Derek Jeter's Greenwood Lake 'castle' sold for a third of original asking price

Former Yankees captain Derek Jeter has sold his home on Greenwood Lake .

The $5.1 million sale closed on Wednesday, less than two months after hitting the market for a list price of $6.3 million, listing agent Diane Mitchell of Wright Bros Real Estate Inc. confirmed. The 24-room estate at 14 Lake Shore Road had previously been listed for nearly $15 million.

The property just north of the New Jersey state line was originally built up in 1903 by New York City doctor Rudolph Gudewill as a getaway for his wife. The adopted parents of Jeter’s grandfather William Connors, John and Julia Tiedemann, bought the estate in 1952. By the turn of the century, it had fallen into disrepair.

Jeter transformed the property into a four-acre compound with a renovated main house, guest house, pool house and boat house. The estate today holds an infinity pool, a lagoon and 700 feet of manicured lakefront.

The home was first put on the market by Jeter six years ago for $14.75 million. The price dropped to $12.75 in 2021. Following a failed auction, it was relisted earlier this year for $6.3 million by Mitchell, who brokered the deal with agent Elena Bertussi-Bachman of Howard Hanna Rand Realty.

Jeter grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but was born in Pequannock at Chilton Memorial Hospital. For a short time after, he lived in North Arlington.

Jeter took ownership of the Greenwood Lake property in the early 2000s from the Tiedemann family trust. Then, he was the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees.

A first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee who spent his entire career with the Yankees, Jeter retired from baseball in 2014. He was a part owner and chief executive officer for the Miami Marlins from September 2017 to February 2022.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Derek Jeter's Greenwood Lake 'castle' sold for a third of original asking price