The house where the astrologer lived Walter Mercat, Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been put up for sale by his nieces on the grounds that it will not deteriorate, as it cannot be turned into a museum as planned.
The home is located in the Cupey area of the Puerto Rican capital and its value is estimated at 9 million 264,000 420 Mexican pesos, to today’s exchange rate, and remains intact highlighting the personality of the legendary astrologer.
Ivonne Benet, one of the four nieces pointed out that it was put up for sale, as in front of the impossibility of turning it into a museum, They decided that someone else should take care of her as a measure to prevent her from deteriorating.
“We want whoever gets the house to enjoy it. Two of my sisters don’t usually live in Puerto Rico and another, for health reasons, is also out, which is why we made the decision.”, He stressed.
The facade of the house has an little Arabic architecture, although “the interior is modern,” it has 6 rooms and 5 bathrooms. On the belongings of Walter Mercat, he noted that they have been distributed among nieces and some more have gone to museums around the world.
On the discarded idea of turning it into a museum, the astrologer’s niece detailed that there were several complications, Such as the location of the house and the architecture of the place.