Linda A. Gary Real Estate Presents 460 Worth Avenue

In the early 1990s, noted Palm Beach architect Jeff Smith was asked to design a new residence on one of the most prominent waterfront parcels in the city – and on one of the island's most famous streets.

For the address at 460 Worth Avenue, the client wanted a three-bedroom Mediterranean-style home that would fit into the neighborhood where famous society architect Addison Mizner built some of his most fanciful waterfront homes in the 1920s.

Today, the Smith-designed estate home sits at the western terminus of Worth Avenue on a parcel with 185 feet of direct waterfront. Rooms are carefully positioned to offer grand panoramic views of Lake Worth and the West Palm Beach skyline. A deepwater, fully equipped dock can accommodate a 100-foot yacht.

Together with a two-story guesthouse, the three-bedroom, and six-baths residence offers 10,847 total square feet of living space and is listed for sale by Linda A. Gary Real Estate, Inc., of Palm Beach.

The living room features a herringbone hardwood floor and a 10-foot-high alcove ceiling. Wall panels are set off with cypress and triple arches with French doors opening to an expansive patio.

The library boasts an 11-foot-high coffered ceiling, built-in bookcases, hardwood floors and a carved stone and marble fireplace.

Elsewhere, a breakfast room with a peaked cypress-wood ceiling and banks of French doors is just steps away from the water. It opens to the kitchen, which has Mizneresque tile backsplashes, a Cuban tile floor, custom white cabinetry, granite countertops and top-of the line appliances. Overhead is a cypress-beamed ceiling.

The master suite includes a library and his- and her-baths and closets.

In the mid '90s, the home was purchased by its present owner, who asked Smith to add a guesthouse. As part of that project, a handsome billiards room serves as the guesthouse's living room. Dark-wood antique paneling is complemented by architectural inlays, an intricately carved ceiling and a built-in wet bar.

Lakeside are a heated pool, spa, fountain and cabana with a fireplace.

Other notable features of the house include an elevator and a wine cellar, The home also has impact-resistant glass installed in windows and doors throughout.

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