![]() ![]() Status: Construction set to begin April 2012 All of this proves that whether he's flipping the baseball for a double-play on the diamond or flipping apartments - or girlfriends, A-Rod has lived up to his dream to be a powerful player in many fields. In fact, there's speculation that A-Rod's ownership in the condo building helped to sell other units. But less than a year after buying the 5-bedroom, 5.5 bathroom, full-floor unit for $5.5 million, the slugger put it on the market for $8 million and has attracted a buyer. on the Upper West Side real estate market. In his adopted town of New York, Rodriguez was said to be heading to The Rushmore, a spanking new condo building on Riverside Blvd. But just like he split from Diaz and took up with former pro wrestler Torrie Wilson, one big real estate deal wasn't enough for the Miami native. The house cost about $24 million, which is about what the All-Star third baseman collects each year as baseball's highest-paid player. A-Rod bought the waterfront lot in 2010 and was on the scene, along with former squeeze Cameron Diaz, during construction of the Todd Michael Glaser-designed property. The biggest deals have been in real estate, including his October 2011 move into his sleek modern house in north Miami Beach (above). It's been a busy year for A-Rod, and not just with the ladies. Jeter bought adjacent waterfront lots on Davis Islands' Bahama Circle in 20 for $7.7 million under the LLC "Kered" ("Derek" spelled backward). That's when the future Hall of Famer will retire to his 30,875-square-foot mansion (photo above) located on Davis Island in Tampa Bay, Fla.Īccording to The New York Times, the 7-bedroom, 9-bath mansion has a pool, two boat lifts, a drive-through portico and a pair of three-car garages on either end of the property. Every player wants to end up in the World Series, but for these guys, the consolation prize of going home isn't too shabby.Ī time will come when New York Yankees' captain Derek Jeter will turn his last double play and his storied career will come to an end. ![]() These are the pricy digs that sluggers, pitchers and glovemen trade for a spring, summer and fall full of planes, trains and hotel rooms. With her name near the top on virtually every list of Hollyood's sexiest actresses, and firmly established as one of filmdom's hottest properties and most sought after actresses, Cameron Diaz appears to possess everything necessary to become one of the super stars of the new century.In honor of (Re-) Opening Day - a baseball fan's annual rite of spring - we've gathered a list of homes of some of the game's biggest stars. She earned full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box office smash There's Something About Mary (1998). She returned to main stream films in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), in which she held her own against veteran actress Julia Roberts. Over the next 3 years, she honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as The Last Supper (1995) Feeling Minnesota (1996) and Head Above Water (1996). ![]() To her amazement and despite having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead in the film opposite Jim Carrey. Returning to California at the age of 21, she was working as a model when she auditioned for a big part in The Mask (1994). Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, and Paris. A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed natural blonde, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and a German mother. ![]()
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