After years of swings and misses, Yankees legend Derek Jeter has finally found a buyer for his compound in Orange County, N.Y., after it was re-listed for less than half of its original asking price.
The four-acre lakefront home in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., known as Tiedemann Castle, went into contract on May 25, two years after it failed to sell at auction, and six years after the Hall of Fame shortstop initially put it on the market for more than $14 million. The asking price was slashed to $6.3 million this year, and the sale is currently pending.
The listing agent, Diane Mitchell of Wright Brothers Real Estate, declined to comment on the specifics of the deal, but said that she is “thrilled” that it’s finally under contract. The estate comprises three different parcels, according to the listing, including a main house, guesthouse, pool house and boat house. At more than 12,500 square feet, it has six bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.
Built more than a century ago, the home’s distinguishing features are vast and lavish. There are five kitchens (four indoor, one outdoor), a lagoon, an infinity pool shaped like a baseball diamond, a game room and turrets. It has been compared to a medieval castle.
Mr. Jeter bought the property in the early 2000s, at the peak of his baseball career. He initially listed it for $14.25 million in June 2018. In 2022, it went to auction, at which point Ms. Mitchell, who was the listing agent then as well, said in a statement that “the owner is…
