Sylvester Stallone’s Neighbors Upset Over Addition To Sprawling Estate

Sylvester Stallone has upset his neighbors in the Palm Beach area over a proposed addition to his sprawling $35 million estate that would include a barrier in the Intracoastal Waterway near his home.

Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin left California for Florida, buying the estate in 2020, which includes a two-story mansion along with a private 262-foot beachfront, the New York Post reported. It is situated on the North End of Palm Beach, a popular area for paddle-boarders, boaters, and kayakers.

According to documents submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Stallone filed paperwork in 2023 to create an “L-shaped” floating barrier in an effort to block seaweed, trash, and organic debris from entering the property.

It would involve creating a barrier stretching 191 feet southward from the dock and turning 50 feet toward the shore, that would still allow marine life to pass through.

However, the DEP public notice neighbors have received states the project’s main objective is “to exclude boaters” from getting to the estate, with seaweed listed as second, the outlet noted.

And now neighbors claim the barrier is Stallone’s way to block boaters and kayakers from using the waterway — something they aren’t happy about.

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“A lot of neighbors are concerned,” neighbor Bradford Gary told the Daily News, “Usually when your neighbors are gonna do something, we’ve found in Palm Beach, usually they call.”

“He bought a beautiful property,” he added. “One of the nicest West Indies houses. I can see why you’d want to protect it. But you can’t just kind of stake your claim and think you own the water.”

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has pointed out its concerns as well, the outlet noted. The proposal is also under scrutiny as the Army Corps decides whether a barrier to keep boaters out can be legally allowed in the public waterway.

Speaking to Fox News, Stallone’s wife Jennifer previously talked about their decision to leave California for Palm Beach, as previously reported.

“I was born and raised there [CA], two of our kids were born there, but now everyone’s out, our daughters have moved to the East Coast … so there wasn’t really anything left for me in California,” Flavin told the outlet.

“A few of our best friends also moved, so I think it’s [a] good change, just making new friends and living a totally different lifestyle, I love it, I’m really happy,” she added, noting that the move wasn’t just about the increase in crime in the state.

“There’s crime everywhere, there’s crime in Florida, too, so I didn’t move because of crime,” Flavin continued. “You can find it anywhere you look, even in small towns.”

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