There are five upscale homes in Regent Park, with 1959 Regency-style
homes just south of Mar-a-Lago Club and seven Parc Monceau homes about 1.5
miles south of Regent Park, all by Clarence Mack who resided in Regent Park. Located
at 400 Regents Park, the lakefront 6-bedroom, 7 bath property is for sale for
$12.3MM and includes a dock and about 118’ on the intracoastal waterway. For $24,000/month you can rent the 4 bedroom,
7 bath home at 500 Regent Park, which features 12’ ceilings, crown moldings, a
long private circular drive and expansive pool deck.
The Landmarks Preservation commission has just approved a
plan to add a lantern and bronze plaque to the front of each of the two 12’ columns
at the entrance to Regent Park, repave the long driveway and beautify the large
oval median, shrinking it so that trucks do not crush its landscaping. Column height is restricted to 8’ in today’s
building code, and these higher columns were built before this regulation was
enacted.
The Commission is also considering designating Regent
Park and the Parc Monceau neighborhoods as historic districts, and it is the
Landmarks Commission, therefore, rather than the Architectural Commission who
are reviewing changes. According to Spokeo, the average property value in Parc
Monceau is $4.9MM, average owners income is $209,000. The Parc Monceau group want to demolish an area, and
unless a property is landmarked, demolition requests cannot be denied. The Architectural Commission approved
demolition last September of demolition of this area in Park Monceau.
Median improvements in Regent Park include adding a
Belgian block raised curb around it and green island ficus shrubs and tree-sized
bougainvillea, lining the north and south sides of the median. Regent Park is a public street, but the
homeowners are paying for the improvements and will pay for ongoing maintenance.
WEBMISTRESS'
NOTE: Please excuse if some of the above post runs into information in the
sidebar. As this moves down after more posts, that will not be the
case. If I reduce the size of the maps, the street names disappear.
Thank you! MARILYN JACOBS
