A swanky Los Angeles mansion owned by a real estate mogul who came under fire for offering to “pay whatever it takes” for private fire protection was completely gutted in the Palisades fire, according to online records.
Los Angeles County's official recovery website lists Keith Wasserman's address as “destroyed” and includes photos of his once-grand home reduced to a pile of burnt rubble. .
Wasserman, co-founder of real estate investment firm Gerd Venture Partners, appealed to X for protection from private firefighters during historic LA fires that left ordinary people's homes engulfed in smoke. caused anger.
“Can someone hire a private firefighter to protect our home in the Pacific Palisades? We need to act fast here. All the homes in our neighborhood are on fire. We'll pay any amount. Thank you.” ” he posted on his now-deleted X account.
Commenters were quick to call the viral SOS greedy and “tone-deaf.”
But Wasserman doubled down, calling his critics “trolls.” He also revealed that he had already evacuated.
All the homes on Wasserman's block in the affluent Pacific Palisades area were gutted, according to the LA Recovery website.
Public records show Mr. Wasserman's two-story home was worth about $3 million in 2023, well below the Pacific Palisades median home price of $5 million at the time. Data reported by Forbes.
The median home price had fallen to just over $3 million by the time of the fire.
Los Angeles County recovery maps also reveal some homes that miraculously escaped destruction in the Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 23,000 acres and killed at least eight people since Tuesday.
