MLB legend Albert Pujols is shifting on after his retirement, placing his longtime mansion in Irvine in the marketplace for $9.98 million.
consumers might want to wait a pair weeks earlier than submitting a proposal. The property is marked “Coming Quickly” on Redfin and can formally floor on the market on Feb. 9.
Pujols, who retired in 2022 after a record-setting profession throughout which he eclipsed the 700 dwelling run mark — certainly one of 4 gamers ever to so — picked up the property for $5.55 million in 2012 just some months after signing a 10-year take care of the Angels. It sits about 18 miles from Angel Stadium within the guard-gated Shady Canyon neighborhood.
He spruced up the place throughout his keep, modernizing the dwelling areas and decking out the swimming pool with a waterfall, grotto, slide and spa. Two balconies and a pair of column-lined decks overlook the area from above.
Spanning half an acre on the finish of a cul-de-sac, the Mediterranean-style showplace is perched on a hill with sweeping views of the neighborhoods under. A landscaped courtyard marks the entry, main into fashionable areas marked by hardwood and tile.
A sweeping staircase navigates the four-story ground plan full with 5 bedrooms and 7 bogs throughout 9,239 sq. toes. The basement provides a movie show, moist bar and meditation room.
Charisse Okamoto and Carrie Hale of Caliber Actual Property Group maintain the itemizing.
At $9.98 million, it’s at present the costliest dwelling up for grabs in Irvine, however the value level is nothing new. The town has seen an growing variety of $10-million gross sales in recent times with two such gross sales in 2021 and 6 final 12 months.
Pujols spent 22 seasons within the MLB together with stints with the Cardinals, Angels and Dodgers. Nicknamed “The Machine,” he’s thought of one of many best hitters of all time for his mixture of contact and energy.
It’s not the primary time he’s tried to promote the house. Information present he listed it for $7.75 million in 2016 however couldn’t discover a purchaser.
