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, including

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, who perfected the

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and recorded demos for the albums '' Off the Wall'', '' Thriller'', and '' Bad'' there. The compound was purchased by Michael's father Joe Jackson in May 1971 after the first commercial successes of

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. The estate is on Hayvenhurst Avenue, Encino, in

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' San Fernando Valley. Its centerpiece is a 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom, -building. It also includes three small stores that resemble a candy store, a puppet shop, and an ice cream shop. Additions to the property in the 1980s include a

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diorama, a movie theater, and a koi pond. "Hayvenhurst" was also the name of an earlier palatial estate located in

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, constructed in 1907 by W. H. Hay, the subdeveloper of Crescent Heights and the

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of Hayvenhurst Avenue.

History

The Jackson family moved to Hayvenhurst from their home in

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, after living in various places around Los Angeles, including several hotels, the homes of

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and Diana Ross, and a Mediterranean-style house at 1601 Queens Road in Hollywood Hills. Michael Jackson lived at Hayvenhurst from 1971 until 1987 when he bought the

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at age 29. Demos for songs for ''Off the Wall'', ''Thriller'', and ''Bad'' were recorded at Hayvenhurst, and Michael Jackson undertook early development of his version of the

there. It was once the home of Michael's famous chimpanzee, Bubbles. The family remained at Havenhurst.

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lived there on and off for years. Joe Jackson left Hayvenhurst after the

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. In 2010, the house was appraised at $4.15 million, and then underwent extensive renovations. The following year, Katherine Jackson listed the compound for sale, asking "executors to negotiate the purchase of a new residence for her and the children,

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, Prince and Michael Joseph Jr., known as Blanket". But the estate has remained in the Jackson family, and as of 2019 was occupied by Michael's daughter.

References

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