Palm Beach’s historic Estate Section is prized for its legacy properties sequestered behind tall hedges, along with its easy proximity to both the iconic Everglades Club and Worth Avenue’s eateries and international designer boutiques.

Dapper gardens teeming with lush tropical vegetation partly obscure a grand coastal Mediterranean mansion built in 1995 that adheres to the old-school Addison Mizner style that dominates the area’s pristine streets. Recent updates have brought a modern, artistic glamour to the classic Palm Beach residence that presides over a three-quarter acre parcel with about 165 feet of ocean frontage, plus a coveted private tunnel to the beach that runs under Ocean Boulevard.

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A lush courtyard with flowering bougainvillea transitions into an airy, light-filled foyer and reception gallery that gazes out over the pool. Further in are a spacious living room that spills onto a loggia overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and an oversized dining room with both a book-matched marble fireplace and a handcrafted bar/servery by L’Atelier Paris. Parquet flooring flows into the eat-in kitchen, with integrated appliances and white lacquered cabinetry trimmed in brass. Huge white egrets animate the walls of a poolside club room and lounge that includes a full bar.

Spanning just over 9,000 square feet, the home’s total of six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, plus a powder room, includes a commodious, ocean-facing homeowner’s suite with two bathrooms, two walk-in closets, and two balconies. A finished lower level of about 1,400 square feet adds utilitarian versatility with staff quarters, a spacious laundry room, and storage.

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The house wraps around a walled courtyard with a swimming pool surrounded by both shaded and sunny spots to dine and relax. A fully decked-out alfresco kitchen and bar is complete with a built-in grill, pizza oven, and television floating against a backdrop of dense greenery.

Broad stone terraces on the ocean side of the house step down to a plush, emerald lawn. Hidden in a dense clump of foliage is an elevated ocean-view perch with a hammock and the secured entrance to the beach tunnel, which was recently updated with new drainage, lighting, and flooring. 

Margit Brandt at Premier Estate Properties holds the $80 million listing.

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