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Built originally in 1983 as the home of Hubert
Norton, the unit’s very specific touches could easily
have kept it from being the right home for a buyer
in this area. More befitting of a more metropolitan
city accustomed to such high-end and avant garde
finishes, the magnificent spaces at 802-B Grand
Mariner are certainly nothing short of mind-
boggling, with walls completely clad in mirror, wall
to wall marble flooring, and prismatic partitions that
bend and bounce light with every facet. But it was
those very details that captured the Bowen’s hearts
and imaginations—though those sweeping views of
the treasures awaiting them just outside certainly
offered an irresistible allure all of their own.
Though the Bowen’s have put their own marks
on the home by incorporating their own furnishings
and creating a gallery-like space in the foyer for their
favorite pieces by local artist Justin Gaffrey, much
of the condo’s original details remain untouched, so
special are they to the space. Capturing focus from
the point of entry, the foyer runs the width of the
condo to offer unobstructed Gulf views, with pride
of place commanded by a floor-to-ceiling chandelier
made of hundreds of pieces of hand-blown glass that
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