The most expensive home sale ever in the Orlando area just closed for $32 million — $35 million if you include the furnishings and art that went with it.
The home is the 25,319-square-foot estate of former Orlando City soccer club owner Flavio Augusto da Silva and his wife, Luciana, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
Da Silva bought the soccer team to Orlando in 2014 and financed the construction of Exploria Stadium. He sold the team and stadium in May 2021 to the Wilf family, owner of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
According to public records, da Silva is the signatory agent for the seller, DSF Real Estate, a Cayman Islands company.
The buyer is SOZO Real Estate, a Florida corporation created in September 2022 with a principal address in Miami. The president of the corporation is listed as Henrique M. Vorcaro, who has a real estate background in Brazil.
Monica Lochmandy of Isleworth Realty closed the sale on Blanche Cove Drive in the Isleworth Isleworth Golf & Country Club. The Buyers were represented by Jennifer Olmeda with WRA Real Estate Solutions.
“Estates of this magnitude are a rarity in Central Florida,” Lochmandy said. “Our relationships in the market were an essential key not only in initiating the transaction but also in walking it through to fruition.”
The 25,300-square-foot house sits on 3.2 acres on the north shore of Lake Blanche. Built for entertaining, it features a large pool, fire pit and soccer pitch. There’s also a separate spa building just off the pool.
The da Silvas bought the land for $2.6 million in March 2015 and began building the home using designer Nasrallah Architectural Group Inc and Akers Custom Homes.
“As with all lakefront homes in Isleworth, they are all very special and unique,” said Mark Nasrallah, CEO of Nasrallah Architectural Group Inc. “We call these century homes and that means they’ll be there 100 years from now. We wanted to create something that would serve the family for generations to come.”
The approach is impressive with a multipart driveway surrounding a cross-shaped pool with multiple fountains. The interior contains a lot of wood and glass, including a glass, metal, and stone staircase with colorful accent lighting.
It took four years to build and includes six bedrooms and 9.5 bathrooms, including a main floor primary suite.
There are multiple kitchens with lots of space for entertaining, including a lower-level area with a bowling alley, basketball court, card room, plush theater room, video arcade, and a huge infinity pool and spa building.
When asked about the record-setting price, Nasrallah said it was the first time a property has sold for what it is actually worth.
“Usually, when you deal with these types of homes, you may spend $20 million building it, but then it sells for $12 million,” he said.
The sale more than doubled the previous Orlando record of $15.3 million in May 2022 for a mansion on Lake Butler.
“For Central Florida standards, that [$32 million number] is huge,” said Brian Teach with Coldwell Banker Realty, who also works in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale markets. “… but it does show you that buyers have confidence investing that type of money in our area. I think Orlando has a lot of room to grow.”
GrowthSpotter editor Laura Kinsler contributed to this report. To read more about this sale and other stories about development in Central Florida, go to GrowthSpotter.com and subscribe.
