Retired baseball star Jimmy Rollins spent just one season with the Dodgers, however he’s lengthy known as L.A. dwelling.
4 years in the past, the speedster dropped $8.7 million on an ultra-modern mansion in Encino. Now, he’s purchasing it round for $11.75 million.
The 11,000-square-foot stunner sits on half an acre in Royal Oaks, an prosperous enclave the place stars resembling Kelly Clarkson, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have owned houses. Rollins’ property makes essentially the most of its area with a primary home, guesthouse, outside lounge and swimming pool — in addition to a 3,000-square-foot rooftop deck overlooking all of it.
Previous gates and a motor court docket, the house opens to dwelling areas with crisp white partitions, daring black accents, heat wooden floors and sliding partitions of glass. 9 bedrooms and 11 loos are unfold throughout two tales. Different highlights embody an elevator, movie show and glass-encased wine room, which Rollins added throughout his four-year keep.
Out again, an outside eating space with a built-in grill is adjoining to the pool and spa.
It’s not the one dwelling Rollins owned in Encino. In 2017, he purchased a 15,000-square-foot Neoclassical mansion for $10.65 million, which set the report for Encino’s priciest sale ever on the time. The mark has since been topped by Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, who paid $20 million for a 20,000-square-foot residence two years later.
Carl Gambino and Jacob Greenberg of Compass maintain the itemizing. Neither could possibly be reached for remark.
A California native, Rollins spent 17 seasons in Main League Baseball, most of them with the Philadelphia Phillies, with whom he gained a World Collection title in 2008. He additionally gained 4 Gold Glove awards, a Silver Slugger award and a Nationwide League MVP award, and he at the moment ranks because the Phillies’ all-time chief in hits and stolen bases.