A ceremony has taken place to mark the beginning of construction on a massive 137 meters tall guitar shaped hotel in Hollywood, Florida. The 36-story giant glass tower is being built as part of a US$1.5 billion expansion of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which will nearly double its current size. The iconic guitar hotel structure is the vision of James F. Allen, longtime CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock International. ‘It will be the first building in the world that’s truly to scale designed as an authentic guitar. So it’s not just an exterior facade, the curving of the building will be identical to an authentic guitar. We think the building itself will be must-see attraction,’ he told reporters. The tower is due to open in 2019 and will add 638 rooms and suites to pushing the room total to 1,270 and will also contain a 3900 square meters spa as well as several restaurants and lounges. The casino will have 3,267 slot machines and 178 table games such as blackjack and baccarat, plus a new 1670 square meters poker room. As well as wondering at the tower’s avant-garde shape, guests will access a 40.5 thousand square meters complex at its base that will offer private cabanas with plunge pools, multiple waterfalls, beach club dining and watersports.

Seattle-based Microsoft founder Bill Gates - and second richest man in the world - remarkably, doesn't own an excess of properties. Previously, when his horse-loving daughter competed in Florida, the multi-billionaire rented homes for his family rather than buying. Not any longer. According to South Florida's Gossip Extra and property records, Gates now owns a place in Wellington, FL, paying US$ 8.7 million in cash. The Mediterranean-style residence is vastly different and much smaller than Gates' high-tech and modern compound spanning over 5 acres with 4650 square meters of living space on Lake Washington, about 13 kilometers east of Seattle. The home Gates just purchased in Wellington is reportedly a residence he and his family rented last year in January while his teenage daughter competed in the Winter Equestrian Festival. Built in 2010, the estate has 4 beds and 4 baths with a 670 square meters, open floor plan. Horse-friendly features like a 20-stall barn and show-jumping arena were likely part of Gates' decision to buy the home. Gates isn't the only business man buying in Wellington. New York City Mayor and Bloomberg Founder Michael Bloomberg has a home there as well as the former owner of the L.A. Dodgers, Frank McCourt.

The Palm Beach, Florida mansion, that once belonged to the best known American gangster Al Capone, is due to be put on sale for US$ 9.95 million. The mansion has changed hands several times since "Scarface" died there in 1947, and the latest owner Peter Corsell dedicated a significant amount of cash and more than a year to restore the property to its former glory - or notoriety. It has verandas, a recreation room, private dock, ornate plasterwork, and a black-and-gold Art Deco powder room that looks the same as when Capone used it. Corsell, a history buff, restored bathrooms, bronze lamps and original wall sconces, a two-story pool house, and a front gate house added by Capone for his armed guards. Capone bought the home at the height of his power in 1928 for just US$ 40 thousand. The buzz is not only for the house, but for its connection to Capone lore. The master criminal held lavish parties and fishing expeditions at the island home, which also served as Capone's alibi during some of his gang's famous killings, including the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. Soon after, Capone was convicted - on tax evasion charges - but held onto his island paradise through a nearly decade-long sentence at Alcatraz.