Thursday, 6 June 2013

Exclusive pics... House where Gianni Versace was Murdered up for sale..

Icon: Missed by the fashion world, the late Gianni Versace was once an architect

The home where Gianni Versace was murdered has been put up for sale for a whopping $75 million.  The house was initially priced at $125 million but it has been slashed down to $75 million.  View Exclusive pics of the house inside...



Opulence: Gianni Versace's old home in South Beach, known by most as Casa Casuarina though now a hotel owned by Peter Loftin, has been listed for $125million

Design marvel: Though the designer behind Villa by Barton G, refurbished the 23,000 square foot space, the style is very much in keeping with the lavish tastes of its former owner

Palatial: Peter Loftin, a telecom entrepreneur, bought the mansion in 2000, three years after Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps outside the house

Bargain? The lavish house is now available for $50million less than it originally cost

Expansion: The home was totally remodelled by Versace himself after he fell in love with the property

Unique: There are not many homes as utterly lavish as the house where Versace lived until his death

Pool: But only an extravagant multi-millionaire could afford to buy the Miami Beach mansion

Dark past: It was outside this house where legendary designer Versace was killed by a lone gunman

Boutique: The Versace motif remains on the floor of one of the hotel suites, a tribute to the designer who spent $33million renovating and expanding the property after he bought it in 1992

Prints and patterns: The villa was originally built in the 1930s by architect Alden Freeman as an homage to the oldest existing house in the western hemisphere in Santo Domingo

Lavish: The hotel still features the murals and frescoes painted on the walls and ceiling by Mr Versace, a detail that contributes to the hefty $125million price tag

Ocean view: Villa by Barton G looks out onto the Atlantic from its Miami Beach location, an exclusive section of the South Beach strip

A step in the wrong direction: Mr Versace was tragically killed at the entrance to Casa Casuarina in 1997 by Andrew Cunanan who committed suicide shortly after

Illuminating: A skylight brightens up the original interior designed by Gianni Versace in the famously ornate home that he bought in 1992 after falling in love with the property

Grandeur: The couturier added a 6,100 square foot south wing to the property and covered the courtyard in thousands upon thousands of individual mosaic tiles

Kids room? The property cost Mr Versace $10million and though he plugged $33million of his own money into its renovation, after his death his family made a quick sale for only $20million to its new owner

Residential palace: The one acre property features ten bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, seven fireplaces, a garage for 12 cars and a guesthouse
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