Property Profile
about $33 million in the place and renamed it Casa Casuarina. Gianni designed and lived in his Casa Casuarina in famed South Beach in Miami until his untimely death when he was shot on the mansion’s front steps by a demented stalker in 1997. For Gianni, life was all about contemporary elegance with a leaning towards the glamour of old world. He surrounded himself with bright opulence and prints of historic derivation. When Gianni Versace created Casa Casuarina, he poured everything he knew about his signature style into it, emblazoned with the stamp of his extravagant personality. After Versace’s death, Casa Casuarina was
purchased by telecommunications millionaire Peter Loftin at a bargain price of $19 million for the property and most of the home’s art. Loftin later leased the home to Barton G Weiss and his Barton G Group who called it the Villa by Barton G and operated it as a very expensive boutique hotel with 10 suites. Rates started at about $900 per night and went up to over $2,000. At the time of going to print, a Florida business connected to Jordache Enterprises, famous for its upscale blue jeans, had bought the property with a winning bid of $41.5 million. Te company plans to continue operating the property as a hotel.
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