US R&B legend Beyonce and her husband, rapstar Jay-Z, bought California’s most expensive house in May. The couple paid $200 million for an 8-acre home in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the price, the management and cleaning of such a luxury house can cost up to 1 million dollars per year. Because this 40,000-square-metre house (especially the one on the world tour of their new album) requires more than the attention and care of two people.
Jenny Greenwood Huber is the founder and director of a company that provides management and maintenance services to billionaires and millionaires who own luxury homes. “These types of homes are like well-oiled machines,” says Huber, adding that the maintenance and management of homes at these levels has now turned into a business of its own, and they provide services in the hiring and management of home workers.
‘Average 50 people are needed’
It takes full-time employees to be hired to keep a luxury home running and in good condition. Huber describes these employees as the housekeepers who handle all the household chores such as cleaning and entertainment and serve the host and their guests, the caregivers who run after the children of the house, and the helpers who take care of the wardrobe work of the lady of the house, as we see in soap operas. The housekeeper’s job is to take care of the house when the owners are away for a few weeks.
In other words, the average number of people working in a luxury home is 50, Huber states that this number can of course increase. Homes such as Beyonce and Jay-Z’s must have full-time cleaners, cooks, and sitters. In other words, the payment of the famous couple to their employees at their home can even find 7-digit numbers per year.
Saying, “At some point, it turns into something like a hotel,” Huber lists the people who need to be hired in such a luxurious house as follows: At least 10 cleaning staff working on a rotating basis, 2 to 4 door attendants, a team of full-time gardeners, 3-4 chefs working on a rotating basis, many housekeepers, hairdressers, babysitters and nannies for children.
A team of 20 to 50 people is required for the cleaning and management of luxury homes. Photo: FreepikHuber emphasizes that cleaning workers earn 30-35 dollars an hour, cooks 50-100 dollars, and housekeepers and caregivers earn 100 thousand dollars a year. In this case, in a home with 20 employees, the landlord pays employees $5,000 a day, or close to $1.8 million annually. Beyonce and Jay-Z may have to pay less to home workers, but Jay-Z Considering that they have a total assets of $ 2.5 billion and Beyonce around $ 540 million, it seems that this amount will not force the couple too much.
Huber states that they also provide services for temporary works such as ceramic polishing and cleaning. He states that some customers request this service several times a month, while others request it once a week. Stating that his clients are usually big business owners or venture capitalists who can pay others to run their luxury homes, Huber states that his company charges its clients $175 an hour for property management less than 20 hours a month, and $150 an hour for more than 20 hours a month.
The cost of 3 weeks of service is 75 thousand dollars
The houses are generally at least 6 rooms and are 15 thousand square meters in size. To help with comparison, let’s just point out that the top-notch homes in Los Angeles are about 1,800 square feet. Huber emphasizes that the largest house he has ever seen is 70,000 square meters.
Malibu is generally known for its beaches and expensive homes. Photo: Wikimedia CommonNoting that customers usually come to their homes at certain times of the year and receive additional service in addition to general maintenance, Huber continues as follows:
“When they come to the city, for example, a 20-person team is added temporarily for 3 weeks. In this team, there are cleaners, housekeepers, housewife’s assistants and cooks. At $30 an hour, it comes out to $75 thousand for 3 weeks. This does not include weekends and overtime.”
Located in California, Malibu is known for its deep blue beaches and luxury homes. In the past days, it was spoken that the American tabloid star Kim Kardashian paid $ 70.4 million to a luxury house by the sea in Malibu.
Source: Insider, Cryptocoin
