Jan Koum’s Malibu estate
The spread above Paradise Cove includes a main house, a guesthouse, a guardhouse and a funicular that descends to 256 feet of beach frontage.
![The three-acre spread above Paradise Cove includes a main house, guesthouse, guardhouse and a funicular that descends to 256 feet of beach frontage.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1f62261/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4134x2312+0+0/resize/1440x805!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F7d%2F0ac8a8ed4350a08675e3dcb3fb98%2Fimage-04.jpg)
The view. (Mike Helfrich)
![The living room.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/011b5c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4134x2372+0+0/resize/1440x826!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2F8f%2F914d2eae42c78cccbe223d54bb38%2Fimage-05.jpg)
The living room. (Mike Helfrich)
![The living room under whitewashed beams.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e62febe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x828+0+0/resize/1440x795!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F59%2Fbbcad87b44168506bb06a2710f2f%2Fimage-11.jpg)
The living room under whitewashed beams. (Mike Helfrich)
![The dining room.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/763fa52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x817+0+0/resize/1440x784!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F7d%2F838c66124700b3a57c7efb2e1503%2Fimage-12.jpg)
The dining room. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The kitchen.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f0655bd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x901+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F38%2F502dcb374e559bb6aefc146bb905%2Fimage-03.jpg)
The kitchen. (Mike Helfrich)
![The bathroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5bfc86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x924+0+0/resize/1440x887!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2F34%2F6416e8a84895bdb6620b9937de53%2Fimage-13.jpg)
The bathroom. (Mike Helfrich)
![The mirrored walls.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a48da5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x862+0+0/resize/1440x828!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2Fb8%2F2f77c9774decb27083e6184fc164%2Fimage-20.jpg)
The mirrored walls. (Mike Helfrich)
![The backyard.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/30580b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3914x2387+0+0/resize/1440x878!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F6d%2F263829d2416eb9a332163a708bb9%2Fimage-10.jpg)
The backyard. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The patio.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5eaa62/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x905+0+0/resize/1440x869!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe1%2F28%2Ff29c730a409aabe746f875350227%2Fimage-16.jpg)
The patio. (Mike Helfrich)
![The lounge.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/27a57bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x802+0+0/resize/1440x770!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F6e%2F97bf3dd0416fac99bfe486b1e8c1%2Fimage-15.jpg)
The lounge. (Mike Helfrich)
![The pool.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4670bb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3831x2199+0+0/resize/1440x827!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F44%2Fc92e7268484fbca0a027fd136ff1%2Fimage-09.jpg)
The pool. (Mike Helfrich)
![The dining patio.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d2ac72e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4134x2497+0+0/resize/1440x870!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2F6a%2F1117076e41ae866bf6fdce09d8c6%2Fimage-07.jpg)
The dining patio. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The funicular.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cc2f731/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x906+0+0/resize/1440x870!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F1a%2Ff0e52cc947a9aa9e5b403f91dae1%2Fimage-17.jpg)
The funicular. (Mike Helfrich)
![The cabana.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9da2c75/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x1018+0+0/resize/1415x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2F9c%2F7b251eb346539ec9b9cb6c2ea0a6%2Fimage-18.jpg)
The cabana. (Mike Helfrich)
![The fire pit.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3defb31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x799+0+0/resize/1440x767!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fbd%2Fcfd1cdbf47ec99404b9a384296c7%2Fimage-19.jpg)
The fire pit. (Mike Helfrich)
![The gardens.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b3a941/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x830+0+0/resize/1440x797!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F1a%2Fa06af1664e52b8e98f4301d11f08%2Fimage-14.jpg)
The gardens. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The coastal home.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c6f4f6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3916x2388+0+0/resize/1440x878!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F6d%2Fff88dec54e43975c7a45b76300f7%2Fimage-08.jpg)
The coastal home. (Mike Helfrich)
![Aerial view of the estate.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/23170d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3991x2434+0+0/resize/1440x878!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F44%2F4eaea6114e02bbf8fa7882445c8e%2Fimage-06.jpg)
Aerial view of the estate. (Mike Helfrich)
Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.