Max Scherzer, the pitcher nicknamed Mad Max, has quietly cashed out of an unfinished waterfront spread at 217 Commodore Drive in Jupiter’s gated Admirals Cove for $23 million. The property is essentially a high-end blank canvas: a shell on roughly two thirds of an acre with about 300 feet of Intracoastal frontage, planned to come in just shy of 10,000 square feet once the work is done. The buyers are stepping into both the structure and a construction contract that pushes the total deal value close to $35 million.
Sale recorded to Abrams
Property records show Scherzer and his wife, Erica, transferred the Commodore Drive estate to Thomas and Kimberly Abrams of Northville, Michigan, in a transaction that closed this week, according to The Real Deal. On the listing side, Holly Meyer Lucas, Kimberly Thomson and Courtney Payne of Compass handled the property, while Rob Thomson of Waterfront Properties represented the buyer.
Listing, the build and the math
The Compass listing hit the market in February with a $36 million asking price and describes a 9,764 square foot main residence on a 0.66 acre corner lot with extensive dock rights and roughly 300 feet of waterfront. The listing notes that the property "closed as a shell" at $23 million and shows a "Total Contract Value with construction contract" of $35 million, reflecting the anticipated completion costs for the build, per Compass.
Scherzer's Jupiter holdings
Public sales data compiled on Zillow show that Scherzer and his wife paid about $14.9 million for the Commodore Drive lot in 2023. They also hold a nearby waterfront home that they bought as their primary residence in 2020, a purchase first reported by The Real Deal.
Buyer profile
The buyers are not new to Admirals Cove. Thomas and Kimberly Abrams already own a non waterfront home in the community at 115 Victory Drive, which closed for about $3.9 million in 2021, according to Redfin. Thomas (Tom) Abrams leads Reliable Carriers, a specialty vehicle transport firm based in Canton, Michigan, that moves luxury and collector cars for buyers, shows and film productions, as outlined in a company profile in FleetOwner.
Where the sale fits
The deal helps keep Admirals Cove firmly in Jupiter’s luxury spotlight. Transaction trackers recently flagged a 1.1 acre Commodore Drive estate that sold for about $34 million in 2024, a standout benchmark for the neighborhood. That run of big-ticket trades highlights how demand is holding steady for rare deep water lots inside gated country club communities with private marina access, according to local transaction trackers such as Traded.
The Abrams are widely expected to follow through on the existing construction contract, although neither they nor the Scherzers have publicly discussed their next moves. For those keeping an eye on Jupiter’s high-end market, the sale is another reminder that buyers are still willing to pay up for privacy, deep water frontage and a coveted spot inside a private club enclave.
