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Rihanna attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
Music superstar Rihanna has a scored a new $31m paparazzi proof pad, that was formerly owned by Friends star Matthew Perry and an Aussie tech billionaire, via a huge discount.
According to the New York Post, Rihanna’s $US21 million ($A31.19m) mega-penthouse in Los Angeles is a home that was made for a worldwide pop star.
Dubbed the “mansion in the sky,” the four-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 864 sqm residence occupies the building’s entire 40th floor — big enough for the singer and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, and their growing family.
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This is what $31m gets you. Picture: Trulia.com
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They welcomed a boy last year, and are now expecting their second child.
The Century high rise unit boasts panoramic city, mountain and ocean views — and has been described as “hovering above the city like a floating palace.”
Matthew Perry was here. Picture: Trulia.com
Rihanna performs during the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Los Angeles lies below. Picture: Trulia.com
Features include a grand living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a plush screening room, a billiards room — and an all-white kitchen with marble countertops, dual islands and premium appliances. There are also four expansive terraces.
The primary suite boasts curved wall of glass, a seating area with a fireplace, dual baths and expansive closets.
Interior designer LM Pagano was brought into transform the place.
Amenities in the gated building include around-the-clock concierge and security, an oversize pool with cabanas, a top-of-line gym and fitness studio, a movie theatre and private wine storage.
Nick Molnar, co-founder of Afterpay sold the home to Rihanna. Picture: John Feder/The Australian.
A good reason to lie in bed all day. Picture: Trulia.com
Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ)
The residence was formerly owned by Perry, who purchased the unit back in 2017 for $20 million. Perry later sold the residence in a record-breaking sale that was Southern California’s priciest condo in 2021 for $21.6 million. He hoped to score $35 million.
Nick Molnar, the billionaire co-founder of tech company Afterpay, bought it from the actor. But it looks like Molnar is willing to take a slight loss.
Initially listing the home in October for $28 million, Rihanna was able to negotiate it down $8 million, possibly using LA’s new mansion tax implemented on April 1 as a bargaining tool.
In other words Rihanna got it for a steal.
Views galore from this penthouse. Picture: Trulia.com
Great place to kick back with some tunes. Picture: Trulia.com
Denzel Washington lives in the celebrity haven too.
Other famous residents at The Century include Denzel Washington and Candy Spelling, whose $35 million two-floor penthouse just above Rihanna’s occupies the top two floors of the building.
Rihanna, 35, also has another, smaller unit in the building, which spans 3,500 square feet. She has used this condo as her primary residence since 2014.
The singer also owns two side-by-side mansions in the mountains above Beverly Hills for a combined $23.8 million, but both are reportedly leased out to tenants.
Parts of this article originally appeared in the New York Post and are republished here with permission.
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