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Billy Joel sells Long Island mansion

FILE - In this May 9, 2014 file photo, Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Joel has sold his beachfront mansion on Long Island according to the listing agent, Nancy Mizrahi of Saunders & Associates. 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.(Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this May 9, 2014 file photo, Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Joel has sold his beachfront mansion on Long Island according to the listing agent, Nancy Mizrahi of Saunders & Associates. 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.(Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press October 15, 2014 1 min read

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