This is the 100 year old mansion where Al Capone died and has just been demolished.

Historic mansion where he lived and died Al Capone It no longer exists in Miami-Dade, having been demolished to make way for a more modern building at the height of the area’s real estate boom.

The residence, built in 1922 in the Spanish style, was sold in October 2021 to a company limited by $15,500,000, $5,000,000 more than their then owners had paid a few months earlier.

The property was one of the oldest in Miami Beach and was originally owned by Clarence Bush of the Ankhuser-Bush dynasty, who once controlled the largest brewing company in the world, prompting various organizations to seek to stop its demolition as they believed it was part of recent history. cities, but their requests were not answered.

“I don’t think we should cancel culture. South Florida’s growth was closely linked to the Prohibition era, during the Prohibition of Alcohol,” said Daniel Siraldo, head of the Miami-Dade Preservation League, a heritage preservation organization that has collected thousands of signatures to prevent Al Capone’s home from falling into ruins.

What was the house where Al Capone lived and died in?

The mansion, last renovated in 2015, had four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and breathtaking garden or sea views.

It also had a kitchen, dining room, living room, main room, TV room, as well as a dining room and a couple of semi-open rooms that offered breathtaking views of the garden or the sea.

The master bedroom was fitted with large windows, so natural light was one of the protagonists of this space. It also had a very large bathroom with a see through shower.

The mansion also featured a 30-by-60-foot swimming pool surrounded by dozens of palm trees and a two-story cabin.

To receive visitors, the property included a two-bedroom, en-suite guest house that served as a hideout for Al Capone’s bodyguards during Al Capone’s time.