Palm Beach house near Mar-a-Lago is listed for nearly $20 million

As transpires to many Palm Beachers, Lori and Michael Bernstein are embarking on a new chapter in their lives, getting raised their family members in a household they crafted far more than a decade back at 153 Kings Road in the Estate Section of Palm Beach.

Over the several years, the Bernsteins have relished their dwelling. But time has moved on, and their two children are headed this tumble to Villanova University — and the Bernsteins are obtaining a property in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to be in close proximity to them.

And that means downsizing in Palm Seashore, so they have listed their home for sale. Corcoran Group brokers Dana Koch and Paulette Koch have it priced at $19.9 million. 

Competed in 2009, the property changed a Georgian Colonial-style house the Bernsteins had obtained in 2004, in portion due to the fact they appreciated its architecture.

Architect Thomas Kirchhoff utilized that choice as the starting off place for the design of their five-bed room, six-rest room residence, which has three half-baths and 6,789 sq. toes of living room, inside of and out. 

The Bernsteins approach to vacation regularly among Pennsylvania and Florida. Michael will work in finance, and Lori operates two Palm Seashore outlets — below the moniker Lori Jayne — on South County Road that specialize in monogramming, house items, stationery and attire. 

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The lot on Kings Highway actions a little much more than a quarter acre, and is a couple of streets north of The Mar-a-Lago Club. The house has a symmetrical format, with the lobby and stair corridor front and heart. There is also an elevator. 

To the north of the lobby is a gallery and the residing area, flanked by the combination family area and enclosed loggia — with a damp bar — and the breakfast area, all overlooking the pool place. 

To the east are the kitchen area and two-auto garage, and on the reverse facet is a library. 

Upstairs to the west are the principal bed room suite — comprising two walk-in closets, a dressing home and two bogs — and an workplace. On the east side are a few guest bed room suites and a personnel bedroom suite. 

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The household is comparable in several features to the old one particular, which was seriously broken during hurricanes in 2004, necessitating its substitute.

“One good matter (was that) we had been able to customise the spaces and we have been authorized to retain the exact same sq. footage,” Lori says.  

The residence was created by the late contractor John Mitchell, and the Bernsteins labored with London-primarily based Colefax and Fowler on the interiors. 

A lot of of the rooms element fake-painted walls with stippled or strie specifics, typically dressed up with moldings. There are marble, limestone and wood flooring during, even though the bedrooms are carpeted. 

The house “has a very standard Palm Seaside emotion, and lends by itself to formal entertaining, with a good chef’s kitchen. It’s a terrific family members household,” Lori says. 

That kitchen is fitted with white cabinetry, tile backsplashes, stainless-metal counters, and skilled grade appliances. A butler’s pantry is close by. 

The dwelling also life massive, she adds, with roomy interiors and substantial ceiling heights. 

“It also has a first rate attic, which the air-conditioning upkeep people tell us is a enjoyment to get the job done in,” Lori claims. 

Constructed-in cabinetry also presents the home owners with loads of storage place. “I could place the kid’s toys and crafts away, and the cabinets have pull-out entry, so I do not have to dig by means of things,” she states.