A 25,000-square-foot mansion won't do for Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beats. The musical couple is reportedly selling their New Jersey home for a hefty price of $14.9 million. Their reason for selling: they need more space for their art collection.
According to TMZ, the "Eight Acres of Showtime" has eight bedrooms, 20 bathrooms, an in-house theater, a bowling alley, a gym, and a recording studio. The couple's art collection includes works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquat, and Keith Haring.
The Englewood, NJ mansion is on a 5.2-acre plot, and Keys and Swizz Beats bought the property back in 2013 from another famous fellow, Eddie Murphy. Pop Sugar has photos of the beautiful home.
Keys' husband, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, is known to be an "avid collector of art." Daily Mail reports that the artist has actually held an exhibit featuring key pieces from his impressive collection back in 2014. Swizz also revealed that Alicia Keys was the reason why he started his "passion for art." He shares to the source that curating such a collection takes a lot of time and patience and that it's about quality over quantity.
The couple is reportedly looking for a much bigger space to accommodate all of their art at home. Keys and Swizz Beats recently just celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. The "Girl on Fire" singer has dedicated a post on Instagram to her husband.
The caption says, "My dearest, love of my life- The day we saw sunflowers drawn with chalk on the NYC park concrete we knew something special was happening. Something about that day, spoke to forever... If life is a movie you're the only one I want to share the scene with, If love is a dream, you're the only one I want to dream with, If life is a game, you're the one I want to be on the team with!! There's no part of my #28000days, I want to live with out you...Happy 5th anniversary my King!!!!"
Keys and Beatz have two kids named Genesis and Egypt.
