Powerball billionaire Edwin Castro is generously sharing his winnings with his family, who are also helping him manage his sudden wealth.
Sources told The Post the 31-year old purchased a $4 million Japanese-inspired home in Altadena, California, for his parents, who previously lived just a few miles away.
Castro has also enlisted his younger brother Jesse, 27, who works as a banker, to help manage his assets after scooping the $2.04 billion jackpot last year, from which he took a lump sum payout of $997.6 million.
“They are a team and they’re very grounded,” a source said of the siblings. “They’re not into partying. They’re not out in clubs otherwise everybody would see them.
“The only pictures that they have are of him coming out of his lawyer’s [office] or the bank. That’s who they are. They are just normal people.”
The $4 million Altadena mansion Castro bought for his father, also named Edwin, and mother, Frances, boasts five bedrooms and five bathrooms and is 4,631-square feet in total with stunning views of the surrounding San Gabriel Mountains, according to Dirt.com.
Castro, a trained architect who graduated from Woodbury University in Burbank — ranked 18th in the nation in architecture schools — was possibly inspired by the home’s unique features.
“The home’s U-shaped focal point is the gorgeous courtyard that created its own private oasis for you to escape the lounge in a zen patio completed by red floating Japanese roof and tranquil pond,” according to the home’s Zillow listing.
The house was last on the market in 2010 for $1.1 million before being sold to Castro in March.
Since his historic win, Castro has dropped a combined $76 million on three massive mansions in California.
His largest purchase was in September, when he bought a $47 million seven-bedroom, 11-bathroom, compound with an infinity pool in Bel Air.
Castro also has a $25 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills, which was “a steal” because the 31-year old bought it at $10 million less than the initial asking price from the developers, a source explained.
The property boasts seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, a koi pond and another infinity pool overlooking the whole of Los Angeles.
Castro is still getting used to the limelight according to sources, who say he’s already been targeted by scammers and is wary of flaunting his wealth in public.
However, Castro has a soft spot for sports cars and has been seen driving a $200,000 Porsche 911 around Los Angeles. However, sources say his favorite remains a vintage green 1970s Porsche 911 SC, which is a family heirloom.
Sources say Castro remains humble despite his newfound wealth and wants to stay out of the public eye.
However, behind the scenes, sources told The Post he is committed to using his millions to do some good and has made significant donations to numerous local charities.
A source said the family also plans to hold onto the $2 million home where Castro and his brother grew up, just a few miles away from Crescenta Valley High School where he graduated and was a linebacker for the football team.
Edwin Sr.— who works as a manager in the construction industry — and Frances were doting parents who took care of the two boys and brought them to football practices and Boy Scout meetings. They were “very present parents,” according to a childhood friend who wanted to remain anonymous.
The friend said Castro has always been civic-minded and frequently volunteered in the community as part of his Eagle Scout duties.
“I’m sure there are a lot of people who are jealous of him, but it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy,” the friend added.
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