Last summer, Toronto resident Gary Fine, whose company builds strip shopping centers in Canada and the United States, and his wife, Tamara, bought their first Palm Beach vacation condominium.
“Our son, Ari, chose this unit for us after looking at a number of places,” Gary Fine says about the South End apartment, No. 204N in the 2000 Sloan’s Curve development at 2000 S. Ocean Blvd.
The water vistas were one draw. Sliding-glass doors in the main rooms open to a wraparound balcony offering Intracoastal Waterway and treetop views along with peeks of the Atlantic.
“Since it’s a corner unit, we can see the ocean, a park-like area and the Intracoastal,” Fine says. “It’s a beautiful view.”
Having friends who already lived in the complex solidified the Fines’ decision to buy the condo, he adds.
“I know Brian Gluckstein, who does design work in Toronto — he lives here — and others from Toronto who live in the building. They sang praises of this place, and everything they said was true,” he says.
When the Fines closed on their purchase, their idea was to have a place large enough for the entire family, Gary explains. He and his wife travel back and forth from Canada, as does their youngest daughter, Aliza Fine. Their son, Ari, a golfer, stays in the condo during the winter, and their daughter, Alana Fine, visits from New York City with her husband, Evin Broder, and their 1-year-old Amelia, along with their nanny.
But even with three bedrooms, the Fines soon ran out of room and ended up having to rent an additional place to accommodate everyone, Fine says.
“We are tight on space,” he acknowledges. “And I wanted a place that all the family could come, and if they want to be here at the same time, that would be great.”
All of which has led the Fines to list for sale their condo, which has three-and-a-half-baths. With 3,280 square feet of interior living space and another 511 square feet on the balcony, the apartment is priced at $4.95 million.
Darlene Streit, an agent with the Corcoran Group, holds the listing. The unit will be sold with garage parking for two cars. The furniture is available separately.
When they bought the condo, it had already been renovated and redecorated, Fine says: “It was beautifully fixed up, and very nicely done. We’ve only done minor details. It was painted a nice color for hanging art, and it was everything you’d want — nice and bright. The kitchen has lovely cabinets and new appliances.”
Foot traffic flows from the apartment’s entry foyer into an octangular vestibule, where a hallway angles out to the living room in the northwest corner of the unit, with the dining room and kitchen just adjacent.
The contemporary-style kitchen is finished with white-lacquered cabinetry, marble counters and a work island that accommodates pull-up seating. The high-end appliances include a full-size wine refrigerator.
On one side of the central hallway, double doors open to the main bedroom suite, which has two large custom-fitted walk-in closets and a bathroom with double vanities, a glass-enclosed walk-in shower with multi shower heads, and a separate toilet area.
On the other side of the condo — and accessed from the vestibule — a hallway leads to the powder room, laundry area and two guest bedroom suites. One of the guest suites also opens to the main living areas and is set up as a family room.
The living room features built-in cabinetry for media and display. The glass doors throughout the apartment are fitted with impact-resistant glass.
Built in the early 1980s, the Sloan’s Curve development comprises two addresses — 2000 and 2100 S. Ocean Blvd. At both addresses are north and south buildings, each with 48 units clustered around an atrium. Community amenities include the swimming pool, private beach access, abundant guest parking and a tennis facility with six clay courts, a pro shop and two full time pros.
The development also offers a full-time manager, gate-house security and door staff.
The Fines are ready to sell. But they will rent for a while before choosing another home.
“I’ll wait for a year or so, and then see where we are going to go. Our (two other) children could get married, and we’ll have a bigger family.”
Even so, the condo has offered the family so many plusses, he says. “The location is ‘A-1’ — south of Sloan’s Curve and magnificent houses and near the airport. Our unit is great, too,” he says. “And the staff is 10-out-of-10. Very nice and very helpful, they will do anything for you, and the residents are nice, too.”
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To see more photos of No. 204N at 2000 S. Ocean Blvd. in Palm Beach, click on the photo gallery at the top of this page.
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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: On the market in Palm Beach, a sleek corner condo at 2000 Sloan's Curve lists at $4.95M
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