LuxuryEstate.com posted an announcement on the sale of a villa owned by Al Capone, one of the most famous mafiosi in the world. The price is eight and a half million dollars.
More than six million euros will have to be paid to the person who wants to move to live in a beautiful villa that once belonged to Al Capone, an American gangster who left a wide mark in the bloody history of the world mafia. The villa was advertised on LuxuryEstate.com, a partner in the luxury real estate portal Immobiliare.it.
A villa with a total area of 3,000 square meters, decorated with white marble, with a large covered gallery in front of the open-air pool, parquet floors and pastel-colored rooms reminiscent of the color of the sea, was acquired by Al Capone in 1928 for a ridiculous amount of $ 40,000. The two-story mansion has seven bedrooms and five bathrooms, the house is surrounded by a large park, there is also a small private sandy beach.
Capone spent his last years in this house after seven years in Alcatraz prison. It was here that the Neapolitan developed a plan for the ever-memorable bloody massacre on Valentine's Day. At that time, he dressed his people in police uniform and sent another gangster leader George Moran to a contraband alcohol warehouse.
The people of Moran did not recognize the catch and voluntarily lined the wall with their hands up, after which they were shot in cold blood.
Fake law enforcement officers safely left the scene, and Al Capone took control of the entire Chicago smuggling market. By the way, the committed crime remained unsolved for forty years.
Returning to the villa, it should be mentioned that Big Al bought it at one time for two reasons. Firstly, Miami at that time was a key point of sale for contraband alcohol (in America, at that time, a system of prohibitive measures was in place in this area). And secondly, the strategic location of the villa near Cuba played an important role. Moving the mafia chapter from Chicago to Florida made a lot of noise in criminal circles, worrying his many enemies.
This is probably why Al Capone rebuilt the villa into a real fortress with heavy iron gates, thick walls and a small personal army.
After the death of the bandit in 1947, the mansion became the property of his heirs until the 70s, when it was acquired by a certain pilot. Over the years, the villa passed from one owner to another, was reconstructed many times, and by 2011 its value grew to ten million dollars.
However, due to the recession in the real estate market, the price of the villa fell to 8.5 million dollars (6.2 million euros).
Despite the "ticklish" former owner, this villa remains undoubtedly an important part of the history of Miami.
