Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have intensified divorce speculations as their Beverly Hills mansion hit the public market on Thursday. The couple purchased the property last year for $60.85 million after an extensive search in Los Angeles’ priciest neighborhoods.
Amid split rumors, Jennifer and Ben discreetly tried to sell the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion for $65 million in June. However, failing to find a buyer, they publicly listed the property on the MLS system for a staggering $68 million, as reported by TMZ.
The new listing reveals that the 38,000-square-foot home underwent renovations in the last four months, which may justify the $3 million price increase. California’s mansion tax, an extra transfer tax on home sales over $5 million, could also influence the price. Homes sold for $10 million and above incur an additional 5.5% charge.
Santiago Arana of The Agency, a real estate brokerage owned by reality TV star Mauricio Umansky, is handling the listing. The home is now publicly listed as ‘for sale’ on Zillow for the reported $68 million.
Jennifer and Ben have reportedly been living apart for ‘months’ amid divorce rumors. Ben, still wearing his wedding ring, has been residing in a $100,000-per-month rental home near his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. He was seen moving his belongings out of the Beverly Hills house he once shared with Lopez in late June, according to PEOPLE.
Neither Jennifer nor Ben wanted to keep the marital home. She found it too big, and he thought it was too far from his kids. Ben co-parents his three children with ex-wife Garner, while Lopez shares 16-year-old twins with Marc Anthony.
Despite living separately, their children are working behind the scenes to reunite them. The kids believe Jennifer and Ben are deeply in love and don’t want them to divorce. They hope to celebrate Jennifer’s 55th birthday together as a family on July 24.
