- May 19, 2024
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A house formerly owned by Ron Rice, the founder of Hawaiian Tropic, was the top real estate transaction for March 17-23 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. William Jennings and Larry Adams, as co-trustees, sold 175 Ocean Shore Blvd. to Vincent Pompliano, of Coral Gables, for $3,600,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 4/3 and has 2 half baths, a pool, a hot tub, a fireplace and 12,414 square feet.
The home was initially listed for almost $6 million in November 2022. The house had never been on the market before, as Rice had the home built for himself. He died in May 2022 at the age of 81.
Rice, who previously worked as high school chemistry teacher and part-time Volusia County lifeguard, sold his first bottle of Hawaiian Tropic on July 20, 1969.
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