La Palmeraie, Estate of the Day

Oh these luxurious new Florida houses, so lavish, so huge and so out of the price range of most people. La Palmeraie is an oceanfront estate in Vero Beach, Florida designed by architects Vigneault and Hoos. The estate spreads over fifteen acres reaching nearly one mile from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian River. The walled and gated compound includes a boat pier, sandy beach, courtyard lap pool, oceanfront pool, tennis court, garages for eight cars, caretaker's home and a two-bedroom guest house. The eight-bedroom main house is over 16,800 square feet with French limestone and walnut floors, eight fireplaces, and mahogany windows with impact glass for hurricane season. The scale of the home is absolutely immense and includes a cypress-beamed cathedral ceiling, a cypress-paneled library with floor-to-ceiling bookcases and a climate-controlled wine cave finished in pecky cypress and stone. The chef-designed kitchen features custom hand-made cabinetry, Calcutta gold marble counters and a craveworthy La Cornue range. The grand master suite has two balconies, a sitting room with a fireplace, a morning kitchen,walk-in wardrobes and his-and-her onyx-and-marble baths. This home is listed at $26.5 million.

UPDATE: This home closed on October 2, 2009 for $12.5 million below half of the original asking price.

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[Thanks, Dan!]