It was modeled after a home built in Santo Domingo by the son of CC. Wow a star stops by SBCB. Good to see you Gena!

Ok so I didn’t set up the photo properly. I was going through my pics last nite, uploading to Flickr–and I ran across this.

I was doing a helicopter tour of South Beach and I took the photo from the ocean; so it’s across from the ocean, on world-famous Ocean Drive. Ocean Drive properties rarely come to market and the celeb cache that will be forever attached to this property added to the value.

When I moved here in 1992 the property was known as the “Amsterdam Palace” and was, basically, a flop-house. Imagine going from a flop-house in ’92 to being one of the most prestigious properties on one of the most famous streets in the world. Who would have thunk?

Here’s a photo that kinda shows the sh*tty condition the property was in when I moved here. The interior is not grand. In it’s former life the property was a series of small rooms overlooking a central courtyard. Now, it’s all tackied up with gold-leaf cr*p. Was that Versace style cool then or was it always tacky?