The Weeknd is buying a waterfront Gables Estates mansion asking $55M

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter the Weeknd is in contract to buy a waterfront Gables Estates mansion that’s on the market for $54.9 million, sources told The Real Deal.  The Weeknd, whose legal name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is buying oil recycling mogul Steven Lempera’s eight-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bathroom home at 41 Arvida Parkway in Coral Gables, sources told TRD. The 18,963-square-foot mansion sits on a 1.2-acre point lot with a pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen and dock. The property went under contract in September. It’s on the market with Eddy Martinez and Roland Ortiz of One Sotheby’s International Realty. The purchase price is unknown.  […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.