NoIt is not an investment, nor a real estate whim. Pier Silvio Berlusconi bought “Casa Vianello”the real one, not the television one. The penthouse in Segrate – 285 square meters on two levels, with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, terraces and garages – is the same in which Raimondo Vianello and Sandra Mondaini lived until their passingin 2010.
Casa Vianello sold to Pier Silvio Berlusconi
As reported by Corriere della Serathe CEO of Mfe-Mediaset paid 1.45 million euros in bank draftsafter a 100 thousand euro deposit paid last year. All cash, no mortgage. The decision, explains the newspaper, arises from an emotional bond: that house represents a piece of Berlusconi’s personal and professional historybut also a gesture of memory towards two faces who, for years, have embodied the spirit of his television. Furthermore, the apartment it borders another Pier Silvio property used for family purposes. A detail that also confirms “practical-logistical” reasons.
Casa Vianello sold by former servants
They were the ones who sold the penthouse Pedro Edgardo Magsino and Rosalie EscarezgThe couple’s former Filipino servants, who inherited all of Raimondo and Sandra’s assets in 2010. Their sons John Mark (34) and Raimond (29) also grew up with them in that house. As Rosalie told the weekly magazine years ago Today: «Sandra was specifically asking for a couple with a young child, willing to live here. John Mark was just six months old and we were together, and in their service, for twenty years.”
A bond that has become almost familial. In Rosalie’s social profiles, the photos with her “uncles” tell of authentic affection. In 1996 the couple’s second child, named their own, was born Raymondin homage to Vianello.
The house, the memories, and that meeting with Silvio Berlusconi
Among the family photos, one in particular stands out: John Mark and Raimond as boys next to Silvio Berlusconi. «He came to the house when Uncle Raimondo was ill – remembered John Mark a Today — and I will always remember that photo because it kept us crushed to lower ourselves, I think to appear taller.”
Sandra Mondaini and Raimondo Vianello (Ansa)
Wills and family controversies
When Raimondo Vianello died in April 2010, he left everything to his wife Sandra. But a few months later she also left, changing her will and naming her name universal heirs the Magsinos. A choice which, at the time, had surprised the blood relatives who, however, respected the wishes.
Today the Magsinos own five apartments in Milanincluding the one in via Durini, once the home of Raimondo and Sandra, and a property in Gorgonzola. They also sold the house in Switzerland, in Crans-Montana.
Pier Silvio Berlusconi’s properties
With the purchase of the penthouse in Segrate, Pier Silvio Berlusconi adds a new piece to its real estate assets. In addition to the famous villa in Arcore, the family residence with 33 rooms and park, and the majestic Villa San Sebastiano in Portofinowhich cost around 20 million, today Casa Vianello becomes part of a mosaic of properties that combines memories, affections and history of Italian television.