A Manalapan house bought by singer Billy Joel for $22.1 million in 2015 is now on the market through Christian Angle Real Estate for $64.9 million. Photo provided by Realtor.com
By Christine Davis
Piano man Billy Joel has listed his ocean-to-lake estate at 1110 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, for $64.9 million. Joel, using an ownership company, bought the compound in 2015 for $22.1 million from Texas banking businessman Donald A. Adam.
Built in 2010, the nine-bedroom, 20,838-square-foot house sits on 1.6 acres with about 150 feet of frontage on the ocean and Intracoastal Waterway.
The compound includes a guest house and staff house.
The property went on the market in November. Details in the main house include a theater room, a pub room and bar, paneled library, 12-plus-car garage and wine cellar with a wet bar and tasting table. Broker Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate holds the listing.
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Mark Sherman’s estate at 1140 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, was listed for $59 million with Douglas Elliman agents Pier Paolo Visconti and Claudia Llanes.
Sherman, CEO of Green Wave Electronics in Atlanta, with his ex-wife, Isabella Sherman, paid $8 million for the house in December 2000.
The $59 million price tag will be for a finished renovation that has been underway on and off since 2017 with a few permit extensions. According to Visconti, the renovations are expected to be completed in 14 to 16 months.
When finished, the residence, on 1.61 acres with 150 feet of waterfront on the ocean and Intracoastal Waterway, will have seven bedrooms and 12,420 square feet. Features will include a gym, library, home theater, a game room, wine storage for 1,000 bottles, and a garage that can be configured to accommodate 12 cars.
Prospective buyers have other purchase options, said Visconti. “If the buyer wants to buy it as is, obviously the price will be lower. Another possibility, we just made plans to build a 3,500-square-foot guest house on the property, and for that, the price would be adjusted as well,” Visconti said.
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Investors Bernard and Margaret Palmer sold the house at 404 E. Coconut Palm Road in Boca Raton to a trust managed by Lake Wales-based attorney Mark Warda for $18.6 million in November, according to public records.
The Palmers bought the property for $4.6 million in December 2020, demolished the existing house and commissioned Boca Raton-based SRD Building Corp. to build an 8,731-square-foot, six-bedroom estate, which was completed in 2022.
David Roberts of Royal Palm Properties represented the sellers, and Susan Rindley of One Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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James and Kimberly Caccavo made two moves in the local real estate market in 2022. The more recent focuses on a Manalapan spec house, 71 Curlew Road, which they bought for $10.5 million in a deal recorded Nov. 30.
The seller was listed as an LLC named for the address managed by Stephen Varga of Varga Homes, who bought the half-acre property, with 178 feet of water frontage, for $1.9 million in 2020. Varga tore down the house and built a 10,500-square-foot home, which was completed in 2022.
Nick Malinosky and Randy Ely of Douglas Elliman represented both the buyer and the seller.
In June, the Caccavos flipped an oceanfront Gulf Stream estate at 3565 N. Ocean Blvd. to James and Estee Sausville for $27.5 million, almost double what they bought it for the year prior.
James Caccavo is the founder and managing general partner of the California-based Steelpoint Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Kimberly Caccavo is founder of Face Your Grace, a motivational e-learning platform.
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Darielle Singerman, who operates RedCon1 Gym in Boca Raton, sold her home at 4400 Sanctuary Lane to Andrew Cook and Fanjun Dai as trustees of the Zhang Family Trust for $10.2 million. The deal was recorded Dec. 5.
Singerman bought the five-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot estate, with a pool and dock, for $8.65 million in April 2021, records show.
Senada Adzem of Douglas Elliman had the Boca Raton listing, and Jeff Daly of Realty Home Advisors International brought the buyers, according to Realtor.com.
Singerman and her husband, Aaron Singerman, own a home at 4100 Sanctuary Lane, which they purchased in October 2021 for $6 million, and a home at 16598 Fleur de Lis Way, Delray Beach, which they bought for $2.3 million in 2016.
This current sale comes just after Aaron Singerman’s release from federal prison on Dec. 1. He served a fraction of his 54-month sentence, which was handed down in January 2022, for selling illegal steroids through his brand, Blackstone Labs.
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Selkirk Sport, an Idaho manufacturer of pickleball paddles and accessories, made an endorsement deal in November with James Ignatowich, 22, of Delray Beach.
Ignatowich is a newcomer to pickleball after playing tennis in the junior ranks and at Vanderbilt University. He competed on Major League Pickleball’s Team Ranchers in 2022 and has won several pro medals, including the gold in men’s singles at the Beer City Open in July in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He defeated Zane Navratil, 14-12, 12-10, for the championship after beating JW Johnson, Federico Staksrud and Navratil on his way to the final.
Then in August in Newport Beach, California, his Team Ranchers won the league championships, defeating BLQK, 3-0, and Ignatowich walked away with $25,000.
Ignatowich, now a senior at Vanderbilt, said he switched from tennis to pickleball because “it’s way more fun, and it’s way easier to get started playing and you can get to the top really quickly. I am already one of the top 10 players in the world.”
When he’s home from college, he practices at Caloosa Park in Boynton Beach.
As one of Selkirk Sport’s lineup of brand ambassadors, he will be equipped with Selkirk’s paddles and outfitted in branded Selkirk Sport apparel.
His two favorite paddles are the Vanguard Power Air Invikta and the Project 002 Invikta. “They provide a great amount of power and spin,” he said.
Of interest to all those pickleball enthusiasts out there, he’s posting tips and instructional videos on his Instagram, @jamesignatowich.
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For people who have muscle cars and like showing them off, listen up and sign up.
Stingrays, Barracudas and other 1950s through 1970s muscle cars will be at Delray Beach’s Old School Square on March 4 at the Muscle On the Beach car show.
This benefit for the Sandoway Discovery Center will be hosted by Mike Brewer of the Discovery/Motor Trend TV series Wheeler Dealers.
“A few years ago, we had an idea to raise money for the Sandoway Discovery Center’s new stingray garden by gathering another kind of stingray — Chevrolet Corvettes,” said George Walden, who is volunteer co-producer of the event with fellow classic car buff Jack Barrette.
“Now we’ve got the best examples of American muscle cars coming to downtown Delray,” said Alex Ridley, president of Sandoway Discovery Center’s board of directors. “The children of Palm Beach County need fun, interactive educational opportunities now more than ever — this event is a great opportunity for the community to support our work, and a lot of fun for attendees and volunteers.”
For people who want to show their muscle car/truck/hot rod, or to be a sponsor or vendor, call 617-312-4701 or email Barrette at info@muscleonthebeach.com.
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The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum has announced several special happenings.
Jan. 7 kicks off the museum’s Free Fun Saturdays, a continuing program slated for the first Saturday of every month in 2023. The admission fee will be waived on those days for all visitors.
Because the new Brightline station has opened, the museum will offer a $2 discount off the regular admission to anyone with a Brightline ticket.
On Jan. 12 at the museum’s Town Hall Talk, author and Lynn University professor Dr. Robert Watson will make a presentation on his book Escape: The Story of the Confederacy’s Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War’s Largest Jail Break. The talk will start at 6 p.m. with check-in and refreshments. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $10.
Open through the end of June, the temporary exhibit MiMo in Boca Raton: Mid Century Modern Style, and the Architecture of Howard McCall offers a look through architectural drawings and photos of the works of the longtime architect whose commercial and residential works helped shape Boca Raton.
McCall opened his office in Boca Raton in 1958 and was joined by partner Pat Lynch in the 1960s. McCall designed St. Gregory’s Church, the Church on the Hill, and Advent Lutheran. He also developed the first Fifth Avenue Shops, local gas stations, commercial buildings and mid-century condos. The partners also designed most of the Camino Gardens models and the original houses of Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, at 71 N. Federal Highway, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and free for members and children 4 years old and under.
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The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County will host Verdenia C. Baker, county administrator of Palm Beach County, at its Hot Topic Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 18.
Baker oversees 6,800 positions and balances a $6 billion annual budget. Since becoming county administrator, she led the voter-approved 2016 Infrastructure Sales Tax initiative that will generate $2.7 billion for new and renovated schools, roads and facilities over a 10-year period; led initiatives such as the Mandatory Inclusionary Workforce Housing Program and Community Land Trust; and reimplemented the small/minority/women business enterprise program in 2019.
The luncheon will be held at Mel’s Way Bistro, 3536 Via Poinciana, Lake Worth Beach; price to attend is $35. Registration must be made at https://lwvpbc.org/event/jan-hot-topic-state-of-the-county/.
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Florida Atlantic University’s 2023 Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency presents “A Conversation with Laura W. Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush” at 4 p.m. Feb. 11. The lecture, which will be moderated by presidential historian Timothy Naftali, will take place in the Carole and Barry Kaye Auditorium, FAU Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Tickets are $35-$125 and can be purchased at www.fauevents.com or via 561-297-6124.
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FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will hold its third Culture, Arts and Society Today party at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd.
Tickets for this fundraiser are $250 and can be purchased at https://fauf.fau.edu/2023CAST or by contacting Gail Vorsas at 561-297-2337.
The 2023 CAST party will honor Marta Batmasian and Marilyn Weinberg for their contributions to the arts in South Florida.
“The faculty and students in FAU’s School of the Arts are world-renowned for their artistry,” Batmasian said. “We are incredibly lucky to have them in our community to provide outstanding exhibitions, concerts and theater and dance performances.”
To become a sponsor, contact Laurie Carney at lcarney@fau.edu or 561-297-3606.
For more information, visit www.fau.edu/cast-party.
Send business news to Christine Davis at cdavis9797@gmail.com.
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