WeatherTech founder purchases glistening $38.5MILLION Manalapan estate with two pools and ocean views of South Florida coastline

WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil has purchased a $38.5 million beachfront mansion in Manalapan, Florida, complete with spectacular waterfront views, two pools and his own private putting green.

His new 10,344 square foot home is situated in a gated community and boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms and meticulously manicured grounds with a healthy number of palm trees to provide shade.

MacNeil, his three children and whomever else he decides to entertain at his two-acre property will be able to enjoy the beach from his backyard dipping pool. Or they can sun tan in front of the other pool, which sits in the front yard right near the putting green.

The chief executive of the automotive-accessories retailer bought the ocean and lakefront property through an Illinois limited liability company referred to as Whiskey Tango 1120. 

Whiskey Tango 1120 is an Illinois company that has a post office address in Fort Lauderdale. The same address is listed under MacNeil's name, according to business records.

Gary Pohrer and Nick Malinosky of Douglas Elliman Real Estate represented the sellers in the transaction. 

David MacNeil's new home in Manalapan, Florida, which was recently sold to him for $38.5 million. This comes months after he sold another home of his in Fort Lauderdale Beach 

MacNeil's home is pictured in the center on a thin strip of land with the ocean on the east side and a lagoon on the west side. The home's boat dock on the lagoon is pictured (center)

A top down view of the home, showing the curvy driveway, the putting green, and the two pools in the front and back of the residence. The beach sits at the back of his two acre property

The home was built in 1955, and has almost 200 feet wide stretch of oceanfront land as well as another 200 feet of intracoastal land. The intracoastal side has a dock, according to the Zillow listing.

The two-story home, complete with multiple balconies and a wine room, is close to Delray Beach and Palm Beach, which are areas known for fine dining and shopping. 

The interior of the home is almost all white, including the living room furniture, the kitchen, and the dining area.

Nearly all the rooms that are shown in the listing have a view out to the ocean, including one of the bedrooms and a small dining nook, both of which have expansive bay windows.

MacNeil's front yard pool is near the putting green and the long driveway. It also comes with four reclining sun tanning chairs on the pool patio

The putting green is situated in MacNeil's front yard and is lined with a smattering of palm trees. MacNeil appears to be a golf fan, as another home he used to own had a putting green

The backyard pool, surrounded by perfectly trimmed grass, offers a grand view of the Atlantic ocean. It is one of two pools at the Manalapan property 

The outdoor patio area has two white couches and looks out at the backyard pool. The Atlantic ocean glistens in the background

The Manalapan property's main living room, complete with two pristine white couches and two cushy single wide sofas

The 10-seat dining table is part of the open concept floor plan on the ground level. The dining area is near the living room 

The $38.5 million home features a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, white cabinets, a sizable island and plenty of counterspace

The gourmet kitchen is seen from another angle, which shows off the pantry as well as the dual sink on the island

The eating nook situated at the edge of the gourmet kitchen has a spectacular view of the ocean through four large windows

One of the six bedrooms at MacNeil's brand new Florida home. A white couch sits underneath a wide bay window that again has a view of the Atlantic ocean. 

MacNeil's agent for this purchase was luxury real estate guru Tim Elmes from Compass. 

Elmes, who has recorded over $2 billion in sales, was MacNeil's listing agent in a Fort Lauderdale Beach property he sold for $40 million in October 2023.

The 13,000-square-foot home was custom-built on land MacNeil bought for $3 million in 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported at the time it sold last year.

MacNeil is quite active in the Florida real estate market, buying and flipping properties often. And as the founder of WeatherTech, he has amassed a net worth of around $1 billion, which allows him to be the big player he is.

On top of selling the Fort Lauderdale Beach property in October, MacNeil unloaded another jewel of his sprawling portfolio of homes in December 2023.

This time it was a stunning, seven-bedroom home located in Pebble Beach, California, listing it for $39 million. It also had a putting green similar to the house he now owns in Manalapan.

MacNeil listed his Pebble Beach home for $39 million. The entire house is roughly 7,500 square feet 

The outside of the home (left) measures at approximately 3.16 acres and includes a barbeque area, multiple fire pits, a hot tub, a large, green putting green, and private walking paths that lead to the beach and forest

The massive master closet is equipped with extensive storage room, shelves for hanging, drawers for clothes and jewelry, and many accent lights to light up the space

The temperature-controlled wine room can hold up to 1,000 bottles and has built in storage right on the walls. There is even a door with a touchpad lock along one of the walls and a mini bar for storage and drink preparation

Several bedrooms have their own fire places loads of natural light, and access to a patio. There are six tall stone fireplaces, and MacNeil typically use the property as a guest house

After renovating the California residence substantially, MacNeil said he wanted to find a good family to occupy it.

MacNeil told Mansion Global at the time: 'If I keep it, phenomenal. I love it. On the other side of the coin, let's see if we can find a great family that wants to live in this house. It's a phenomenal house and it deserves a great family.'

MacNeil founded WeatherTech in 1989. He started the company out of his home in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, after he was 'dissatisfied with the quality of existing automotive floor mats.'

At first, the mats were being imported from England, but MacNeil soon decided to move all production to the US in 2007, and opened facilities in the suburbs of Chicago.

The automotive maps are custom made to fit any make and model of a car and are meant to keep your car clean from dirt, snow and virtually any mess.

Each mat is made with 'advanced rubber-like' material known as Thermoplastic Elastomer, and are 100 percent recyclable.