NBA legend O’Neal drops mansion price
More than a year and a half since Shaquille O’Neal last marked down the asking price on his Windermere mansion, the NBA legend is lowering it again, this time seeking $19.5 million for his lakeside estate.
That’s $8.5 million less than the original $28 million asking price set in 2018, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
The 12-bedroom, 11-bathroom home at 9927 Giffin Court has about 31,000 square feet and sits on a whole three acres within the exclusive Isleworth Golf & Country Club.
In total, the property has spent more than two years on the market with different brokerages.
Previously, The Agency Collective took over the listing for Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. The Atlas Team under Compass Florida has the most current listing.
“Of course the pressure is on when you’re selling one of the most famous homes in Florida,” Compass agent Tiffany Pantozzi said. “But I’m confident we’re taking all the necessary steps to sell [the mansion]... It’s priced much more appropriately, considering the market value and the uniqueness of this home.”
She told GrowthSpotter she is working on an international campaign to try and expose the manse to potential “high-end clientele in search of a trophy property.
The Atlas Team just launched a marketing package that includes a professionally shot listing video that highlights the mansion’s features, including its 6,000- square -foot indoor basketball court and a 17-plus car showroom-style garage.
The promotional film shows
viewers walkthroughs of Shaq’s former living room, master bedroom and kitchen, and also flaunts some flashy footage of synchronized swimmers performing in the property’ s 95- foot-long, 15-foot-deep swimming pool and wake surfing on Lake Butler.
“I wanted to show the lifestyle someone could have at the property and not just four walls of a home,” Pantozzi said. “Who else can you say has synchronized swimmers in their listing videos?”
O’Neal bought the home for $3.95 million in November 1993 after winning the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award. He played in Orlando through the 1995-1996 season before leaving for the Los Angeles Lakers where he went on to win three of his four championship rings.
All the while, O’Neal continued to own the Isleworth mansion and reportedly stayed there frequently throughout his playing career, or when his team visited Orlando.
Though the home has been upgraded several times over the years, it still features very personal features like O’Neal’s affinity for Superman and a giant truck in a living room.