04/09/2026
Price Improvement!
Billy Joel spent six years trying to sell a house nobody wanted at his price...
The Piano Man purchased the Mediterranean-style estate at 1110 South Ocean Boulevard in Manalapan, just south of Palm Beach, in 2015 for $22.1 million. The property was built in 2010 on land once part of the historic Vanderbilt estate. It sits on 1.6 acres with 150 feet of frontage on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, with nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a theater, a pub room, a library, and a 12-car garage.
Joel first listed it in 2018 for $31.9 million, hoping for a quick turnaround. When that didn't work, the listing was pulled. It resurfaced in 2022 at a much bolder $64.9 million, riding the pandemic-era luxury real estate wave. But the market didn't agree with that number either. Over the next two years, the price was cut repeatedly, landing at $54.9 million in early 2024 and eventually dropping to $49.9 million by March. He finally accepted $42.6 million in October 2024, closing a long and bumpy chapter.
Even with the $22 million gap between the peak asking price and the final sale, Joel still nearly doubled his original purchase price. And this wasn't his only real estate move making news. He also listed his 26-acre Long Island compound, known as MiddleSea, for $49.9 million around the same time. Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate handled both sides of the Manalapan deal.
Even the Piano Man couldn't make the luxury market sing on command. Sometimes the song just takes longer to land.
