NEW : Donald Trump placed second - highest bid , the Trump Organization says . New owner wants to turn mansion into a hotel . Versace was found dead outside mansion in ' 80s . The former Miami Beach mansion of Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace sold for $ 41.5 million Tuesday , an auction company said . Was called ` ` crown jewel of Miami ''
NEW : Donald Trump placed second - highest bid , the Trump Organization says . New owner wants to turn mansion into a hotel . Versace was found dead outside mansion in ' 80s . Was called ` ` crown jewel of Miami ''