By CHRISTINE DAVIS - Special to the Daily News

Libby Dubick of Manhattan finds herself in a spot familiar to many grown children whose parents made lives in Palm Beach but have left behind the homes they enjoyed during their retirement years.

Dubick’s mother, the late Sylvia Dubick Spitzer, was particularly fond of her apartment in the Parc Regent at 184 Bradley Place, which she considered a perfect place to host family and friends.

“She and my stepdad, (the late) George Spitzer, started out as snowbirds, but then they moved to Florida permanently,” Dubick recalls. “My mother had lived in Cleveland, and George was a New Yorker. They met in Florida, sold their apartments when they married and bought this apartment 23 years ago.”

George Spitzer died in 1999, and his wife passed away last year. So the Spitzer condominium, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, has been listed for sale through Scott Gordon Realty with a price of $3.75 million. The apartment includes a cabana by the swimming pool.

Dubick herself enjoys pleasant memories of her visits to the expansive apartment, which has 3,500 square feet of living space, inside and out, and 9-foot ceilings throughout.

“My daughter, Elizabeth Mitchell, and I often came for holidays and spring breaks,” she says. “My daughter was close to my mom, and she would come summers, and I’d spend August in Florida. We’d love sitting on the balcony at cocktail time watching the sunset.”

The location next to the Palm Beach Biltmore was perfect, she said, because the building was close to the bike trail, restaurants and downtown West Palm Beach. With dramatic water views and its own dock, the building is intimate, with just 15 apartments.

The building’s elevator opens directly into No. 302’s private entry, which leads to a foyer appointed with hardwood floors set in a herringbone pattern and crowned by a decorative tray ceiling.

To the south is the living room, which also has hardwood floors. Architectural features here include crown molding and plantation shutters that cover the windows. Sliding-glass doors on the west side of the room open to the balcony and offer views of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Also off the living room is a bedroom with a bathroom appointed, like the others in the condo, in marble. The space was used as a den with a bar area and has built-in cabinetry, plantation shutters and glass doors that open to the covered balcony.

The dining room is on the east side of the living room through a wide opening set off by columns. It has a tray ceiling and plantation shutters that cover the doorway leading to the south balcony.

The dining room connects to the breakfast area and the kitchen with custom cabinetry and tile floors.

The master suite in the northwest corner of the apartment is accessed through the foyer. The floors are carpeted, and a woven wallpaper covers the walls. Other features include built-in cabinetry for media and storage, and glass doors to the west that open to a private covered balcony. The suite includes closets, and a dressing area with a vanity sink and two bathrooms, one with a soaking tub and both with walk-in showers.

In the southeast part of the condo, which can be accessed either through a hallway from the kitchen or directly from the elevator hallway, is a carpeted guest suite with a bedroom and bathroom.

“My mother loved this apartment. It was spacious and the large bedroom suite in the back was great. When her children and grandchildren visited, her space would not be disturbed and she would not be subjected to our mess,” recalls her daughter with a smile.

“I wanted her to buy next to me in New York, but she loved the warm weather. Since the building is small, it felt like home to her, and she had many friends in Florida.”

For information about No. 302 at 184 Bradley Place, call Scott Gordon at (561) 346-4141.