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Site: Boca Raton, Florida
Price: $ 7.975 million
Owner Al Tapper, playwright, composer and art collector, spent three years planning and building this home, which is his homage to the architecture of the late 1800s.
Located in the gated community of Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, this Coventry Lane estate offers a series of meticulously designed rooms with architectural accents selected from around the world.
“He was intrigued by the time and loved its architecture so much that he created this dream house,” said Bonnie Heatzig of Douglas Elliman. “The whole house is a work of art.
The large arched entrance to the house has a massive facade and intricately carved wooden doors.
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The sprawling one-story home has five bedrooms with luxuriously appointed bathrooms. There are also casual and formal living rooms, a formal dining room, a modern kitchen, and a sophisticated library.
“The property exudes history and authenticity in a way we rarely see,” Ms. Heatzig said. “It’s also very private and it’s on a double lot. It has a very domain-like feeling and is a topic of conversation in itself.
For example, the flooring for the kitchen and family room comes from a 400-year-old church in France, she noted. “Al heard it was being demolished, so he only bought the floors and took them out,” she said. “Then his subcontractors cleverly reconstructed them to make it seem homogeneous. ”
The master bedroom and the library have white oak floors. “Al had them stenciled to suggest wood inlays because that was the norm in European mansions in the late 1800s,” Ms. Heatzig said. “They had these elaborate floors that they showed off in the summer when they rolled up the rugs. If Al couldn’t find what he wanted somewhere in the world, he would hire artisans to create the details he had in mind to help him build his vision.
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Part of his overall vision included a movie theater, which is in a separate building from the main house. “The movies really exploded in popularity when advancement in sound was added and they became ‘talkies,’ Ms. Heatzig said.
“Al thought this era would be a great theme for his movie theater and the 1930s style was important to Art Deco,” she continued. “It pays homage to Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy Theater in New York. “
The entrance to the theater has a ticket office and a ‘playing’ sign.
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The theater snack bar adopts a black-and-white Art Deco aesthetic with original film posters from Christie’s and Sotheby’s.
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The cozy theater combines Art Deco design with modern technology and stadium seating.
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With stadium seating and 11 reclining chairs, the theater features an acoustic ceiling and wall treatments for soundproofing as well as string lighting that illuminates the aisles and steps. There is a concession stand, a ticket booth, and a bar that rises outside the cinema from a console.
“You wouldn’t even know he was there until you hit the button and he almost rose out of nowhere,” Ms Heatzig said. “He also bought some fabulous original 1930s posters from Sotheby’s, including ‘Public Enemy’ and ‘The Great Ziegfeld’. There is truly art permeating every nook and cranny of this home, whether it’s personal belongings or built into the home.
Ms Heatzig said the property is offered furnished or unfurnished. “We can negotiate whatever works for the buyer.”
Statistics
The house, which sits on 0.68 acres of land, measures 6,561 square feet and includes five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and a powder room.
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In addition to the cinema room, the property has a separate gym, an oversized free-form swimming pool and a hot tub with jets that flow into the pool, Ms. Heatzig said. “There is also a lot of green space on the property with walking paths and beautiful fruit trees.”
Quarter Notes
The property is part of the Woodfield Country Club, which requires membership when moving in, Ms Heatzig said. Members have access to the club’s 18-hole golf course (which just underwent a nearly $ 8 million renovation) as well as tennis courts and pickleball. “The calendar is filled year round with blenders, comedy nights, cooking classes and demonstrations as well as art exhibitions, wine festivals and scotch tastings.”
Agent: Bonnie Heatzig, Douglas Elliman
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