Ricky Martin Tries to Flip Florida Mansion

After no one was interested in the $22.5 million price tag, Ricky Martin relists his Golden Beach mansion at a loss.

Although it's unclear if he ever intended to occupy the property, five-time Grammy-winning pop star Ricky Martin dumped a whopping $16.25 million in April of 2007 on an oceanfront spread in the über upscale enclave of Golden Beach, Florida. About six short months later the recently out-of-the-closet father (read all about it on ParentDish) had a real estate change of heart and put the posh property back on the market with a much higher asking price of $22.5 million.

But alas, there were no buyers at the high price and the price of Martin's Mediterranean-style mansion plummeted to $18 million before it was taken off the market. Martin, who has owned several luxury properties in the Miami area, recently relisted the mansion with an asking price of $18.9 million.


The property is protected by electronic gates that swing open to a large brick motor court that stretches out in front of the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion that measures a celebrity-sized 9,882 square feet.


A dual staircase flanking a fountain marks the entrance to the rotunda-style foyer and the dramatic, ballroom-sized formal living room (above) that features a voluminous double-height ceiling, a monolithic carved stone fireplace and a trio of arched French doors that open to ocean views and sea breezes.




The recently redone kitchen has oversized herringbone-patterned brick flooring and a matching barrel vaulted brick ceiling. As expected in an $18.9 million mansion, the cook's kitchen is equipped with copious custom cabinets, a huge work island, top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances and an adjacent breakfast room.



In addition to the formal living and dining rooms, the bon bon-shaker's beach house has a library, den/game room and state of the art media room (above) with a soaring coffered ceiling. There are French doors -- hopefully fitted with black-out curtains -- and a massive movie screen with operable electronic curtains.



Were the chisel-chested singer ever to settle into the Golden Beach mansion's inner sanctum, he'd see a massive second floor master suite (above) with shiny hardwood floors, lots of windows, his and his bathrooms and dressing rooms and a private ocean-view terrace.



One of the two spa-style master bathrooms has marble tile floors and walls, a vast vanity and plenty of windows for light and fresh air. And don't forget the party-sized steam shower and gigantic soaking tub.




The backyard, where Martin might have worked on keeping his skin that signature bronze, has more than 100 feet of ocean frontage, a passel of palm trees, a swimming pool and raised spa surrounded by a wide brick terrace, a built-in barbecue grill and open-air pool cabana for escaping the skin scorching south Florida sunshine.

After he sells his apparently never lived in Golden Beach getaway, Martin will be far from homeless. The very "fortunate homosexual man" is still living La Vida Loca with luxury homes in New York City, Puerto Rico, and a even an $8 million home on a private island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

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