JENNIFER Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are living the dream in their 11,877-square-foot getaway in Coral Gables, Florida that includes a indoor basketball court and some seriously impressive art.
Alex purchased the home in the sunshine state in 2013 for $2.69 million for himself and two daughters, Natasha and Ella, whom he shares with ex wife Cynthia Scurtis- 6 years before he proposed to the Latina singer.
He told Architectural Digest in 2017: “Traveling as much as I do, what I really wanted was someplace peaceful, where I could rest and recover and be with my daughters.”
The former New York Yankee built an 11,877-square-foot getaway in Coral Gables that includes a indoor basketball court, an massive theater and some seriously impressive art.
Briggs Edward Solomon, who helped design the magnificent space said in the same interview: “Sometimes I’ll catch Alex just standing back and looking at a painting. He gets this huge smile on his face.”
The house incorporates mid-century modern touches.
A 24-foot cantilevered entry canopy greets guests at the main entrance. Ralph Choeff, founding principal of Choeff Levy Fischman, the Miami architecture firm Rodriguez hired to build the house, calls its design “a combination of mid-century modern architecture and tropical materials including ipe wood, exposed concrete and insulated glass.”
The indoor-outdoor features are striking.
The bar and lounge area was designed as a large open space with a full-height barn door.
Cheoff said the design elements are “fused with seamless open space indoor-outdoor living [and it’s] what make the residence so dynamic and a perfect fit for the owner and the environment.”
JLo most recently spent 8 hours taking off her gel manicure while lounging on one of the many outdoor patios.
She told her fans on Instagram: “I’ll never tell manicurist to ‘hurry up’ ever again.”
Rodriguez designed the house for his daughters and his art collection.
He told Architectural Digest: “It’s fun to tell my girls who Basquiat was, who Warhol was. We live with this art every day.
“We enjoy it.”
The living room includes a portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat by Andy Warhol.
There huge home boasts floor-to-ceiling glass everywhere as well as a barbecue cabana which sits at one end of the wet-edge pool.
The kitchen has enough seating to host quite the party including an eye-catching backsplash.
Every interior space includes an adjacent covered outdoor space.
Meanwhile, JLo was making the most of life in isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic as she joined fiancé Alex, her 12-year-old twins, Max and Emmy, for a game of baseball at their Miami mansion.
The 50-year-old singer donned a neon yellow python print sports bra and matching leggings for the activity after Major League Baseball delayed its season over COVID-19 fears.
In another post JLo, who was again makeup-free, and ARod also played a game about their relationship.
They wore gym clothes and sat in their backyard, closed their eyes and pointed at themselves or each other depending on the question being posed.
First off their friend asked: “Who initiated the first kiss?” with both of them pointing to JLo.
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