think it would feel like living in a mall.

I’ll watch the video later on a bigger screen then my phone....but found this.

“This 100,000 square foot estate has a movie theater with 36 seats, a bowling alley, an auto gallery that can fit 30 cars, and... (wait for it!) ... a nightclub, according to The Robb Report. Not only that, but it boasts 20 bedrooms, 30 bathrooms, and five swimming pools. Niami, had drew up this price, as well as the estate's legendary name, during the design process.”

https://www.housebeautiful.com/about/a30733174/the-one-bel-air/

"It was very important to me that the house feel comfortable and warm."

I think he failed.

Talk about over indulgence.

When I’m invited to stay I’ll need a full time tour guide. I would never remember how to get to my room. The video’s were exhausting.

ETA: I watched both vids but did skip through a few parts. Is there a green house or other such self survival areas? If not, it isn’t completely cool.

After being in that office, the living room makes me want to duck. And black lacquer just screams warmth!!! Wonder if the ex gets 1/2??

I laughed at the sustainability comment as well. The nightclub is in the 2nd video, along with the bowling alley, spa, and a theatre the size of a suburban multiplex. The only homey part is the guest house.

His previous clients complained about parking and lack of servant quarters, so he built a 50 car garage and an 8,800 sq foot staff level.

When I first saw the guy, my creep antenna went up...I got more suspicious in the cigar lounge with the array of playboy mag covers. But it went to the red zone when he talked about how he has cameras over the toilets in the ladies room which broadcast into the mens room and he's so proud of his sense of equality in that he put cameras over the urinals in the mens room that broadcast into the ladies room. *Both* are creepy and nothing to be proud of.

And the reality behind the fantasy:

https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-03-08/foreclosure-looms-for-nile-niamis-infamous-mega-mansion-the-one#:~:text=For%20years%2C%20spec%20developer%20Nile,to%20sell%20for%20%24500%20million.&text=Niami%2C%20known%20for%20his%20brazen,to%20build%20the%20extravagant%20home.

Profitable sales have been hard to come by for Niami lately. After listing an over-the-top Beverly Hills home dubbed “Opus” for $100 million, he sold it last year for $38.3 million. The buyer turned out to be Joseph Englanoff, one of Niami’s lenders for the project. Englanoff took control of the property, rebranded it and sold it for $47 million later that year.

In 2019, Niami tried to sell a West Hollywood home with a glass-bottomed pool and cryogenic chamber for $55 million but couldn’t find a buyer. Late last year, he put the property into bankruptcy.

Yes that nightclub camera system was not only highly creepy but likely illegal. I understand the property is in default and the investors are pushing for a sale.

I don't expect anyone to live there, except perhaps staff. It looks like a party house that will be rented out for events. I've been to similar houses (on a much smaller scale) in Malibu overlooking the ocean (with much better views) that were used only for events. The events used to charge $30-$40 admission, but I don't know what the price is now.

This house could also be used by movie studios, which could rent it for use as sets.

I did not see or hear anything about cameras in the ladies' room - I only heard that he had cameras in the men's room over the urinals and broadcast into the ladies' room - still creepy, and I expect that to be changed.

So basically, if I’m ever invited to a party there, I’m going to have to hold it until I get home. I can do that. My record is an 11 hour road trip, and a severe public bathroom phobia.

Jinx, no he's got lots of bathrooms there...it was only in the ones in the night club area....

Conspicuous d-baggery.

There's a third video from the same channel. Where he sits down and describes his plans. He wants to host boxing matches and music concerts... for $35,000 tickets for the exclusivity of each event. He's looking for investors which he's certain will leap at the opportunity. He gets thoroughly roasted in the comments section.

And the interviewer manages to keep himself together professionally during this, but you can just sense his eyes rolling...

LOL, Jinx. My record was a road trip from Monterrey, Mexico to Tulsa. I think I flew out of the car when we got home. :)