David Geffen’s $85M Former Malibu Mansion Goes Up in Flames in Devastating Palisades Fire!

David Geffen’s former Malibu mansion is one of the many beachfront homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire.

The 81-year-old music mogul sold this famous property in 2017 for $85 million. The estate, once owned by actress Doris Day, is now reduced to ruins.

Geffen originally bought the land in the 1970s, combining five parcels into two lots to build the home. He got permits in 1983 to construct it, agreeing to create a public beach path. However, he delayed this and even filed a lawsuit in 2002 to block access.

After a long legal battle, he finally built the path in 2005, in what became known as Malibu’s most famous beach access fight. When he sold the property, it set a record for Malibu real estate.

The buyer wasn’t known at first but was later revealed to be Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The mansion, located on Carbon Beach (known as “Billionaire’s Beach”), has now been severely damaged. While some walls are still standing, they are blackened, and parts of the house are still burning. The garage has been completely destroyed.

The Palisades Fire, which has burned over 15,000 acres, caused mass evacuations in the area. Winds up to 99 miles per hour helped spread the flames, devastating Malibu and other nearby areas.

This is one of several fires currently raging across Southern California. The Eaton Fire has burned 10,000 acres, while the Hurst, Lidia, and Woodley Fires have also destroyed smaller areas.

Many celebrities, including Miles Teller, Eugene Levy, Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody, Anna Faris, and Mark Hamill, have lost their homes in the blaze.

Geffen’s former estate on Carbon Beach is famous for its location, which has also been home to stars like Janet Jackson, Courteney Cox, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Despite agreeing to give public beach access as required by California law, Geffen faced criticism for trying to block it. He even built fake garage doors along the Pacific Coast Highway to prevent people from using the area.

Now, the once-iconic mansion lies in ruins, a symbol of the widespread destruction caused by the fires.