Nile Niami
Nile Niami (born c. 1968) is an American film producer and real estate developer. He has developed megamansions in Bel Air and Holmby Hills.
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Born | c. 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film producer, real estate developer |
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
- Bagley, Christopher (November 13, 2015). "The Making of the Most Expensive Mansion in History". Details. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- Candace Jackson, "Who Wants to Buy the Most Expensive House in America?" New York Times, December 23, 2017.
- Halderman, Peter (December 5, 2014). "In Los Angeles, a Nimby Battle Pits Millionaires vs. Billionaires". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- 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 on IMDb