1 day Ago By USA TODAY
Artist Marie Louise “Minou” Palandjian looked just outside the window to find the perfect name for her ocean-view condominium in Midtown Palm Beach . “It has a signature ocean view with three palm trees, with the sky changing all the time. The trees made me think of my daughters — I call them my Three Graces,” she says.
The name seemed applicable to the apartment, too, says Palandjian, who hails from Westville in South Africa but has Massachusetts homes in Boston and Nantucket. A long-time visitor to Palm Beach, she decided to become a resident of the island when her children — three daughters and a son — moved out of the house, she explains. There was a second reason, too.
“The cold weather got to me,” she says of Massachusetts. “I thought Palm Beach would be lovely to stay. It’s absolutely beautiful, and when I saw this condo, I fell in love with it.
” She has since become engaged to Jeffrey Newton, and the couple has bought a larger place in the North End to accommodate visits from their combined families. And that means it’s time to part with the condo. But in 2019, when she bought unit No.
C-1 in the 330 Building at 330 S. Ocean Blvd., it was the perfect choice, she says.
“It had been recently renovated, but the owners were not spending enough time here,” she recalls. She has the condo listed for sale with Sotheby’s International Realty agent Dragana Connaughton , who has it priced at $9.5 million.
The furnishings are available separately, and the unit will be sold with garage parking for two cars. With three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, the ground-floor apartment has 2,965 square feet of living space, inside and on its patio terraces. The building stands at the corner of Brazilian Avenue and is separated from Midtown Beach by the coastal road.
One of 29 apartments in the five-floor building, Palandjian’s condo is on the building’s southeast corner. The kitchen, dining room and living room are east of the entry. That position gives the living area views of the ocean to the east — and those three palms — as well as to the south.
The living room and kitchen also have glass doors that open to the apartment’s covered terraces with railings. A hallway leads from the front entry to the bedroom suites, each of which opens to the covered terrace that runs the length of the apartment’s south side. Floors throughout the interior are covered in honed marble, accented with Thassos marble inlays in the entry and main bathroom.
Solar shades rise and descend at the touch of a button. The living room has custom built-in cabinetry to hold media and provide space for display and storage. Raffia covers accent walls in the living room and also has been installed within the coffers of the kitchen ceiling.
Other distinguishing elements in the kitchen are custom cabinetry, professional-grade appliances, quartz countertops and a backsplash of handmade Italian mosaic tiles. A work island with pull-up seating separates the kitchen from the main living space. The walls of main bedroom suite have been finished in Venetian plaster.
All the bathrooms are appointed in marble with quartz accents. While the condo is “private, feminine, very light and airy,” Palandjian says, she is especially enthusiastic about her outside areas. Legally, they are classified as “limited common elements” for the exclusive use of the owner of C-1.
“On the east side, I see moonrises and sunrises. It’s very pretty — I have two (railed terraces) overlooking a long stretch of grass. And on the south side, I have a patio, lawn and garden.
“It’s sunny, and I have access to the (building’s) swimming pool, and via a little gate, there’s a path to the beach.” The condo is in a full-service building with a full-time manager. With landscaping recently redesigned by Fernando Wong of Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design , the 330 Building has amenities that include an exercise room, a community room with a kitchen, and a new 550-kilowatt generator.
The location has been plus, Palandjian says. She has enjoyed walking to shopping and dining options in Midtown along South County Road and Worth Avenue . “It’s perfect,” she says.
“People would stop by — it’s a very community-oriented location. There’s a workout studio down the street (and) cafes for croissants.” She adds “I can walk the dogs day or night from this location.
” Is it any surprise the decision to move has been bittersweet? “I’m going to miss the people in this building, and I will miss my three palms,” she says. “I hope the next person will be as happy as I was here. It’s a special place.
” But time moves on and needs change. “My condo is a little small for seven children and five grandchildren,” she says. “Jeffrey and I are looking forward to having them stay with us and celebrate holidays and other fun occasions.
” To see more photos of Unit No. C-1 at 330 S. Ocean Blvd.
in Palm Beach, click on the photo gallery near the top of this page. For more than 20 years, Christine Davis has written about Palm Beach real estate in the "On the Market" feature in the Palm Beach Daily News. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Palm Beach seaside condo listed for $9.
5 million is 'a special place'.
