Former New York Yankee Jeff Nelson and his wife, Sheri Quinn Nelson, are pulling out all the stops to sell their custom estate in Jupiter, Florida.
The pitcher and four-time World Series winner has slashed the asking price of the home he first listed a year ago by nearly $5 million and switched real estate agents. He’s now asking $14 million for the seven-bedroom family compound he and his wife built in the celebrity-strewn waterfront neighborhood of Admirals Cove, and re-listed the home with Billy Nash, head of The Keyes Company’s Nash Group.
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Thecouple were married at the Florida property, Mr. Nelson told Mansion Global. "The setting was magical," he said. "We're ready to pass the torch to the next family to create lifelong memories like we have."
The coupleis selling thehouse as part of a move15 minutes north to a new home in Jupiter Island, Florida, Mr. Nashtold Mansion Global.
They completed the estate's two-story, Mediterranean-style concrete and block stucco house in 2009. It spans 11,394 square feet, including seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
They filled the interiors with dark, opulent finishes like decorative arches and columns, tin ceilings, a stone-clad foyer and dark wood built-ins, according to images of the house.
The great room is a dramatic glass-lined living space with double-height ceilings that looks over the Intracostal Waterway and a large outdoor terrace.
"We enjoy the unobstructed water views from every room," Mr. Nelsonsaid.
Over the years they've spent time at the homecooking for friends, watching sports in the game room bar and getting massages on the deck "overlooking the passing yachts."
Our most special times have been with family and friends in the backyard or screened loggia for the holidays," Mr. Nelson said. "We play everything from boccito baseball, and especially love boating and paddle boarding from our dock."
Other amenities include a pool and spa, sauna, gym, bar and billiards room. The marina is equipped to dock a yacht up to 160 feet long, according to the listing agents.
They first put the home on the market a year ago for $19.9 million and later knocked the price down several times, according to listing records.
Mr. Nelson, 51, pitched for the Yankees from 1996 to 2000 and again briefly in 2003. He also played for the Seattle Mariners at the beginning of this career andagain in 2005. He holds the record for the most games pitched.
His wife, Sheri, bought the one-acre property in the posh area of South Florida with her ex-husband in 1999 for $3.49 million and kept it as part of their divorce agreement several years later, county records show.