"Home to this year's Billabong Pipeline Masters and the Volcom Pipe Pro – RIGHT IN YOUR BACK YARD! This is a one of a kind property!"
Hot on the rumour that both Volcom Pipe houses have been quietly listed for sale, is the confirmed listing of the Pipe house Jamie O’Brien made famous at 59-369 Ke Nui Road for $5.5 million.
The old joint, which was built in 1945 and remodelled ten years later, is actually two studios nailed together. Jamie used to live in the oceanfront half, daddy Mick and pals in the back of the place.
The owner has been trying to sell the house for the past four years for ten-mill, but has now cut the price by half.
Four beds, two baths, sixteen hundred square feet.
From the listing,
Directly fronting the legendary Pipeline surf break on the North Shore of Oahu. During the winter months you will be treated to stunning views of arguably the best surf break in the world! Home to this year’s Billabong Pipeline Masters and the Volcom Pipe Pro – RIGHT IN YOUR BACK YARD! This is a one of a kind property! Direct ocean frontage perched above and overlooking one of the most incredible beaches in the world! During the summer the waters are calm and clear, the sand is clean and soft. Wonderful swimming, beachcombing, and sunning! The expansive summer sand fronting this property provides incredible privacy. The North Shore of Oahu has a spirit or mana. It is not just a location, it is a lifestyle. Come – Become.. Bring your architect and contractor to explore the possibilities!
Obvs, I hit up Jamie, the flame haired king of Pipeline and currently the most popular surfer in the world, for his view on the matter.
Jamie moved out of the joint a few years back when he bought his own place behind the Lopez house
“Shitty,” he said. “I wish the owner would give me an inside deal.”
JOB said he doubted the five-mill price would be hit ’cause it was a knockdown and predicts three-and-a-half mill will be enough to convince the owner to toss you the keys.
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They must have not surfed with brazillians.
WSL doesn’t have the$$$$
last legs and marching toward the door.
Thats why its a pipeline real estate surf company fire sale.
there only hope is Hollywood val crew with cash…but, blah, i’d rather live in Malibu too
he works hard for his money so he better be all right
it’s all going to be washed away in future years.
your basically buying ten years of beachfront living than a bedroom you need too scuba dive to sleep in.
plus its nicer and a bit cooler up in the mountains
Are they going ‘cheap’ because of the erosion at the beachside? Or has that been sorted?
i think they are going “cheap” more because the owners and surf industry as a whole is going “broke”
Don’t you have a place there?
You selling up?
$3.5m. Surely we can crowdfund this bitch!
“Wonderful Beach combing “
Okay.. I’ll take it.
1600 sq ft. ….
Would rather do a Bunker Sprekels up on the hill out back Fewer freeloaders
well now we talking, the volcoms were too meh…
hey baldyballs buy one for us…
One big film set like L.A. The lines between the film world and reality get blurred. If I ever go south of the ranch I think I’m gonna get pulled over by ponch from chips
Has not having pipe as the last contest of the year devalued the area?
i think it they removed all the non local contests it would actually push prices up. i’m not a fan of having my local taken over by blow ins for a month so they can exclusively use it and i can’t
5.5 for a termite ridden teardown with a “community” that thinks they own it, what a deal. You can have my condo in Waialua for $500k too.
Maybe “Pipe Master” Tyler W. will snag it?!
And build a twenty foot iron fist in the front yard.
am told she loves the fist?
Maybe a nice Hawaiian family will buy the property.
LOL
robin masters just bought all 3 homes
“Directly in front…..” and “Directly in back, you get all the traffic you ever dreamed for while you attempt to make your way to Foodland and Starfucks” To buy a property somewhere like that where you can’t actually surf the wave out front.. so funny. But I am sure some kid whose parents are paying to make him a surfer will think it is wise to entitle their little cherub a bit further.
Investment property.
Buy it. Knock it down. Airbnb.
Isn’t Gabe the most popular surfer in the world (Brazil)?
All day every day.
All gay every gay.
I’m not feelin it.