Television handyman Bob Vila of “This Old House” fame and his wife, Diana Barrett, have parted with their lakefront Palm Beach, Florida estate for $33 million, the price recorded with the deed.
On the market with different agencies since late 2023, the estate at 690 Island Drive on Everglades Island had recently seen a $4 million price reduction to $35.9 million.
A trust was on the buyer’s side of the transaction, the deed recorded June 17 shows. Palm Beach attorney Scott W. Hoffman of the Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsay law firm serves as trustee of the trust. Because of privacy rules governing trusts, no information about anyone else connected to the trust was immediately available in public records…