Google’s Sergey Brin bought Pink’s Malibu home before divorce

1 12 months right before they separated, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his estranged spouse, Nicole Shanahan, quietly purchased a $13.5 million Malibu estate. 

The transaction took area on Sept. 17, 2020, 6 months into the coronavirus pandemic — and in accordance to court papers, the two separated on Dec. 15, 2021. Brin officially filed for divorce a handful of months later on, in January of this yr, citing “irreconcilable variances.” 

Right up until now, the identity of the buyer had remained beneath wraps. But according to Filth, the five-bed room, seven-rest room mansion experienced been procured through a secret LLC managed by a San Francisco legal professional properly acknowledged for her really selective client record. 

Singer Pink experienced previously owned the household in 2010. It was her primary home until she marketed it in 2016 to French investment banker Matthieu Pigasse for $11.9 million. 

Located in Place Dume, Brin joined a very long listing of tech moguls invading the 90265 ZIP code. Marc Andreessen, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum and Laurene Powell Careers are just a few who have acquired house in the region. 

It is unclear at this position who will maintain the approximately 6,300-sq.-foot structure amid their ongoing divorce. The Post has attained out for comment. 

In the divorce submitting, what assets Brin and Shanahan jointly individual are not specified or how they will be divided. Alternatively, they affirm that some do exist and the specifics of which “are to be determined.”

“All troubles as to the property rights or obligations of the parties will be identified by confidential binding arbitration in accordance with a penned arrangement among the functions,” Santa Clara County court records reveal. 

Initially designed in 2005, the past listing notes “this is Riviera living at its finest.” 

The indoor-outside Asian-eque theme of the home gives off island vibes, with options that include tropical landscaping and a Balinese-type pool cabana. A walking path through the back again gate potential customers to the beach at Zumeriez.

Other functions include things like a chef’s kitchen with two islands, an expansive research a with wood-burning hearth, a conditioning home, a raised spa and a vegetable garden. 

There is a separate guest property with a current recording studio and artwork studio. 

Shen Shultz with Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty represented the vendor. Farrah Brittany with The Company represented Brin in the transaction.

Meanwhile, Brin also maintains a house in New York City’s West Village and two homes in Silicon Valley. He purchased the historic Pine Brook estate in Atherton, Calif. for $53 million in 2011. The estate is a 12-acre home initially designed in 1911 by a Levi’s heiress, and is thought of the most everyone has ever paid out for a home in the neighborhood. 

Additionally, he paid out a whopping $80 million for a superyacht named “Dragonfly” in 2009. 

It is a substantial authentic estate portfolio. Not lousy for a dude who has been labeled as the 7th-richest guy in the earth, with a net worth to tune of just about $100 billion.

Brin, 48, and Shanahan, 36, married in 2018 and share a daughter. Brin also has two small children from his previous marriage to Anne Wojcicki, who co-established and serves as CEO of the individual genomics company 23andMe.