After languishing on the market for nearly three years, Billy Joel has finally managed to offload his longtime New York residence in the Long Island enclave of Centre Island.

First offered at $49 million in 2023, the waterfront spread was soon taken off the market while an extensive, multimillion-dollar renovation was completed. It returned in 2024 with an asking price of $49.9 million. However, it still failed to sell, prompting the Grammy-winning musician to begin selling off the estate in pieces. He acquired the bulk of the estate in 2002 for $22.5 million and added adjoining parcels over time, creating a 26-acre compound with roughly 2,000 feet of private shoreline.

The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom gatehouse was the first to go last year for $7 million. Now the main brick manor has sold for $23.2 million, with a pair of adjoining lots bringing in an additional $2.75 million each—for an overall total of $35.75 million, around $14 million less than he originally wanted. Emmett Laffey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty repped Joel in the sale, breaking a record for the priciest residential transaction in Long Island outside of the Hamptons.

Completed in the early 1990s and dubbed MiddleSea—a nod to its locale between Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor and a play on middle C, the first note beginning piano players typically learn—the primary dwelling has five en suite bedrooms and 11 bathrooms across 20,000 square feet that showcase a mix of hardwood and marble floors, 30-foot ceilings, an elevator, and nautical-inspired decor.

Among the highlights is a soaring entry foyer displaying a black-and-white checkerboard marble floor and a grand wrought iron-railed staircase, plus fireside living and dining rooms, two kitchens, and a primary suite featuring dual closets and baths. Elsewhere is a mahogany-clad library with a stone fireplace, a bay-view parlor, a ballroom, a spa, and a wine cellar.

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Picturesque grounds laced with rolling lawns, expansive gardens, and meandering pathways host a tennis court, two swimming pools, a floating dock, and a boat ramp, while ancillary structures include a three-bedroom Malibu-style beach house and a three-bedroom guesthouse with a two-lane bowling alley and a four-car garage. There’s also an on-site helipad for quick trips into Manhattan or out to the Hamptons.

Per The New York Times, a major reason the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer initially decided to sell the mansion he first saw while dredging oysters on a barge as a teen was the hefty annual tax bill, which had eclipsed $567,000. But the 76-year-old New York native won’t be leaving New York for good; he still owns homes in Sag Harbor and East Hampton.

Click here for more photos of the Centre Island residence.