The Million Dollars’ New York Castle of Derek Jeter Is About to Go On Auction After Being Unsold for Four Years

The former shortstop Derek Jeter lived a noble life as a New York Yankee, and his castle in the city was as lavish as his name. The athlete bought Orange County’s property for $425,000 back in 2003 and turned it into a literal castle. 

Ever since the castle went on sale for $14.75 million in 2018, despite having the beautiful lake by its side, have gone unsold. Now, Wright Bros. Real Estate Inc. has decided to put the property up for auction with a starting bid of $6.5 million. 

But the people for whom $6.5 million is a huge amount, even if it buys a castle, have now started to fool around with the idea of buying it. 

What is the highest price set by people for Jeter’s castle?

Thus, people have been reacting to the news.

Starting from a bid of $3, the final price of the castle beside Greenwood lake went up to $10,000. 

It really is the cost pretty near that is required to get verified on Twitter.

But someone has to ask the people who are going to be managing the auction.

Seems like a fair question!

But, maybe he will?

That’s a huge difference from the starting bid!

Meanwhile, many of the fans were still shocked that the Captain owns a factual castle. 

Thus, people had a variety of reactions.

Social media users’ surprise was evident.

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But the Captain wants to let go of this castle.

When is the castle owned by Derek Jeter going up for auction?

While December 15, 2022, is the date set for the auction, which is to be handled by Paramount Realty USA, every single thing in the fortress is filled with its lavishness. Having nearly 700 feet of shoreline, the once-owned castle by Jeter has an infinity pool, a game room, a turret, five kitchens, and a Statue of Liberty replica. Also, the property is about 45 miles northwest of Yankee Stadium. 

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The former shortstop, Derek Jeter lived in it till he became the CEO of the baseball team, Miami Marlins, and had to relocate to Florida for the same. The property then went on sale in 2018 but has remained unsold. Then the pandemic happened and did not help a bit in the selling of this beautiful castle.