Prince’s Caribbean home goes on market
More than two years after Prince’s death, the rock star’s estate is finally ready to sell off one of his luxury properties, a sprawling 10,000-square-foot Caribbean hideaway he bought for nearly $13 million US in 2010.
Comerica Bank and Trust, the administrator of Prince’s multimillion-dollar estate, which has been tied up in probate court in Minnesota for two years, said this week that bids for his villa, known as Turtle Tail, on Turks and Caicos are due on July 12.
It won’t be cheap. You have to put down a $100,000 registration fee. There is a reserve price, which the sellers don’t have to disclose, but buyers can expect to pay north of what Prince paid. The winning bid will be announced about 48 hours after the July 12 deadline.
The property is described by the auction house, Premiere Estates, as a “private oasis” for Prince, who acquired the estate and several surrounding parcels of land totalling more than five acres on Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, the British Overseas Territory in the northern Caribbean.
The compound features six bedrooms, six full and one halfbathrooms, a tennis court, two private white-sand beaches, a tropical garden and a 200-foot personal dock.
The main villa has ocean and marina views, a high-end kitchen, a covered terrace with a cocktail area, a master suite with his and hers walk-in closets, a gym and studio, media room and home theatre.