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Derek Jeter’s castle
the Jeter compound includes four indoor
More unique than almost anything else on
kitchens, one outside kitchen and an extra-
the real estate market today and expansive
large, infinity-edged pool. Living areas include
enough for family, extended family,
six bedrooms, seven full and five half baths,
teammates and favorite friends, retired New
great room, multiple stone fireplaces including
York Yankees star and first-ballot MLB Hall of
one on the terrace, dens, game room,
surprised most baseball experts by making the
Famer, Derek Jeter, has dropped the price on
sunroom, formal dining room, office, gym
MLB playoffs in 2020 and then knocked out
his castle-like resort home on Greenwood
and family room with a bar. The turret opens
the Chicago Cubs in the first round. Jeter also
Lake in New York by $2 million. Previously
out to a widow’s walk, which is duplicated on
manages a plethora of other business interests
listed in 2018 at $14.75 million, it is now back
the guest house, providing beautiful lake and
and since his marriage to model Hannah Davis
on the market at $12.75 million.
wood views. There are extensive gardens, a
in 2016, is also a family man helping to raise
Statue of Liberty replica and a four-car garage.
their two young children. Unable to spend
built in 1903 by New York Doctor Rudolph
Even with a large number of guests, there is
time in his castle on the lake, it makes sense to
Gudewill for his wife, the estate is actually two
always a quiet place to spend some alone
pass it on to a family who will enjoy it as much
castles - the master castle with a connected
time.
as his own family has over the years.
Known locally as ‘The Castle’ and originally
tower and a guest castle. After Gudewill
With his busy schedule as part owner and
died, John and Julia Tiedemann bought the
CEO of the Miami Marlins, Derek oversees
castle, where they lived with their 13 children
the day-to-day operations of the team that
The listing agent is Mary Lovera with Wright Bros. Real Estate, Nyack, New York. Source: mlovera.wrightinnyack.com
including an adopted son, William Connors. Connors was later to become Jeter’s maternal grandfather. Jeter spent many of his childhood summers at the castle swimming, playing sports and chores. The Tiedemanns sold the estate in 1996, but when it came back on the market in 2002, Jeter bought it and began a long and expensive restoration.
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