Premier Estate Properties has been featured in The Palm Beach Post and The Real Deal for two of the most consequential ultra-luxury transactions in Palm Beach County this season. In both representations, Estate Agent Margit Brandt — the firm’s number-one statewide producer and one of the most prolific advisors in the American luxury market — was the principal representative.
Lakeside Tarpon Island Estate Trades for $93.34 Million in Off-Market Palm Beach Deal
On May 21, 2026, The Palm Beach Post reported the off-market sale of a Tarpon Island residence for $93.34 million — one of the most significant private transactions of the Palm Beach season. Margit Brandt represented the buyer in the deal, a privately negotiated transfer that bypassed open-market exposure in favor of a discreet, advisory-led process.
Tarpon Island is a man-made islet within Palm Beach’s Intracoastal corridor, accessed by private bridge and historically associated with the most discerning estate buyers. Transactions of this scale, when executed off-market, depend almost entirely on the depth of an advisor’s relationship network and on access to intelligence not visible in the public listing record. That such a transfer was concluded at this price point speaks both to the enduring strength of the Palm Beach ultra-luxury tier and to the caliber of representation Premier Estate Properties provides to its esteemed clientele.
$85 Million Manalapan Estate With Private Ocean Tunnel Finds Buyer
On the same date, The Real Deal reported that a 22,900-square-foot, 2-acre Manalapan estate listed for $85 million had found its buyer. The property — an ocean-to-lake compound with a private tunnel connecting the main residence to the beach — is on the market with Margit Brandt of Premier Estate Properties as the listing representative.
The buyers, Cindy and Ronald McMackin — respectively the president and chairman-and-CEO of their California- and Hawaii-based enterprise — acquired the estate built by Robert Burrage’s RWB Construction Management, designed by Benedict Bullock Group, and outfitted by Marc-Michaels Interior Design. The transaction marks Brandt’s continued dominance of the Manalapan ultra-luxury market, where she also represented the seller in the recently reported $62.5 million closing of the Randal Kirk estate at 820 South Ocean Boulevard.
A Practice Operating At The Pinnacle Of The Market
Margit Brandt’s sustained presence at the apex of South Florida’s ultra-luxury market is, by any objective measure, without peer at the individual-agent level. As of April 2026, her year-to-date Palm Beach activity exceeded $650 million in sold or pending transactions; since 2025, total volume has surpassed $1.1 billion. In 2025, RealTrends ranked her among the Top 20 Real Estate Advisors in America, Top 6 in Florida, and the number-two individual agent on Palm Beach Island. In 2024 she was named number one in America for Highest Average Price Per Transaction and closed the largest East Coast residential transaction of the year at $150 million.
That she anchors both the Tarpon Island buyer side and the Manalapan listing side in the same news cycle is itself a statement about the dual-sided fluency a true trusted advisor brings to a market where information asymmetry is the principal currency.
Premier Estate Properties: Exclusive Specialization Since 1993
Premier Estate Properties is the only independent boutique brokerage in Florida dedicated exclusively to estates priced above one million dollars — a discipline maintained without interruption since the firm’s founding in 1993. With seven offices across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Vero Beach, and more than twenty billion dollars in career sales of properties over one million dollars, the firm represents the most discerning buyers and sellers across South Florida’s most coveted enclaves. Affiliations with Luxury Portfolio International and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World extend that reach to qualified international clientele in every major luxury market worldwide.
Press Coverage
- The Palm Beach Post — “Lakeside house sells for $93.34 million in off-market Palm Beach deal” (reach: 1,885,203)
- The Real Deal — “$85M Manalapan mansion with tunnel to the ocean finds buyer” (reach: 550,950)
For Discerning Inquiries
To explore representation across South Florida’s ultra-luxury market, contact Premier Estate Properties at one of our seven offices, or visit premierestateproperties.com. Presenting Properties Exclusively In Excess of One Million Dollars™.
