Glaser told the Herald the home, which is about a metre below sea level, has flood damage and standing water underneath it.
He and his business partner, Nelson Gonzalez, an investor and senior vice-president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM, paid US$10.75 million for the home, and plan to sell the rebuilt digs for US$45 million.torn down the propertyOn Sept. 13 the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board is set to debate giving the Capone house historic designation, but Glaser said his plans will move ahead regardless.
At the end of a tree-lined walkway from the house, small beach area is fenced off from the shore of Biscayne Bay. Opposite is Hibiscus Island.Capone “wasn’t a saint by any means,” Miami Design Preservation League executive director Daniel Ciraldo told the Times. “But, at the same time, we think his home is a part of the history of our city: the good, the bad and the ugly. And we don’t think it should be torn down and replaced with a McMansion.
The Times reported that an online petition to keep the mansion had more than 300 signatures as of Monday evening. But Glaser said he’d had “a tremendous amount of support” from people who feel the house should be torn down because Capone does not deserve remembrance. But more likely is that the residents of the area dislike the peace of their gated compounds being disturbed by boating sightseers out to catch a glimpse of the old hangout.
They’re putting up 174 items at the Oct. 8 auction, which is set to be titled “A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone.”
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