Inside the amazing €33m mansion Eddie Irvine has put on the market

Irish Independent

7 days ago

The former Formula One ace is selling this newly built waterfront villa in Miami for $38m.
The 59-year-old bought the land in 2020 for $5.1m (€4m) and has since invested millions in developing a state-of-the-art property.
The luxurious seven-bedroom mansion at 1061 N Venetian Drive, overlooking Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline, has 105 feet of deep-water frontage and a boat lift able to accommodate a 60-foot yacht.
The eye-popping interior has striking marble and wood floors, a floating marble staircase, an elevator, a fitness centre, and a master suite with a private terrace overlooking the bay.
There is also a landscaped courtyard with a fetching waterfall, along with a rooftop living area, sundecks, an infinity pool, and a covered terrace with an outdoor kitchen.
'Irv the Swerve' has lately driven himself as a home developer and is hoping to net a major payday with his latest project.
He has also built and sold other properties in the Venetian Islands area of Miami.
Irvine has a home in the Sunset Islands area of Miami, designed with a tropical modernism aesthetic, featuring a rooftop lounge, swimming pool, and green garden. He also owns a villa in a coastal town near Genoa in Italy.
He is reported to have a multi-million-euro portfolio, with around 40 properties worldwide.
The Co. Down man previously owned a luxury 5,000sq.ft mansion in Dalkey, which was famously rented out for a period before being sold, with Matt Damon among the famous names who hired it out.
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This property, named 'Ischia', features amenities like an outdoor pool, indoor lagoon, Jacuzzi and a cinema room. The property is located on Sorrento Road, offering views of Dublin Bay.
He also once owned Cocoon bar near Dublin's Grafton Street, which now has new owners and trades as Lemon and Duke.
Eddie raced with Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar on the F1 circuit from 1993-2002 and had four wins.
Irvine has said his biggest personal influence besides his family is his former girlfriend Maria Drummond, whom he met at the Macau Grand Prix in 1988.
The couple, who have since split up, have a daughter, Zoe, who is a performance artist.
He gained a reputation as a playboy in the James Hunt mould and has been linked to models like Anouk Voorveld and Pamela Anderson, and also enjoyed a relationship with Kathryn Rice, whom he described as his 'favourite car'.
Additionally, he was reportedly dating New Zealand-born model Rachel Hunter around 2009, and was in recent years linked to Italian model Arianna Magelli.
'I love the parties, the boat, the plane, getting into nightclubs for free, getting tables at restaurants without having to queue, driving for Ferrari and getting the best-looking girls,' he once said back in his racing days.
He also said: 'If I can do something on the cheap, then I will. But I'll go to a nightclub and if it's £250 for a bottle of vodka, I'll pay. I'm not going to sit there among my mates who can't afford it, moaning about the price.'
According to the 2006 edition of the Sunday Times' Rich List, his net worth was estimated to be around £160m (€187m).