We tune into HBO’s “Succession” for the drama and dysfunction, but we stay for the real estate and lifestyle porn. How many private jets, megayachts, and over-the-top personal accoutrements does one family need? An endless supply—in a seemingly fruitless quest to make up for Daddy’s failure to hug them, apparently.

For years, the Roy family’s borderline sociopathic personal and professional exploits have been set against a backdrop of mansions, penthouses, and compounds that perfectly depict the characters’ insatiable greed and taste for the opulent. We’re in the midst of “Succession’s” fourth and final season, and as the tragicomedy rolls out, we can see that production pulled out all the stops when it came to choosing filming locations. In the first episode alone, we clocked a number of pricey properties.

Join us, won’t you, as we chronicle—and get the backstory on—every single home featured on Season 4 of “Succession.”

Roman, Shiv, and Kendall’s L.A. mansion

Revenge is best served crazy on “Succession.”

Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) are planning to avenge Logan’s (Brian Cox) remorseless blocking of their coup attempt. And they are doing it in Roy 2.0 style, by launching “a high-visibility, execution-dependent, disruptor news brand” called The Hundred. The brand is positioned to provide insights from 100 key shapers of business, tech, politics, and culture.

In the Season 4 opener, we see that the siblings have been working on their media startup from a modern mansion in the hills of Los Angeles.

In real life, the Golden State spread is owned by a 26-year-old crypto billionaire who purchased it for $83 million in 2021.

The modernist hilltop spread, known as the San Onofre Estate, was built by bold-faced developer Ardie Tavangarian and offers 1 acre with views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and downtown L.A.

Inside, the 20,000-square-foot home features six bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, a car gallery, 20-person movie theater, outdoor cinema, multiple pools, chef’s kitchen custom-designed by Nobu, and roof deck with a hot tub.

The primary suite can only be accessed via retinal scanner and comes with a retractable ceiling for stargazing (when not stabbing family members in the back).

The Pierce family’s West Coast estate

When Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) lets slip to Shiv that Logan is aiming to buy Pierce Global Media, Shiv, Kendall, and Roman head up to see Nan Pierce (Cherry Jones) to see if they can court the company before Logan gets it.

Desperate to get Nan to stop seeing the Roy siblings as “fake fruit for display purposes only,” Shiv et al tell her they will preserve her family’s legacy and brand—something they say Logan is hellbent on destroying. Nan, meanwhile, seems more interested in the tentative deal she’s brokered with Logan, but after a bit of two-stepping, the siblings offer up a “definitive” $10 billion bid.

The conniving conversations are set in a historic $30.8 million Montecito, CA, spread, owned by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The 22,729-square-foot, 7-bedroom, 20-bath home is perched on 11 acres and features a spacious atrium centered around palm trees that soar to the roof; a limestone and marble fireplace; a parlor lined with French, oak paneling circa the 1600s; antique light fixtures; beamed ceilings; and arched loggias.

The landscaping is picture perfect: Think mature palms, a rose garden, a fruit orchard, and views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding mountains.

Shiv and Tom’s TriBeCa penthouse

When the siblings aren’t squabbling, various lovers are. Shiv and Tom end a wild day with an awkward come-to-Jesus on their marriage at their shared New York apartment.

Shiv swings by to grab clothes. (“I don’t want to be restricted to my favorites,” she says.) They argue, but then collapse into bed and stay close—no sex, no chatting—and allude to the end of their marriage.

The penthouse, which last sold in 2003 for $7.7 million, has appeared in previous seasons and was designed by architect Steven Harris, and designed by Rees Roberts + Partners.

The 8,000-square-foot, multilevel penthouse loft is in a converted 1930s office building in Tribeca. Inside, there’s a contained guesthouse; glass and teak-beam rooftop with views of Manhattan and Brooklyn; a chef’s kitchen; and a floating, leather-wrapped staircase that climbs the double-height living room wall.

Logan’s penthouse

In Episode 1, it’s Logan’s birthday—which, of course, means he’s miserable. Dejected and irritated by the cheerful guests eating his generous spread, Logan escapes the fun with his bodyguard and BFF Colin (Scott Nicholson) to hit up a diner and considers the notion that human beings are merely stand-ins for economic units.

The party takes place at Logan’s penthouse in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The actual filming location is also on the Upper East Side—the building exterior and lobby are filmed at the American Irish Historical Society’s 15,000-square-foot headquarters at 991 Fifth Avenue. The scenes inside the home, however, are filmed on a sound stage.

In 2021, the space was listed for $52 million. But after receiving a petition with more than 40,000 signatures opposing the sale, New York Attorney General Letitia James agreed to preserve the historic property.

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