Michael ‘Air’ Jordan is an undisputed NBA legend, having won six championship rings with the Chicago Bulls from 1991-1998 and gold medals at the Barcelona ’92 and Los Angeles ’84 Olympic Games. It had been a long time since he sold his luxury mansion on the outskirts of Chicago.

In 1995, Michael Jordan built his mansion in Highland Park and spared no effort to decorate it, personalizing it to the extreme with his number 23, which identifies him in the Bulls ranks. This extreme personalization is certainly a testament to the greatest basketball player of all time. It took him 12 years to sell his house..

The deal was struck with a buyer who preferred to remain anonymous, but you better be a fan of the sports star because your home will be full of references to his figure.

A huge mansion like Jordan

The imposing mansion is built at the centre of a three-hectare plot, accessed through a massive gate numbered 23, so there is no doubt that you have entered Jordan’s domain. “This is definitely your home. You have to work hard to make it your own,” he said Business Content Bruce Bowers of Bowers Realty Group real estate agency.

There is construction 5,202 square meters distributed throughout, including nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a library, several rooms personalized according to the taste (and size) of the former player, a smoking room where the former athlete enjoyed his appreciated Partagas Lusitanias cigars.

The mansion also features a large, circular infinity pool with a grass island in the middle, accessed by a walking path, a full gym, tennis courts, a golf course decorated with Michael ‘Air’ Jordan flags, and a 15-car garage.

Because it couldn’t be otherwise, the mansion has its own indoor basketball court, which also features the NBA star’s logo and name.

The site also includes a second guest house, separate from the main house, which includes three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.

I’ve been selling for 12 years but even if I were to reduce it I couldn’t do this

Michael Jordan’s wealth is estimated to be around $3 billion ForbesThe mansion was put up for sale in 2012 with prices starting from 24,000 TL. 29 million dollars.

Obviously, for that price, a potential buyer would have to meet two requirements: be wealthy enough to afford to buy a mansion for that amount (and its subsequent maintenance), and be a die-hard Michael Jordan fan because they live surrounded by references to the player.

After more than a decade of unsuccessful attempts to sell, the owner has reduced his asking price by almost 50%, which undoubtedly makes the second requirement for finding a buyer less important. At least with the money he saved, he could remove any references to the Bulls’ number 23 from the mansion.

according to New York TimesKatherine Malkin, the real estate agent responsible for the sale, would close the operation with a buyer who preferred to remain anonymous. She The final sale price was $14,855,000.

You’ve probably wondered why this number is so “round” when we’re talking about such a large sum of money, at a time when parties can approach a more rounded figure. For example, 14.9 million.

The selection of this price was not a result of chance or real estate bargaining. The sum of the digits of this number comes to 23The number that accompanied Jordan throughout his professional career. You should even look at the price, Michael!