An Italian-inspired villa perched on Windermere’s Lake Tibet, built by snack-food entrepreneurs Jerry and Shannon Bello, quietly hit the market this month with a $15.9 million asking price. The custom estate clocks in at about 14,068 square feet and stretches across roughly 4.23 acres, with more than 130 feet of lake frontage, a six-car garage and a guest apartment above that garage. Completed in 2014, the house was assembled with reclaimed European materials and leans heavily into a Palladian design.
The listing is active with Premier Sotheby’s agents Alison Mosley and Frank Mosley, and the MLS entry went live in mid-July with the $15.9 million price tag. According to Redfin, the property offers 14,068 finished square feet, 4.23 acres and a six-car garage. Realtor.com lists the residence as having seven bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms plus 132 feet of waterfront.
Imported Materials and Palladian Bones
The Bellos leaned on real European finishes to sell the old-world look: reclaimed terracotta, Italian brick and a Roman clay-tile roof all show up in the build. Listing agents told Mansion Global that the formal Palladian architecture and imported materials, paired with the lakeside setting, make the estate unusually rare in Central Florida.
Keene’s Pointe and the Butler Chain
The property sits inside the guard-gated Keene’s Pointe community and fronts Lake Tibet, part of the Butler Chain of Lakes. The grounds include a covered boat dock, pool, cabana, and lakeside terraces. Community amenities and the nearby Golden Bear Club are noted on public MLS pages and listing aggregators. For the MLS particulars, see Redfin.
The Makers Behind the Villa
Jerry Bello is the entrepreneur behind Sensible Portions, maker of Veggie Straws. That brand was sold to Hain Celestial in 2010, per a company press release, and Bello later moved on to ventures including Vintage Italia and Pasta Chips. The Hain Celestial announcement is available from Hain Celestial, and a profile of Bello’s snack ventures is available from FoodNavigator.
Where It Sits in Windermere’s Market
The $15.9 million list price places the home among this summer’s higher-end Windermere offerings as lakefront inventory stays tight. Local coverage and real-estate roundups have chronicled a string of multi-million-dollar listings and sales around Keene’s Pointe and the Butler Chain, per the Orlando Business Journal and area reporting. That demand helps explain why meticulously built, truly lakefront parcels continue to command strong prices…