Forbes is reporting that Bea Arthur’s former mansion in the Brentwood neighborhood of LA has sold for $15 million. Which begs the important question: How much cheesecake does that get you?
From the Forbes story, the 5-bedroom Spanish-style mansion was built in 1924. The home offers many amenities essential to day-to-day domestic life, like striking views, an enviable kitchen, and a pool landscaped with waterfalls. Arthur bought the home in 1980 for $550,500; it sold for $14.925 million.
The article makes no mention of the home’s lanai or its furniture.
So, what else can you get for $14.925 million?
☻ 9,357 round-trip coach airfares from Miami to Sicily via Alitalia: $1,595 each
☻ 32,802 furniture sets for your lanai (Portfolio Aldrich Brown 4-piece) via overstock.com: $455 each
☻ 229,615 orchestra seats to Just Between Friends: Bea Arthur on Broadway, her 2002 one-woman show which included the songs “What Can You Get a Nudist for Her Birthday?”: $65 each
☻ (Versus 3,045,918 orchestra seats to her Broadway debut in the 1954 Threepenny Opera, per peterhilliard.wordpress.com: $4.90 each)
☻ 403,924 cheesecakes (Original NY Plain flavor) from juniorscheesecake.com: $36.95 each
☻ 2,487,500 “Bea Arthur” sundaes from the Big Gay Ice Cream shop: $6 each
☻ 319,821,000 bees (Italian variety), including queen, per honeybeegenetics.com: $140 for one 4-lb. bag
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