Looks like nobody wanted to buy the Beverly Park mansion of Barry Bonds, the former San Francisco Giant outfielder. The residence has come up on the official listing market with a price $23.5 million price tag, according to several news reports.
Bonds has been trying to unload the huge chunk of estate since January 2013. The home was being sold as a pocket listing with a $25 million price tag. However, he found no takers and after almost 11 months, he has decided to put it up on the open market with a slightly reduced price tag.
Bonds had purchased the property back in 2002 for $8.7 million. The home was built in 1999 and was spread across 11,448 square feet. However, after purchasing the residence, Bonds expanded the property to its current stretch of 17,100 square feet.
The 1.85 acre property is a multi-unit double story mansion comprising of 7 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. A wine room, theater and music room are some of its luxury amenities. Apart from the aforementioned features, a state-of-the-art gym, a spa and a private elevator add to the opulence of the mansion.
The property also consists of a separate guest house and a six-car garage. A lighted basketball court and landscaped gardens make up the outdoors of the place.
Check out the photos of the residence, here. Apart from the Beverly Park mansion, Bonds is also the proud owner of a Los Altos Hills property in California.
Barry Bonds played for San Francisco Giants for 14 years. Bonds was one of the most famous and controversial players of the baseball world. He was sentenced to house arrest for obstruction of justice, perjury and lying to the court in a case of illegal consumption of steroids.
While Bonds is a retired baseball player, he has taken up another sport - Bicycling. Apparently, his girlfriend, Mari Holden, a renowned Olympic Silver medallist Cyclist has inspired bonds to take the sport up and he is fairly good at it, reports NBC Sports.
