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      Home of the Week: Inside Golf Legend Greg Norman’s $60 Million Florida Island Paradise

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      The lawns of this eight-acre estate are as green as a golf course, which should come as no surprise considering the owners: golfing great Greg Norman and his wife, designer Kristen Norman. And the best part is that the grassy yardage stretches from one side of Florida’s Jupiter Island to the other, from the Intracoastal waterway to the the sandy beaches of the Atlantic. Even before looking inside, this place seems to earn its price tag of $59.9 million.

      The compound consists of seven buildings, including the main house, with plans for one more. Garages accommodate up to 12 cars and the employee parking lot can park 30 more. That there is even an employee parking lot tells you something about the vastness of this estate and the beauty of its landscaping.

      Those seven buildings make up 31,800 square feet of living space across a main house, coach house, pool house, tennis house, boat house, carriage house and beach house, also known as the Shark Shack. There are a total of 10 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms, 12 of them full baths. The main house is a completely new, recently built structure. And while the exterior of the house is in a Cape Cod cottage style, it’s hardly a cottage. Kristen (Kiki) Norman was inspired by the work of French architect and designer Christian Liaigre in designing the home and its finishes, from the lacquered teak and high-gloss mahogany to the wire-brushed, custom oak floors to the brass Waterworks and Drummonds fixtures.
      The main house  Photo: Shawn Hood Media

      You won’t find any Florida kitsch inside either. Instead, the look is serene and modern with more trophies than seashells. It has every amenity you might expect from a nearly $60-million property: two 1,900-bottle wine cellars; gorgeous long corridors that are well lit and inviting, nothing of the dark cave you may expect; a cinema room, entertaining space; a bar with water views;  and a trophy room and gallery. The home also has a formal dining room, a SieMatic kitchen, a catering kitchen, a dining area, a butler’s pantry and a mud room. And there’s an elevator connecting it all. Two guest bedrooms occupy the first floor, but the second floor is dedicated to the primary living quarters. Spacious and airy, they include a large outdoor deck, a den, dual offices, bathrooms and closets, an accessory room, luggage room, linen room, kitchenette and, yes, the bedroom.

      The two-story coach house includes another two beds and two baths, a kitchen, a dining room sun room and garage space for six. The pool house is another of the newly built structures on the property and includes a vast open and covered patio, an outdoor kitchen as well as a bathroom and outdoor shower. It sits beside the main pool, which is 14 feet deep, and the plunge pool and hot tub.
      The tennis court and pavilion  Photo: Robert Stevens

      A US Open-sized tennis court graces one lawn area, with its own convenient hub for entertaining, including a bar and bathrooms, shaded space and an equipment room. The carriage house is the other main fitness site on the estate, including a gym and cardio rooms, equipment room, as well as space for guests with three bedrooms and full baths, plus another garage. A dog kennel, located in the generator house, rounds out the amenities to include even the four-legged family members.
      Along the Intracoastal, the boat house has an office and plenty of room for water toys, a tender and yacht equipment. The dock can accommodate a vessel of up to 150 feet.
      The kitchen and eating area in the main house has a few nautical cues.  Photo: Robert Stevens

      On the opposite shore is the 3,200-square-foot, elevated Shark Shack, the last of the newly constructed buildings. It faces the rolling waves of the Atlantic and includes two more bedrooms and baths, a full kitchen, dining and living room. The sand is right there, and the lack of nearby public parking makes the 172 feet of beachfront feel exceptionally private.
      “Having grown up on the beach in Australia,” Greg Norman says, “my search for the perfect property in America allowed me to incorporate all my needs, from privacy, security, a dock for my boats and direct access to the ocean was fulfilled when I was blessed enough to come across Tranquility in 1991.”
      The elegant trophy room  Photo: Shawn Hood Media

      His wife says, “I designed this estate to feel luxurious, but also warm and casual. It caters to our ‘barefoot-elegance’ lifestyle.”
      The Normans have also been trying to off-load their vast Colorado ranch property, taking the price down to $40 million last year.

      The listing for Tranquility is held by the Jills Zeder Group, an affiliate of Coldwell Banker Realty.
      The wrap-around bar leads out to the patios.  Photo: Robert Stevens

      The basement-level wine storage and tasting area  Photo: Robert Stevens

      The movie theater with boucle-upholstered seating  Photo: Robert Stevens

      One of several terraces on the property  Photo: Robert Stevens

      The main pool and pool house  Photo: Shawn Hood Media

      The oceanfront Shark Shack.  Photo: Robert Stevens

      The deck of the Shark Shack leads right to the sand.  Photo: Robert Stevens

      A rare parcel that has waterfront access on both the Intracoastal and the Atlantic.  Photo: Shawn Hood Media More

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      $17.5 Million Condo In Miami Beach, Florida

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      LOCATION: 7081 Fisher Island Drive, Miami Beach, Florida
      SQUARE FOOTAGE: 8,430
      BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 5 bedrooms & 6 bathrooms
      PRICE: $17,500,000
      This luxury condo is located at 7081 Fisher Island Drive on Fisher Island in Miami Beach, Florida.

      It features approximately 8,430 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 1 half bathrooms, private elevator, great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, family room and more.
      Outdoor features include 2,400 square feet of wrap-around terraces.
      It is listed at $17,500,000. More

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      Marc Anthony Lists Florida Waterfront Home For $27 Million

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      LOCATION: 300 Costanera Road, Coral Gables, Florida
      SQUARE FOOTAGE: 20,546
      BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 12 bedrooms & 15 bathrooms
      PRICE: $27,000,000
      Singer Marc Anthony has just listed his Florida waterfront home for $27 million. He purchased the Mediterranean style home back in 2018 for $19 million from Bacardi heiress Hilda Bacardi.

      Located at 300 Costanera Road in Coral Gables, the home features approximately 20,546 square feet of living space with 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, foyer with staircase, elevator, formal living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen with double islands, breakfast room, family room, 4-car garage and more.
      Outdoor features include a gated porte-cochere, motor court, terraces, kitchen/BBQ, swimming pool with spa and a dock. More

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      Home of the Week: Derek Jeter’s Tampa Mansion, Currently Rented by Tom Brady, Just Listed for $29 Million

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      There’s no eviction notice yet, but if baseball legend Derek Jeter finds a buyer for his sprawling waterfront mansion in Tampa, Fla. any time soon, his tenants may be rushing to find new digs.
      Which is slightly awkward when your renters are Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen.
      The Bradys moved into Jeter’s almost 22,000-square-foot estate in April, after the former New England Patriots star inked a two-year, $50-million deal to play quarterback with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

      The good news is that the “For Sale” signs going up in the front yard won’t be a too much of a shock to the renters.
      “Tom and Derek negotiated terms in the lease agreement so we could list, market and, obviously with proper notice, show the property,” listing agent Stephen Gay, of Tampa-based realtors Smith & Associates told Robb Report.
      And no, the Bradys haven’t shown any interest in buying the compound, which according to Gay, is “the most impressive home to ever hit the market in the Tampa Bay area.”
      Derek Jeter’s just listed his Tampa home for $29 million.  Photo: Uneek Image

      Jeter’s company Kered Connors LLC reportedly paid a total of $7.7 million to acquire three adjoining waterfront lots on Tampa’s Davis Islands between 2005 and 2006. The roughly 1.3-mile, man-made island is minutes from downtown Tampa and is one of the city’s prime residential neighborhoods.
      Jeter spent four years constructing the huge, custom-built home on the 1.25-acre lot—by far the biggest on Davis Islands—completing the project in 2011.
      “The attention to detail, the quality of the finishes, the materials used in the construction are just exceptional. Really, no expense was spared in building this home,” says Gay.
      The billiards room and bar.  Photo: Uneek Image

      The construction wasn’t without its controversy. Jeter fought for, and won, permission to build an eight-foot privacy fence around the property—six-feet is the norm—earning it the nickname among locals as “The Great Wall of Jeter.”
      Built from hand-carved, gray Connecticut granite and limestone, the two-story main house features seven bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and eight half-baths.
      The dining room.  Photo: Uneek Image

      Imposing hardwood doors lead into the vast, open foyer with 24-foot-high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows offering stunning, west-facing views across Tampa’s Hillsborough Bay. Everywhere you look are high-end finishes and fine detailing; from hand-polished Venetian plaster, solid hardwood millwork and marble mosaic tiles, to tailored silk drapes.

      Directly off the “grand salon” foyer is the expansive clubroom with its full-service bar, billiards table and multiple TVs. The room’s glass corner wall slides open and leads out on to the huge, 9,000-square-foot, made-for-entertaining waterfront patio with its 80-foot, saltwater lap pool and large outdoor kitchen.
      The great room.  Photo: Uneek Image

      The home’s gourmet kitchen was also designed with large-scale, professionally-catered gatherings in mind. It comes with two huge Sub-Zero fridges, a Wolf range, four dishwashers, a walk-in pantry, a butler’s pantry, and two marble-topped islands.
      Upstairs, the master suite features a spa-like bath with a truly enormous steam shower, dual walk-in custom closets and a bedroom complete with fireplace and balcony with views over the water.
      The living room.  Photo: Uneek Image

      Other special features of the home include a wine cellar, a wood-paneled office, movie theater and a professional-grade gym (naturally), plus a guest suite and au pair wing. Outside, two air-conditioned garages can accommodate up to six cars.
      According to Gay, one of the estate’s selling points is its 345 feet of open bay frontage, a rarity, along with a deep-water dock and two boat lifts.
      The master bathroom.  Photo: Uneek Image

      One of the reasons the Bradys might not be stepping up to buy the property is that proximity to the water. Shortly after moving in, Brady told Howard Stern on Sirius XM that he was not happy at the number of boaters constantly circling around outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of the power couple.
      The Bradys put their former Massachusetts home on the market in 2019. 
      As for Jeter and his wife Hannah, home is currently a 19-floor 5,200-square-foot palace-in-the-sky at the new Grove at Grand Bay skyscraper in Miami. The couple moved there following Jeter’s purchase of the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team in 2017. He’s currently CEO and co-owner.
      The private dock.  Photo: Uneek Image

      As for the Tampa home, Stephen Gay says there’s already been considerable interest. “We’ve had a ton of calls, but I suspect many are fans of the Bradys who just want to get a look inside.”

      Just don’t expect any Open House stagings any time soon.
      The pool deck and bay beyond.  Photo: Uneek Image

      The driveway leads to two air-conditioned garages.  Photo: Uneek Image

      The home sits on 1.25 acres.  Photo: Uneek Image More

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      Shaquille O’Neal Re-Lists Lakefront Florida Home For $19.5 Million (PHOTOS)

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      LOCATION: 9927 Giffin Court, Windermere, Florida
      SQUARE FOOTAGE: 31,000
      BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 12 bedrooms & 15 bathrooms
      PRICE: $19,500,000 ($28,000,000 in 2018)
      Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal has just re-listed his lakefront home for $19.5 million. He first listed it in 2018 for $28 million. The home, which appeared on MTV’s Cribs, is located at 9927 Giffin Court in Windermere, Florida and is situated on 4 acres of land.

      It was built in 1990 and features approximately 31,000 square feet of living space with 12 bedrooms, 11 full and 4 half bathrooms, 2-story foyer with double staircase, 2-story great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, family room, home office, lounge with wet bar, walk-in humidor with wine storage, home theater, indoor basketball court, 17-car garage and more.
      Outdoor features include a gated entrance, porte-cochere, covered/uncovered patios, kitchen/BBQ, swimming pool with rock waterfall and a dock. More

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      Derek Jeter Lists Florida Home For $29 Million (PHOTOS)

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      Former professional baseball player Derek Jeter has just listed his Florida waterfront home for $29 million. Located at 58 Bahama Circle in Tampa, the massive home was built in 2011 and is situated on 1.2 acres of land. It features approximately 22,000 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, floating staircase, elevator, 2-story great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with double islands, breakfast/family room, office, lounge with wet bar, home theater, gym, 6-car garage and more. Outdoor features include 2 gated entrances, motor court, porte-cochere, terraces, kitchen/BBQ, swimming pool with spa and a dock. More

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      Inside an Ultra-Private, $22 Million Miami Mansion That Cher Once Called Home

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      Do you believe in life after listing?
      There’s reason enough to believe that Cher herself thinks so, as the singer has had no trouble moving on from her former Miami pad, which has just hit the market for $22 million. The Goddess of Pop originally bought the mansion for $1.5 million in 1993. A smart investment, as she sold it for $4.3 million just three years later.
      And while Cher herself hasn’t lived in the place for over 20 years now, it’s only been expanded since—hence the loftier price tag. The property is now 11,460 square feet, with six beds and seven baths. Architecture here is in the Spanish Colonial style, a familiar and fitting look for Miami Beach—the interiors are by renowned French design firm Liaigre.

      Another exterior view. 

      Inside, the double-height entryway and dual staircases offer a grand welcome. Arches and columns lend a stately feel to the space, and large windows that look out to the water blend elements of the indoors and outdoors.
      The entryway.  Engel & Völkers

      Since it’s located on the gated La Gorce Island, the home offers the kind of privacy you’d expect for a pop queen—it even has its own dock, plus 158 feet of water frontage. Also, outside is a pool and adjacent pool house, as well as a separate guest house for visitors. Multiple courtyards and fountains make the rest of the property feel like the proper estate that it is.
      The living room.  Engel & Völkers

      As for Cher, well, some of her old digs have fared better on the market than others. The Owlwood Estate, which she once called home, has changed hands multiple times since she originally sold it and is currently on the market for a whopping $115 million. Meanwhile, an old Beverly Hills property of hers has had less luck: While it’s also been bought and sold plenty since her residency, it languished on the market, having originally listed for $85 million before it was chopped down to $48 million.
      The master bedroom.  Engel & Völkers

      There’s no turning back time on this Miami mansion though, which the singer left behind long ago. Interested in being the next owner? Lourdes Alatriste of Engel and Völkers has the listing.
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      Another view of the pool.  Engel & Völkers

      One of the courtyard spaces.  Engel & Völkers

      The home blends indoor and outdoor areas.  Engel & Völkers More

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      Jon Bon Jovi Sells One Palm Beach Mansion and Buys Another on the Same Day

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      Despite the fact that Covid-19 has put a major damper on in-person concerts, veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi is still keeping the money rolling in through his house flipping side hustle. In 2018, the silver-maned singer dropped $10 million on an ocean-view home in mega-posh Palm Beach, Fla., that he promptly razed and replaced with a brand-new villa. Now, he’s sold the property for a little less than $20 million. But that sale was just a warm-up. On the very same day that the villa sold, Bon Jovi also sealed the deal for a $43 million ocean-front mansion a couple of miles away, as was first reported by The Real Deal.

      The newly built, recently sold villa sits on a lot that measures in at about one-third of an acre and has five bedrooms, five full and three half-bathrooms in about 5,000 square feet. Originally listed in May for $22.9 million, the home was built by the Shapiro Pertnoy Company with interior design by Caroline Rafferty. The casually elegant villa has a relaxed coastal feel about it with a light color scheme and a buttery, stone-accented exterior. Wire brushed oak and creamy limestone flooring can be found throughout the house, while herringbone-patterned cypress planks cover the ceiling of the cavernous living and dining room. And, for the book lover, the spacious library features custom, built-in shelving.
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      The eat-in gourmet kitchen is stylishly outfitted with bespoke light gray custom cabinetry, top-end appliances and an iridescent, mosaic-tiled backsplash. Other notable features of the home include an elevator and a handy backup generator for when hurricanes blow through. The back of the house wraps partially around a wind-protected central courtyard that gives way to an outdoor kitchen. Checkerboard terracing and a verdant wall of tropical plants accent the area around the swimming pool and spa, and a simple wrought iron gate provides access to the beach, which is actually located across a public street.
      Bon Jovi’s newest acquisition is a substantially larger mansion located just a couple of miles away, which first popped up for sale in January with a hefty $44.9 million price tag. Spanning 10,232 square feet, the seaside manse has seven bedrooms and seven full bathrooms (plus five powder rooms), including a one-bedroom guest or staff suite with a convenient outside entrance. There’s also a vast owner’s retreat, which is comprised of a private study with a morning bar, plus an oceanfront terrace, two bathrooms and two huge walk-in closets.

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      Designed by Thomas Kirchhoff with interiors by David Kleinberg, the sumptuous mansion offers a double-height foyer with inlaid marble floor, spacious living and dining rooms embellished with coffered ceilings, and an ocean-facing library wrapped in lustrous paneling. More casual, but equally ample family quarters include a chef’s kitchen with white marble counters, a cozy breakfast room and a sea-view double-height family room with a trio of floor-to-ceiling arched French doors. Outside, an arched dining loggia overlooks a courtyard swimming pool, while two oceanfront loggias look across manicured lawns dotted with swaying palm trees. Other luxuries include an exercise room, temperature-controlled wine cellar, an elevator, a back-up generator and an air-conditioned three-car garage.
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      With the right updates, and given its impressive dimensions and supreme location, it’s not inconceivable the estate could follow the pattern of sky-high priced sales in the blazing hot Palm Beach market over the past year. These include the Kennedy family’s former compound, which sold for a staggering $70 million, and two estates on the famed Billionaire’s Row, located near Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, that each sold for over $100 million.
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      Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate represented Bon Jovi in the sale of the $20 million Palm Beach mansion. Chris Leavitt, Kim Spears, and Ashley McIntosh of Douglas Elliman represented the buyer. Angle also represented both sides of the $43 million Palm Beach home sale.
      Bon Jovi has been a prolific collector of expensive homes for years, but his foray into house-flipping is a fairly recent development. He still owns a four-bedroom and 4.5 bathroom condo in New York City’s West Village that he paid almost $19 million for in 2017, as well as an East Hampton mansion he picked up back in 2004 for $7.6 million. His lavish French chateau-style manse located in Middletown, N.J., known as Hight Point Estate and designed by world-renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern, was put up for sale in 2017 and remains for sale at an undisclosed price that has been speculated to be around $20 million. More