Real Estate

Venture Capitalist Puts Tarpon Springs Estate On Market For 19M

On the market for a whopping $19 million, this fenced estate is situated on 17 acres on Lake Tarpon.

TARPON SPRINGS, FL — On the market for a whopping $19 million, this fenced estate is situated on 17 acres on Lake Tarpon.

This expansive property is the home of venture capitalist Gene Lorenz.

Lorez, currently the founder and chairman of the private asset management and venture capital firm George Street Enterprises, made his fortune when he sold his first company, NEXUS Healthcare Information, Corp., to UnitedHealth Group in 1998.

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The property includes two homes and a 10,000-square-foot entertainment pavilion in a park-like setting protected by four security fences.

Between the two homes, there are nine bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, two exercise rooms, two offices, a media room, hidden concrete panic room, four fireplaces and a swimming pool

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Professional outdoor lighting highlights the driveway lined with live oaks and lights the way throughout the property.

With more than 26,000 square feet of living space, these waterfront residences feature soaring ceilings and wall-to-wall windows. The houses, which open to the outdoors, are designed to bring the outdoors in.

The property's paved nature trail offers views of the Lake Tarpon lagoon and canal which teems with wildlife on this private peninsula. There are 575 feet of waterfront not including the canal. The property is adjacent to a 40-acre wildlife preserve.

A total of five docks and a concrete boat ramp provide space for a variety of watercraft. A 2016 Bennington Tritoon is included with the purchase along with the furnishings in the houses.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.

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