Inside Larry Ellison’s Nearly $2 Billion Property Portfolio  

Long before he became Malibu’s beachfront baron, Ellison planted roots in San Francisco’s elite Pacific Heights neighborhood. In 1988, he purchased a 10,742-square-foot modernist mansion on Broadway Street—designed by noted Bay Area architect William Wurster—for a reported $3.9 million. Today, the five-bedroom, six-bath home sits among the tech elite on Billionaire’s Row, with neighbors said to include Apple’s Jony Ive and Zynga’s Mark Pincus. Ellison’s presence didn’t stop there. In 2011, he reportedly acquired the neighboring property for $40 million, further expanding his footprint.

Tucked into the rolling hills of Silicon Valley, Ellison’s Woodside estate is one of his most personal and extravagant properties. Inspired by Japanese imperial architecture, the 23-acre compound features an 8,000-square-foot main house, 10 additional structures, a private lake, a tea house, and a koi pond—all designed to evoke the serenity of a Kyoto retreat. Ellison reportedly spent over $200 million transforming the property into a private haven. He began assembling the estate in the 1990s, including the $1.5 million acquisition of a nearby 5,850-square-foot residence on Turkey Farm Lane.

The Oracle cofounder purchased this storied Malibu estate for $22 million in May 2005, according to property records. Located on Cross Creek Road, the residence was previously home to actress Linda Thompson and her sons—Brody and Brandon Jenner—whom she shares with Caitlyn Jenner. Music mogul David Foster also lived on the property during his marriage to Thompson. A true pop culture landmark, the estate was famously featured on MTV Cribs, where it earned a spot among the show’s most expensive homes of all time.

Ellison isn’t just a tech titan—he’s one of Malibu’s most dominant landowners. Since 2002, he has quietly amassed a jaw-dropping real estate portfolio along Carbon Beach, also known as Billionaire’s Beach, snapping up prime properties from fellow moguls like Jerry Bruckheimer, Joel Silver, and Terry Semel. His oceanfront holdings now span at least 10 properties—including the former Casa Malibu Inn, which he purchased for $20 million, and a $38 million estate formerly owned by Silver—amounting to more than $180 million in total. One of his splashiest buys? A 7,700-square-foot estate with a tennis court and pool, acquired in 2017 for $48 million.

Newport, Rhode Island, has held Ellison’s fascination since 2010 when he snapped up Beechwood—a grand Gilded Age mansion once owned by the Astor family—for $10.5 million. Since then, Ellison has quietly expanded his footprint, acquiring four properties along prestigious Bellevue Avenue, including Seacliff, an adjacent estate he reportedly bought for $11 million in 2019. With that move, he now owns the entire stretch between two iconic Newport Mansions: Rosecliff and Marble House. Meanwhile, Ellison is undertaking a reported $100 million renovation of Beechwood to transform it into a private museum for his 19th-century art collection, complete with round-the-clock security guards stationed at the site.

Ellison doesn’t golf—but that didn’t stop him from buying a 246-acre private golf estate in Rancho Mirage for $42.9 million in 2011. Known as Porcupine Creek, the desert compound includes an 18-hole course, a private amphitheater, and an 18,430-square-foot mansion—all nestled beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains. Since then, Ellison has reimagined the property as a “six-star” boutique wellness resort under his Sensei brand.

In 2012, Ellison made headlines with a bold acquisition: nearly the entire Hawaiian island of Lanai. For a reported $500 million, Ellison purchased 98 percent of the island’s 90,000 acres—including two luxury Four Seasons resorts and extensive land holdings—transforming him from tech titan to island steward.

In the decade since, he has invested heavily in refurbishing the resorts, launching sustainable farming initiatives and backing clean energy projects, all aimed at turning Lanai into a model of eco-conscious luxury living. The island itself features pristine beaches, a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course, and exclusive dining and resort experiences—all without a single traffic light.

Ellison’s global real estate portfolio includes a rare gem in Japan—a historic garden villa nestled within the grounds of Nanzen-ji, a revered Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Reportedly listed for $86 million, the property reflects the mogul’s deep appreciation for Japanese culture and design. As early as 2012, he shared plans to transform the villa into a Japanese art museum, aligning with his broader vision of creating museum-quality homes that celebrate art and heritage.

In the exclusive enclave of Incline Village on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore, Ellison has picked up a collection of four adjacent homes valued between $15 million and $20 million each. The tech billionaire reportedly plans to demolish the existing residences and replace them with a sprawling single compound, continuing his pattern of consolidating prime properties into monumental estates. Ellison joins a growing roster of Silicon Valley heavyweights investing in the Tahoe region, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently acquired two nearby properties for $37 million and $22 million.

In 2021, Ellison added to his Florida holdings with the $80 million purchase of a sprawling waterfront estate in the exclusive Seminole Landing enclave of North Palm Beach. Spanning over seven acres with 520 feet of private ocean frontage, the property ranks as the third-largest oceanfront parcel in Palm Beach County—and one of the rare few in the state capable of supporting a private helipad.

Initially purchased with plans for demolition, the 15,500-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion has remained intact. Instead, Ellison floated the idea of a sale, listing the property for a sky-high $145 million—though no deal materialized, and it was later pulled from the market.

In one of the boldest power plays in residential real estate history, Ellison shelled out a staggering $173 million for a sprawling compound in Manalapan—setting a new record for New Jersey’s most expensive home sale in 2022. Known historically as Gemini, the 22-acre ocean-to-lake estate once belonged to the billionaire Ziff family and was more recently owned by fellow tech titan Jim Clark.

The property is unlike anything else in the country: a palatial 62,200-square-foot main residence with 33 bedrooms and 39 bathrooms, flanked by additional outbuildings and even a portion of nearby Bird Island. A coastal road splits the estate, with its ocean and lakefront sections connected by subterranean tunnels—including one designed as an art gallery.

Ellison’s new kingdom comes with 1,200 feet of private beach, 1,300 feet of Intracoastal frontage, and a dizzying list of amenities: a PGA-grade golf practice facility, tennis and basketball courts, a boat dock, and lush natural features like a butterfly garden, a bird sanctuary, and a freshwater pond. Even by billionaire standards, it’s more private resort than home.

Ellison made a monumental addition to his global property portfolio with the purchase of a prime West End building in London’s prestigious St James’s Square for £162 million (approximately $202 million). The nearly vacant Grade A office complex, spanning over 82,000 square feet across multiple floors, was acquired through a trust wholly owned by Ellison. Once primarily owned by Hong Kong-listed Chinese Estates, the acquisition marked one of the largest London office transactions of 2024 and signals Ellison’s intent to use the building for one of his business ventures.