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through high school, wanted to put down roots for his family. The couple, who have listed their house for $30 million, travel extensively and spend less time there now. They weren’t available for comment. “They put in every fun amenity you can think of, so they never had to leave, especially during Covid,” Jackson says. While many homes in Windermere have home theaters and swimming pools, few have the lavishness of amenities like the Damon property, where everything is “bigger and better,” Jackson says. “Ultimately, they built this house for their family, not to make money” on the sale, Jackson says. The Damons also share their home and its amenities at charitable events and parties. “There’s a karaoke room, a music loft, a games arcade, and a bowling alley, in addition to a sports bar,” Jackson says. “The gym has two levels with a sauna and steam room. The saltwater pool has a spa with a grotto, a slide, and a swim-up bar. Plus, there are floodlit tennis and basketball courts so you can hold events there.” CREATING A COCOON FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Naturally, a basketball court is a Opposite page: Former MLB player Johnny Damon and actress Michelle Damon created a highly amenitized mansion in Windermere, Florida, to host family and friends in privacy. Right: The property includes sports courts, a bar, and a bowling alley.
the “golf house,” which has video- recording equipment to analyze his swing. The couple hosts charitable events almost every month and have
hosted weddings for friends. “When I was growing up in
Detroit, my parents used to drive us around Lake Shore Drive where the Fords, the Chryslers, and the Dodges lived in these huge houses with big lawns leading to the lake,” Patrick says. “I always said that when I got older, I would live in a house like that with a big lawn. This house matches that vision of a big house, a big prop- erty, and a big lawn on the water’s edge—but the lawn is a polo field and the water is the Pacific Ocean.”
A PALATIAL PROPERTY FOR AN ORLANDO NATIVE
Like the Nesbitts, former MLB player Johnny Damon and his wife, actress Michelle Damon, wanted privacy and a place to play with their six chil- dren, friends, and extended family. "Johnny and Michelle put together two lots on Lake Butler with more than 540 feet of water frontage,” says Alice Anne Jackson, a real estate agent with Corcoran Premier Prop- erties in Windermere, Florida. “They put their heart and soul into building this property.” Built in 2010, the 20,240-square- foot megamansion sits on nearly five acres on a cul-de-sac in the gated Reserve at Lake Butler Sound community. Damon, who went to school in the area from preschool
Anaqua Springs Ranch Amenities
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Fruit orchard
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Three security gates
square-foot house on 53 acres 13,297
Tortoise enclosure
Waterpark with slides, waterfalls, lazy river, and grottos 6,000-square-foot gym with basketball court, indoor playroom/arcade, workout room, locker room, trophy room, and showers/restrooms
Wine room for 1,500 bottles Home theater with stadium seating and a wet bar Game room with wet bar
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stand under a waterfall, or go down a speed slide.” Parker, who wasn’t available for comment, purchased the land start- ing in 2005 and took several years to amass the property, design the home, and build it. The property is listed for $16.5 million.
munity,” says Binkan Cinaroglu, a real estate professional with Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty in San Antonio. “He started with a nice pool in the backyard, but the plans just grew and grew, until he turned it into a water park where you can jump off a cliff, float on a lazy river,
central amenity at the estate owned by the former San Antonio Spurs player Tony Parker in the gated Anaqua Springs community near San Antonio, but there’s much more to his 53-acre property. “Tony bought the land in pieces from the developer of this com-
10 8 4 full baths bedrooms
Barber studio
Spa treatment room Meditation room Two panic rooms
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Tennis court
Sand volleyball court
half baths
Greenhouse Herb garden
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