MALIBU, Calif. — The $15,800-a-month Malibu rental home of Hunter Biden has been reduced to rubble by the Pacific Palisades Fire, one of four wildfires wreaking havoc across Los Angeles County. Exclusive images reveal the once-scenic 1950s property, valued at $4.2 million, as a smoldering mass of debris with only two chimneys still standing.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home, which offered sweeping ocean views and a guest studio, was consumed by the fast-moving flames that have already destroyed over 1,000 structures in the region. President Joe Biden confirmed earlier Thursday during a news conference in Santa Monica that Hunter, 54, and his wife Melissa Cohen were informed that the house was likely lost.
This was first reported by the Daily Mail.
The Secret Service rents the next-door home at a cost of $16,000 per month. It is not known whether that home was destroyed, but photos published online appear to show the home also damaged.
“My son lives out here and his wife,” the president said. “They got a notification yesterday their home was probably burned to the ground. Today, it appears that maybe [it’s] still standing, but I’m not sure.” However, photographic evidence has confirmed the home’s complete destruction.
The neighboring property, previously rented for $16,000 a month by Hunter Biden’s Secret Service detail, was also obliterated in the blaze. The U.S. government footed the bill for the protective unit’s housing, a topic that had drawn previous scrutiny.
Hunter Biden had rented the Malibu property for three years, using the guest studio as an art space to produce his paintings. Any artwork stored there is presumed lost. The family had relocated to Malibu from Venice, California, in 2021, marking this home as the latest casualty in the devastating wildfires gripping Southern California.
The Malibu fire underscores the increasing toll of climate-fueled disasters, as more than 1,000 families face the loss of their homes in Los Angeles County.