The world-famous Playboy Mansion has been left unrecognizable after two years of renovations.
New aerial photos reveal a brand new roof, huge extensions either side and Hugh Hefner's infamous sex-party grotto has been completely filled in.
The 29-room Holmby Hills mansion, in Los Angeles, was sold to billionaire Daren Metropoulos in 2016 for $100million but its former owner, Playboy founder and editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner, was allowed to stay in the house until he died in 2017.
Renovations on the former Playboy Mansion began in 2019 when Metropoulos filed permits to begin working on the property.
The mansion was emblematic of Hollywood's excess, hosting parties with lingerie-only dress code for the female guests who cavorted in the caved grotto
BEFORE AND AFTER RENOVATIONS: The 29-room Holmby Hills mansion (left in 2003 and right now) , in Los Angeles , was sold to billionaire Daren Metropoulos in 2016 for $100million but its former owner, Playboy founder and editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner, was allowed to stay in the house until he died in 2017
Construction crews are hard at work as they enter the second year of renovations of the massive five-acre property
The 29-room Holmby Hills mansion, which was owned by Playboy Enterprises, was sold to billionaire Daren Metropoulos in 2016 for $100million but Hefner was allowed to stay in the house until he died in 2017
Pictures taken last year show the work underway on the renovation of the iconic building
New images show just how much progress has been made in the last few months, including completed roofing and most of the scaffolding surrounding the mansion gone.
Aerial view of the massive, five-acre property the Playboy Mansion sits on in Holmby Hills, California as renovations carry on
Scaffolding surrounds a structure being built on the massive five-acre property that was purchased by Daren Metropoulos for $100 million in 2016
Overhead views of the world-famous Playboy mansion show just how far along renovations have come two years later
The famous grotto, which was the epicenter of Hefner's legendary parties, appears to have been drained
The famous grotto, which was the epicenter of Hefner's legendary parties, appears to have been drained.
Just last month aerial images taken at the back of the property showed new foundations being dug behind the mansion and the roof being in the process of being installed.
The Playboy Mansion was built in 1927 and bought by Playboy Enterprises for $1 million in 1971.
When the Playboy mansion was sold, it was agreed that the main structure of the residence would be protected from any major renovations - which the new owner appears to have stuck to.
The famous residence was emblematic of Hollywood's excess, hosting parties with lingerie-only dress code for the female guests who cavorted in the caved grotto. Pictured: Hefner with Playboy bunnies Sheila Levell and Holly Madison
The 29-room Holmby Hills mansion belonged to Playboy Enterprises before being sold in 2016. Pictured: Hugh Hefner and wife Crystal Hefner in 2014
Construction continued even through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when California was under a strict lockdown and all non-essential businesses were ordered to shut.
Manual laborers were able to keep working if they were able to 'provide services to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential operation to properties and other essential businesses'.
The famous residence was emblematic of Hollywood's excess, hosting parties with lingerie-only dress code for the female guests who cavorted in the caved grotto.
Elvis reportedly slept with eight Playmates at once at the home, while John Lennon once burned a Matisse original with a cigarette.
Donald Trump even filmed an episode of The Apprentice at the
