Billy Joel just sold his Long Island estate for a total of $35 million — $14 million under the original asking price
NEWS | 07 March 2026
Billy Joel sold his waterfront estate in New York that he once could only dream of owning. Billy Joel sold his waterfront estate in New York that he once could only dream of owning. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices/Laffey International Realty Billy Joel sold his waterfront estate in New York that he once could only dream of owning. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices/Laffey International Realty lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Billy Joel is moving out. The main piece of the "Piano Man" singer's Long Island estate just sold for $28.75 million, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty, the home's realty company, announced in a post on Instagram earlier this week. The 26-acre waterfront estate, known as "MiddleSea," in Centre Island, New York, first went on the market in 2023 after completing a five-year renovation project. The original asking price for the whole property, which is comprised of four distinct houses, was $49 million. After going on the market in 2023, it was relisted in 2024 with additional renovations. The estate's sale was eventually broken into pieces, with the gatehouse selling separately for $7 million last year. This sale, combined with the recent sale of the main house and two adjacent lots, totals $35.7 million, The New York Times reported. It comes nearly a year after Joel had to step away from performing after being diagnosed with a rare brain disorder. The lifelong New Yorker is making progress, even offering a short surprise performance with a tribute band in January. His now-former estate, MiddleSea, has quite the backstory. Joel first spotted the waterfront estate as a teenager while harvesting oysters to earn extra money to support his working-class family. "I'll never live in a house like that," he thought to himself at the time, The New York Times reported in 2024. He was wrong. Joel ended up purchasing the estate in 2002, fulfilling one of his lyrics written more than half a century ago: "I wish that I was back in Oyster Bay / Takin' it easy, oh yeah." Forbes reported in 2019 that his net worth was an estimated $52 million. Take a look inside the waterfront property in Centre Island, New York.
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