This next house we will feature may look familiar to some people who love the '80s movies.
The home of the Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer starrer 1983 movie, "Scarface," can be yours for $17.9M or almost half of the original asking price of $35M, reports The Wall Street Journal.
You can see the photos of the famous property here from its previous listing on Zillow.
In the listing, it was described as a property "Privately set on 10.39 acres, one of Montecito's most celebrated estates, El Fureidis, 'Tropical Paradise,' was designed by noted architect Bertram Goodhue in 1906. The timeless and magnificent estate has been beautifully restored and offers ocean and mountain views, wonderful entertaining areas, and a storied provenance. Active well permit available."
Based on the photos, the "Scarface" home, which served as the residence of drug lord Tony Montana in the 1983 film, is immaculate and elegant in all angles. The lush grounds are carefully-manicured and maintained with palm trees dotting the expansive ground in their proud manner.
The fountain matched with artistically planned pools, is very captivating and just stunning to look at that it was even chosen for the most memorable scenes from the movie, notes Trulia. The site also informs that this home was picked by the film director himself, Brian De Palma, as it reportedly suits "the expression of the ultimate luxury estate" needed for his project.
El Fureidis, is truly befitting its name, as other masterfully-design details will be observed in this amazing estate. Originally built in the early 1900s, the grounds feature Persian-style gardens, Byzantine-style "conversation room," and 18-foot-high domed ceilings adorned with artistic accents, notes the Journal.
The Montecito, California, mansion which is almost 10,000 sq.ft., has four bedrooms, reflecting pools, nine bathrooms and a roof deck that offers different but equally enamoring views such as the "mountains, the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands," the Journal adds.
The agent handling the listing of the property is Emily Kellenberger of Village Properties, an exclusive affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate. She is co-listing the property with Riskin Partners, the Journal reports.
Kellenberger told the Journal that the owner, Russian-born financier Sergey Grishin, is selling the property becuse this is not his primary home and "he isn't using it as much as he would like." With the reduced price, Ms. Kellenberger also told the news outlet that the estate is "competitive and compelling for a buyer to step forward."
This may be a good buy as it was actually bought by Mr. Grishin in 2008 for almost $20 million, notes the Journal, citing some sources who were knowledgeable of the deal.
