🌱 Why this $62.5M Manalapan estate sold at a huge discount
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In today's newsletter:
- Why this $62.5M Manalapan estate sold at a huge discount
- Which global tech titan now claims Manalapan as home?
- Why a top U.S. tech billionaire now calls Manalapan home
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📰 News we're reading
• Kirk estate near Palm Beach brings $62.5M; it once asked $134M (palmbeachpost.com) — A major ocean-to-lake estate at 820 S. Ocean Blvd in Manalapan just sold for $62.5 million, about half its original $134 million asking price. The 2.26‑acre Venetian-style compound spans beach and Intracoastal frontage, with nearly 28,000 square feet of living space, two pools, tennis court, dock, and a dedicated security house. The buyer is a Delaware LLC, keeping their identity private. 
• Richest billionaires in Florida (islandernews.com) — One of the world’s richest people, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, is listed as living in Manalapan, putting the town on a very exclusive Florida billionaires map. A new Forbes-based ranking highlights where the state’s wealthiest residents live, from Miami and Palm Beach to Boca Raton and Naples. It’s a snapshot of the immense fortunes now calling Florida home.
• Richest billionaires in Tennessee (dailypostathenian.com) — One of the most eye-catching details here for locals is that tech billionaire Larry Ellison is listed as living in Manalapan putting your small town on the same roster as America’s richest names. The piece mainly ranks Tennessee billionaires by net worth, then broadens out to the top U.S. fortunes, including Ellison alongside Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
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