$26.5M California home has a surprise in the basement: a 'Star Wars' museum

A mansion in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles is listed for $26.5 million. The home features six bedrooms, seven bedrooms and a 5,000-square-foot 'Star Wars' museum in the basement. A mansion in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles is listed for $26.5 million. The home features six bedrooms, seven bedrooms and a 5,000-square-foot 'Star Wars' museum in the basement. Photo: The Agency Photo: The Agency Image 1 of / 93 Caption Close $26.5M California home has a surprise in the basement: a 'Star Wars' museum 1 / 93 Back to Gallery

No doubt, the owner of a Los Angeles mansion selling for $26.5 million is a Star Wars fan.

Within the gated neighborhood of Hidden Hills, the property features a 5,000-square-foot basement displaying a huge collection of life-size figures from Episodes 1 through VI, according to the Wall Street Journal.

An X-Wing fighter with Skywalker and R2-D2 in its cockpit hangs from the ceiling. Zutton, or "Snaggletooth" sits on a stool at a bar featuring the re-creation of the famous cantina scene from Episode IV. There's a mural with a desert scene painted to look like planet Tatooine. The interior of a movie theater is designed to look like a starship.

A vintage toy expert called it "among the most impressive" private Star Wars collections in the world. "I’m gobsmacked by it," Marc Airey told the WSJ.

The unnamed owner is a semi-retired investor who will sell his collection, except for a few prized pieces, for an undisclosed amount on top of the home's sales price.

"He was able to bring childhood dreams and fantasies and all that you wish for growing up into a reality. It’s a personification of someone’s imagination really," said listing agent Emil Hartoonian of The agency. "It’s so personalized that it does feel like somebody’s museum."

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The 18,200-foot-square-foot home with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms was custom-designed for the owner and took five and a half years to build. Construction was completed in 2012.

While the downstairs embraces a galaxy far, far away, the upstairs brings you back to planet Earth with interiors that are contemporary and comfortable. "We like to look at the design as combination of Frank Lloyd Wright meets the Mondrian Hotel," Hartoonian said. "The flow captures the perfect balance of old-world rustic and contemporary modern elements."

Outside gardens unfold across three-acre grounds. An outdoor pool flows into an indoor space with a spa. It also features a special pump system allowing you to swim laps in place.

"It's custom made to every speck of what the owner’s desires were," Hartoonian said.

Hidden Hills is a community of about 600 homes and is known for its large lots. Many celebrities, including members of the Kardashian family, have called the neighborhood home, according to the WSJ.

Hartoonian is co-listing the property that officially went on the Friday with Arvin Haddad and Mauricio Umansky, also of the Agency.

Amy Graff is a digital editor with SFGATE. Email her: agraff@sfgate.com.