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Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles home sold for $8.5 million a year after his death

Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles home sold for .5 million a year after his death

Where is Pacific Palisades home Matthew Perry died, sold in an off-market deal.

Real estate developer Anita Verma-Lallian purchased the four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home overlooking the Pacific Ocean in an affluent Southern California suburb.

“Anita purchased this property in line with her investment strategy. This home is the latest addition to her portfolio of real estate assets,” Verma-Lallian’s representatives told FOX Business.

THE HOLLYWOOD HOUSE PURCHASED MONTHS BEFORE ‘FRIENDS’ STAR MATTHEW PERRY’S DEATH IS LISTED FOR 5.1 MILLION DOLLARS

Matthew Perry's Pacific Palisades home was sold a year after his death.

The house where Matthew Perry died was sold to a developer for $8.5 million. (Getty Images/Backgrid/Fox News)

the late “Friends” star He died on October 28, 2023, from “acute effects of ketamine,” according to an autopsy released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was 54 years old.

Perry purchased the Pacific Palisades property for $6 million in 2020, according to property records. The Batman enthusiast added a pool with a red LED bat signal and regularly shows off images of Batman home decor.

“Anita purchased this property in line with her investment strategy. This house is the latest addition to her portfolio of real estate assets.”

– Representatives of Anita Verma-Lallian

DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MATTHEW PERRY’S KETHAMINE OVERDOSE PLEADS GUILTY

Authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time that the “Fools Rush In” actor died of drowning in his home hot tub. Months later, when the toxicology report was completed as part of the autopsy, the report stated that “trace amounts of ketamine” were detected in the stomach contents. “The exact method of acquisition in Mr. Perry’s case is unknown.”

“Prescription medications and unpackaged pills” were also found in Perry’s home, according to the autopsy report.

Matthew Perry lived in the house in Pacific Palisades for four years.

FOX Business has confirmed that the four-bedroom home was purchased by an Arizona real estate developer. (Background / Fox News)

Matthew Perry's house in Pacific Palisades

Perry’s house had a special entrance door. (Getty Images / Getty Images)

Earlier this month, Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine in Perry’s death. It is stated that Chavez faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. After surrendering his medical license and passport, he will remain free on bail until sentencing.

The San Diego-based doctor used Dr. He admitted to selling ketamine to Salvador Plasencia.

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Chavez allegedly previously operated a ketamine clinic and submitted a fraudulent prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug. Plasencia allegedly taught Perry’s assistant how to inject the actor with the drug.

Keith Morrison joined police over Matthew Perry's death.

Perry’s stepfather, Keith Morrison, the night Perry’s body was found in his home on October 28, 2023. (Getty Images / Getty Images)

Three more people were charged at Perry’s death — Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa; “Queen of Ketamine” Jasveen Sangha; and alleged middleman Erik Fleming. While Iwamasa and Fleming accepted plea deals, Sangha pleaded not guilty and will face a joint trial with Plasencia.

Perry rose to fame after being cast in this role at the age of 24. Chandler Bing in “Friends.”

The cast of friends filmed in 1995

Matthew Perry rose to fame and fortune with his role as Chandler on “Friends.” (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images / Getty Images)

But Perry wanted to be remembered as more than her character on the sitcom.

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“The best thing about me, bar none, is when someone comes up to me and says: ‘I can’t stop drinking‘Can you help me?’ “I can say yes and follow through and do it,” he said in a November 2022 interview with Tom Power. “When I die, I don’t want ‘Friends’ to be the first thing mentioned. I want that to be the first thing mentioned.”

Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.