Staggering architecture and design find a dual waterfront setting to match at this South Florida showstopper. 

Space in the South Florida town of Manalapan is inherently limited as it stretches down two separate islet strips south of Palm Beach. Luckily, this serene eight-bedroom estate more than makes the most of an acreage spanning coast-to-coast from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic Ocean.

Living area at 1160 S Ocean Boulevard totals nearly 28,000 square feet across a main and guest house, comprising top-notch materials — Calacatta Gold and Alexander black marbles, plaster wall work, mahogany and white oak accents — in an exacting blend of form and function conceived by Siobhan Zerilla, principal of custom home crafters Bluedoor Building. “This property is so much more than a residence. It is a retreat, a work of art, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live exceptionally — among what many would consider to be the world’s most coveted coastline,” says Candace Friis, the Corcoran agent who, alongside Phil Friis, represents the listing. “This estate is built for those who expect the extraordinary.” 

The main house boasts an immensity immediately sensed upon arriving in its gracefully grandiose entry hall. From there, home is your adventure to choose. Go up and meet an open-air courtyard, centered on an orange-bearing tree and encircled by glass-walled walkways. However, before truly exploring the rest of the home, you’ll feel its most substantial gravitational force: unobstructed ocean vistas. 

Thanks to 160 feet of direct frontage, staring across the Atlantic and into the infinite eastern horizon will be a peaceful daily occurrence. Abundant floor-to-ceiling glass only aids in this department, while simultaneously inviting in ample natural light. Be the host with the most from a living room centrally framing the ocean and effortlessly flowing to a covered loggia. Dinner parties will have guests more than eager to put their names on a waitlist to experience the dining room’s spectacular views, in sight from the table and the marble bar. Meanwhile, moments in the open-plan kitchen and den that skew more casual have a panoramic backdrop that’s anything but. Even work is a treat, if you can get any done with that big blue body staring back at you in the stylish home office. 

Unwind in idealized solitude, thanks to a primary suite encompassing an entire wing of the house. Its sprawl includes a sleek private sitting room — your ever-growing reading list doesn’t stand a chance — the aforementioned office, two substantial dressing rooms, sliding floor-to-ceiling glass, and a walkout to a covered outdoor area. The ensuite primary bath is a spa attuned to you, adorned floor to ceiling in Calacatta marble and boasting a striking stone soaking tub and a dual-entry, multi-headed steam shower stall. Each of the three guest suites on the home’s main level also claims an individual ensuite and a walk-in closet. 

Leisure and wellness further permeate throughout the lower level. Pluck a vintage from the temperature-controlled wine room to sip along as you screen something in the plush home theater, to treat yourself after a home gym session utilizing top-of-the-line equipment, or to bring upstairs to pair with the evening’s dinner course. This easy-to-love floor of the main house also sports an open-plan den and rec room with a pool table and adds two more bedrooms. 

As great as this residence’s indoors are, we absolutely must shine a further spotlight on its outdoors. East-facing interior living spaces seamlessly expand into exterior ones, amplifying the already prevailing air of home as a haven. Relax and meditate or revel and celebrate. There’s an echo of the inside with the covered living room, dining room, and kitchen — not to mention the bonuses of a dazzling infinity pool, requisite poolside loungers, and, naturally, those ocean views again. The guest house at 1160 S Ocean Boulevard adds a separate private pool and cabana, plus two additional bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.

Don’t forget, you’ve got the rippling Intracoastal Waterway here, too. A private dock (with two boat lifts) lets you set sail with ease whenever the sea calls. For adventures requiring a more land-bound vehicle (or for the general automobile enthusiast), the climate-controlled garage can amass a bona fide collage of cars — up to 13 sets of wheels.