Gangster’s century-old house razed after Florida governor stripped municipalities of power to prevent leveling of historic buildings
Original features such as a striking all-black art deco bathroom were refurbished, along with additions made by Capone after he bought the house for $40,000 in 1928. Those additions included a two-story pool cabana and a gated sentry house from which armed guards would watch the road outside.by the Miami businessman Albert Claramonte and his wife Karise, who already owned the adjoining property on Palm Island.
Karise Claramonte hung up on a call from the Guardian. Toni Alum, a spokesperson for the family’s trust, told thein November that disclosing their vision for the 30,000 sq ft lot would “ruin the plans we are working on”. Deirdre Marie Capone, the mobster’s great-niece and only living family member with memories of the “majestic” mansion, said she was saddened by its demise. She recalled her great-uncle living his final years there in seclusion and ill health between his 1939 release from Alcatraz after serving seven and a half years for tax evasion, and his“The whole family would come from Chicago and gather around my uncle every Christmas.
“I have a lot of early memories of playing there and being in the pool with my dad and my uncle, it was an unbelievable piece of property. It was a symbol of what Miami Beach was back in the beginning, and when you were in the house you’d feel old
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