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Cassidy, 65, whose hits "Cherish" and "I Think I Love You"
had teenage girls swooning in the 1970s, bought the 7,000
square-foot (650 square-meter), five-bedroom waterfront house in
Fort Lauderdale for about $1.1 million in 2001.
The highest price offered by four registered bidders was $1.8
million. The price will go before a bankruptcy judge for
approval next week.
The once baby-faced star of "The Partridge Family" TV series
spent five years refurbishing everything from the stained pine
floors to the pool and patio and installing heavy wood doors
recovered from a razed Mexican church. Much of the furniture was
included in the auction price, according to Fisher Auction Co.
Cassidy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this
year, listing assets and debts of up to $10 million.
The bankruptcy filing followed three arrests for drunken driving
since 2010 and a court-ordered stay in rehab.
In 2014, Cassidy's third wife, Sue, filed for divorce after 23
years of marriage.
Bidders for Cassidy's home were asked to show proof of financing
or assets in excess of $3 million in order to take part in
Wednesday's auction.
Cassidy appeared in several stage shows after his career as a
solo singer declined, and played an aging former teen heartthrob
in the short-lived 2009 TV comedy "Ruby & the Rockits." He was
also a member of the "Celebrity Apprentice" reality TV show in
2011.
(Reporting by Zachary Fagenson; Editing by Jill Serjeant, David
Adams and Peter Cooney)
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