Now’s Your Chance to Be a Big Shot. Billy Joel Lists His Epic Island Escape for $49M

It’s a 20,000-square-foot estate off Long Island, complete with 18 bedrooms, two pools, a helicopter pad, and he might even throw in a piano.
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Location: 500 Centre Island, Road, Centre Island, New York

Price: $49,000,000

Year Built: 1994

Footprint: 20,000 square feet (five bedrooms, six full and two half baths in the main house)

Lot Size: 26 acres

From the Agent: "This is an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind estate on over 26 acres with 2,000 square feet of waterfront on Oyster Bay Harbor. The estate includes a 20,000-square-foot house currently under renovation, plus a three-bedroom beach house, in-ground pool, helicopter pad, floating dock, and boat ramp, as well as a three-bedroom guest apartment, a bowling alley, an indoor pool, and a four-bedroom guesthouse with an attached three-bedroom apartment. The main house offers 180 degrees of spectacular elevated water views."

Built in 1994, the compound includes a main residence, a three-bedroom secondary residence, a three-bedroom guest apartment, and a four-bedroom detached guesthouse.

Built in 1994, the compound includes a main residence, a three-bedroom secondary residence, a three-bedroom guest apartment, and a four-bedroom detached guesthouse.

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The kitchen in the main residence features marble countertops, a large central island, top-of-the-line appliances, and a crystal chandelier.

The kitchen in the main residence features marble countertops, a large central island, top-of-the-line appliances, and a crystal chandelier.

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The light-filled guesthouse has an open-plan kitchen/living/dining area.

The light-filled guesthouse has an open-plan kitchen/living/dining area.

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Outdoor seating areas overlooking the water can be found throughout the property..

Outdoor seating areas overlooking the water can be found throughout the property..

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