Southwest Florida’s most expensive listing has sold – again – this time breaking the record as the priciest home sale in Collier County's history.
The 9,394-square-foot beachfront Port Royal mansion at 2500 Gordon Drive in Naples sold last Wednesday for a record-breaking $48.8 million.
Karen Van Arsdale, a Realtor with Premier Sotheby’s International, had the listing, which was priced at $60.9 million. Attempts to reach Van Arsdale were unsuccessful as of Monday afternoon.
“Honoring our client’s request for confidentiality, I’ll merely state that a sale of this magnitude is evidence of the desirability and strength of Naples’ ultra-luxury market,” said Elise Ramer, spokesperson for Premier Sotheby’s International.
Software mogul Art Allen purchased the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom, home from Miles C. Collier, grandson of the county’s founder, in 2007 for $40 million.
Paradise Coast Wives, a reality show that goes behind-the-scenes of women who live in some of the most exclusive and wealthy neighborhoods, was once filmed in Naples.
Allen's wife Carole was on the show and in one episode entertained cast members by the pool including Shemane Nugent, wife of singer Ted Nugent, and Leanne Thrasher Chang, a former Naples High School star athlete turned top model.
In 2015, the home sold for $45.6 million to a buyer listed as 2500 Gordon LLC, with Mark Price, an attorney with Roetzel and Andress in Naples who represented the limited liability corporation.
According to Collier County public records, the latest buyer is listed as Kevin G. Coleman, a trustee of the 2500 Gordon Land Trust. Coleman is a shareholder and founding member of Coleman Yovanovich Koester, a Naples-based law firm.
Located just a half-mile north, the five-bedroom, six-bathroom mansion at 3100 Gordon Drive previously set the record for the most expensive sale in the region in 2012 when it sold for $47.25 million to industrialist Randal Bellestri.