Ariana Grande has come a long way from her childhood home in Florida. With an impressive 14-year career as a successful chart-topping singer and a newly announced beauty line, r.e.m.beauty, it’s no surprise that the young star has built up an impressive property portfolio. Let’s retrace Ariana’s road to fame and step inside the spectacular houses she’s bought and rented along the way…
Having rented early in her career, Ariana Grande has been making up for lost time recently, buying and selling in the Los Angeles area. She sold off her extravagant LA mansion last year. Now her magical Montecito home, where she married real estate agent Dalton Gomez in May 2021, has gone to Michael Kives, founder of K5 Global, a venture capital firm based in Century City according to Dirt. She’s thought to be currently enjoying wedded bliss at a hideaway home in the Hollywood Hills. Let’s take a closer look at her real estate journey…
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on 26 June 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida. She spent her early years living with her parents Joan Grande and Edward Butera, who had relocated from New York just before her birth. Both parents had high-flying careers and Ariana and her half-brother Frankie had a comfortable upbringing. Joan is the CEO of Hose-Mcann Communications and Edward is the CEO of Ibi Designs Inc., a successful graphic design company. Her parents divorced in 2003, when Ariana was 10 years old.
Ariana Grande and her family lived in this five-bedroom home in Boca Raton, Florida from 2004. They paid a not insubstantial sum of $1.6 million (£1.4m) at the time. An indicator of how well-off The Grandes were, the 6,000-square-foot house, which sits on half-an-acre of land, has two floors and a whole host of enviable features that would have been a dream for any kid growing up in the 1990s.
The whole house is spacious and finished with luxury materials such as marble and hardwood floors, archways and crown mouldings, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the garden. The gourmet kitchen is fitted out with top-of-the-line appliances and there’s a library, a sauna and a workout room.
Not your average family home, the star grew up in the lap of luxury with access to a swimming pool, home theatre, a soundproofed music studio and an observatory with a telescope. The lush tropical grounds also have an outdoor kitchen and bar, and the whole house is hurricane-proof, with its own power generator.
From a young age, Ariana was destined for stardom. During her education at North Broward Preparatory School, she began performing on stage. At 15 she secured a role in the Broadway play 13, and after a few more small roles she landed the on-screen debut as Cat in the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious.
As with her previous homes, this luxury apartment didn’t cut any corners. Coming in at more than 4,000 square feet, it features five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. The swanky home came unfurnished, which didn’t go unnoticed by fans when Ariana posted a picture of an empty room on Instagram.