March: Letter from Palm Beach: Touch of the Irish

An impossible to find waterfront vista- east/southeast facing, with nearly one-half acre of property looking over open water to the estate section. Update the lovely 1950’s era existing one-story house by prominent Modernist architect, Byron Simonson, or live there while making plans to build your dream home. Ideal for boaters looking for quick deep water access, the property is the second from the southern tip of Everglade Island with spectacular long views down the Intracoastal. The current home is in excellent condition with a fully equipped kitchen and 4 bedrooms plus a library with full bath surrounding an interior glassed courtyard. A high-ceilinged living room runs length-wise along the east side of the house, bathed in light, with beautiful views to the water. (video below)

A truly rare find. A beautiful 2023 renovation of a 5 bedroom house on a larger than average lot on one of the most gracious streets in Palm Beach. Owner just completed a multi-year down to the studs update of this stately white colonial for today’s buyer. The floor plan flows from gracious living room and loggia to large open kitchen and family room, then onto a light-filled downstairs office. Five bedrooms in total- two downstairs and three more on the second floor including the primary. A 32′ long pool, summer kitchen and oversized two car garage complete the picture. All on elegant Barton Avenue, an easy stroll in all four directions- to lake trail, beach, Royal Poinciana and Worth Avenue. There’s no finer location in Palm Beach Cement block construction, new roof, electrical, plumbing and AC plus a full-house generator. Full security and sound systems. Floorplan, Survey, Elevation Cert in the Docs tab

The perfect blend of historical charm and modern comfort, 255 El Pueblo Way is a 1930s masterpiece by renowned architect Belford Shoumate. Celebrated for his first prize win in architecture at the 1939 World’s Fair and pivotal role in shaping modern Palm Beach design, Shoumate’s work epitomizes timeless elegance, visible in this exquisite property’s beamed cathedral ceiling and bright, sunlit rooms. After a recently completed 2 year renovation, the home has all new AC, roof, wiring, impact glass, a cool motorized pergola and a fresh modern kitchen. Nestled on one of Palm Beach’s popular ‘cabana streets’, just steps from the ocean, this home embodies the casual luxury of the North End.

Opportunity to build new east of Olive Avenue in the heart of El Cid on an 8,700 sqft lot. Listing price is for cleared land with plans for a beautiful 4 bedroom home drawn by Kiko Sanchez of FGS Design. Approved home is 3,642 sqft under AC and 4,000 sqft total. Plans have already been approved by the Historic Preservation Board. They include a gracious master suite with his and her walk-in closets, 3 guest bedrooms with ensuite baths, a long pool with spa and cold plunge and a detached one car garage and summer kitchen. Just bring your contractor.

High on a Palm Beach hilltop, this comfortable family home is move-in ready or a blank slate for a buyer’s update plans. Elevation is over 20′, making FEMA guidelines a non-problem for any contemplated renovation. This one-story home has 3 bedrooms, each with en-suite bath, and a light and bright living room and loggia that face on to the pool and surrounding terraces. The master suite is especially inviting with an adjacent study and morning room plus a large walk-in closet and bath. The lot is 11,326 sqft perched on high ground at the corner of quiet Jamaica Lane, convenient to the nearby pedestrian Lake Trail and just 7 minutes by car to the shops and restaurants of Royal Poinciana Plaza.

This spacious in-town residence has just undergone an extraordinary two-year renovation. Eleven foot ceilings in the main living spaces capture natural light and highlight the space’s pristine contemporary finishes and just-installed wide plank bleached oak floors. A sculptural modern glass railing on the new stairway adds even more sparkle. That kind of careful consideration was applied to every detail-the new kitchen is equipped with top-of-the-line appliances and the primary bathroom is finished like a high end spa. Nothing was left untouched-new bathrooms, new electrical, new AC, new pool terrace and more. A truly stunning finished product and location, location, location. Just one street south of Dunbar and a very short stroll to churches, Publix supermarket, Royal Poinciana Plaza shops and restaurants, the beach and the Lake Trail.

Island House is on everyone’s list of favorite close-to-Worth, walk-everywhere buildings. The owners just completed a down to the studs renovation with a top West Coast architect and this unit is sleekly perfect with thoughtful touches everywhere. Open kitchen with dining island, new baths, new electric, new AC, new floors. All rooms have impact glass and new automated shades. Inviting balcony with 5th floor views of the setting sun and the West Palm skyline. Two features particularly beloved at Island House are the lovely poolside entertaining area covered by a chic awning and the lobby level guest suite available for reservation by Island House owners.