Neverland Valley Ranch – 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA
Property Summary
Michael Jackson purchased the sprawling 2,675-acre Sycamore Valley Ranch property in the Santa Ynez Valley, 2 ½ hours north of Los Angeles from developer William Bone, complete with a fully furnished 13,000 sq. ft. main house and multiple outbuildings, spectacular gardens, and a four-acre lake in 1988.
Making it entirely his own, Michael renamed the property Neverland and created a magical fantasy setting for his home, complete with his own theatre, zoo, a private amusement park, fairgrounds, two railways with a steam locomotive and a grand main station.
Jackson lived in the home as his exclusive private residence from 1988 until 2003 when he decided not to return to the property following a police search, saying that he no longer considered the ranch a home. In 2006, the facilities were closed and most of the staff was dismissed. A spokesman for Neverland at the time stated that this reflected the fact that Michael Jackson no longer lived there.
The former Neverland Valley Ranch is currently part owned by the Michael Jackson Estate after his tragic death in 2009 and an affiliate of Colony Capital, an investment company run by billionaire Tom Barrack.
Details
| Name | Neverland Valley Ranch (aka Sycamore Valley Ranch) |
| Price | $32 million (1988) |
| Main House | 13,000 sq. ft. |
| Property | 2,675 acres |
| Year Built | 1982 |
Location
Credits
| Architect | Robert Altevers |
| Builder | William Bone |
| Owners | Michael Jackson (1988 to 2005), Sycamore Valley Ranch Inc. (2008 to present) |
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To see this beautiful place of Michael Jackson, called Neverland makes me sad. I was there in March, 2012 and of course I couldn´t see the golden gate and all those amazing places inside, but I could stand there at the little gate looking at the valley and the mountains. I spoke with one securirty guard, a very humble man and i lost my heart over there. I love this place and I hope and pray that all the beauty, the flowers and everything would awaken with a new owner who will still let live Michael Jacksons legacy. I will love Michael Jackson forever more.
With love, eva maria uhl from Germany.
I see you found the floor plans on my blog Enola Lee’s Neverland.
I hope you appreciate them, because I spent two weeks drawing them from scratch based on tiny copies in Architectural Digest.
Yes we did, Enola, and we appreciate the attention to detail you put into illustrating those floor plans of Neverland Valley Ranch, along with the time you put into that work!
MICHAEL JACKSON ia forever in my heart.. Hoping the family will re-open NEVERLAND for the fans.
Neverland — Heaven on Earth!
What a wonderful presentation of Neverland. Such a beautiful place, all from the imagination of the man himself!
Nothing like it. I wish I could have gone to Neverland when I was a child!