The design of a proposed lakefront mansion in Midtown Palm Beach has received a less-than-welcome reception from the town’s powerful Architectural Commission .
At its most recent meeting, the panel asked architect Randy Correll to rethink the mansion he had designed to replace an existing estate — once listed for sale at nearly $85 million — on about 1.7 acres at 203 S. Lake Trail. Correll is affiliated with Robert A.M. Stern Architects in New York City.
Among the commissioners’ concerns were the scale of the proposed 16,578-square-foot mansion and the plan for a new service entry into the property from narrow — and often congested — Seabreeze Avenue. The main driveway into the property, meanwhile, would be from the cul-de-sac at the west end of Seaspray Avenue. The streets are among the oldest platted residential roads in town.
The board also was at odds with other elements of the plan, including a cupola-like observation tower on the roof.
Commissioners also said they were worried about noise from a proposed street-side sports court planned for padel, a racket sport . And some board members expressed similar noise concerns about the property’s generator.