The luxe Los Angeles mansion where a famed director lived until his last now has a new owner.
Dutch soap opera star Reinout Oerlemans has purchased the Bel Air estate where Alfred Hitchcock lived with his wife and daughter until his death in 1980 at the age of 80.
The impressive property, which borders on the posh Bel Air Country Club, sold for $8.8 million, $550,000 more than its $8.25 million price tag, Robb Report first reported.
The compound, inspired by the style of English country homes and designed by Carlton Burgess, was bought by the UK-born director shortly after it was completed in 1942.
It was far from the first California property held by the “Psycho” producer, who moved to LA in 1939 and, after various stints in rentals, bought a 200-acre spread in the Santa Cruz Mountains prior to acquiring this Bel Air abode.
The home officially belongs to Oerlemans — who is also the founder of the production company Eyeworks — and looks significantly different from the one Hitchcock inhabited.
It underwent an extensive renovation and expansion shortly after Hitchcock’s passing, in 1983.
Now, the five-bathroom, four-bedroom dwelling measures in at slightly over 7,500 square feet, and boasts amenities including an outdoor fireplace, a swimming pool, a three-car garage (and additional parking), as well as multiple storage buildings on the grounds.
Inside, there’s a fireplace-equipped living room, an eat-in kitchen with hand-painted tiles, a primary suite with an ensuite bath and two dressing areas, a front entry with a fountain and plenty of privacy-ensuring vegetation along the perimeter.
Property records could not be found to confirm how much the previous owners, a couple, paid for the property — but they did confirm the couple had been living there since at least 2000, and that both are now deceased, Mansion Global reported.