Kobe Bryant sells 'United States of Generica' mansion after fourth price cut -- for record price (19 photos)
It took four price cuts and almost two years, but basketball star Kobe Bryant has managed to sell his remarkably beige mansion in Newport Beach, California.
The sale price of $6,116,500 was less than even the most recently discounted ask.
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And yet, believe it or not, the mansion still broke a price record in his tony Newport Coast neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reports, by a large margin — which would suggest, of course, that the original asking price of $8,599,000 was quite ambitious indeed. The previous record was less than $5 million, set in 2013.
Maybe he thought that amenities like the office/library shark tank and the in-house beauty salon justified the markup. The gym alone is as big as some people's homes: 850 square feet.
Local wags didn't think highly of the home when it hit the market, dubbing it his "'United States of Generica' McMansion."
Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, bought the home as newlyweds in 2002, reportedly for $4 million. They've since weathered a highly publicized sexual assault allegation against him (later dropped in criminal court and settled in civil court); had two daughters, Natalia, now 12, and Gianna, now 9; and split up and reconciled.
Shedding the mansion could help set him up for his next rumored transition: According to the L.A. Lakers' general manager, Bryant himself has indicated that next season will be his last before retirement.
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