{"id":199279,"date":"2026-03-20T15:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199279\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:12:07","slug":"dj-khaleds-former-florida-mansion-sells-for-10m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199279\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Khaled&#8217;s former Florida mansion sells for $10M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing \u201cbeats\u201d the eleventh-hour sale of this South Florida home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grammy-winning DJ Khaled\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/09\/28\/dj-khaled-snaps-up-a-26m-mansion-in-miami\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">former waterfront mansion<\/a> has sold for $10 million, down from its original\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/26\/real-estate\/dj-khaleds-former-florida-home-asks-16-39m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$16.39 million ask in 2024<\/a> \u2014 narrowly missing a foreclosure auction slated for March 30, Gimme Shelter can reveal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The seller is Canadian music producer, ex-Montreal bar owner and Miami restaurateur Nahim Jorge Bonilla \u2014 of the now-shuttered celebrity hotspot Mandrake Miami, where high profile patrons once included Bad Bunny and Olivia Culpo.<\/p>\n<p>The long-famous DJ Khaled once called this Aventura property his home. Getty Images for We The Best<\/p>\n<p>In true Florida style, the residence is luxe and commands curb appeal. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The property sits on a prime waterfront perch. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0property\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/video-shows-fbi-swarming-music-executives-aventura-home\/3447824\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">was also the site<\/a> of a pre-dawn raid and Bonilla\u2019s dramatic arrest, captured on video,\u00a0in October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bonilla now sits in a Los Angeles jail cell, following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article294340314.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 indictment<\/a> for his alleged role in a multi-billion-dollar international drug trafficking and murder ring linked to the Sinaloa cartel. That was allegedly headed by former\u00a0Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/us-news\/ryan-weddings-arrest-marks-fbis-6th-most-wanted-fugitive-captured-by-trump-admin-capping-off-historic-year-for-the-agency-patel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who was on the FBI\u2019s 10 most wanted list<\/a> before his January arrest\u00a0and dubbed by the FBI\u2019s Kash Patel as a \u201cmodern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonilla was indicted in Los Angeles on charges including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances \u2014 cocaine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/montreal-landlord-ryan-wedding-1.7392449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">methamphetamine<\/a>. He is charged with shipping methamphetamine to Quebec to settle a drug debt. He pleaded not guilty. A trial is slated for May.<\/p>\n<p>Wedding also pleaded not guilty to 17 felony accounts including drug distribution, witness interference and conspiracy to commit murder. His trial is slated to begin on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>The new owner of the Mediterranean-style villa in Aventura, located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, is a New York real estate developer and an ardent DJ Khaled fan, sources said \u2014 adding there was about $9.3 million worth of debt on the property at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really liked the property because it was DJ Khaled\u2019s house,\u201d said Douglas Elliman broker Daniel Kadoch, who represented the buyer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also where Khaled entertained folks like Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9. \u201cIt\u2019s where he launched his career. The house is like a good luck charm,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n<p>A view of the open layout. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The main bedroom suite was custom-designed by DJ Khaled when he owned the property. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0extravagant residence, at 3194 Island Estates Drive, is still filled with DJ Khaled\u2019s pricey custom furniture, some of his awards, and even some shoes from his famed 500-plus collection once displayed in the home\u2019s 1,000-square-foot custom\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/26\/real-estate\/dj-khaleds-former-florida-home-asks-16-39m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sneaker shrine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also left behind: giant, dangling chandeliers\u00a0made of Swarovski crystal and 14-karat gold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chandeliers alone are worth $1.2 million,\u201d said the home\u2019s listing broker, Garry Malakhanian, of Keller Williams Prestige.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to pull teeth to get this deal done. The amount of stress!\u201d Malakhanian added, explaining that the brokers had to \u201cshow up in court to stop motions\u201d while dealing with a client who was in jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The residence, which comes with 240 feet on the water, sits on .57 acres inside a gated community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The water-facing pool is shaded by palm trees. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The pool also glows at night. Courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>It last asked $10.9 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Built in 2001, the 6,321-square-foot abode\u00a0features five bedrooms and 6.5 baths. The home first hit the market for $11 million in 2022. The sellers then raised the price to $16.39 million in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the home\u2019s price was chopped to $10.9 million as the foreclosure auction loomed.<\/p>\n<p>Bonilla bought the home in 2020 for $4.8 million with his wife, Melissa Granda \u2014 they were both co-founders of Ruido Callejero Music and the Mandrake Miami. At the time, they had a third partner who they later bought out:\u00a0Canadian trader Simon Librati. <\/p>\n<p>Interior touches include 30-foot-high vaulted ceilings, walnut and marble floors, oversize windows, high-end finishes, a spiral staircase and an elevator. There\u2019s also a chef\u2019s kitchen, a main bedroom suite with a sitting area \u2014 and a terrace with water views, a fireplace and a wine room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khaled paid $3.84 million for the villa in 2015, then spent around $2.5 million on renovations, including the sneaker closet build-out. Khaled\u2019s other designs \u2014 including the bedroom suite, a movie theater with a 128-inch TV and an outdoor patio \u2014 also remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing \u201cbeats\u201d the eleventh-hour sale of this South Florida home.\u00a0 Grammy-winning DJ Khaled\u2019s former waterfront mansion has sold&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1624,85110,28,30,29,249,12980,803,123,480,804],"class_list":["post-199279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-celebrity-real-estate","tag-dj-khaled","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-gimme-shelter","tag-luxury-real-estate","tag-miami","tag-real-estate","tag-residential-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}