By Hoodline
Publication Date: 2026-01-20 21:44:00
In a deal that closed to the public last December, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison bid farewell to his longtime Gold Coast home in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights and handed over the keys for a cool $45 million. The buyer’s identity remains secret, reflecting the privacy often offered at such high-profile real estate listings. The deal represents one of the city’s most significant property sales and underlines the Gold Coast’s enduring appeal to the super-rich. The Wall Street Journal set the sale to close in December, while details of Ellison’s purchase emerged in public records in the late 1980s, citing a then-price tag of $3.9 million.
Notably, Ellison’s exit from real estate coincides with his active involvement in a takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. His leadership alongside Paramount Skydance, run by his son David Ellison, secured a personal guarantee of $40.4 billion in equity…