Exclusive | Dancing Queen star Marcella Raneri has spent $40M for a Miami Beach home with millions more planned for a huge customization
This “Dancing Queen” sure knows how to top her own extravagant engagement party. Marcella Raneri — a former Dallas Mavericks dancer and a choreographer best known for her time on Netflix’s “Dancing Queen” and “So You Think You Can Dance” — and her fiancé Daniel Nutkis just plunked down $40 million on a modern Miami Beach mansion, Gimme Shelter can reveal.The news comes days after Page Six chronicled their Dallas engagement bash.There, the Chainsmokers performed for 300 guests in a space decorated with 200,000 flowers, thanks to Sofia Richie’s wedding florist, Roni Floral Design.
The DJ duo of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart then surprised the crowd with a midnight set. The wedding is slated for next February, sources said.The celebratory couple’s ritzy residence is on North Bay Road — a modern, two-story waterfront estate designed by architect Ralph Choeff of Choeff Levy Fischman.At 9,442 square feet, it features six bedrooms plus a seventh bedroom in a guest house — and boasts bay and city skyline views.The modern property consists of three structures — plus 100 feet on Biscayne Bay, including a deep water dock for an 80-foot vessel.“It’s a pure entertainment house, thanks to the layout, and that’s what caught their attention,” said listing broker Chad Carroll, of Compass, who also represented the buyers.The main house comes with a show kitchen and a prep kitchen, along with a walk in freezer.
“It’s designed for people who entertain a lot, and who also have a full-time chef,” Carroll said.There’s also a “full guest house” with a bedroom, and another structure by the pool that has a gym — plus a sauna, a shower and a cold plunge.Raneri and Nutkis, a tech entrepreneur and CEO of HITRUST, have hired Troy Dean Home — Nutkis’ “longtime” design partner — to bring their vision of the property to life. “The house doesn’t need it, but they are planning a major $7 million to $8 million customization...