Exclusive | Rare vacant lot sells for $105M in a Florida enclave home to billionaires
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Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/real-estate/vacant-lot-sells-for-105m-in-a-florida…
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“A piece of dirt in Florida has sold for a cool $105 million, The Post has learned.”
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No direct evidence confirms the $105 million sale. Web results mention unrelated properties (e.g., $200M sale near Jeff Bezos, Miami listings), while Wikipedia entries are irrelevant. No corroborating sources.
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— Florida ( FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða] ) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic
regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georg…
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— Florida is a state in the southeastern United States.
Florida may also refer to:
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— Florida City is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is the southernmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. Florida City is primarily a Miami suburb and a major ag…
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“The land — owned by a Florida billionaire — was asking $125 million last December.”
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One web result explicitly states David MacNeil listed the property for $125M, but no other sources corroborate this. Other web results are unrelated to the claim.
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— December is the 12th and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.
December's name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning 10) because it was originall…
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“It’s comprised of two adjacent lake-to-ocean lots in Manalapan, at 1120 South Ocean Blvd. — with 342 feet on the ocean.”
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Two web results confirm the property details: Zillow listing (3.5 acres, 342 ft frontage) and exclusive article (Manalapan, 1120 S Ocean Blvd).
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— Paterson (English pronunciation: /ˈpætɚsən/ ) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, Paterson was the state…
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— Temple Emanuel is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 1120 Broadway in Beaumont, Texas, in the United States.
The congregation was founded in September 1895, and erected its first building in 1901. …
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— Introducing1120SouthOceanBlvdinManalapan,thesingle best trophylotavailable inSouthFlorida. Spanning 3.5ocean-to-lakeacres and 342 feet of direct sand frontage along the Atlantic ...
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1120-S-Oce…
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1120-S-Oce…
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“Car mat mogul David MacNeil, the president and CEO of WeatherTech and his wife Melissa, had planned on building a dream house on the vacant lots before they found something they liked more: a $75 million turn-key mansion that is also nearby, in Manalapan.”
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“The MacNeils bought the two adjacent parcels separately, paying a total of $94 million for the land. They spent $55.5 million for 1.5 acres last May and $38.5 million for two additional, adjacent acres in April 2024.”
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“Now, the new buyer will be building a dream house. Currently, the new owner can build a mansion that is up to 60,000 square feet — subject to town approval.”
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“Manalapan is in between Del Ray and Palm Beach, where lake-to-ocean lots are so rarely there’s only one: Mar-a-Lago.”
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“It’s the second largest property in Manalapan after billionaire Larry Ellison, who paid $173 million for 22 acres there in 2022.”
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“That property includes an 85,000-square-foot home with 33 bedrooms, as well as an art gallery, a bird sanctuary and a PGA-level golf course on the ocean. (Ellison also owns a hotel in Manalapan.)”
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