| Hayvenhurst | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 4641 Hayvenhurst Ave,Encino,California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°09′17″N118°29′36″W / 34.15474°N 118.49337°W /34.15474; -118.49337 |
| Owner | Jackson family |
Hayvenhurst is a 2-acre (0.81 ha) compound in theEncino neighborhood of theSan Fernando Valley inCalifornia, United States. It became the home of theJackson family, includingMichael Jackson, who perfected theMoonwalk and recorded demos for the albumsOff the Wall,Thriller, andBad there. The compound was purchased by Jackson's fatherJoe in May 1971[1] for $140,000 (equivalent to $1.1 million in 2025) after the first commercial successes ofthe Jackson 5.
The estate is on Hayvenhurst Avenue, inEncino, inLos Angeles'San Fernando Valley. Its centerpiece is a 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom, 10,476-square-foot (973.3 m2)-building.[1] It also includes three small stores that resemble a candy store, a puppet shop, and an ice cream shop. Additions to the property in the 1980s include a 6-foot (1.8 m)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs diorama, a movie theater, and a koi pond.[1]
"Hayvenhurst" was also the name of an earlier palatial estate located inWest Hollywood, constructed in 1907 by W. H. Hay, the subdeveloper of Crescent Heights and theeponym of Hayvenhurst Avenue.[2]
The Jackson family moved to Hayvenhurst from their home inGary, Indiana, after living in various places around Los Angeles,[3] including several hotels, the homes ofBerry Gordy andDiana Ross, and a Mediterranean-style house at 1601 Queens Road in Hollywood Hills.[4]
Michael Jackson lived at Hayvenhurst from 1971 until 1987 when he bought theNeverland Ranch at age 29.[1] Demos for songs forOff the Wall,Thriller, andBad were recorded at Hayvenhurst, and Jackson undertook early development of his version of theMoonwalk there.[5] It was once the home of Jackson's famous chimpanzee,Bubbles.[5]
The family remained at Hayvenhurst.Jermaine Jackson lived there on and off for years.[5] Joe Jackson left Hayvenhurst after the1994 Northridge earthquake.[6][5] In 2010, the house was appraised at $4.15 million, and then underwent extensive renovations.[7][5] The following year, Katherine Jackson listed the compound for sale, asking "executors to negotiate the purchase of a new residence for her and the children,Paris, Prince and Prince Michael, known as Blanket".[7] However, the estate has remained in the Jackson family, and as of 2019 was occupied by Michael Jackson's daughter.[8]
