Singer Richard Marx lists historic Chicago waterfront for sale at record $18M as he finalizes divorce from wife of 25 years
- Nine-bedroom mansion on Lake Michigan in Lake Bluff
- Bought for $4.7 million in 1997
- Marx and wife Cynthia Rhodes confirmed their divorce in April
- House designed by famed architect David Adler in 1931
- Has eight bathrooms, home theater, recording studio and 19 fireplaces
Pop-rocker Richard Marx has listed his Chicago mansion for sale at a record $18 million as he finalizes his divorce from wife of 25 years, Dirty Dancing actress Cynthia Rhodes.
Split: Richard Marx and his actress wife Cynthia Rhodes (seen here in 1994) confirmed their divorce in April. They are now selling their marital home
The couple - who have three adult sons, Brandon, 23, Lucas, 21, and Jesse, 20 - announced their split in April, but have been separated since July last year.
Their marital home is a sprawling nine-bedroom estate on Lake Michigan in Lake Bluff that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its design and history.
Marx and Rhodes purchased the three-story house for $4.7 million in 1997 when their children were young.
The 51-year-old singer, whose career has been built on love ballads like Right Here Now, said he has not spoken to anyone about what lead to the breakdown of his marriage - and intends to keep it that way.
'I wouldn't discuss that with even some of my close friends,' he told People.
'It's really nobody's business.
'What I will say is that I had the great fortune and blessing to not only be married to Cynthia for all those years, but to just share her company.
'There's not a finer human being.
'I'm very grateful that we were together, had three amazing sons and I can't say enough about what an amazing person she is and how lucky I was to share that time with her.'
Marx also denied that his new album, Beautiful Goodbye, was penned in the wake of the breakup.
'It has been a painful time,' he told the magazine.
'But I don't necessarily want to bury myself in songs about it, frankly, out of respect.
'I have nothing but love and respect for my ex-wife and I don't really want to delve into that in songwriting so much.
'Not to say that I never will, but I didn't feel like that's where I wanted to write from.
'I wanted to write from a more positive, inspired, hopeful place.'
With the price tag set at $18 million, Marx's waterfront abode comes in at number four for the most expensive properties ever listed in the Chicago area, according to The Chicago Tribune.
In addition to the nine bedrooms, there are eight bathrooms, a home theater, and a 8,000-square-foot recording studio attached to the house.
For an area notorious for its winters, there are also 19 fireplaces.
Yours for $18 million: Richard Marx has listed his Georgian-style mansion in Lake Bluff for sale
Sprawling: The U-shaped estate (plus attached recording studio-left) measures at five acres and sits right on Lake Michigan
Entry: The home was first built in 1931 and has grand finishings
Restored: Marx and his now-ex wife Cynthia Rhodes have somewhat modernized the home
Historic: The former couple paid $4.7 million for the home in 1997
Warm and cozy: The house has a total of 19 fireplaces
Family: Marx and his former wife raised their three sons in the home
Homely: Marx has owned the house for the last 17 years
Formal: A proper dining room sits right off the kitchen
Famous: Marx is known for his hits Right Here Waiting and Now and Forever
Decadent: The mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Grand: The master bathroom is particularly opulent
The well-built home is equipped to withstand the areas harsh winters
The home was built in 1931 and was designed by architect David Adler, the force behind Massachusetts landmark Castle Hill.
It was originally part of a 73-acre estate.
However today it measures at five acres.
......................................................................................................................Richard Marx new album may be titled Beautiful Goodbye, but he swears it's not about his breakup with longtime love, Dirty Dancing's Cynthyia Rhodes.
"There were people who thought that, especially with the name of the album, that it was going to be a record about splitting up," Marx tells PEOPLE. "And it's not that at all. It's really a celebration of romance and seduction."
The pop singer announced his divorce from his wife of 25 years in April, but the couple had been separated since last July.
"It has been a painful time," he said. "But I don't necessarily want to bury myself in songs about it, frankly, out of respect. I have nothing but love and respect for my ex-wife and I don't really want to delve into that in songwriting so much. Not to say that I never will, but I didn't feel like that's where I wanted to write from. I wanted to write from a more positive, inspired, hopeful place."
Source: the Mail
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