By Darrell Hofheinz
Daily News Real Estate Writer
And then there was one.
That’s how many Palm Beach homes theatrical producer James M. Nederlander and
his wife, Charlene, now own — down from three a year ago — after having just
sold 146 Seminole Ave. for $4.45 million. The price was recorded on a
warranty deed recorded Wednesday by the Palm Beach County Clerk’s office.
In January, the Nederlanders divested themselves of another house they bought
in 2007 at 1040 N. Lake Way for $6.9 million.
Wednesday’s sale leaves the couple with a landmarked 1930s-era waterfront
estate designed by noted society architect Maurice Fatio at 822 S. County
Road. They paid $13.5 million for it last April, according to property
records.
The Nederlanders sold the Seminole Avenue house, which they had owned since
February 2007, to Stephen D. and Anne Marie Haymes, who also have homes in
New York.
Built in 1999, the two-story, four-bedroom house has 5,394 square feet of
living space inside and out, according to property records. It stands on a
lot five streets north of Royal Poinciana Way, a few houses down from the
ocean.
Agent Kristina Gustafson — Charlene Nederlander’s daughter — of Sotheby’s
International Realty in Palm Beach acted on behalf of the Nederlanders.
Neither Gustafson nor the Nederlanders could be reached for comment on the
sale.
Agent Susan Furman of Linda A. Gary Real Estate acted on behalf of the
Haymeses.
The Haymeses also own a townhouse at 336 Australian Ave., which they have
listed for sale through Christian Angle Real Estate. The couple bought the
townhouse in March 2007 and transferred ownership solely to Anne Marie
Haymes in November of the same year.
Stephen Haymes said the purchase of the Seminole Avenue house will let the
couple more easily accommodate visits by members of their growing extended
family.
“As my grandchildren are getting more numerous, we wanted more room,” said
Haymes, a partner in Haymes Investment Co., a family-run real estate company
in New York. He also is managing director of a partnership that owns the 5
Penn Plaza office building in Manhattan.
Stephen Haymes’ son is real estate developer Evan Haymes, founder and
president of Bronfman Haymes Real Estate Partners, a Manhattan-based real
estate investment, development and asset-management firm.
Furman said the Seminole Avenue property, which had been listed at $4.7
million, represents a segment of the island’s housing market where inventory
remains tight: relatively newer homes in good condition — with
impact-resistant windows — priced in the $4 million to $6 million range.
“People are looking for nice homes in a great location,” Furman said. “This
one was close to town and in the ocean block of Seminole Avenue.”
When the Nederlanders were shopping for a Palm Beach home in 2007, the
Seminole Avenue property also offered them the familial advantage of living
just down the street from son James L. Nederlander. They bought the house,
which is in the Ocean Park subdivision, for $5.5 million, property records
show.
Nederlander is a veteran Broadway theater owner and producer and chairman of
the Nederlander Producing Co. of America.
The Nederlanders also own homes in New York and Arizona.
Property records show that Robert Nederlander, who is James M. Nederlander’s
brother, owns a home on Kawama Lane.
Staff researcher Niels Heimeriks contributed to this story.