Joel Jankowsky retired in 2019 as a partner with Akin Gump, where he was a public-policy specialist in the law firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
The Jankowskys spent a year-and-a-half on their Palm Beach renovation, an award-winning project designed by Palm Beach interior decorator Leta Austin Foster. Others involved included landscape architect Alan Stopek of Efflorescence and architect Kevin Asbacher.
The renovation included remodeling the kitchen and re-purposing the original formal dining room to serve as a family room with a more casual dining area. Those spaces open to a loggia facing the pool and gardens.
Foster worked closely with Carol Jankowsky on the renovation, which was inspired by the work of the late New York City decorator Billy Baldwin. Foster’s design retained the interior’s formality but included furnishings with a more casual and comfortable feeling the style that made Baldwin famous.