Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal relisted his Florida home (5 listings) for more than his NBA championship (4 listings), but the A-lister ultimately sold the mega-mansion for $11 million. . This is approximately a 60% discount compared to the original price of $28 million.
The huge deal ends a three-year saga in which he appointed five different agents to sell the place.
“Number 5 was the lucky one,” said Benjamin Hillman of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, who ultimately closed the sale. “Shaq trusted me to find a buyer, so I promised to represent him.”
The 31,000-square-foot shack-sized property overlooks Lake Butler in the gated golf community of Isleworth, just outside Orlando, and has the most extensive list of amenities of any property in the country. A 6,000-square-foot Miami Heat-themed basketball court, a 17-car showroom, a cigar room, a wine cellar, a custom theater, a safe room, a recording studio, an aquarium decorated with hieroglyphs, and a park named “The Shack.” There is a 95 foot long pool. -Apulco. ”
That’s not Shaq’s only mention. The Superman logo hangs on the mirrored walls of the car showroom, and the living room features a giant mural depicting the former MVP driving a semi-truck.
Other features include 12 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and a grand entryway with mahogany double staircase, tray ceiling, and marble floors. The 44-foot-long office and cheetah-print carpeted primary suite both offer water views.
The 4-acre property also features 700 feet of lakefront with a tiki-style cabana and private dock. The site is protected by a gate and a 10-foot-tall privacy wall, with 15 cameras installed inside and 18 outside for added security.
O’Neal, 49, played for six teams during his illustrious career and won three NBA championships with the Lakers and one with the Heat. In 2011, he joined TNT’s “Inside the NBA” program as an analyst and five years later was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Records show he bought the property in 1993 for $3.95 million.
Hillman remained publicly traded. Rob Larter of Stockworth Realty Group represented the buyer.
