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Alicia Keys Throwback: From One-Bedroom Apartment To $20m Mansion Meet Her Husband And Children
On Wednesday, Alicia Keys uploaded a lot of holiday snapshots from her one-bedroom childhood home in a nostalgic mood.
The Fallin’ singer, 41, reflected on her modest beginnings and wrote, “Wow! I was reared in this one-bedroom apartment by my mum. Apt #11-L. I won’t ever forget.
Little Alicia, who now resides in an 11,000 square foot, $20 million mansion in La Jolla, California, can be seen in the pictures posing next to Christmas trees and opening presents over the years.
Reminiscing: Alicia Keys was in a reminiscing mood on Wednesday, as she shared a number of throwback holiday snaps from her one bedroom childhood apartment
Continuing with the caption, the Grammy Award winner explained the reason for why the management would not give the family a two bedroom apartment.
‘The building wouldn’t give us a 2 bedroom cause I was a girl, so the room was sometimes my mothers, sometimes mine, most of the time ours (depending on my age).’
‘Every Christmas we put the tree right there in that corner in our small but cozy living room and we would decorate it together, just the 2 of us, while she played jazz albums on a record player.’
Humble: The singer, 41 – who now lives in a $20million mansion in La Jolla, California – contemplated her humble beginnings with a number of photos from her childhood home; Pictured December 8, 2022
Memories: ‘Wow! This is the one bedroom apartment that my mother raised me in! Apt #11-L. I’ll never forget,’ she wrote
She went on to express the excitement she felt as a child: ‘I’ll never forget that night before anticipation and how excited I was about what surprises might come in the night.’
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The superstar continued in reference to a photo of her opening a gift that contained roller skates: ‘And I’ll never forget those roller skates. I was dyin’ for them so I could skate on those hard concrete New York City Streets!!’
She wrapped up her post writing, ‘Awww look at lil Alicia. I send that girl such big love. I thank her for still living in me and keeping me full of wonder and curiosity!’
Tough: The Grammy Award winner explained the reason for why the management would not give the family a bigger place: ‘The building wouldn’t give us a 2 bedroom cause I was a girl’
New York native: The superstar continued in reference to a photo of her opening a gift that contained roller skates: ‘I’ll never forget those roller skates. I was dyin’ for them so I could skate on those hard concrete New York City Streets!!’
The celebrity and her husband Swizz Beatz now reside in a large estate, proving just how far they’ve gone.
The pair bought their nearly 11,000 square foot, cliffside property for over $20 million in 2019 after eight years of “manifesting” the acquisition. Last year, they offered fans a personal tour.
The renowned Razor House in La Jolla, California, is credited with inspiring Tony Stark’s future home in Marvel’s Iron Man. It was the brainchild of architect Wallace E. Cunningham.
Full of wonder: She wrapped up her post writing, ‘Awww look at lil Alicia. I send that girl such big love. I thank her for still living in me and keeping me full of wonder and curiosity!’
Meet Her Husband And Children
Speaking to Architectural Digest, Alicia and her husband of 11-years have since renamed the home ‘Dreamland’ and, with the help of interior designer Kelly Behun, have made it a ‘warm’ place to raise their family.
She’s come a long way! The superstar and her husband Swizz Beatz now live in an 11,000-square-foot cliffside mansion that is said to be the inspiration for Iron Man’s bachelor pad
The couple share two sons Egypt, 12, and Genesis, seven.
‘We wanted something that felt warm, something that feels like places we’ve traveled around the world,’ said the 43-year-old record producer in regards to the contrast between the modern furnishing and the historic cultures they’ve grown to love.
