The largest estate in Windsor has come on the market for $16 million. If it goes at that price or close to it, it would also be the most expensive property ever sold in the elite country club community at the north end of the island.
Owned by former Goldman Sachs partner Frank Brosens, the expansive estate has created a stir in the national real estate press, with glowing articles in Robb Report, Mansion Global, Lux Exposé and numerous other publications.
Built by Brosens in 2024 as a multigenerational compound on a 1.7-acre double lot, the estate includes a grand main house and four substantial guest houses that between them have 17,649 square feet under roof, including 13,317 square feet of air-conditioned space, with 13 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms.
“Even though it is quiet summertime in Vero, we launched the property on such a scale nationally and internationally that we’ve had incredible interest and multiple showings,” Douglas Elliman broker associate Michael Merrill told Vero Beach 32963.
“The views are incredible,” says Merrill, who is co-listing the house with fellow Douglas Elliman broker associate Johnny DelPrete. “You can see almost the entire golf course, as well as sunrise and sunset, from the back veranda.”
Brosens approached DelPrete, who is based in the Elliman office in Jupiter, about listing the home, and DelPrete then brought in Merrill, who is based at the Elliman office on Vero’s Ocean Drive. Both men are part of the Exclusive Group, a team of Elliman agents specializing in the South Florida luxury market.
The buyer might very well come from South Florida, too, according to Merrill.
“A client of mine told me that after looking in Palm Beach and Naples, Vero seemed like The Dollar Store,” Merrill says. “If this listing was in Palm Beach, it would be $60 million or even $70 million.”
Merrill and DelPrete are launching the house into a hot Windsor market that has seen 13 sales so far this year, ranging from $1.9 million to $15 million and totaling nearly $80 million. The $15 million oceanfront sale in April set the current price record for the community.
The booming Windsor market is emblematic of current sales trends on the 32963 island, with the top country club communities leading the way in luxury and ultraluxury sales.
“The quality and operation of the club is what drives the value of real estate in these communities,” says Merrill. “Windsor has done an incredible job creating outstanding amenities and a wonderful community. People love the village lifestyle where you can go everywhere in your golf cart.”
Besides a championship golf course renovated two years ago, a beautiful beach club and a tennis center, Windsor has an extensive equestrian setup with stables, a polo field and miles of winding trails.
“You can put Windsor’s amenities up against the finest clubs in the world and they will equal or surpass them,” Merrill says.
The Brosens estate is described by Elliman as “a true legacy property.
“Set along oak-lined Savannah Place with sweeping views of Windsor’s fairways and lakes, this architecturally striking home offers a rare blend of scale, light, and flow. Expansive glass walls open to broad terraces, while artisan terrazzo floors and a mosaic-tiled water feature add refined character.”
Right from the entry hall of the main house is a 41-foot by 20-foot living room/dining room that opens onto a 14-foot by 60-foot veranda where the sweeping views are on tap, creating a 1,660-square foot, indoor/outdoor central gathering space.
At one end of the space is an ultra-luxe kitchen and a 21-foot by 27-foot family room with a vaulted ceiling and its own terrace, in case there isn’t enough room in the central space.
At the other end, left from the entry hall, is an approximately 15-foot by 50-foot primary suite where the host can retire after the party. It includes two bathrooms, two walk-in closets, a study and an elegant dream of a bedroom with mullioned glass walls and endless green views.
The main house also includes a two large ensuite guest bedrooms, a 41-foot by 20-foot billiard room where you don’t have to worry about banging the wall with your cue when you are making a shot, and a spacious and well-equipped laundry room.
All the details of the estate and grounds can be found on the Douglas Elliman website.
After 15 years as a partner at Goldman Sachs, Brosens founded Taconic Capital, an $8-billion hedge fund, in 1999.
He purchased the double lot in Windsor fourteen years later, in 2013, paying $2.5 million, according to county records.
When his Windsor house sells, he will not be homeless. Besides the 32963 property, Brosens owns an ultraluxury apartment in Manhattan, a home in Southampton and a house in Massachusetts, according to Realtor.com.
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