Revamped Playboy Mansion unveiled after five years of renovations by new billionaire owner

Daily Mail​

20-05-2025

Renovations on the infamous Playboy Mansion have finally been completed, five years after works started.
Aerial images show the luxury property looking vastly different than before with a brand new cream and aqua blue color scheme.
From some angles, the once debaucherous mansion now resembles a picturesque Disney castle.
The surrounding area of the now Disney-esque mansion boasts an impressive guest house, a cobalt blue tennis court, and perfectly manicured lawns and gardens.
The rear terrace deck appears to have been extended to allow more space for outdoor entertaining.
Additionally, to help guests fully unwind, there's a new 42 by 23-foot solarium.
Underneath the solarium is a new luxury state-of-the-art spa-jacuzzi.
The spa on the site also includes a 'cold plunge,' a treatment favored by celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga, and Madonna.
The late Hugh Hefner's legendary home, which served as the backdrop to his Playboy magazine, was sold in January 2016 to Greek-American business mogul Daren Metropoulos for $100million.
Daren, 42, is the son of billionaire businessman Dean Metropoulos, 79, and boasts his own impressive business portfolio.
Daren heads companies such as Hostess Brand, which produces snacks like Twinkies and HoHos, and Pabst Brewing Company – both at some point previously owned by his father.
Hang out area: The rear terrace deck appears to have been extended
The businessman has seemingly been a fan of Hefner's fantasy home before he owned it, as he was photographed partying at the 29-room Holmby Hills property in 2012 alongside rapper Snoop Dogg and an entourage of bunnies.
The makeover of the property was executed by architect Richard Landry, who has renovated multiple star's houses such as Tom Brady, Kylie Jenner, Rod Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, and Sylvester Stallone.
Daren has spent the last 18 years buying up iconic properties, with Realtor.com estimating that the mogul has spent around $326million so far.
Outside of the Playboy Mansion, Dean's purchases include $148million on a Mediterranean Revival-style home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Speaking to The Wall Street journal in the past, he said: 'My general approach is very measured and tactical and I am particularly interested in hidden jewel properties that rarely come to market.'
In addition to owning the $100million Playboy Mansion, Daren also owns a 'miniature' mansion next door which is worth around $60million.
He has hinted in the past that he has plans to combine the two estates.
Building permits filed with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety at the start of renovations five years ago, showed his intention of remodeling the kitchen, family room bathrooms and powder room in the main house.
When Daren originally bought the mansion in 2016, he allowed Hefner to live out his last days there. He died the following year at age 91 from sepsis which he had developed after he contracted E coli.
The Playboy Mansion is emblematic of celebrity culture with some of the biggest stars scrambling to enjoy Hefner's lingerie-only dress code for the female guests who roamed around the estate.
Elvis Presley reportedly had sex with eight Playmates at once at the home, while John Lennon burned a Matisse original with a cigarette.
Donald Trump even filmed an episode of The Apprentice at the mansion where contestants got to meet Hefner and several of his girlfriends.
However, the mansion also has a dark side, with allegations against disgraced actor Bill Cosby purported to have taken place during these debauched parties.
Judy Huth claimed that Cosby assaulted her when she was 15 at Hugh Hefner's home.
Chloe Goins claims she was also assaulted by Crosby at the mansion, but criminal charges in the case were ruled out.
The luxury pad was also reportedly filthy. Multiple former Playboy bunnies previously spoke out about the dilapidated building which had floors strewn with dog feces and urine.
In 2011, health officials confirmed that the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in a whirlpool spa at the Playboy Mansion where more than 100 people fell ill.
The Los Angeles County Health Department presented its findings at an annual conference at the Centers For Disease Control in Atlanta. The legionella bacteria also cause a milder illness - Pontiac fever.
Symptoms, which include fever and headache, are the same as those suffered by Playboy Mansion partygoers.
Building permits, accessed by DailyMail.com in 2023, revealed that workmen repaired 'termite and dry-rot damage' from the original wooden framing.
The Playboy mansion sits on five acres adjacent to the Los Angeles Country Club – on Charing Cross Road in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood just off the famous Sunset Boulevard.
The house was designed by Arthur Kelly for Arthur Letts Jr - the son of Arthur Letts who founded The Broadway, a now-defunct department store – and was completed in 1927.
It was purchased by Hefner in 1971 for $1million, becoming the second Playboy Mansion house. The first was a 54-room classical brick and limestone mansion in Chicago's Gold Coast district.