Lionel Messi House: Inside His $10.75M Florida Home & Barcelona Estate (2026)

Correction note — 5 November 2026

This article was fully rewritten on 5 November 2026 using only verifiable facts from reputable reporting. Earlier unverified claims about the homes — including precise interior descriptions and valuations that could not be confirmed — have been removed.

Who Is Lionel Messi?

Lionel Andrés Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, he spent 17 trophy-laden seasons at FC Barcelona — becoming the club’s all-time top scorer with 672 goals — before playing for Paris Saint-Germain and joining Inter Miami CF in July 2023. He has won a record eight Ballon d’Or awards, four UEFA Champions League titles, 10 La Liga titles, and captained Argentina to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He lives with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.

The Barcelona Home: Castelldefels Estate

For more than a decade, Messi’s main family home was a custom-built estate in Bellamar, an exclusive neighbourhood in Castelldefels, a coastal town about 15 miles (25 km) outside Barcelona and roughly 12 miles from Camp Nou. He bought the property in 2009 — reported figures vary, with most outlets citing around $2 million (roughly £1.6 million) — and spent years turning it into a private family compound. According to former team-mate Ivan Rakitic, Messi later bought the neighbouring house as well, reportedly because the neighbours were too noisy, to give the family more privacy.

The estate reportedly includes a swimming pool, an indoor gym, a home theatre, a spa, a small football pitch and a children’s playground, all set behind high walls in a quiet, gated area. Today the property is estimated to be worth around $7 million (roughly £5.5 million), though its current ownership is not publicly confirmed: Messi vacated the home when he left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021, and reporting since has described it as put up for sale.

The house is also famous for a widely repeated story: that planes are banned from flying over it. The truth is more ordinary — and more interesting. The home sits inside the Parc Natural del Garraf, a protected natural area under Spanish environmental law, so aircraft arriving at and departing from Barcelona’s El Prat airport must detour out over the Mediterranean to avoid the zone. In 2018, Vueling airline chief Javier Sánchez-Prieto blamed the airport’s expansion problems on the fact that “you cannot pass over where Messi lives” — a remark that sparked the myth. The restriction is environmental, not personal: it protects endangered wildlife in the area, and it applies to the whole zone, not to Messi’s house specifically.

The Florida Move: Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Estate

After joining Inter Miami in July 2023, Messi put down permanent roots in South Florida. On 1 September 2023 he bought a waterfront estate at 91 Compass Lane in Bay Colony, a guard-gated community in Fort Lauderdale, for $10.75 million (roughly £8.5 million), according to Broward County records reported by the Miami Herald. The two-storey home covers about 10,500 square feet and sits on around 170 feet of Intracoastal waterfront with two private boat docks, about 15 minutes from Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.

The house, originally built in 1988 and later expanded and renovated, has eight bedrooms and nine and a half bathrooms (some reports list ten bedrooms — figures differ slightly between outlets), a swimming pool, a three-car garage, a gym and a primary suite of about 1,600 square feet. The previous owners, John and Stacy Dickerson, had bought it for $9 million in May 2022. In September 2026, an entity linked to Messi reportedly bought the adjoining property for $8 million, joining the two lots into a single 0.8-acre compound with roughly 330 feet of water frontage.

It is a long-term home: in October 2025, Inter Miami announced that Messi had signed a contract extension through the 2028 MLS season. Since arriving in Florida he has won the Leagues Cup (2023), the Supporters’ Shield (2024) and the club’s first MLS Cup (2025), and was named MLS MVP in both 2024 and 2025.

Other Homes in Messi’s Property Portfolio

Miami condominiums. Before settling in Fort Lauderdale, Messi had already bought into the Miami area. In November 2019 he bought a unit in the Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles Beach — the 60-storey tower famous for its “Dezervator” car lift, which carries residents’ cars directly to their floor — for a reported $9 million. In 2021 he bought the entire ninth floor of the Regalia building, also in Sunny Isles Beach, for $7.3 million (roughly £5.8 million): four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, 2,100 square feet of terrace space and a 1,000-bottle wine cooler, sold fully furnished.

Paris rental. During his two seasons with Paris Saint-Germain (2021–2023), Messi rented a home in Neuilly-sur-Seine, an affluent suburb west of Paris, for a reported €20,000 (about $21,000 / £17,000) a month. The two-floor property of around 300 square metres sat less than five miles from the Parc des Princes.

Rosario — “The Fortress”. In his hometown of Rosario, Argentina, Messi built a family compound across three adjoining plots in a gated community, completed in around 2022. Nicknamed “The Fortress”, it reportedly includes 20–25 rooms, a private cinema, a state-of-the-art gym and an underground garage for 15 cars, at an estimated cost of around $4 million (roughly £3 million). It is widely seen as the home he may settle in after retiring from football.

Ibiza villa. In 2022 Messi bought a Mediterranean villa on Ibiza’s west coast, near Cala Tarida, from Swiss businessman Philippe Amon for $12.6 million (roughly £10 million). The 20,020-square-foot property has eight bedrooms, a large swimming pool and a private football pitch. It has had a troubled history: parts of the building, including garage areas, were constructed without planning approval, which delayed its certificate of occupancy, and in August 2024 climate activists vandalised the property.

Beyond homes, Messi chairs Edificio Rostower Socimi, a Spanish real estate investment trust valued at around $232 million, with seven hotels and commercial properties among its holdings.

Lionel Messi House: At a Glance

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Lionel Messi live now?

Messi’s primary residence is the waterfront estate at 91 Compass Lane in Bay Colony, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which he bought for $10.75 million in September 2023 after joining Inter Miami.

How much is Lionel Messi’s house worth?

His Fort Lauderdale home cost $10.75 million in 2023. His former Barcelona estate in Castelldefels is estimated at around $7 million, though its current ownership is not publicly confirmed.

Is it true planes cannot fly over Messi’s house?

Planes do avoid the area, but not because of Messi. His Castelldefels home sits inside the protected Parc Natural del Garraf, and Spanish environmental law restricts flights over the zone to protect wildlife. A 2018 remark by the Vueling airline chief turned the restriction into a popular myth.

Does Messi still own his Barcelona house?

It is not publicly confirmed. He vacated the Castelldefels estate when he left Barcelona in August 2021, and reports have described it as put up for sale since.

What other properties does Messi own?

Two condominiums in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (Porsche Design Tower and the Regalia), a family compound known as “The Fortress” in Rosario, Argentina, and a villa in Ibiza. During his Paris Saint-Germain years he rented in Neuilly-sur-Seine rather than buying.