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Lionel Messi Places a $232 Million Value on His Real-Estate Portfolio in Spain
Lionel Messi is ending the year by making an interesting move—but it has nothing to do with soccer.
The athlete has listed his real-estate properties in Spain on a small Spanish stock exchange, valuing them at $232 million, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The company, Edificio Rostower Socimi, is being listed on the digital-only Portfolio Stock Exchange as a real-estate investment trust. It owns seven hotels, commercial real estate for shops and offices, and houses.
Messi’s decision to list Rostower happened swiftly, Bloomberg noted, as the company became a real-estate investment trust (REIT) in mid-December. The share price was set at just less than $60 on Monday. In Spain, REITs receive a special tax rate lower than that of other companies, and investors usually list them to meet legal requirements for that tax regime rather than to raise money.
While Messi was born in Argentina and plays for a soccer team based in Miami, he spent most of his life in Spain, Bloomberg wrote. He moved to the country when he was just 12 years old to play for FC Barcelona’s youth teams. Since then, he’s become one of the most well-known athletes in the world, and his memorabilia regularly sells for a pretty penny on the auction block. Earlier this year, for example, a napkin outlining his first FC Barcelona contract was expected to fetch more than $380,000. And a set of his World Cup jerseys came with an estimate of more than $10 million in 2023.
When it comes to his Spanish real-estate holdings, Messi acts as the chairman of Rostower’s board, Bloomberg reported. Over the past couple of years, the company has posted losses. Still, its $232 million valuation is quite substantial.
Outside of Spain, Messi has a number of other real-estate holdings, too. Just last year, he shelled out $10.8 million on a waterfront mansion in South Florida. That added to his footprint in the Sunshine State, where he also owns at least three multimillion-dollar condos in a Miami suburb.
He may be one of the most prolific on the soccer pitch, but Messi is also making his name known on the real-estate market, both stateside and in Spain. When he eventually decides to retire from pro sports, he’ll have his pick of where to spend his time.
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Late Gold’s Gym Owner Rainer Schaller’s Spanish Villa Lists for $78 Million
Two years after he died in a tragic plane crash at age 53, a sprawling Mallorca estate owned by the late fitness mogul Rainer Schaller has just hit the market for the first time. Nestled amid the foothills of Spain’s Serra de Tramuntana mountains, the entire spread is asking a substantial $78 million.
The former founder, owner and CEO of RSG Group, which operates fitness brands such as Gold’s Gym, McFit and John Reed in more than 30 countries, began assembling the compound back in 2016, per listing agent Alby Euesden of The Agency. Five structures connected by manicured gardens were completed in 2022, with three more buildings currently under development set to come online next year.
The estate’s bohemian interiors are furnished with an mix of African and Indonesian accents.
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“The inspiration for building such a property came from the owner’s desire to entertain family, friends and business associates … to build not just a family home, but a dream retreat of wellness and relaxation,” says Euesden. “Taking inspiration from his travels, Mr. Schaller combined the traditional style of Mallorcan rustic fincas with furniture and decor from around the world, including Indonesia and the African continent and Indonesia. As for the layout, the idea was to provide guests with the utmost privacy, whilst encouraging them to gather and meet at beautifully designed common areas.”
Known as Torre del Sol, the 61-acre spread features two private villas with a combined 16 bedrooms and a matching number of baths, as well as heated floors and high-end sound and TV systems. There’s also a duo of entertaining spaces—one a pool house boasting a spacious dining area, a caterer’s kitchen, a cigar lounge, and two barbecue areas, and the other a sports pavilion with an entertaining space overlooking basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts. Rounding it all out is a decked-out relaxation spa with a sauna and massage rooms.
An alfresco entertaining area is like something straight out of a movie.
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Especially standing out are a fireside dining room, a gourmet kitchen, and numerous rooftop terraces with sweeping views of the mountains and Mediterranean Sea. Other highlights include a 65-foot infinity pool and spa surrounded by palm trees, as well as a private chapel, a wine cellar and tasting room, a game room, an indoor-outdoor gym, an alpaca sanctuary, a vineyard, multiple water wells, and a solar power system.
Schaller, who amassed his RSG fitness empire and $250 million fortune from scratch, opened his first McFit gym in Germany in the late 1990s and later acquired Dallas-based Gold’s Gym for $100 million after the company filed for bankruptcy during the Covid-19 pandemic. He died along with his partner, her daughter, their son, an employee, and the pilot in October 2022 when a plane they were taking to a vacation crashed off the coast of Costa Rica.
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