Jagger and GF to share some shelter in Florida
Mick Jagger, Florida Man? The Rolling Stones front man recently purchased a mansion south of Tampa as a Christmas present for his girlfriend, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick.
The Sarasota HeraldTribune reports that the four-bedroom home sits on roughly a third of an acre in the planned community of Lakewood Ranch. Perched next to a lake and close to its neighbors, it includes nearly 8,400 square feet under the roof.
The real estate firm that sold the home, Michael Saunders & Company, said Jagger, 77, paid $1.9 million for it in late October, with the title put in Hamrick’s name.
Tina Ciaccio, the listing agent, said the couple never visited the home before buying it, but met with her online.
“It was very cool hearing Mick Jagger’s voice over the phone; that was neat,” Ciaccio told the HeraldTribune.
“But regardless, they really were a pleasure, a great couple to transact with.”
Rock Hall of Fame has expansion plan
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland on Friday released designs for a $100 million renovation and expansion, which would grow the museum’s footprint by a third with a dramatic addition to the original I.M. Pei building. The Rock Hall announced that the architecture firm PAU will lead the project, which will bring 50,000 square feet of programming space and a new band shell overlooking the shore of Lake Erie. The triangular addition will resemble a guitar pick slicing into the base of the original waterfront pyramid, which opened in 1995.
Vishaan Chakrabarti, the architecture firm’s founder and creative director, will oversee the expansion with assistance from other design firms including Cooper Robertson, James Corner Field Operations and L’Observatoire International.
“Our theme for the project is The Clash,” said Chakrabarti, who also serves as dean for the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. He said the new design has “a sense of grit” in line with the rebelliousness of rock ’n’ roll.
The desire to create a campus around the Rock Hall originated about five years ago, its president and CEO, Greg Harris, said.
The hall will hopefully to add space for exhibitions and events, as well as offices with a view of the water.
The museum had originally embarked on a $55million capital campaign for renovations, but the expansion nearly doubled the financial cost to a total of $100million. With the help of trustees, the Rock Hall said, it has raised $73million. It has been a difficult year for the Rock Hall, which relies heavily on ticketed attendance. The coronavirus pandemic put a $14million dent in its revenues, and the museum was forced to lay off nearly 50 employees.