With its steep green cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Malibu is a top contender in America’s ultra-luxury real estate market. Its rise in the rankings of the favorite spots of the super-rich was solidified again in past weeks, with reports that Beyoncé and Jay-Z purchased a 40,000 sq ft oceanfront Mansion in the coastal enclave. TMZ first reported that the star couple had snapped up a modernist mansion designed by the celebrity Japanese architect Tadao Ando. With a sale tag of $200m, the acquisition appears to break the record for the most expensive home in California. The mansion been described as “massive”, “minimalist” and “echoey”, and reportedly includes both a pool and a “water feature”, as well as an award-winning concrete driveway. Ando, the architect, is a Pritzker prize winner, whose exposed concrete and glass homes have become status symbols for American superstars. Kim Kardashian announced earlier this spring that she was working on a “dream project” with Ando, and in 2021 Kanye West reportedly purchased a comparatively modest beachfront Malibu home designed by Ando …

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