Now that Bret Baier has moved into a new $37 million mansion in the affluent Sunshine State community of Palm Beach, he is Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor and host and executive producer of the network’s Special Reports show. Bret Baier decided to stay at the same mansion in northwest Washington state. As the Wall Street Journal first reported, D.C. is back on the market.
The asking price is just under $32 million, $32.5 million more than what Baier and his longtime wife Amy paid for the 1.5-acre property nearly five years ago, in September 2018. It then reportedly spent three years and $25 million there completely renovating every building, working with developer Michael Banks and architect David Jones to shrink the existing space by an inch. Did.
If the home sells for near the highest price, it would be a city record, surpassing the 1810 mansion that sold for $24.5 million in 2007.
A grand entry foyer is decked out with Nero Marquina marble flooring from Italy.
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From there, the fireside living room has a temperature-controlled wine display, seated wet bar, and French doors spilling out to a terrace, and a formal dining room flaunts another fireplace, plus a bespoke wood-and-glass table that seats 14. A gourmet kitchen is outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier Miele, Wolf, and Sub-Zero appliances, and an adjoining breakfast nook that connects to a glass-lined family room.
Upstairs, an opulent master retreat hosts a fireplace, a sitting area, an expansive balcony, and dual walk-in closets and luxe baths. Additional en-suite bedrooms can be found on the third floor and lower level, which also has a wet bar-equipped lounge, game room with golf simulator, movie theater, gym, sauna, and an indoor basketball court spanning two stories.
A two-story indoor basketball court occupies the home’s lower level.
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Outdoors, the tired grounds were crafted by landscape architect Richard Arentz, and hold a 56-foot pool and spa, chipping and putting green, and numerous spots ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. There’s also a whole-home 72-kilowatt generator, as well as eight geothermal wells providing 20 tons of cooling capacity.
Per WSJ, Baier visited Florida frequently during COVID-19 and decided to move there full-time this past summer. He will continue to commute weekly to Washington, where he hosts his live shows, and look for a smaller place there. Baier—whose net worth is estimated at $72 million—also happens to own a second home in Palm Beach that he paid fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger $12 million for in 2022, according to the South Florida Business Journal.