Robbie Williams buys a Miami-area home for $40M off-market

New York Post

3 days ago

British pop star Robbie Williams is trading California's hills for Florida's waterways with an off-market purchase of a sprawling waterfront estate in affluent Coral Gables — where he and his wife Ayda Field plan to relocate their family of six, The Post has learned.
The $40 million deal, which will add an extra $5 million for furnishings, is poised to set a new record for the exclusive Old Cutler Bay neighborhood — clocking in at approximately $5,000 per square foot.
The 19,380-square-foot smart home, built in 2016, sits on a rare 1-acre peninsula lot with 435 feet of water frontage, a 75-foot dock and views on three sides.
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13 Robbie Williams has purchased a $40 million waterfront estate in Coral Gables, Florida.
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13 Robbie Williams performs prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The estate includes seven bedrooms, seven full baths, two powder rooms, a resort-style pool and spa, a firepit, an outdoor kitchen, an 18-car garage and a wine cellar.
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But for Williams, who once sold 1.6 million concert tickets in a single day and whose albums dominate UK sales charts, the existing amenities are just the beginning.
Manny Angelo Varas, the Miami-based developer known as 'The Billionaire's Builder' for his work with clients like Rick Ross and an Indian Creek mystery buyer, has been tapped to oversee an ambitious $5 million expansion of this property.
13 The home features seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two powder rooms.
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13 The off-market deal includes an additional $5 million in furnishings.
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'We're doing a ground-up build,' Varas told The Post. 'He'll be relocating immediately to the existing home, and we're going to be doing new construction, adding between 2,500 and 3,500 square feet.'
The centerpiece of the renovation is a 2,000-square-foot guest pavilion, envisioned as a flexible space.
'We're creating functional spaces that could be used as a recording studio and multiple different functions,' Varas said. 'So he's able to work from home when he's not on tour.'
According to Varas, the decision to pivot from Los Angeles to Miami was driven by a mix of lifestyle, safety and tax considerations.
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13 The 19,380-square-foot smart home was built in 2016.
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13 The home sits on a 1-acre peninsula with 435 feet of water frontage.
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13 The property boasts a wine cellar and resort-style amenities.
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'From a tax perspective and just the environment overall in California, it's relocating primarily for a different lifestyle,' he said. 'This is one of many of our clients from California we are working with, including several other celebrities that are relocating from California.'
Originally, Williams had planned to purchase Rosie O'Donnell's former home on Star Island, but structural concerns derailed the deal.
'The reason we canceled the contract is because the home's structure was below the current flood code,' Varas said. 'Effectively the only option would be demoing the house and starting from scratch, and because that process typically would take two to three years, he elected to come to the Gables.'
The property's sellers were 'The Real Housewives of Miami' star Dr. Nicole Martin and her husband, attorney Anthony Lopez, who bought the estate for roughly $21.5 million in 2022.
13 The home also has an 18-car garage.
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13 The fitness area.
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13 Williams and his wife Ayda Field, who sold their Beverly Hills estate to Drake for $75 million, plan to relocate their family of six immediately.
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The buyer's agent was Chad Carroll of Compass, while Dennis Carvajal of One Sotheby's International Realty represented the sellers.
Williams and Field sold their previous home in Beverly Hills to Drake for $75 million before the Florida move. The new estate, with its similarly modern aesthetic and waterfront appeal, is 'pristine,' according to Varas, who intends to preserve its design language while adding wellness and tech upgrades.
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'We're putting sensors within the AC to make sure we have a clean air environment throughout the entire home,' he noted.
And in true Miami fashion, a floating padel court may soon join the list of ultra-luxe features.
13 Developer Manny Angelo Varas, known as 'The Billionaire's Builder,' will oversee a $5 million renovation and a new 2,000-square-foot guest house.
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13 'We're doing a ground-up build,' said Varas, who is also exploring the creation of a floating padel court attached to the property.
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13 Renovations are expected to be completed in under a year, with wellness features and functional spaces like a recording studio being added.
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Inspired by a similar court in the Exumas, Varas is working with the city on what would be the first residential floating padel court in the United States.
'It's a super unique attraction that exists,' Varas said. 'I proposed having a floating padel court, which would be a multifunctional space attached to the property.'
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The entire renovation is expected to wrap in under a year.
Williams, 51, first made headlines as a boy band sensation in Take That before launching a wildly successful solo career. This includes seven No. 1 singles in the UK. Additionally, all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK.