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Billy Joel sells Long Island mansion

By WTOP Staff

SAGAPONACK, N.Y. (AP) — Billy Joel has sold his beachfront mansion on Long Island.

Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/1seRzif ) reports that the sale was confirmed by the listing agent, Nancy Mizrahi of Saunders & Associates.

She said the deal on the 5,500-square-foot Sagaponack (sag-uh-PAHN’-ihk) home was closed late last week.

The buyer and price were not disclosed.

The cedar-shingled house sits on 145 feet of beach front. It has four bedrooms and a kitchen renovated by celebrity TV designer Nate Berkus. Joel has other homes on Long Island.

Sagaponack is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. In 2009, it was listed as the most expensive small village in the U.S.

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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com

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