Inside A $12.75 Million Jupiter Home Luring New Owners Into Its Orbit |
“Midwestern people tend to gravitate more to Naples,” says Palm Beach-based agent Krista Barth of The Keyes Company. “But Jupiter really is the place to be for someone from Manhattan. It’s a bit like the Hamptons—affluent, sophisticated, relaxed.”
Barth and co-listing agent Stacy Cragg aim to attract an elite buyer to turnkey residence 5706 Holly Lane in Jupiter’s prestigious Pennock Point community, about 20 miles north of West Palm Beach. This coastal neighborhood is dotted with waterfront homes owned by executives, entrepreneurs and professional athletes who’ve earned their notch in the “billionaire belt” of Florida’s Palm Beach County.
Jupiter’s vibe vs. Palm Beach proper? Laidback vs. lah-di-da. Affluence without attitude.
This particular home, 5,099 square feet on a private 0.6-acre lot designed by Hughes Umbanhowar Architects, sits unapologetically modern within a community whose homes historically lean towards maximalist Mediterranean-style mansions. But the tides are turning as those homes, built in the 1960s through ’80s, are being leveled and rebuilt, many in contemporary minimalist style. “Even though I live in a Mediterranean-style........