Pop music superstar Billy Joel’s waterfront New York estate has sold for $28.75 million — a record for residential real estate on Long Island outside of the Hamptons, multiple news outlets report.
The “Piano Man” singer originally purchased the Centre Island estate, known as MiddleSea, in 2002 for $22.5 million. He expanded the property before listing the entire compound for $49.9 million in 2023, which didn’t attract buyers.
The estate was broken into parcels. A North Shore couple purchased the five-bedroom gatehouse for $7 million, and a bidding war for the main estate erupted after its price was dropped to $25 million.
The 14-acre main estate includes a 20,000-square-foot home featuring five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a ballroom, wine cellar, spa, bowling alley, private dock and helipad.
Mr. Joel owns other Long Island properties and has said he has no plans to leave the area.
He was a teenager when he first saw the mansion while dredging for oysters, The New York Times reports.
• Juliet La Sala can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.
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