The Lord’s Place makes new $20M site official

WPB facility began serving the area’s homeless in June ‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Serhant hawking luxe PBC homes

Former television reality star and celebrity Realtor Ryan Serhant was in Palm Beach County late last month to promote a luxury estate in Delray Beach that would break a sales record if it fetches near its asking price of of $49.9 million.

Serhant, who starred on the Emmynominated “Million Dollar Listing New York,” opened an office of his firm Serhant.

in Delray Beach in May with local Realtor Christian Prakas as the managing broker.

The 7-bedroom, 15-bathroom oceanfront home at 526 North Ocean Boulevard last sold in February for a recorded $22 million, making the $49.9 million list price a 127% increase in just seven months.

But Prakas said the unique home, which has air-conditioned parking for up to 20 vehicles and 150 feet of ocean frontage, was previously marketed without an extensive 2020 remodel that combined the main house with an estimated

Hundreds gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of The Lord’s Place’s new, 25,000-square foot building on Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach.

The building at 2808 N. Australian Avenue opened in June, but the Lord’s Place — which provides services to and advocates for homeless people — held its official ribbon cutting Thursday as much of Palm Beach County’s political and government staff leadership looked on and applauded.

The Lord’s Place raised more than $20 million from 208 donors to help pay for the new building, which is nearly triple the size of its previous one. The Fortin Foundation of Florida provided a kickoff gift of $4 million, and the 4,000-square-foot guest house.

Also, the previous sale included “other considerations.”

“The owner had passed away and his family sold the house, which we really, really believe was sold well under market value,” Prakas said. “The buyer came in with a cash deal and a very fast close date.”

Prakas said the current sales price record in Delray Beach is $34 million, although there are properties on the market for sale for $59.9 million and $74 million.

Serhant, who was one of three Realtors

followed by the Bravo TV series for nine seasons before it was canceled in 2021, visits South Florida about every other month to meet with agents and promote properties, Prakas said. His parents live on Singer Island in a $5.8 million condominium bought in July 2021, according to the Plam Beach County Property Appraiser.

“When he comes down, it’s just three to four days of constant going, going, going,” Prakas said. “It’s a whirlwind of activities for a week.”

PHOTOS BY GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST The Lord’s Place chief executive officer Diana Stanley, center left, raises her arms in the air next to Palm Beach Mayor Danielle Hickox Moore, center, and Willy Williams, center right, who cut the ribbon at The Lord’s Place new 25,000-square-foot client service center at Fortin Family Campus in West Palm Beach on Thursday.

The Lord’s Place 25,000-square-foot client service center at Fortin Family Campus officially celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday in West Palm Beach. The center began serving clients in early June.