The home’s most unique feature is its ultra-private setting, as it sits behind a very long gated driveway. The entire property is invisible from the public road behind tall hedges and trees, although from its hillside perch the house has great views over the bustling Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, and beyond.

Records also reveal the estate was owned by its original owner for decades before being acquired, in 2011, by an investor who paid just $2.3 million for the premises. The buyer wisely held onto the place for a full decade before flipping it to Grande, nearly quadrupling their money in the process — before taxes, holding costs, realtor fees, and the costs of any improvements made, of course.

With its .74-acre lot — a rare amount of land in the tightly-packed Hollywood Hills — the property has ample space for a sizable new mansion with sweeping views of the Los Angeles city skyline. Although it’s entirely possible Grande might opt to convert the existing cottage into a music studio or ballgown storage facility, the high price paid strongly suggests she wanted it for the creation of a new dream estate. That dream can easily come true, particularly since its 27-year-old dreamer reportedly raked in $72 million last year alone.

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