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Movin’ Out: Billy Joel in contract to sell massive Florida mansion after 6 years of price fluctuations
NY Post ^ | 09/17/2024 | Mary K. Jacob

Posted on 09/17/2024 9:43:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

After years of trying to unload his Florida mansion, Billy Joel has finally struck a deal. The Piano Man has found a buyer for his sprawling pad after a six-year saga of price changes and market re-listings, The Post has learned. Joel snagged the oceanfront Manalapan property for $22.1 million in 2015. But the price tag saw major fluctuations in value — first hitting the market for $33 million in 2018, reemerging in 2022 at a whopping $64.9 million and falling by $10 million by January 2024. The final listing settled at $49.9 million. The purchase price? Still under wraps, since the sale is in contract, meaning the transaction has not yet closed. Reps for Joel declined to comment on the pending sale. Christian Angle, of Christian Angle Real Estate, had the listing and didn’t respond to a message seeking comment. Despite the back-and-forth prices, the estate — located some 13 miles from Palm Beach — screams luxury. Sitting on 1.61 acres, this Mediterranean-style beauty was built in 2010 and boasts a jaw-dropping 13,349 square feet of pure grandeur. Spread across three stories, it offers nine bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms and a guest house to boot. Guests arriving through the fountained terrace are greeted by a two-story foyer featuring a sparkling crystal chandelier. The home’s interior is decked out with coffered ceilings, white stonework and a sweeping double staircase framed by sleek black railings.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: florida; joel; mansion; massive
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That is some house.
1 posted on 09/17/2024 9:43:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

13,300 sq feet? You could house 600 migrants there.


2 posted on 09/17/2024 9:48:17 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well, we’re living here in Allentown
And they’re closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem, they’re killing time
Filling out forms, standing in line


3 posted on 09/17/2024 9:49:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

You know those lights were bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia took over Mexico

There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive


4 posted on 09/17/2024 9:51:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

Who needs a house out in Hackensack?


5 posted on 09/17/2024 9:52:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

I never cared for that song..............


6 posted on 09/17/2024 9:52:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

The best thing about the live version, is Liberty DeVitto’s drumming.


7 posted on 09/17/2024 9:53:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And the idiot NY Judge valued all of Mar a Lago, and the golf course for $18 MM.


8 posted on 09/17/2024 9:57:51 AM PDT by Judge Bean
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To: dfwgator

Allentown. A reporter asked: “In “Allentown” one of the lines is “They’ve taken all the coal from the ground”. “I’m from Allentown and there’s no coal there”. Oops!

Heard it said on the radio. True?


9 posted on 09/17/2024 9:58:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Just think....Billy Joel was able to be a huge success and accumulate a fortune without appearing NEARLY NAKED in his performances....not going to mention any names but someone now getting a large amount of publicity for just that!!!

BUT~~~~~just look at all the money SHE has!!! Still not going to mention names!

I’d go out of my way to listen to Billy Joel in concert - wouldn’t walk across the street for the other....


10 posted on 09/17/2024 10:04:10 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: monkeyshine

“”You could house 600 migrants there.””

That’s next on Kamala’s agenda.....We’ll be in “Doctor Zhivago” days!


11 posted on 09/17/2024 10:05:15 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Can’t blame him for moving from NY to Florida, it’s a stampede.


12 posted on 09/17/2024 10:10:01 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Thank You Rush
Just think....Billy Joel was able to be a huge success and accumulate a fortune without appearing NEARLY NAKED in his performances....not going to mention any names but someone now getting a large amount of publicity for just that!!!

BUT~~~~~just look at all the money SHE has!!! Still not going to mention names!

"It's me. Hi. I'm the problem, it's me."

13 posted on 09/17/2024 10:10:09 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So his investment may be only doubled instead of tripled (offset by inflation, of course). Poor guy. Well, he better have paid all that unrealized capital gain in the meantime! No refunds!


14 posted on 09/17/2024 10:11:11 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The song was about another town. I think it was Scranton. He selected Allentown, artistic license.


15 posted on 09/17/2024 10:12:08 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: Thank You Rush

Billy benefitted from having a fantastic band, which he treated like dirt. I lost a lot of respect for him because of that.


16 posted on 09/17/2024 10:14:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Meh...my backyard is bigger.


17 posted on 09/17/2024 10:17:10 AM PDT by montag813
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I thought he lived in Ventura. I would see him around once in a while when I did some construction projects. But that was 25 years ago.... Can’t blame him for moving out of California.


18 posted on 09/17/2024 10:19:44 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Organic Panic

Can’t blame him for moving out of California.


Los Angelenos all come from somewhere.


19 posted on 09/17/2024 10:20:13 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: alternatives?
I think it was Scranton.

Scranton is also home to a branch of a failing mid-cap regional paper and office supply distributor with an emphasis on servicing small-business clients.

20 posted on 09/17/2024 10:22:04 AM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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