Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Renovated Regency
6,300-square-foot Palm Beach home lists for $8 million
Lynda and Paul Thomas “Tom” Murry, the former chief executive officer of Calvin Klein Inc., have renovated their 6,297-square-foot home at 100 Regents Park Road in Palm Beach and put it up for sale with Douglas Elliman Real Estate for $7.995 million.
“Redoing houses has become a hobby that I really enjoy, and we’ve done quite well with it,” said Lynda Murry, who studied interior design in college and has renovated 13 consecutive homes. “Now, I’m looking for another project.”
The six-bedroom, six and onehalf bathroom, French Regencystyle home — designed and built in 1959 by Clarence Mack, who is known for his Regency-style homes — is located in an enclave of just five estate homes in a historic Palm Beach district called Regents Park. Here, the street-side exteriors of every building are protected from significant alteration.
Classic in design, the home features grand-scale rooms, 12-foot ceilings and gardens by landscape architect Mario Nievera.
“It’s tucked away and very understated,” she said. “I like the privacy.”
The Murrys’ renovations included: adding new impact-resistant windows; redoing the flooring and bathrooms throughout the house; gutting the upstairs to combine small staff bedrooms into two large bedroom suites; and opening up three downstairs rooms to create a spacious kitchen. Although the original color scheme in the house had pink, red and green, the Murrys updated it to more neutral colors.
“Regents Park is kind of exclusive, and it’s the beginning of what we call Billionaire’s Row,” said Alison Newton, the listing’s real-estate broker, with Douglas Elliman in Palm Beach. “It’s probably one of the most coveted areas of Palm Beach.”
The house sits on an oversized lot, and its exterior features include a 40-foot-long pool, a cabana with summer kitchen and a large covered terrace. It’s within walking distance of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
“It’s a wonderful house,” Newton said. “It’s kind of nice in these older houses to go in after all the hard labor has been done. You get to enjoy it right away.”
The Murrys purchased the house in September 2011 for $4.25 million. He retired in 2014. Now, the couple plans to purchase another home — for the next project — in Palm Beach.
“Once you’re here in Palm Beach and you like it, you never leave,” Newton said.