6:56pm | The multi-million dollar Naples-area mansion owned by the late, controversial developer Tom Dean, who died in a March plane crash, is up for sale at an asking price of $10.5 million, according to official real estate listings.
The 6,750-square-foot, multi-level home at 11 N. Sea Isle Drive was listed on the market on April 24 through Coldwell Banker Coastal Alliance, with Debi Garcia-Benson and Dave Stockton serving as the co-listing agents.
Located behind the gates of the exclusive Treasure Island gated community, the home sits on what is believed to be the largest parcel on the island.
It features a number of lavish amenities including a 20-foot-by-40-foot pool and spa at the water’s edge; pool house; fire pit; gazebo; below-grade, 600-bottle climate-controlled wine cellar; 73-foot boat dock; 450-gallon, built-in saltwater aquarium in the family room; custom ship’s den done from ceiling to floor in exotic, handcrafted wood and a 550-gallon saltwater aquarium as one of the walls; and three built-in refrigerators in the kitchen, according to the official listing.
Dean and his wife, Annamarie, purchased the home in 2004 for about $8 million, which at that time was the highest amount anyone had ever paid for a home in the city.
The seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion was recently renovated, according to the listing. For tax year 2010, it was valued at about $8 million.
Dean was among five men who died in a plane crash at Long Beach Airport roughly two months ago. Dean owned the plane, though it was registered under the name of a company named Carde Equipment Sales LLC.
According to the Secretary of State’s website, the company is located on the ninth floor of a high-rise at 9200 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. The agent for service for the company that is listed with the state is David Herman, a certified public accountant. An Aug. 1, 2010, lien filed against the company, however, notes the company as being located 13651 Alondra Blvd. in Santa Fe Springs.
It is unknown whether Dean was actually living at the home at the time of his death, as media reports about the crash nationwide listed him as having resided in Laguna Beach.
Dean is best known locally for the questionable land-swap deal he made with the city in 2010. As part of the deal, the city gave him roughly 11 acres of prime land located adjacent to the port that was valued roughly at somewhere between $10 million and $15 million in exchange for about 33 acres of contaminated wetlands for which Dean retained all mineral and oil rights. His embattled push to build a Home Depot design center adjacent to the wetlands several years ago also drew heavy scrutiny.