"L.A. contractor and noted partyer Hal B. Hayes built the home in 1953, erecting a six-level steel-and-glass showplace that would serve as the ultimate bachelor pad. According to The Times, he included a mirrored master suite, orchid greenhouse, rooftop garden and artificial beach for topless tanning, but the main highlight came in the custom swimming pool."
"The indoor-outdoor lagoon winded through the entertainment rooms and eventually led to an underwater tunnel that accessed a secret, sealed underground cave aerated with oxygen tanks. Hayes' home was equipped for an all-night rager or a nuclear war."
"Gold lions on the 12-foot gates were replaced with the Prince symbol. Italian carpets were stripped in favor of bold shades of purple and black. The master suite boasted a heart-shaped bed. The spare bedroom had been turned into a hair salon. The weight room, a dance floor."
An 18,000-square-foot mansion above the Sunset Strip, built by contractor Hal B. Hayes in 1953, features six levels of steel-and-glass construction designed as an ultimate bachelor pad. The property includes a mirrored master suite, orchid greenhouse, rooftop garden, artificial beach, and a distinctive indoor-outdoor lagoon with an underwater tunnel leading to a sealed underground cave with oxygen tanks. The estate has housed prominent owners including film producer Ted Fields, Monster Energy creator Russ Weiner, and NBA star Carlos Boozer. Prince famously rented the property in 2005, extensively redecorating it with purple and black tones, gold Prince symbols, and converting rooms into a hair salon and dance floor. A lease dispute followed, reportedly settled with a $500,000 payment.
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