Welcome to The Dirt! I’m real estate reporter Kimberly Miller with the latest developments in the sizzling market.
Lake Worth Beach is bidding a sad farewell to reality television star and celebrity chef Guy Fieri who put his waterfront home on the market for more than double what he paid in 2021. There were high hopes when the news was first broken (by The Palm Beach Post, BTW) that L-Dub would get a reputation bump from Fieri’s residency. Maybe he would open a restaurant! Maybe it would be in the renovated Gulfstream Hotel!
Or, maybe Fieri would find another house on Singer Island, which is what happened. Sigh.
In more celebrity news, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli headlined a charity event a Mar-a-Lago, which, in itself is news. But there’s also much intrigue surrounding the shindig at former President Donald Trump’s humble waterfront abode.
Also, there’s a new luxury condominium going up in downtown Boca Raton. The 10-story building with units priced between $2.5 million and $6.9 million is called Glass House because of its modern sleek design. But isn’t there a proverb about …. hmmm …. help me out here, something about stone throwing and glass houses? Maybe the condo docs have a ban on lobbing criticisms at others. 🤔