The billionaire owner of the Boston Bruins bought a $10 million home in the equestrian village of Wellington from cable magnate John Malone.
Records show Charlie Jacobs’ CMJ Hurlingham LLC bought the house at 2982 Hurlingham Drive from John and Leslie Malone. Amy Carr with Engel & Völkers Wellington brought the buyer, and Cameron Wentworth Scott with Wellington Equestrian Realty had the listing.
John Malone is a cable magnate and billionaire with a net worth of $11.2 billion, according to Forbes. He is the chairman of Engelwood, Colorado-based Liberty Media, and was CEO of Tele-Communications from 1973 to 1996. As a major shareholder in Discovery, Inc., he was integral to the $43 billion merger with WarnerMedia in 2022, according to published reports. Through Liberty Media, he also has holdings in Formula 1 and the Atlanta Braves. Dubbed the “Cable Cowboy,” Malone is the second largest landowner in North America, with a portfolio of 2.2 million acres, according to the Land Report. The largest landowner is billionaire lumber mogul Red Emmerson.
Malone’s wife, Leslie Malone, is an equestrian and patron of the U.S. Olympic Dressage team.
The couple bought the 7,300-square-foot Hurlingham Drive house for $7.8 million in 2013, according to property records. Built on 0.9 acres in 1998, the home has seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, one half-bathroom and a pool, records show. It is part of the gated Palm Beach Polo & Country Club neighborhood, and adjacent to the 92-acre Cypress Preserve, which is considered Florida’s largest remaining Cypress Hammock, according to published reports.
The Malones listed the house for $16 million last year, Zillow shows.
The buyer, Charlie Jacobs, is the son of Jeremy Jacobs, who founded the concessions giant Delaware North. The Buffalo, New York-based firm provides food services for Wembley Stadium, MetLife Stadium, Busch Stadium, and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, according to its website. The family also owns the Boston Bruins, and Delaware North is the concessions firm for TD Garden, where the team plays.
The Jacobs family has an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion, according to Forbes. In 2019, Jeremy Jacobs began passing control of both the Bruins and Delaware North to his six children. Charlie Jacobs is now CEO of both the team and the concessions company.
He and his children are competitive equestrians who ride in Wellington’s Winter Equestrian Festival, according to published reports. Jacobs also owns the house at 11663 Maidstone Drive in Wellington, which he bought for $2.8 million in 2021. It hit the market asking $6.8 million in May, Zillow shows. Carr has the listing.
Jacobs’ house-hopping marks the latest pricey Wellington deal. In August, members of the Anheuser-Busch family dropped $24.5 million on a 42.1-acre equestrian facility in the village. In May, billionaire Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, whose great-grandfather founded the toymaker Lego, bought a 14.2-acre equestrian compound for $25.5 million.