The luxury London mansion that billionaire businesswoman and pop star Rihanna rented for £18,000 ($21,895) per month when she lived in the British capital has just been sold for £27.5 million.

The star called this home for about two and a half years — during which time the  6,300-square-foot home’s modern interiors appeared on her social media — before moving to Mansion Global earlier in the year. 2020. report.

Completely renovated and modernized, the eight-bedroom home is located in St. John’s Wood, an upscale, tree-lined neighborhood north of Regent’s Park, home to many large townhouses and villas.

Stephen Lindsay, director of North London and St John’s Wood, said it is also “the only one of royal architect John Shaw’s original villas on St. John’s Wood Park to survive”. to the 21st century”. office at Savills, listed alongside Aston Chase.

The house has several reception and family rooms, as well as formal and informal dining rooms, an office, a family kitchen, and a gym. There is also plenty of outdoor space, in the form of a terrace and a large rear garden.

According to the listing, there is also a building permit to expand the home to 16,000 square feet, nearly tripling the interior space and allowing for a basement with a pool and spa.

The “We Found Love” singer isn’t the only notable resident to call the mansion home. Diamond magnate Daniel Francis, a shareholder of De Beers in the mid-1800s, was the original owner of the five-story mansion.

According to brokers, the house was bought by a foreign family. Mansion Global could not identify the seller.

Friday’s sale equates to 3,500 pounds per square foot, a record price for the St. Louis area, said Mark Pollack, founding co-director of Aston Chase. John’s Wood. It reflects “substantial planning permission achieved, large plots and secure car access, which are amenities often associated with more remote homes on the outskirts of London”.

A representative for Rihanna could not immediately be reached for comment.