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La Gorce Island, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping


Today' estate in Miami Beach, Florida (thanks, designer) was once home to Cher and has also served as a temporary residence for Janet Jackson and Julio Iglesias. Cher bought the property in 1993 for $1.5 million and rebuilt it. She sold in 1996 for $4.35 million to Barry Schwartz, former chairman and CEO of Calvin Klein who sold to real estate developer Todd Glaser and investment partner Armin Mattli, president of Clinique La Prairie, the Swiss spa/hotel/medical center ten years later. The property was completely redone and then rented to Janet Jackson last year for $85,000 a month, followed by Julio Iglesias and then Douglas Cramer, executive producer of the TV series Dynasty. The home which once featured in Architectural Digest, has six bedrooms, cabana and gym, two-car garage and dock.Details include a large inner courtyards, archways, rosette windows, keystone columns, a two-story living room, formal dining and large media rooms and a lap pool. The kitchen has double sub-zero stainless steel refrigerators, Traulsen wine cooler, huge white marble island and Wolf gas stove, also opens to wide covered terrace. The master suite has a walk-in closet, private covered terrace overlooking pool and wide views, and a 3rd story living room with large covered terrace overlooking water. This home is listed at $14.9 million which seems a bit ambitious for the current market even though it is a beautiful home.

[via Miami Herald]

Piano Signed By Celebs To Be Auctioned Off For Charity

Filed under: Auctions

A piano signed by over 60 musicians and other entertainers will be auctioned off as part of the David Foster & Friends Foundation concert at the River Rock Show Theatre on September 10. The Yamaha grand piano has been signed by Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Josh Groban and Julio Iglesias. The musical instrument is David's "touring piano" and was recently featured in the "Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky" show at Lake Las Vegas. Proceeds from the auction will help support families with children in need of major organ transplants. The piano will remain on display to the public, at the River Rock Casino Resort, until it is auctioned off.


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