This Palm Beach penthouse tower dominates the nearby skyline.
Towering above its Palm Beach neighbors with a host of inspiring views of the coast, a recently listed South Florida estate looks like it was plucked from the portfolio of a European royal. And while its vine-crept, Mediterranean shell is charming, its decadently designed interior makes its facades positively modest by comparison.
The landmark listing has remained off the market for decades, serving as the home of Palm Beach socialite and coal-mining heiress Mimi Galloway Duncan, who died in April at the age of 103 after living in South Florida for 54 years. Listed at $37.9 million, her home ranked eighth on Realtor.com’s list of most expensive estates on sale this week in the U.S.
But, unlike other estates on the list, this one comes with six floors of mixed-use space, including retail space on the ground floor, a two-story penthouse apartment, three separate additional apartments, and a two-car garage. Listing agent Christian Angle describes the estate as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…