Fox News host Bret Baier is upsizing in Palm Beach, dropping $37 million on a house in an off-market deal.
Records show Baier bought the house at 125 Wells Road from Roberta Weiner.
Dana and Paulette Koch of the Corcoran Group represented the seller, and Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate represented the buyer, Dana Koch confirmed.
Bret Baier is a Fox News star and host of “The Special Report with Bret Baier.” In March of last year, he and his wife, Amy Baier, bought a flipped home from designer and real estate investor Tommy Hilfiger for $12 million. They listed it for $16.5 million in June, Realtor.com shows. Angle is the listing agent.
Weiner is the wife of Boston-based developer Stephen Weiner. As the head of Weiner Ventures, he developed the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston, and has a portfolio there consisting of the Boston Park Plaza and the Verb Hotel, the firm’s website shows. Weiner is currently wrapped up in a years-long legal battle over a failed condo development, according to the Boston Globe. In January, a judge ruled that Weiner and his son knowingly destroyed evidence related to the case, the outlet reported.
The couple sold a condo on North Breakers Row in Palm Beach for $12 million in 2015.
Roberta Weiner’s 125 Wells Road Land Trust bought the 0.6-acre home on Wells Road for $11 million in 2013, records show. Built in 1992, the 6,700-square-foot house was extensively renovated in 2015. It has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and one half-bathroom, Realtor.com shows. The property also includes a pool.
Baier isn’t the only conservative media player with Palm Beach property. Sean Hannity, the host of “Hannity” on Fox News, bought a townhouse on the island for $5.3 million in 2021. The Palm Beach Town Council approved his plans for an addition to the townhouse in November.
Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News who was later ousted from his leadership following allegations of sexual misconduct, bought a Palm Beach home for $36 million in 2016. He died in Palm Beach the following year.
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh also amassed an oceanfront compound on Palm Beach. After he died in 2021, his widow, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, sold the 2.3-acre estate to cosmetics heir William Lauder for $155 million in March.