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Must be nice to have one decent year in the NBA....
The ultimate bachelor pad Matt Geiger spared no expense on the 28,000 SF, 6 BD, 8 BA home he built in 2002 in East Lake to enjoy with his Countryside High pals. Over the years it included: Putting green.
330,000-gallon swimming pool.
Shark tank.
40 TVs, 18 of them wired with Xbox.
Manmade lake stocked with 2,500 bass.
12 head of buffalo, 11 Watusi cattle, two donkeys, a miniature horse and a cow.
Lavish bars.
DJ station and dance floor.
Hot tubs.
Pizza oven.
Wine cellar.
Cigar room.
(County officials in October 2007 derailed plans for a helipad.)
A BARGAIN ESTATE SALE
GEIGER MANSION GOES FOR $12M LESS THAN ORIGINAL LIST.
By Mark Puente
[email protected]
The largest mansion in Pinellas County has finally sold after nearly four years on the market.
Former NBA player Matt Geiger sold his 28,000-square-foot palace in East Lake for $8 million to out-ofstate buyers Monday. He originally listed the six-bedroom, eight-bath mansion for $20 million in 2007.
The mansion, on nearly 28 acres, has a shark tank and a 330,000-gallon swimming pool with a rock-diving cliff. The estate also includes a 5,000-square-foot guesthouse.
Only a few homes in the Tampa Bay area are bigger.
When Geiger built his Taj Mahal on Old Keystone Road in 2002, it became the countys largest residence, with yearly property taxes of $177,000. Taxes are now listed at $115,000.
The 7-foot-1 former Countryside High School star constructed the sumptuous abode after his NBA career ended with the Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers. At the end of 2008, Geiger owed Pinellas $290,000 in back taxes on the home and a nearby 64-acre luxury housing venture he had hoped to develop.
The Clearwater office of Engel & Vlkers began marketing the home last year at nearly $12 million before Geiger lowered the price to $9.95 million. A recent event for brokers in the home helped find a buyer, said Stephen Kepler, an Engel & Vlkers partner and co-owner.
Kepler said the anonymous buyer loved the appeal of the house, where Geiger hosted a number of parties for friends and charities. He once transformed the mansion into a supersized haunted house. And scenes from The Punisher were filmed there in 2003, with the mansion featured as the home of a gangster played by John Travolta.
The attention to detail is exquisite, Kepler said.
In 2007, Geiger decided to sell the grandiose bachelor pad after having a child with his girlfriend in 2007.
tbt* reported last month that million-dollar-plus homes and condos in the bay area are selling again at a discount. Sales were up 22 percent in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties in mid December.
An anonymous buyer grabbed Matt Geigers East Lake estate for $8 million.
The ultimate bachelor pad Matt Geiger spared no expense on the 28,000 SF, 6 BD, 8 BA home he built in 2002 in East Lake to enjoy with his Countryside High pals. Over the years it included: Putting green.
330,000-gallon swimming pool.
Shark tank.
40 TVs, 18 of them wired with Xbox.
Manmade lake stocked with 2,500 bass.
12 head of buffalo, 11 Watusi cattle, two donkeys, a miniature horse and a cow.
Lavish bars.
DJ station and dance floor.
Hot tubs.
Pizza oven.
Wine cellar.
Cigar room.
(County officials in October 2007 derailed plans for a helipad.)
A BARGAIN ESTATE SALE
GEIGER MANSION GOES FOR $12M LESS THAN ORIGINAL LIST.
By Mark Puente
[email protected]
The largest mansion in Pinellas County has finally sold after nearly four years on the market.
Former NBA player Matt Geiger sold his 28,000-square-foot palace in East Lake for $8 million to out-ofstate buyers Monday. He originally listed the six-bedroom, eight-bath mansion for $20 million in 2007.
The mansion, on nearly 28 acres, has a shark tank and a 330,000-gallon swimming pool with a rock-diving cliff. The estate also includes a 5,000-square-foot guesthouse.
Only a few homes in the Tampa Bay area are bigger.
When Geiger built his Taj Mahal on Old Keystone Road in 2002, it became the countys largest residence, with yearly property taxes of $177,000. Taxes are now listed at $115,000.
The 7-foot-1 former Countryside High School star constructed the sumptuous abode after his NBA career ended with the Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers. At the end of 2008, Geiger owed Pinellas $290,000 in back taxes on the home and a nearby 64-acre luxury housing venture he had hoped to develop.
The Clearwater office of Engel & Vlkers began marketing the home last year at nearly $12 million before Geiger lowered the price to $9.95 million. A recent event for brokers in the home helped find a buyer, said Stephen Kepler, an Engel & Vlkers partner and co-owner.
Kepler said the anonymous buyer loved the appeal of the house, where Geiger hosted a number of parties for friends and charities. He once transformed the mansion into a supersized haunted house. And scenes from The Punisher were filmed there in 2003, with the mansion featured as the home of a gangster played by John Travolta.
The attention to detail is exquisite, Kepler said.
In 2007, Geiger decided to sell the grandiose bachelor pad after having a child with his girlfriend in 2007.
tbt* reported last month that million-dollar-plus homes and condos in the bay area are selling again at a discount. Sales were up 22 percent in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties in mid December.
An anonymous buyer grabbed Matt Geigers East Lake estate for $8 million.
