Rare Five-Lot Isla Bahia Estate Lists for $25.9 Million
FORT LAUDERDALE (March 9, 2016) – Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Karen Bellows and Peter Barkin and Mark Gilman of the Barkin & Gilman Team, all affiliated with the company’s Las Olas office, have listed 76 Isla Bahia Drive in Fort Lauderdale for $25.9 million. The estate features a 64,000-square-foot curved corner lot that wraps the perimeter of Isla Bahia. The property was constructed for Ohio industrialist and songwriter, Bob Friedman and his wife Genie Friedman, a grandchild of Oscar Mayer, and their five children.
The mid-century modern residence was built in 1964 as a family vacation home for the Friedmans. Designed by Charles McKirahan, the home features his signature mid-century modern design elements throughout. McKirahan was an acclaimed architect known best for his design of the famous Polynesian-themed Mai-Kai Restaurant on Oakland Park Boulevard, as well as many apartment complexes and hotels throughout South Florida. The 8,864-square-foot-home was built in a Bahamian-style and boasts gray cypress and coral stone walls that were imported from the Bahamas.
“This is a rare opportunity to own one of Fort Lauderdale’s most significant mid-century modern homes, designed by famed architect Charles McKirahan. The property stretches the entire curve of Isle Bahia with 600-feet of waterfront,” said Karen Bellows, sales associate, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. “The placement of the home on the lot was genius because you can dock a mega yacht on the far side of the property and not obstruct the views of Bahia Mar or the Intracoastal waterway from the living room or bedrooms.”
The home has a unique layout, with seven-bedrooms and five full-bathrooms, three of which are Jack-and-Jill, and two half baths, a long hallway runs the entire length of the home. Five of the seven bedrooms are facing the Intracoastal because Bob Friedman wanted everyone in his family to enjoy the view. Standout features of the home include an indoor grill in the family room, full-size tennis court, expansive and lush landscaping, air-conditioned outdoor patio and a hot tub room off the three-car garage.
“A five-lot property with 600-feet of waterfront on the Intracoastal is extremely rare,” said Peter Barkin of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Barkin & Gilman team.
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