This $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom can be yours if you buy
the $12.75 million Boca Raton home that comes with it.
Courtesy photo
INSETS BELOW: Adzem, Wenzel, Desmond, Pyfrom
By Christine Davis
Here’s an interesting way to obtain a limited edition $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom with custom interiors. It’s free, if you purchase the $12.75 million home at 750 Lake Drive, Boca Raton that comes with it.
The house is “very Hollywood glam. Very Great Gatsby,” said listing agent Senada Adzem of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
“And the Phantom is the perfect complement to the Lake Drive property.
“Everyone likes great perks, and the Phantom is not just a car. It is THE car.”
Located on Lake Boca Raton, the seven-bedroom home with 16,200 square feet is a yacht enthusiast’s dream, with dockage for a 130-foot yacht and a 75-foot yacht, plus a lift for a third boat up to 40 feet.
And no worries about where to store the car. The house has a nine-car garage.
In November, Seagate Marina and Seagate Yacht Club bought the Yacht Club at Delray Beach, 110 MacFarlane Drive, from Iberiabank’s affiliate OB Florida CRE Holdings, for $7.28 million, which is at a 58 percent discount to the Yacht Club at Delray Beach’s foreclosed mortgage.
The bank seized the 3.25-acre marina with a 9,845-square-foot clubhouse, 44 boat slips, and dockage up to 130 feet, through a deed in lieu of foreclosure in July. It forgave the $17.5 million mortgage of Morgan Yacht Club of Del Ray LLC in exchange for the property.
Owners of Seagate Marina and Seagate Yacht Club are Thomas D. Laudani, Nicholas Nicholas and Demetrios Patrinos. “Seagate Marina and Yacht Club will form a joint venture with Anthony Wilson of Seagate Hotel and Beach Club,” Laudani said.
While it’s too early to talk about development plans, he said “there will be a low-density, townhome community and the people who buy the townhomes will have some involvement with the beach club and country club. We will be working closely with the city of Delray Beach as plans develop.”
If you’ve missed Mercer Wenzel, you are not the only one. Mark Wenzel has missed it, too, so much so that he’s just reopened Mercer Wenzel as a menswear outlet at 1350 Linton Blvd., A3.
Considering that the old Mercer Wenzel closed less than a year ago, this might come as a surprise. Even Wenzel is surprised. “I’ve got to stay busy,” he said.
“I was retired, but I started to think about going forward. I had to do something. Some play golf or tennis six days a week, but that’s not what I wanted to do.”
He carries tried-and-true favorites — Haggar, Palmland, Bamboo Cay, Dorfman Pacific Hats — so come in and take a look. The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
“I know that people want quality and value, and I offer 25 to 50 percent off on all merchandise,” he said.
As part of its Neighborhood Builder program, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation awarded Habitat of Humanity of South Palm Beach County $200,000 in core operating support over two years. Habitat is at the halfway point of completing the Ocean Breeze West project in Boynton Beach. A community with 21 new homes, it is a collaboration between the city of Boynton Beach, the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Boynton Beach Faith Based Community Development Corporation. The project began in 2011 and is forecast to be completed by June 2014.
In October, the tune was “Going. Going. Only one left” at One Thousand Ocean. Now the remaining two-bedroom unit, priced at $2.9 million, is gone, too, and that was the last of One Thousand Ocean’s 53 residences. When it sold in November for $2 million, Nancy Toomey with Lenson Realty in Boca Raton represented the buyer. The total sales volume for the project was roughly $251 million, according to Jamie Telchin, president of development with LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels.
“Groundbreaking for One Thousand Ocean took place in October 2007 when the financial crisis was just starting,” Telchin said. “In order to sell these condominiums, we knew we had our work cut out for us.” Telchin assembled a sales and marketing team with the knowhow to reach a niche demographic of buyers and he added some celebrity glitz into the mix. One model was designed by Venus Williams;
Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham filmed a key scene for the movie Parker in a residence; and the Kleiers of HGTV’s Selling New York reality series filmed two episodes at the building.
Denise Desmond and Cynthia Pyfrom have joined the Boca Raton law firm Yaffa & Associates.
Desmond will represent clients before the 4th District Court of Appeal and family law clients in Circuit Court. A member of the Florida and California Bars and a certified family law mediator, she has practiced family law since 1998. She has worked as an assistant public defender and a senior assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division, as well as having served as a law clerk or judges George Hersey and Robert Gross.
Pyfrom will represent clients in family law matters. She received her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, in December 2012, while maintaining full-time employment with Yaffa & Associates. She was sworn in on April 16. Pyfrom holds affiliations with the Palm Beach County Bar Association, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, and Florida Association of Women Lawyers.
Yes, there was cake on Sept. 21 when John G’s celebrated its 40th anniversary. But here’s the icing. The festivities were held in conjunction with a fundraising effort for Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation, and amassed $1,400 through sales of its classics, “The Big Meal” and 40-cent sliders, as well as cash donations and a John G’s match.
That day, the Giragos family wanted to honor the legacy of John Giragos, who opened the restaurant, explained Wendy Yarbrough, John’s daughter.
“We wanted to take a moment to thank those who helped care for my father as he neared the end of his life,” she said. “We were overjoyed with the outpouring of support from our friends and customers.”
John G’s is at Plaza del Mar in Manalapan.
50 Ocean, located above Boston’s on the Beach, starts the season with new a la carte brunch menu offering a unique twist on its classic libations. Crisp pork belly with warm buttermilk biscuits and white chocolate pepper gravy; Devilish Eggs with smoked paprika, smoked salmon, chorizo bits, and Portuguese goat cheese; an omelet with mushroom, onion, piquillo peppers, spinach, and cheddar; blue crab puffs with melon and radish salad, chili mango, and buttermilk dressing; and lobster Benedict. How does that sound?
Then consider its bottomless mimosas and its build-your-own Grey Goose Bloody Mary bar, with a selection of 30-plus ingredients, including crispy bacon spears, bleu cheese-stuffed olives, jalapeño and sun-dried tomatoes, cocktail onions, pickle-stuffed olives, sweet chili asparagus, pepperoncini, cherry peppers, pepperoni, salami, cheeses, and a collection of hot sauces. How does that sound?
If you don’t know whether you’re hungry for breakfast or lunch, open 50 Ocean’s brunch menu and be treated to the best of both worlds. Sunday brunch is available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make reservations, call 278-3364.
The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce has moved to its new office space on the first floor of the Old School Square Parking Garage on Northeast First Street.
To bid on great auction items, while networking and enjoying food, wine and cocktails from local restaurants, mark your calendar for the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s 32nd Annual Holiday Auction, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 11. It will be held at Via Mizner Golf and Country Club, 6200 Boca Del Mar Drive, Boca Raton.
The event, which is expected to draw 300 to 400 people, will help support chamber programs and ensure the development of future programming. Tickets are $25 for both members and nonmembers. Register online at www.bocaratonchamber.com or call 395-4433.
Christine Davis is a freelance writer. Send business news to her at cdavis9797@comcast.net.
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