Celebrity Cribs

While tennis titaness Serena Williams serves, smacks and slams her way toward the finals in Melbourne at the Australian Open her people back in Los Angeles have just about sold a high-floor condo she (allegedly) owns along the Wilshire Corridor with an listing price of $1,850,000. (more…)

Despite missing the 2012 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, John Lackey remains in the Boston Red Sox’s rotation plans for 2013. He still has a ways to go before returning to the mound in Beantown, but in the meantime, the righty is doing a bit of housecleaning on the opposite coast. Lackey has put his Newport Beach, CA home on the market, listing the luxe, 9,100-square-foot oceanfront compound for just under $10 million. (more…)

If you’ve ever wanted to live like an NBA champion, now is your chance. Just a few months removed from winning his first title, Miami Heat forward Juwan Howard has listed his South Beach penthouse. The 18-year vet, who hopes to play next season after averaging 1.5 ppg and 1.7 rpg off the bench for the Heat in 2011-12, is asking $3.5 million for the luxury condo found within Miami’s Three Tequesta high-rise. (more…)

When we last left off on the Reggie Sanders front, the retired ballplayer was looking to find a buyer for his 8,000-square-foot home in Scottsdale, AZ. This time around, the 300-300 club member is selling a luxury property on the opposite coast. Sanders, whose MLB career spanned a total of 17 big league seasons with eight different teams, has put his Myrtle Beach, SC residence on the market, listing the luxury oceanfront condo for $1.3 million.

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He has toned down his act a bit over the last few years, but there is no denying that Gilbert Arenas will go down as one of the quirkiest and colorful NBA personalities to grace hardwood (and Twitter) over the last decade. A player capable of amusing and aggravating his fans, teammates and employers alike in one fell swoop, Arenas is a different breed of cat, and it’s a pleasure to know that his patented ‘Agent Zero’ brand of peculiarity can be applied to all aspects of his life, including his real estate portfolio. (more…)

Bidders will be off to the races next month in Mooresville, NC next month, where the home of NASCAR champion Joe Nemecheck is slated to hit the auction block. Originally listed for as much as $10.995 million, the 139-acre luxury horse property known as ‘Finncastle’ was originally built for another racing legend, NASCAR’s Ernie Irvan, in 2001. Now owned by Nemecheck, who was the Busch Series champion in 1992, the massive estate is now scheduled to sell to the highest bidder without reserve on August 2nd at an auction put on by the NYC-based Concierge Auctions. (more…)

Sean Elliott, who starred at the University of Arizona before going on to enjoy a fruitful 12-year career in the NBA, has listed his San Antonio, TX estate. The Wildcats’ all-time leading scorer and two-time All-Star while with the San Antonio Spurs is asking $3.999 million for the Bexar County property, which is ever-so-eloquently described in the listing as a “Modern day palace with classic old world beauty.” (more…)

It’s been quite a while since Devin Harris last donned a Mavericks uniform, so it’s not all that surprising to learn that the NBA point guard has finally decided to part ways with his longtime Dallas, TX residence. The former Wisconsin Badgers standout and current Utah Jazz point guard put his Mediterranean-styled villa up for sale this week, listing the home for $2.1 million.

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Former Los Angeles Clippers wing Marko Jaric is selling in SoCal. Jaric, who is arguably better known for his supermodel wife, the hotter-than-a-thousand-burning-suns Adriana Lima, than he is for his seven-year NBA playing career, has put his Beverly Hills, CA property on the market with a price tag of $1.895 million. (more…)