Nile Niami
Nile Niami | |
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| Born | c. 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, real estate developer |
Nile Niami (born c. 1968) is an American film producer and real estate developer. He has developed megamansions in Bel Air and Holmby Hills.
Early life
Niami was born circa 1968 in Los Angeles, California.[1] He was raised by a single mother,[2] a special education teacher.[1]
Career
Niami started his career as a film producer.[1][3][4] He produced 15 films, many of them B movies, before he started building small condominiums and renovating homes to sell.[2]
As a real estate developer in Los Angeles, Niami built a mansion in Holmby Hills, which he sold for US$44 million to a Saudi buyer.[3] He built another house in Holmby Hills, which was purchased by musician Sean Combs for US$39 million in 2014.[5] He also hired architect Paul McClean to build a house for the Winklevoss twins in the Bird Streets (north of Sunset Boulevard).[3][1] Additionally, he built a house in Trousdale Estates, a neighborhood in the city of Beverly Hills, with "a spinning car turntable, similar to those in auto showrooms, that's visible from the living room."[1]
Niami is building a megamansion in Bel Air, also designed by Paul McClean,[4] which will be listed on the real estate market for US$500 million.[6] After five years of development, it will be finished in the Spring of 2018.[2] The construction attracted unease from the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance.[3] It is the most expensive private residence in the United States,[7] and at 100,000 square feet will be one of the largest private homes in the US.[2] Its chairman, Fred Rosen, suggested the house was so big it should have been "considered a commercial project", subject to more restrictive housing regulations.[1]
Niami launched Wolfpack, a mobile app for single men looking for friends.[1]
Personal life
Niami purchased Scooter Braun's Bel Air house for US$9.5 million in July 2015.[8]
Filmography
As producer
- Galaxis (1995)
- T.N.T. (1997)
- Point Blank (1998)
- The Patriot (1998)
- Resurrection (1999)
- Justice (1999)
- The Watcher (2000)
- Camouflage (2001)
- Tart (2001)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bagley, Christopher (November 13, 2015). "The Making of the Most Expensive Mansion in History". Details. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Candace Jackson, "Who Wants to Buy the Most Expensive House in America?" New York Times, December 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Halderman, Peter (December 5, 2014). "In Los Angeles, a Nimby Battle Pits Millionaires vs. Billionaires". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Tablang, Kristin (June 30, 2015). "7 Things to Know About the Coming $500 Million Mega-Mansion in Bel Air". Forbes. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Barragan, Bianca (September 16, 2014). "Diddy's New $39-Million Mansion Has an Underwater Tunnel". Curbed.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Gittelsohn, John (May 26, 2015). "California Dreaming: Record $500 Million Tag on L.A. Home". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Tuttle, Brad (May 28, 2015). "This Is America's Biggest, Priciest New Home". Time. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Leitereg, Neal J. (July 13, 2015). "Scooter Braun sells to developer building $500-million Bel-Air compound". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
External links
- Nile Niami at IMDb