Inside Will Smith's Calabasas Compound

it's a residence that's so big that it reportedly has its own zip code today we're going to look at the astonishing calabasas home of actor and musician will smith we'll take a look inside the walls with the amazing special features it holds including a history making recording studio we'll even see just how valuable the compound is we'll then examine his other homes for comparison including the stunning multi-million dollar motorhome it's like a mansion on wheels on top of this we'll also take a brief look at the luxury car collection that could be hidden within calabasas grounds so let's get started the house that will smith and jada pinkett smith spend the majority of their time in is this stunning building in calabasas california it's where their children jaden and willow also grew up with their half-brother trey also spending time there what a home it is to be raised within other famous names that have lived in calabasas as a smith's neighbors include kim kardashian miley cyrus justin bieber selena gomez and many more since will smith has a net worth of 350 million dollars and jada has 50 million dollars to her name this gives the couple a lot of cash to splash on their dream home the calabasas project first began in 2003 and was designed by architect steven samuelson he had quite a large canvas to work with since the property contains 150 acres of land within the santa monica mountains for comparison that's three times the size of new york's grand central station the house itself is 25 000 square feet in size that's twice as big as fort knox the main ingredient that the smiths wanted in the design was that the house would be a handmade environment that's tied to the land the building uses various interpretations of adobe throughout we aren't talking about the software company but the type of building material the design takes uses of adobe from such places as morocco spain persia and southwestern america in order to combine them to what we see today the nine-bedroom property has a circular floor plan smith stated that this infinite cycle is a representation of the love between the couple fun fact will smith actually met samuelson through gene hackman on the set of the 1999 film wild wild west the landscape designer for calabasas was daniel busbin he was involved with the creation of the lake and the beautiful gardens as for the interior designer judith lance was in charge she stated that everything in the house had to look handcrafted but at the same time refined and sophisticated the interior takes inspiration from the mediterranean and africa in order to make it truly stunning even the front door has history since it was salvaged from a fort base in north india and shipped to california the calabasas compound wouldn't be fully completed until 2010. a house like this doesn't come cheap by 2014 the compound was placed on the market for a brief time the smiths were looking for 42 million for the calabasas property due to the unique design of the house it's even been used as a fundraising location in 2012 the smiths along with many other big names held an event on the calabasas compound to raise funds for then-president barack obama's re-election campaign according to some reports tickets to the event weren't cheap the basic price was around twenty five hundred dollars but there were various incentives as the price was increased in order to have a photo with the first lady michelle obama who was at the event the ticket would cost ten thousand dollars for an exclusive meet and greet with the first lady the cost rises further to forty thousand dollars altogether the event is said to have raised a whopping 2.1 million dollars considering how much the property is worth there's bound to be some special features that increase its value one of which is the personal recording studio embedded within as many of the smiths have dabbled in the realm of music this room is pretty useful for them it's been reported that this studio was used for their daughter willow smith when she recorded her song with my hair during 2010. if you feel inspired to get your own cost of building your own recording studio can vary wildly for a personal non-commercial studio it can cost between a few hundred dollars to up to fifty thousand dollars while a professional studio can cost millions another amazing feature is the home theater on the grounds after all since most of the smith's family have been involved with acting having a place to enjoy their passion is probably a necessity the average cost in the us for a home cinema is between ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars however there are many cases where the cinema has gone more luxurious for the owners as such it can cost hundreds of thousands if not creeping into the millions everyone remembers the intro to the fresh prince of bel air with will smith coming across a problem on a basketball court well the actor also shares a love of the sport as such he has his own outside basketball court in calabasas the cost to install an nba sized court can cost forty six thousand dollars but if you're okay with it being on the smaller size the average cost of a cord is around thirty six thousand dollars most installations tend to cost between eleven to seventy six thousand dollars depending on the size and materials used other features of the property include a meditation lounge a swimming pool and a tennis court there's also a lake with an island and a gazebo smith has stated he has made some of his toughest decisions in his life whilst gazing at the view from the gazebo beyond calabasas the smiths have purchased a number of large homes together one of the earliest was in 1998. they purchased an 8 000 square foot mansion in bryn mawr pennsylvania for the cost of 937 500 also in 2003 the same year they purchased calabasas the smiths splashed the cash on a home in hidden hills los angeles the 5 bedroom 6 bathroom house cost them a reported 3.4 million dollars however it wasn't used often by the family by 2017 the hidden hills house became the permanent residence for their son jayden smith for a number of years the smiths had a getaway house in hawaii to vacation in but by 2011 they fancied a change so they sold it to ekaterina ribolovlev for 20 million the smith then bought a second hawaii home in 2015 located on the beachfront of kauai's north shore the property contains the main home a guest house and a carriage house all together there are seven bedrooms seven full bathrooms and two half bathrooms it was purchased by the smiths for around 10 million dollars but by 2017 the property was sold for 12 million giving the smiths a little profit to enjoy yet one of will smith's most famous homes isn't actually a house per se instead it's a motorhome and what an incredible motorhome it is he primarily uses it when filming on set such as for ali the pursuit of happiness and men in black three after all when you're will smith a typical trailer won't do smith's two-story rv is called the heat the mobile home is 1200 square feet and sits on 22 wheels it weighs 30 tons that's the weight of four and a half african bush elephants inside the heat has 14 television screens a private cinema with space for 30 seats a dressing room and 360 degree video surveillance smith even had star trek doors leading into the wardrobe room showing that he's partial to the sci-fi franchise the motorhome is also laced with top-of-the-range technology at just the touch of a button it will change from its road shape into the mansion hiding beneath the interior is even covered with thirty thousand dollars worth of leather there's also said to be a hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of granite in the bathrooms and kitchen according to various reports it cost smith around 2.5 million dollars to build the motorhome if you want a taste of what it's like to live in such an incredible vehicle you can the heat is available for rent a week under your care will set you back around 9 000 since the calabasas home is so so big will smith has plenty of space for his car collection after all the property has an 8 car garage one of smith's prized possessions is the bmw i8 hybrid while it's a plug-in to aid the environment something that smith is very passionate about the car is also very sleek the 2020 model has such features available as a heads-up driver display parking sensors dual zone automatic climate control and many more interesting extras the manufacturer's suggested retail price for the base coupe is around 149 000 another in his collection is the luxury car the rolls royce ghost the 2020 series 2 sedan has a 6.5 liter v12 engine with 563 horsepower inside the car even has upgradable options such as massage seats available for an extra fee of course the base price for this extravagant vehicle starts at around 315 000 classic car fans won't be disappointed by will smith either because also in his vast collection is a 1965 ford mustang in cherry red as the mustang was released in 1965 it makes this vehicle all the more collectible the engines in the early models vary they had an engine size of between 2.8 to 4.7 liter and a horsepower between 106 to 275 online private collectors often have an asking price of as much as 135 000 and that's it which part of smith's calabasas home was your favorite we're partial to the home theater let us know yours in the comments below if you enjoyed the video please like share and subscribe all of those actions really help us out finally thanks for joining us today we'll see you next time you

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Keywords: Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Calabasas Compound, Worth Millions, Barack Obama, Expensive Mansions, Hawaii Property, The Heat, Massive Motorhome, Luxury Cars, Rolls Royce, BMW Hybrid, Ford Mustang

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Length: 8min 27sec (507 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 03 2020