A mansion located on a private island off the Florida Keys is selling for $16.5 million. writes about it new york post.
Known as one of the first American doctors to use special endoscopes to examine the bile and pancreatic ducts, Klaus Mekeler purchased the 55-acre property in the late 1970s. The island, which was later bought for $25,000, was just a pile of stones in the water. After the Doctor has leveled the volcanic rock and built a house on it.
In 1995, Mekeler sold the property to the Williford family for $750,000. Now he is selling the house but they are not ready to leave him if they do not get the necessary money.
Now the family sometimes comes to live in the house and also rents it out for short-term rental. The boat is included in the price of the trip so that the guests can reach the mansion, which is 400 meters off the shore.
Previously reportedA 17th century mansion was sold in Ireland for $14.8 million.