The home that celebrity surgery built: Miami townhouse of famed plastic surgeon Dr. Fredric Brandt sells for $2.9million - eight months after he took his life
- Four-bedroom, five-bathroom home sold on Tuesday in record sale for gated community of Bayshore Villas
- Home, boasting an elevator and custom-designed staircase, was built in 1990 and purchased by Brandt for $712,800
- Dr. Brandt, who lived in the home for 15 years, took his own life in April
The Miami townhome of celebrity dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt has sold for $2.9million.
The four-bedroom, five-bathroom home located in Coconut Grove sold on Tuesday after being on the market for two months.
The townhome, which was listed at $3.35million in September, was a record sale at $578 per square feet for the exclusive waterfront community of Bayshore Villas, according to the Miami Herald.
Brandt, who had famous patients including singer Madonna and Kelly Rippa, took his own life in April at the home.
The home four-bedroom, five-bathroom townhome of Dr. Frederic Brandt, which was listed at $3.35million in September, was a record sale at $578 per square feet for the exclusive gated community of Bayshore Villas
The three-story home, built in 1990, boasts a chef's eat-in kitchen, elevator and custom-designed spiral staircase (pictured). A Keith Haring sculpture in painted aluminum is shown at the base of the staircase
The salon (pictured) features LED and halogen fixtures. The 5,014-sq-ft home was reportedly designed to showcase Brandt's prized art collection, valued around $15million
Realtor Allan Kleer of Fortune International Realty, who handled the sale, said selling a home in these types of cases requires sensitivity.
'In these cases, if somebody asks why the seller is selling, we usually say they are deceased,' Kleer told the Miami Herald.
'But if people ask for details, I'm always honest.
'For some buyers it would be a deal-breaker. For others it doesn't matter.'
The dermatologist had lived in the home located at 3521 Bayshore Villas Drive for 15 years and had purchased it for $712,800, the Miami Herald reported.
The three-story home, built in 1990, boasts a chef's eat-in kitchen, elevator, yoga studio and custom-designed spiral staircase.
The townhome located in Coconut Grove's Bayshore Villas gated community (pictured) sold on Tuesday after being on the market for two months
The dermatologist had lived in the home located at 3521 Bayshore Villas Drive for 15 years and had purchased it for $712,800
The 5,014-sq-ft home was reportedly designed to showcase Brandt's prized art collection, valued around $15million, which included works by Damien Hirst, Christoper Wool and Yoshimoto Nara.
His art collection was auctioned off last month, according to the Miami Herald.
'The spiral staircase was custom-designed to show off the art as you walk up,' Kleer said.
Brandt, an early proponent of Botox who was also an author, radio host and frequent television talk show guest, was discovered hanged inside the garage. He was 65 years old.
He reportedly launched his Dr. Brandt Skin Care line in 2001 and wrote two successful skin care books.
For four years he hosted the 'Ask Dr. Brandt' show on SiriusXM radio, where his guests included celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow.
Brandt's longtime publicist, Jacquie Tractenberg, previously said that he had been suffering from depression.
Brandt had famous patients including singer Madonna and Kelly Rippa (pictured right. For four years he hosted the 'Ask Dr. Brandt' show on SiriusXM radio, where his guests included celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow
She also had said that he had been upset by a thinly veiled portrayal of him by actor Martin Short on the Netflix show, 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.'
Brandt was born in 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, graduating from Rutgers University and earning his medical degree from Drexel University Medical School, according to an official biography.
During residencies at New York University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he looked into several specialties including oncology and cardiology but eventually decided to focus on dermatology.
He opened his Miami dermatology practice in 1982 and developed an expertise in injectable substances, including Botox.
Much of his work involved running clinical trials for many other dermatology treatments. Brandt opened his New York practice in 1998 and divided time between the two cities.
According to Florida law, sellers are not required to disclose suicides, deaths or homicides that occur on properties.
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