Fashion Tycoon Serge Azria Buys Diane Keaton’s Former Bel Air Estate
James McClain After it first popped up for sale earlier this year, so-called “Microsoft Millionaire” Chris Peters has managed to unload his historic Bel Air estate for about $16.45 million. That’s a hefty amount of money by any standard, of course, but it also represents a slight loss for Peters, who had paid a sky-high $16.5 million for the property a full 15 years ago, back in summer 2005.Originally built in the 1920s and co-designed by prolific and venerated architects John Byers and Wallace Neff, the low-slung Spanish hacienda-style compound spans more than 8,000 square feet and has had its share of notable homeowners.