Palm Beach logged big real estate sales during the fall-and-winter season.
And at the top of the highest-dollar list were 10 deals that closed with recorded prices of at least $36 million each via deeds recorded between Oct. 1 and April 30. Here’s a recap of those transactions, with the sales listed in descending order of price.
The list also includes the most expensive Palm Beach condominium sale, townhouse deal and commercial transaction of the year.
The sales were previously reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The sale prices and dates presented here are those recorded at the Palm Beach County Courthouse.
$76.74 million, 260 N. Ocean Blvd.
In an off-market deal recorded in February, garbage-and-recycling tycoon Anthony Lomangino and his wife, Lynda, bought Villa Flora — a landmarked house from the Roaring ’20s — as trustees of revocable trusts in their names. Businessman Harvey Kinzelberg and his wife, Mary Ann, sold them the eight-bedroom estate, which stands on slightly more than 2 acres with about 200 feet of shoreline on its beach parcel. In all, the North End house and guesthouse have a combined 13,281 square feet of living space, inside and out. Broker Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate handled both sides of the sale.
$72 million, 1460 N. Lake Way
A Delaware-registered limited liability company named Avocado Enterprises LLC bought this estate in January in a private transaction. The seller was a Florida limited liability company named after the property’s address and linked in property records to Pamela W. Starret. With 165 feet of lakefront on the far North End, the property measures about three-quarters of an acre. The six-bedroom has has 15,954 square feet of living space, inside and out. Agent Gary Pohrer and broker Ryan Serhant, both of Serhant, represented the seller, with agent Margit Brandt of Premier Estate Properties acting for the buyer.
$66.14 million, 1350 N. Lake Way
Coffee tycoon Robert “Bob” Stiller and his wife, Christine, in December sold this North End house, which they had extensively renovated and owned through a limited liability company named Northlake Acquisitions LLC. On the buyer’s side was the 1350 North Lake Way Trust, for which attorney Ronald S. Kochman serves as trustee. The seven-bedroom house faces about 150 feet of lake frontage on a lot of about eight-tenths of an acre on the far North End. The house has about 17,000 square feet of living space, inside and out. Angle represented both sides of the transaction.
$58.37 million, 102 Angler Ave.
Private-equity specialist J. Michael Chu and his wife, Elizabeth, in January sold their oceanfront custom home on a double lot in a private deal. On the buyer’s side was Boston-based private-wealth attorney Sarah T. Connolly, who acted as trustee of the 102 Angler Avenue Nominee Trust. The five-bedroom house has 11,611 feet of living space, inside and out, property records show. The land measures nearly six-tenths of an acre and faces about 115 feet of oceanfront, although the property’s deeded beach parcel is only 50 feet long. Angle acted behalf of the sellers. The Palm Beach Daily New was unable to determine if any agent or broker represented the buyer.
$58 million, 965 N. Ocean Blvd.
A limited liability company named after the property’s address and affiliated with Stock Development of Naples in October sold this North End vacant lot of 1.2 acres with 150 feet of direct beachfront. The buyer, a Florida limited liability company named 965 NOB LLC, is linked to private-equity firm Silver Lake, where billionaires Greg Mondre and Egon Durban are co-CEOs and managing partners. Broker Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates held the listing and negotiated opposite lead agent Marley Goodman Overman of Illustrated Properties, who worked with agent Pohrer on the buyer’s side.
$57 million, 635 Crest Road
This North End lakeside estate changed hands in a private transaction in February. The 635 Crest Road Land Trust was on the buyer’s side, with Cameron Casey of the Boston law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart serving as trustee. The sellers included Lily C. Monell, who acted as trustee of a trust in her name, with a majority ownership interest. She was joined on the deed by her husband, Ambrose K. Monell. Her co-trustees, Maurizio Morello and Maia Monell, each held an equal minority ownership interest. The five-bedroom residence was built in 1950 and has 7,779 square feet of living space, inside and out, property records show. With about 145 feet of lake frontage, the lot measures just under nine-tenths of an acre. Agent Kourtney Pulitzer of Sotheby’s International Realty handled the seller’s side of the deal, and Pohrer represented the buyer.
$55.15 million, 1610 N. Ocean Blvd.
The 1610 Land Trust, which is linked public records to investments specialist Bryan Mattson, in April sold this house facing the inlet at the northern tip of the island. Consumer-brands executive Gary Paul Smith and his wife, Kalynn Nicole Smith, bought the property. The six-bedroom house has a total of 9,794 square feet of living space, inside and out. It stands on a lot of nearly nine-tenths of an acre with 131 feet of inlet frontage. Brandt held the listing, and agents Todd and Frances Peter of Sotheby’s International Realty acted on behalf of the buyers.
$37.1 million, 870 S. Ocean Blvd.
A Delaware-registered limited liability company named after the property’s address bought this six-bedroom house in March from Kevin and Michelle Douglas, who acted as trustees of the K&M Trust. The Estate Section house has 7,439 square feet of living space, inside and out. The lot measures four-tenths of an acre and includes a beach parcel across the coastal road with 100 feet of shoreline. Angle handled both sides of the sale.
$36.25 million, 1160 S. Ocean Blvd.
Real estate attorney Jessica M. Shapiro acted as trustee of The 1160 North Ocean Land Trust in the February purchase of this seven-bedroom oceanside property on the North End. The seller was a limited liability company named 1160 NOB LLC, linked in public records to private-equity firm Silver Lake. The residence and its separate pool house together totaled nearly 8,000 square feet of living space, inside and out. The property measures four-fifths of an acre, including a separate beach parcel with 150 feet of shoreline. Representing the seller were lead agent Overman and Pohrer. Pohrer also acted for the buyer.
$36 million, 160 Clarendon Ave.
Retired financial-planning executive John Breyo and his wife, Marilyn, sold their Estate Section house on a double lot of 1½ acres in March. Windsor Private Capital partner Mark A. Marcello manages 150 Clarendon Avenue LLC, the Florida limited liability company that bought the property. With a total of five bedrooms, the house and outbuildings have a combined 11,469 square feet of living space, inside and out. Moens handled both sides of the sale.
BIGGEST CONDO SALE: $9.8 million, Penthouse C, 400 S. Ocean Blvd.
In January, Elizabeth Richebourg Rea sold her three-bedroom oceanfront condominium in tandem with a marital trust in the name of her late husband, Michael Moorehead Rea. The buyer was a Florida limited liability company managed by real estate investor and custom homebuilder John C. Kean. The sixth-floor condo has 3,834 square feet of living space inside and on its wraparound terrace, which measures about 1,450 square feet. Based on the total measurement and the recorded price, the apartment sold for $2,556 per square foot. The landmarked building is a block north of Worth Avenue. Agents Jim Cosel and J. Dennis Gallo of Sotheby’s International Realty handled both sides of the sale.
BIGGEST TOWHOUSE SALE: $16 million, 220 Brazilian Ave.
Acting as trustee of a revocable trust in her name, Crystal Crosby Lahners sold her four-bedroom townhome in October. A Georgia-registered limited liability company, 220 Brazilian LLC, was on the buyer’s side, with an Atlanta address matching that of RCG Ventures, a commercial real estate company founded by its chairman, Michael Klump. With 5,435 square feet of living space, inside and out, the townhouse is part of duplex on a lot measuring about four-tenths of an acre, just west of South County Road. Pohrer represented the buyer. Acting on behalf of the seller were Elliman Real Estate agent Chris Leavitt and Brown Harris Stevens agent Ashley Copeland.
BIGGEST COMMERICAL SALE: $200 million, 150 Worth Ave.
In March, O’Connor Capital Partners sold The Esplanade shopping center through an ownership company, Wilson 150 Worth LLC. The sale price set a record for the most expensive single property ever sold in town. Reuben Brothers and Crown Onyx Investments bought the property using two limited liability companies — Esplanade TIC LLC and Esplanade Metro TIC LLC. London-based Reuben Brothers is owned by billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben, while Crown Onyx is led by Stanley Chera and Brittany Bragg. On 2 acres, the two-story shopping center encompasses 128,779 square feet, including its parking garage. Using that measurement, the buyers paid about $1,553 per square foot.
Darrell Hofheinz is a USA TODAY Network of Florida journalist who writes about Palm Beach real estate in his weekly “Beyond the Hedges” column. He welcomes tips about real estate news on the island. Email dhofheinz@pbdailynews.com, call 561-820-3831 or tweet @PBDN_Hofheinz.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Recapping the 2025-26 season’s biggest real estate sales in Palm Beach
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