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British Race Car Driver Buys Estate In Belleair

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By CARLOS MONCADA | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 16, 2007

BELLEAIR - Apparently taking advantage of the slumping real estate market, British racer Nigel Mansell has purchased a $4 million waterfront mansion here for nearly $3.3 million, public records show.

Mansell, the former Formula One great, and his wife, Rosanne, closed Nov. 2 on the 6,146-square-foot estate in Belleview Island, a gated community of 31 homes overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, records show.

The recorded warranty deed by seller Barbara Ann Chapman shows the Mansells paid $22,982 in state documentary stamp taxes, which equates to a purchase price of $3.28 million.

The estate, at 429 St. Andrews Drive, was listed for $3.99 million. The current market value is $4.28 million, according to the Pinellas County property appraiser's office.

The two-story home has four bedrooms and six bathrooms and features marble floors, a 15-foot fully equipped bar, Italian crystal chandeliers, a dock, pool house with custom outdoor kitchen and a large laundry room, sound system and three-car garage, the listing shows.

The listing's agent, Martha Thorn of Coldwell Banker, could not be immediately reached.

Mansell lived in Clearwater before selling his estate there for $6.5 million in 1996. Last month, the Mansells sold their Woodbury Park hotel, golf and country club complex in southwest England, according to reports published in the United Kingdom.

Reporter Carlos Moncada can be reached at (727) 451-2333 or cmoncada@tampatrib.com.

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