A Ferrari-inspired mansion known as Casa Maranello in Delray Beach, Florida, shattered a local record last week when it traded for $50.5 million.Not only was the megadeal the biggest the area has ever seen, but it was also one of the most unusual: The sale included a mansion swap, bespoke furniture, elaborate chandeliers, art, alcohol and even a miniature Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sports car.According to public records, the buyer was a trust linked to William Cafaro, the co-president of a retail property development company in Niles, Ohio. The trust purchased the seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom residence — and paid millions more for all of its furnishings — with a combination of cash and real estate valued at $55 million.The trust paid the home’s architect and developer, Aldo Stark of Prestige Design Homes, $24.5 million along with the deed to Cafaro’s almost-18,000 square foot mansion located at 9200 Rockybrook Way in Delray Beach, which, according to public record, was valued at $26 million.”This was a highly complex transaction, involving two mega trophy real estate properties, cash and numerous moving parts with multiple stakeholders,” said listing agent Senada Adzem, who brokered both transactions, but would not go into detail about specifics.The two mansions sit less than 1,000 feet apart in Delray Beach’s Stone Creek Ranch neighborhood, one of the town’s most luxurious gated communities.The Rockybrook home that Stark received sits on 2.5 acres and has seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The developer has already begun making major improvements to the home, and Adzem told CNBC that Stark plans on putting the estate up for sale soon.”They are incorporating exotic materials, bespoke lighting fixtures and all-new custom furnishings,” she said.The mansion at 9200 Rockybrook Way in …
