Realtor.com’s Unique Homes column turned its attention to Palm Beach this week with a feature on 198 Via Marina, the 1938 Georgian-Colonial residence listed by Premier Estate Properties’ Jim McCann at $18 million.
Writer Larissa Runkle describes a house that “breaks all the rules” in a town known for Mediterranean Revival architecture. Finished in vivid salmon pink and sited two blocks from the water, the residence dates to the moment Palm Beach’s taste shifted toward Georgian and Colonial design.
Inside, the 4,660-square-foot home offers four bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths across three levels connected by an elevator. The feature calls out the celadon-green paneled entry hall with classical white ornament, rust-and-black parquet floors, a curved staircase with white wrought-iron scrollwork, a library lined with built-in bookshelves, and a pink formal dining room beneath a crystal chandelier. A sunroom, gallery, and den open to a 34-foot terrace along the west side of the house; upstairs, the primary suite has its own sitting room and balcony.
Below grade — unusual for a town built on sand — a 1,802-square-foot basement holds a gym and air-conditioned storage. A detached office and three-car garage sit at the rear of the nearly half-acre lot, which is anchored by a pool and framed by a small courtyard.
The article also notes what the listing itself emphasizes: the parcel’s notably high elevation and its potential as the site for a new custom residence, giving buyers the choice between restoring a rare piece of 1930s Palm Beach and building anew on one of the island’s better-elevated lots.
198 Via Marina is offered at $18,000,000 by Jim McCann, Broker Associate, Premier Estate Properties, Palm Beach. Read the full Realtor.com feature, or view the listing on premierestateproperties.com.
