
"Many years ago, Billy Joel looked at this house," says Mona Holzman, who is listing this Centre Island property on behalf of June Shapiro Laffey Associates for $14.5 million. The 4.19-acre property is owned by New York City businessman Dan Rotta. Rotta, whose Progress Trading Co. imports Seiko watches and other brand-name products, had the main house built after purchasing the peninsula. "It's the most spectacular piece of property," says Holzman. "Where do you see a piece of property like that?" Joel, of course, ended up buying a nearby estate that he has been trying to sell. Rupert Murdoch is another neighbor, who also happens to be trying to sell.
