Onetime Ranch of Late Singer Michael Jackson Listed at $100M
"King of Pop" Michael Jackson's onetime ranch, which was originally named "Neverland," is currently listed on the market for $100 million.
The late singer, famed for his tracks like "Man in the Mirror," "Black or White," "Bad" and many more, purchased the property in the 1980s for only $19.5 million, Los Angeles Times reported. .
The former Los Olivos property of the music icon is now known by the name "Sycamore Valley Ranch."
Based on the photos available on the Times' website, the property has gorgeous views of sloping terrain and the mountain. Grown and proudly standing trees dot the lush grounds naturally accented with flowering bushes. The whole estate is an inviting paradise that promises serenity, a befitting place to call home.
The 2,700-acre estate still contains the old floral clock, railroad tracks and train station of "Neverland," according to the Times. However, renovation of the property removed some of the prominent features of the park such as the rides, the elephant and even Bubbles the chimp.
The ranch has a Normandy-inspired 12,000-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms and staff quarters. Apart from the main house, an expansive guesthouse with four bedrooms and another one with two bedrooms are on site.
Other amenities available are a swimming pool and sports courts. Interested buyers may reach listing agents, Suzanne Perkins and Harry Kolb of Sotheby's International Realty, and Jeffrey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland.
Why Jackson purchased 'Neverland'
Since Jackson already had a taste of fame as a child member of the Jackson Five, he was not able to enjoy a normal childhood, In an interview with Ed Bradley on CBS' 60 MInutes in 2003, he said, "...I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theater. I was always on tour, traveling. You know? And--I never got a chance to do those things. So, I compensated for the loss by--I have a good--I mean, I can't go into a park. I can't go to Disneyland, as myself. I can't go out and walk down the street. There's crowds, and bumper to bumper cars. And so, I create my world behind my gates. Everything that I love is behind those gates. We have elephants, and giraffes, and crocodiles, and every kind of tigers and lions. And--and we have bus loads of kids, who don't get to see those things. They come up sick children, and enjoy it. They enjoy it in a pure, loving, fun way. It's people with the dirty mind that think like that. I don't think that way. That's not me. "
A video below shows the singer having fun with children he invited over at "Neverland."
However, the ranch was tainted with controversy when the pop icon faced child molestation accusations. He eventually was tried for the cases thrown at him and was acquitted in 2005.
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