Inside Bay Colony, Messi's New South Florida Neighborhood
Lionel Messi was looking for privacy, luxury and space in his hunt for a home in South Florida. The soccer superstar found it in Bay Colony, a wat...
Lionel Messi was looking for privacy, luxury and space in his hunt for a home in South Florida. The soccer superstar found it in Bay Colony, a waterfront community in Fort Lauderdale, where he and his wife paid nearly $11 million for a mansion at 91 Compass Lane. The neighborhood is one of the few in the area — if not the only — that's gated with private round-the-clock security, according to brokers. 'Other communities are gated, but they don't have the 24-hour security,' said Karen Bellows, an agent with Florida Luxurious Properties who is listing a nearby home at 30 South Compass Drive for $8 million.