PLUS: 13 THINGS NOT IN THE OFFICIAL LISTING…
This is the coolest real-estate listing of all time: Wayne Manor is up for sale! Really!
The Pasadena, California, mansion famously used as the exterior of Bruce Wayne’s ancestral home on the 1966 Batman TV series is on the market — and the asking price is a mere $32 million.
Dig the listing at stefandoomanis.com:
One of the most extraordinary residential offerings in Southern California, 380 S. San Rafael Avenue stands as arguably Pasadena’s premier estate, an irreplaceable Jacobean Tudor Revival masterpiece set on nearly 5 private, gated acres in the city’s most prestigious enclave.
Commissioned by the Bernard family and designed by the acclaimed architectural firm Morgan, Walls & Clements, the residence was completed in 1928 and represents an unparalleled combination of architectural significance, scale, privacy, and provenance. Hidden behind gates and enveloped by majestic oaks, manicured gardens, and rolling lawns, the approximately 18,665-square-foot manor commands breathtaking views across the Arroyo Seco, creating the rare feeling of an English country estate in the heart of Pasadena. Its iconic castellated tower, slate rooflines, leaded-glass windows, and exquisitely preserved period detailing showcase a level of craftsmanship and permanence that is virtually impossible to replicate today.
Steeped in cultural history, the estate is recognized worldwide as the exterior of Wayne Manor in the original Batman television series and has been featured in numerous acclaimed film and television productions. Yet beyond its celebrated pedigree, the property offers every modern luxury, including a resort-caliber pool, pickleball court, private theater, and exceptional indoor and outdoor spaces designed for both intimate family living and grand-scale entertaining. Originally showcased in Architectural Digest, this singular estate is more than a home; it is one of Pasadena’s defining landmarks and an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire what many would consider the finest legacy property in the city.
Of course, millionaire Bruce Wayne plays pickleball!
Anyway, here are the details, in case you ever wanted to know how a wealthy hero’s alter ego lives — or are in the market:
Lot Size: 4.84 acres
Type: Single-Family Home
Year Built: 1928
Views: Mountains, City, City Lights, Bridge
Bedrooms: 7
Full Bathrooms: 3
3/4 Bathrooms: 4
Half Bathrooms: 4
Fireplace: Living Room
Fireplace: Family Room
Fireplace: Game Room
Central Air Conditioning
In-Ground Pool
Flooring: Hardwood, Marble
Stories: 3
Living Area: 18,655 sq. ft.
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If you want to see inside the mansion, click here for a big gallery of photos. Now, of course, they aren’t telling you everything about Stately Wayne Manor. Here are 13 things NOT in the listing:
— Gigantic cavern under the property, with four access ways: a secret passage from the study (suitable for one adult and one teenager, simultaneously); a service elevator; a subterranean blue grotto; a tunnel with camouflaged entrance/egress through a nearby mountainside.
— Secret passage from study, located behind sliding bookcase, leads to two firefighter-style poles, one wider than the other, for adult and teenager, respectively.
— A bronze bust of William Shakespeare.
— Poles equipped with large cushions at bottom to soften landing. Cushions also fitted with steam-based propulsion system that carries passengers back up to the study.
— Self-sustaining atomic generator, located at far end of gigantic cavern.
— Atomic generator has had only one fatality, but that was due to the carelessness of a poor, deluded girl.
— Two dedicated landlines direct to the office of the police commissioner. One handset located in study, one in gigantic cavern. Both are red, blink and make beeping sounds when receiving calls. (Handsets only light up when making calls.)
— Parking for one in gigantic cavern, though there is also room (somewhere) for a motorcycle, with sidecar.
— Comprehensive, state-of-the-art scientific laboratory situated within gigantic cavern.
— Full complement of computers, electronic sensors and geographic charting equipment, including a giant, lighted lucite map of city.
Architect Michael Allred
— A large collection of bizarre items, such as a life-size-but-inert mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, a giant penny, a super-size playing card, and other “trophies.” Section located adjacent to gigantic cavern’s fourth wall.
— Rich vein of rare element nilanium, the hardest metal in the world, runs through gigantic cavern.
— Also on sale by owner is an adjacent parcel listed for $48,000. Inexplicably, the parcel is not represented by this agent but by an unsavory intermediary named Manny the Mesopotamian.
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