Reported by Michael Kaplan and  Taylor Herzlich

(Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://nypost.com/2025/10/12/us-news/how-billionaires-grifter-son-david-brens-ultimate-man-cave-scheme-unraveled/)

It was supposed to be the “ultimate man cave,” but to those who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, it quickly became the ultimate scam.

David Bren told investors he was creating an exclusive private space, with monthly dues costing $14,500, a high-class clubhouse and ultra-luxury cars available to members.

The project even had a bro-centric sounding name: The Bunker.

As presented, members could just pluck a Ferrari, Bugatti, Porsche, Maserati or Rolls Royce from among the club’s $50 million fleet to use for an afternoon.

Referring to a client of his – whose “family has billions of dollars” – LA-based attorney Joshua Ritter told The Post, “He met David Bren through a friend who was also well connected in Los Angeles.

“They were, for lack of a better term, part of a playboy community of guys who go out, live a kind of VIP lifestyle and like to invest in things. David was introduced as the son of Donald Bren, which immediately gave him credibility.”

Bren — sometimes trading off the name of his real estate billionaire father Donald Bren, who he is estranged from — took in rounds of cash from various well-heeled investors to make The Bunker a reality between 2020 and 2022.

However, no hint of the club has ever materialized.