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10 Sports Guys Who Wish You'd Buy Their Houses

Filed under: Estates

Sports stars are the kids who won't grow up. How else can we explain their constant misbehavior? (Yes Tiger, you know who we're talking about. Now please return to the Bad Boys' Corner.)

While we don't condone the philandering, the drug use, or the lying about the both, we do take the higher road when it comes to beautiful homes in need of new owners. So, for the sake of beautiful homes everywhere, here is Luxist's List of 10 Expensive Homes owned by Sports Guys. And for those on the list haven't actually crossed the law or resigned in shame over anything, our apologies for lumping you with the other boys in the locker room.

1) Greg Norman--Tranquility--$65 million
Uh, how to put this nicely? Golfer Greg Norman has clearly been having a rough go of things -- including his understanding of the real estate market. His 25-year marriage ended in divorce and the couple listed their Florida estate for sale. Here's where it gets confusing: First it was listed at $65 million in 2007, then reduced to $47.5 million, and now it's back to $65 million. You don't have to know which end of a golf club is up to know that the market -- in Florida of all places -- has crashed big time. So what's up with raising the price? Get real; get it sold. Make listing agent Suzanne Frisbie of the Corcoran Group happy.

It's a nice enough place for those to whom Florida appeals. Personally, I prefer my mosquitoes smaller. The eight-acre property has nine bedrooms and 13.5 bathrooms.

Gallery: Greg Norman's Tranquility

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Joe Montana Plans Luxury Hotel Complex Near New Stadium

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Filed under: Sports, Real Estate Developments

Is former professional football player Joe Montana getting into the restaurant business? The San Jose Mercury News says that Montana and former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and a third business partner, developer Kurt Wittek, are looking into building a luxury hotel, sports bar, upscale restaurant and entertainment complex on city-owned land near the planned $937-million, 68,500-seat stadium in Santa Clara, California. Montana and his partners have asked Santa Clara officials for an 18-month exclusive negotiating agreement to complete a deal. A decision won't be rendered until next year but part of Santa Clara's long-term plans for the stadium's surrounding areas do include building it out as an entertainment destination.

The 49ers team also has the right to enter its own proposal for any real estate project on the site and has told city officials it would waive that right for the Montana-DeBartolo deal. Neither Montana nor DeBartolo has any direct role with the team anymore but their connection to the glory days of the 49er franchise is a powerful bond. DeBartolo, lost control of the 49ers to his sister Denise DeBartolo York in 2000. The stadium is set to open in 2015 and the hotel would open around the same time and hotel taxes could help the city finance its share of the stadium.

Montana's other business deals include a partnership with Kurt Wittek in a $300 million mixed-use residential and retail development project near the South Hayward BART station and the Montagia wine which is crafted by Beringer winemaker Ed Sbragia in conjunction with Montana. He put his Calistoga, California wine estate, Villa Montana, on the market for $49 million last year.

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The Design Of Community: The New La Vie Dimension at the Millennium Towers in San Francisco

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Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels, Wine, Real Estate Developments, By Design

A viable sense of community is becoming a needful element in the world of the high end condo hotel/residence world. These days, those who want a second home often purchase one in a city where they have always wanted to live. One of the drawbacks, however, is how few people the new residents actually know in the place they move to, over and above a few family members and friends. However, if they buy at Millennium Tower, they will meet their neighbors in the most affable of circumstances, due to a unique dimension not yet found in the emerging Urban Resort universe.

La Vie is a unique collection of opportunities and activities, designed to enhance greater community for the residents living at Millennium Tower, the 60-story, ultra-luxury residential tower (see above) located at 301 Mission Street in San Francisco. It is a monthly events program designed to deepen the Millennium Tower resident lifestyle and showcase the amenities available at Millennium Tower's 20,000-square-foot Club Level. La Vie offers residents a calendars of intriguing offerings, from film screenings in the Club Level's screening room to engaging fireside chats with local and national celebrities, on- and off-site winemaker events, market-to-table cooking experiences, musical performances, and more.

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Joe Montana Sues His Ex Over Selling His Stuff

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Filed under: Auctions, Sports

Should you be able to sell the love letters from a famous ex? Joe Montana doesn't think so. The NFL football great has sued his ex-wife Kim Moses and Heritage Auction over the sale of love letters and other memorabilia dating back to his college days at Notre Dame. Montana says that the items which were sold at Heritage on May 3, violated his copyright and privacy rights. The items sold include the couple's marriage certificate, her bridal veil, Montana's college I.D. card and a lot of personal letters and cards full of all sorts of intimate details. Montana is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 and the lawsuit says that Moses obtained some of the items without his consent after they were divorced (the couple married in 1974 and divorced less than three years later). Whether or not it is legal remains to be seen but it does show questionable taste to auction off one's college love letters to the highest bidder.

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