A beachfront home in Seagrove Beach, Fla., is hitting the market for $26.5 million, making it the most expensive listing on the Emerald Coast.
Located about a mile from the resort community of Seaside, the roughly 0.3-acre property has about 90 feet of beach frontage on the Gulf of Mexico, according to Jonathan Spears of Compass, who has the listing with colleague Lyndon Jackson.
The house measures about 9,000 square feet across four levels.
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A bar room on the fourth level opens to a plunge pool.
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Wooden beams in a family room adjacent to the kitchen.
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A spiral staircase in a 50-foot-high atrium.
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The primary bedroom.
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The home is being sold by Tennessee residents Chuck and Jo Ellen McDowell. Mr. McDowell is founder and CEO of the Wesley Financial Group, a financial services company, and Wesley Mortgage, a mortgage broker. His wife, now retired, is the former vice president of event management at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The couple said they bought the newly built house as a vacation home in late 2020 for $14 million. They spent just under $2 million designing the interior of the home, they said, and most of the furniture is included in the listing price.
The primary bathroom has heated chaise longues.
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The six-bedroom, roughly 9,000-square-foot house is whitewashed with Cycladic architecture inspired by homes on the Greek Islands, Mr. Spears said. Inside, there are limestone floors imported from France, arched doorways, an atrium about 50 feet high, a spiral staircase, beamed ceilings and Venetian plaster walls. Amenities include a home theater, a fitness area, a sauna, a bar room on the fourth floor, and an elevator. The primary bathroom has a massage table and heated chaise longues.
A rooftop plunge pool comes complete with lounge chairs to watch the sunset. “When you sit in those, all you see is sky and ocean,” Ms. McDowell said. “It is surreal. It is just so peaceful. The birds fly right past you.” Another pool on the first floor has a built-in dining table and seats.
The McDowells said they decided to sell because they have purchased a smaller home in the area that is more suited to their needs. They had eyed the house several years ago, he said, but it sold. When it came back on the market recently, they bought it.
The roughly 0.3-acre property has about 90 feet of beach frontage.
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Property values along the Emerald Coast have gone up substantially over the past two years, Mr. Spears said. In the first quarter, the average sales price on the Emerald Coast was $1.85 million, up from $1 million during the first quarter of 2021, he said.
Last month, Mr. Spears listed another home in Seagrove Beach for $25 million. He said another home he has listed for $25 million is pending.
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