Dozens of newly-built contemporary mansions continue to flood L.A.’s real estate market, all of them eagerly awaiting adoption by wealthy new owners. But to stand out from the herd, todayR…
, a veteran Silicon Valley businessman and influential investor. Presumably, the Schultzes had planned to live in the structure but Taweel’s all-cash offer proved too generous to refuse.sculpture hewn entirely from Carrara marble, set just before the home’s near-windowless stacked-slate/white stucco facade. The sculpture — titled and various security cameras guard the gated walkway to the all-glass front door.
As for the home’s subterranean level, houseguests may access it either via the “floating” staircase or a polished stainless-steel elevator. This lower floor is essentially a private indoor resort: there’s a wet bar, a mirror-walled gym, a world-class home theater, and a golf simulator. And best of all: the in-house beauty parlor/hair salon with massage table, because folks who own $17.5 million homes don’t go to the hairdresser or the masseuse — those people come to them.
Taweel, a Stanford MBA holder, is CEO and co-founder of Asurion, which bills itself as a leading device insurance and support services provider. The Tennessee-based insurance giant, which has grown to approximately 19,000 employees worldwide over the last 25 years, is the “white label” provider of smartphone insurance for the big four wireless carriers: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. If you own or lease a smartphone, there’s a decent chance you also carry an Asurion insurance plan.
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