Following a four-year court battle with neighbors, Mohamed Hadid’s Bel-Air mega-mansion, which overlooks Beverly Hills and went on the market for $100 million, has finally been demolished.
The mansion, called the “Starship Enterprise” by enraged neighbors, was demolished after three months of construction, according to exclusive photographs and footage obtained by DailyMail.com.
The site off of Strada Vecchia Road was purchased in 2011 by Hadid, the father of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid, with plans to build a 30,000-square-foot residence on a 1.22-acre parcel.
The home’s dimensions, however, were much larger and taller than city regulations allow — and more than double the 15,000 square feet he was granted by the Buildings Department, which included areas like a 70-seat IMAX cinema and a massive wine cellar that weren’t on the initial designs.
Hadid also kept city officials in the dark about the home’s unique amenities, such as a 70-seat IMAX cinema and a massive wine cellar.
Neighbors sued Hadid because their main concern was that the mega-mansion would tumble off the steep mountain and smash their homes.
According to the Wall Street Journal and Page Six, Sahara Construction purchased the property for $8.5 million in December after the real estate magnate had marketed it for $100 million.
The building company agreed to fund the $5 million cost of demolishing Hadid’s property in the hopes of recouping the cost through a future resale and a special tax credit.