Michael Jordan’s Illinois mansion is finally poised to sell.
Jordan’s home in Highland Park, Ill., went under contract Sunday after being on the market for 12 years, according to multiple reports. The house was most recently listed for $14,855,000; its original asking price when it went up for sale in 2012 was $29 million, according to Zillow. The actual sale price is unclear.
The seven-acre property has a putting green, a tennis court, circular pool and an indoor regulation-sized basketball gymnasium. The 32,683-square-foot house, which sits on a 7.39-acre lot, includes nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms (15 full), a library, an office and a 14-car garage, according to Zillow. The property’s front gate features a giant “23,” the jersey number Jordan wore for most of his career.
Jordan built the house in 1995 during his tenure with the Chicago Bulls and did a major remodel in 2009, according to the Zillow listing. He spent 13 seasons with the Bulls from 1984 to 1998, minus the 1993-94 season, when he left basketball to play minor-league baseball, and led Chicago to six NBA titles.
Jordan retired from the NBA in 1998, only to return in 2001 and play two seasons with the Washington Wizards before retiring permanently. In 2010, Jordan became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats — now the Hornets — and paid $275 million for the franchise. He sold his majority stake to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall last summer.
Jordan also owns the NASCAR team 23XI with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.
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