To: [email protected][[email protected]] From: Sent: 11.11.111.11 PM Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel Enlarge Photo An aerial view of Scott Rothstein's Fort Lauderdale home at 30 Isla Bahia Drive. (Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel / November 8, 2009) Rothstein's home, properties likely coming to market soon By Peter Franceschina Sun Sentinel Updated: 9:19 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 Posted: 9:18 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's luxury properties, including his waterfront multimillion-dollar mansion in the exclusive Harbor Beach enclave of Fort Lauderdale, will soon likely be up for sale. Federal prosecutors are nearing the end of their forfeiture case against Rothstein, who was ordered to pay $363 million in restitution to victims of his $1.4 billion investment fraud. Prosecutors are petitioning a judge to take title to a dozen properties, including two New York apartments and a pair of side-by-side mansions on Narragansett Bay, R.I. The premier property, though, is Rothstein's 9.235-square foot two-story home at 30 Isla Bahia Drive in Harbor Beach. "The big house is the main, main asset. I don't know how that will move in this market," said Rothstein's defense attorney, Marc Nurik, who has no direct involvement in the liquidation of Rothstein's assets. "The government obviously wants to dispose of whatever assets they can as quickly as they can to get the money into the pot for the victims." The Isla Bahia home was where Rothstein once docked his 87-foot yacht, the Princess Kimberly, which also was forfeited and fetched $2.5 million at auction. Rothstein paid $6.45 million for the custom estate home by a premier builder, Seppala Corp., in March 2008. Tim Elmes, an agent with Coldwell Banker who specializes in luxury real estate, said the home should sell quickly if marketed at close to its appraised value of $5 million. If priced higher, it might take some time, he said, adding the market for luxury homes las