South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
‘ANASPEN VIBE’
Frank LloydWright-inspired estate in Miami, formerly owned by Grammy-winning musicianWilly Chirino, listed for $11.999M with six bedrooms, double-height grand salon
The former Miamihomeof Grammy Award-winning musicianWilly Chirino, a 10,416-square-foot, Frank LloydWright-inspired estate, has been listed for $11.999 million.
Located at 4400 IslandRoad, the two-storyhome has six bedrooms, nine baths and a design intended to channel nature’s tranquility, with indoor gardens and a koi pond inside a double-height grand salon.
Built in 1980, the propertywas renovated five years ago with high-end finishes. Features include Calacatta marble-clad baths, Ornare closets, agymand spa with sauna and steam rooms, a chef’s kitchen, climate-controlled wine cellar, fireplace and third-story library.
“The special features of the home include unique architecture and voluminous spaces,” said Dina Goldentayer, executive director of sales atDouglas Elliman Real Estate in Miami Beach, whoholds the listingwith colleague Sylvia Chamorro, one of the sellers. “There’s nothing cookie-cutter about it. It’s a unique space for
Alook at South Florida’s high-end real estate
someonewhois not a fan of the white-box modern home— it has more of an Aspen vibe.”
The home is atBay Point, a private gated development. “It’s the Indian Creek of Miami,” Goldentayer said. “It’s a prestigious community, with only 243 homes, and it’s really close to the Design District, which is thenewepicenter of shopping.”
Exterior features include a pool, dock and 94 linear feet ofwater frontage on a canal leading to BiscayneBay.
The current owner, Luis Arguello, Jr., a Miami businessman, and his wife, Sylvia Chamorro, purchased thehomeinAugust 2014 for $4.171 million.
Chirino, a Cuban singer/songwriter whowon a Grammy in 2005 for Best Salsa/Merengue Album, owned the property from1992 until he sold it the current owners in 2014. He also received a special lifetime achievement award fromthe Latin RecordingAcademy in 2014.