The R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer lived here part-time. She rose to fame as the creative force and lead singer of the R&B girl group "Destiny's Child", the world's best-selling female group of all time. The home was in her mother's name. She sold the 5-bed, 8-bath, 8,885 home on June 8, 2012 for $2.9625M, according to public records.
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