Basketballer Shaquille O'Neal's 19,440-square-foot mansion in Star Island in Miami is back on the market for $25,000,000 after having been off the market recently while a deal had appeared imminent.
The South Beach Real Estate Blog reported this past week that the mansion has come back on the market for $25,000,000 after having apparently gone to contract back in November for $19,000,000 when it was on the market for a higher, $29,000,000 price tag. The South Beach Real Estate Blog's post last week was picked up by lots of media outlets, including the Huffington Post.
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We had written back in early 2007 about the Phoenix Suns center's listing of the mansion, back when it came on the market for its original $35,000,000 asking price. O'Neal (shown here with wife Shaunie) purchased the house in 2004 from South American soda magnate Juan Carlos Correa for $18,800,000, according to public records, with the 7-foot-1-inch Shaq reportedly paying another $1 million for the house's furniture.
The South Beach Real Estate Blog noted that baseball star Alex Rodriguez in November 2007 backed out of a deal to buy the house for an undisclosed amount.
Built in 1992, Shaq's eight-bedroom waterfront mansion has nine baths, an eight-foot arched doorway (we're going to pass on a witty but totally too easy line here about comparing the doorway's height with Shaq's height), soaring volume ceilings, large open living areas, a gym, an indoor racquetball court, a steam room, a tennis court and a swim-up bar, according to listing information. Other features on the 2.45-acre property include 300 feet of water frontage on Biscayne Bay and a separate two-bedroom guest apartment, according to public records and listing information.
Check out a cached version of an online listing sheet for Shaq's mansion -- complete with photos.