Palm Beach homes for sale: Renovation gives Beach Point condo a warm, modern vibe

It’s a familiar story for snowbirds in Palm Beach. Parents see their children grow up, marry and have children. And as the extended family grows, moving to a larger space in town becomes necessary to accommodate everyone when they visit.

Patricia and Jon Stout understand the situation perfectly — and that’s why they are selling their recently renovated South End condominium, No. 205 S, in Beach Point at 2660 S. Ocean Blvd.

“We want to have more room to host our children and granddaughter. I can’t accommodate them all here,” says Patricia, whose primary home is in Middleburg, Virginia.

She recalls how the couple came to buy the apartment — with its south-facing oceanview balcony — nearly two years ago.

“We’ve always loved Beach Point, and when this listing came up, we went to take a look. We saw that it needed a gut renovation,” Patricia Stout says.

Once their purchase closed in February 2021, the Stouts worked with PMI Remodeling and Repairs of Wellington and Chris Brown Design Group in Palm Beach to completely overhaul the condo. The renovation team, she adds, “did a terrific job.”

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Facing new needs, however, the Stouts have listed their two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath unit — with 2,300 total square feet of living space, inside and out — with Douglas Elliman Real Estate agent Gloria Rodriguez. The condo is being sold with the furniture — much of it purchased from Restoration Hardware — for $3.25 million. The unit also comes with garage parking for one car, and an open-air parking space for another

As part of their renovations, the Stouts creatively reconfigured the 1970s floor plan to make better sense and create more usable space, Patricia explains.

In the old plan, she explains, “from the foyer, you walked through a hallway, closets and the bathroom to get to the main bedroom.”

Today, the main bedroom is accessed from one side of the great room. Making this change provided space for a powder room off the foyer.

Likewise, the guest bedroom suite is accessed from the other side of the great room. A key change there? In the old layout, the guest bedroom’s bathroom also could be accessed from its own door off of the great room. The redesign closed off that entrance, which made the guest bedroom more private.

And by borrowing space from the guest closet, crews were able to create an office area in the great room.

“I wanted my husband to have a small office, so (we) designed an area for that. He loves it; we can see each other when I am in the kitchen. It’s a small office, but it's open so you don’t feel cooped up in a little room.”

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The new configuration places the powder room and the laundry room on either side of the foyer. Central to the unit is the great room, with living, dining and office areas, all open to the kitchen. Along with the bedrooms, these areas all have access to the balcony.

The Stouts were pleased with the revised layout.

“We like having two ‘ensuites’ plus a powder room, and we like our spacious, open-floor-plan concept with a modern design,” Patricia says.

Developed in 1979 just north of the bridge to Lake Worth, Beach Point comprises three seven-floor towers with a total of 105 units. On-site recreation facilities include a fitness center, a tennis court and a pool with a whirlpool spa. The building also is pet-friendly.

Floors throughout the Stouts’ apartment are covered in European white oak while the bathrooms are tiled.

The kitchen was designed by Patrice Chartrand of Kitchen & Design Collection Inc. with white high-gloss Italian-imported cabinets. Other cabinets, finished in a high-end wood-grain laminate, were imported from Spain. The kitchen is fitted with Fulgor Milano appliances and centers on a  waterfall-style island featuring textured “leathered” quartz.

Patricia also wanted her bathroom to feel like a spa. To accomplish that goal, the stand-alone tub is set within a wet room defined by a glass partition and walls covered in sheets of book-matched porcelain.

While the Stouts are looking forward to their move, Patricia says she’ll miss her condo, along with Beach Point’s amenities and their neighbors.

“Beach Point is on 10 acres in a beautiful setting. They have a beautiful beach, where there are cabanas and lounge chairs for the residents. That was a draw for my decision (to buy in the building),” she says.

And the staff members, she adds, have “a great attitude (and) will give you whatever help you need. This makes my life so enjoyable.”

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To see more photos of No. 205 S in Beach Point at 2660 S. Ocean Blvd., click on the gallery at the top of this page.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: On the market: Redone Palm Beach condo has a warm, modern vibe