Tuned-up version of singer Cassidy’s house for sale
The former Fort Lauderdale home of 1970s teen heartthrob David Cassidy is up for sale again.
The late actor and singer’s 7,000-square-foot waterfront estate, at 1600 S. Ocean Drive, was sold at auction in 2015 for $2.067 million. Cassidy had filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy earlier that year.
This time, the asking price is $3.9 million.
The home had recently found new life as a destination place called “Casa De Mayan.” The six-bedroom, 6 1⁄2-bathroom home is a certified vacation rental property with the city. But the couple running it have decided to move on to buy more vacation rentals.
Thomas White and his partner bought the house in 2015, sight unseen, by telephone with their broker. They decided they did not want to live there when they actually saw it.
“I didn’t like the layout inside. I was expecting a gorgeous spiral staircase,” said White, who now manages the house as president of the Casa De Mayan Rental Property.
“I spent one night there —
let’s see if it’s haunted,” White quipped.
The home has two master bedrooms and three additional bedrooms on the second floor and an exercise room. The first floor features a formal entryway to a bedroom.
The estate features a heated pool and hot tub overlooking the Mayan River. The backyard has seating for, 16 plus an outdoor grilling kitchen and an automatic boat lift.
Until the home is sold,
the property will continue to be rented through 2018.
Up to 12 guests can stay at Casa De Mayan, where each of the master bedrooms has an in-room coffee service station and private river-view balcony. There is a three-night minimum, with prices going for $1,389 a night in the summer and about $2,000 a night during the winter holidays.
Cassidy, who rocketed to worldwide fame as the star of the television sitcom “The Partridge Family,” died in November at age 67 after battling liver and kidney failure. A resident of Fort Lauderdale since the early 2000s, Cassidy paid $1.1 million for the waterfront estate in 2001.
David Cassidy fans can peruse his personal memorabilia situated throughout the estate, such as autographed and personal photos of him taken at the estate, Cassidy family-crest throw pillows, and collector items such as wall plaques.
“He left a good bit of it,” White said, and some items were purchased.
White said they “easily spent $500,000” to fix the bones of the house, and added new furniture.
“We repaired, we’ve replaced — we’ve made it a fabulous vacation rental,” he said, like a “Ritz-Carlton for anyone traveling.”
He created a masterpiece: “I’m very proud of it.”
Twelve guests can stay at the mansion for about $2,000 a night in season.