John McEnroe Nearly Triples His Investment with $11.3M Sale of Southampton Estate

Published: July 25, 2017 | By: American Luxury Staff

Tennis legend John McEnroe and his wife, new-wave rocker Patty Smyth, have accepted an offer of $11.25 million for their estate in Southampton, New York.

The couple had owned the property for nearly two decades, and had it on and off the market for a little more than a year when it sold late last month. The estate had been listed with an initial asking price of $14.5 million, but had been reduced to $12.5 million prior to the sale.

The house dates the 1996, and measures a little more than 7,000 square feet. It contains six bedrooms and twelve full or partial baths, sits on over two acres of groomed and landscaped grounds, and is designed as a contemporary shingle-style riff on the French country style.

Divided into wings, the home’s interiors ramble seemingly endlessly, giving it the feel of a classic shingle-style layout. Interior/exterior flow is paramount in the design of the home, and French doors offer egress consistently throughout. As a result, dining room, family room, living room and day room are all bright and airy spaces.

Floors throughout the home are dark-finished oak, and ceilings generally employ a subtle tray effect. Standout rooms in the home include the kitchen, which adheres to restaurant-industry fashion; a little passé, but convincing, and not too chilly.

The dayroom is a lovely alcove, and opens onto a slate patio, an introduction to the property’s exterior consolations. The house design features several balconies—one for the master suite, natch—as well as a pool, a tennis court (natch again), and sylvan, timeless grounds that echo the past.

McEnroe’s professional career ended with 77 singles titles; he excelled at doubles, with 78 throughout his career. He’s widely considered one of the best players in the history of the sport.

Patty Smyth has recorded only three solo studio albums during her career as an influential musician and pop-culture icon. She and McEnroe married in 1997.

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