Shaquille O'Neal, who has expressed a desire to be traded since the Lakers lost in the NBA Finals this month, and his wife, Shaunie, are putting their home in a gated community in the Beverly Hills area on the market at $7.5 million.
The 32-year-old center has owned his home since 1997, a year after he became a free agent and joined the Lakers with a $120-million contract. The house was built in 1993. The O'Neals just completed an extensive remodel.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday July 07, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 42 words Type of Material: Correction
Year built -- A Hot Property item in the June 27 Real Estate section on original Mouseketeer Judy Harriet misspelled her last name as Harriett. Also, the article said Harriet's Studio City home was built in 1952. It was built in 1972.
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Los Angeles Times Sunday July 11, 2004 Home Edition Real Estate Part K Page 2 Features Desk 1 inches; 37 words Type of Material: Correction
Mouseketeer -- A June 27 Hot Property item on original Mouseketeer Judy Harriet misspelled her last name as Harriett. Also, the article stated that Harriet's Studio City home was built in 1952. It was built in 1972.
The house, on slightly more than an acre, has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms in about 12,500 square feet. It has a movie theater, where O'Neal can watch "Freddy Got Fingered" (2001) and other films in which he appeared. The theater has a video game area and a wet bar.
The house, on a cul-de-sac with valley and city-to-ocean views, also has a grand entry, a wrought-iron circular staircase, an elevator, an office, built-in fish tanks, a small recording studio for O'Neal the rapper, a gym and a master suite with two bathrooms.
The tennis court was converted into extra parking for O'Neal's numerous cars and a sports court for basketball practice. It can be turned back into a tennis court at the buyer's request.
Other signature touches include high ceilings -- to accommodate the basketball giant's 7-foot-1-inch frame -- and use of the Superman logo on the floor of O'Neal's sports court, in the glass of his front door and in the flowerbeds near his front lawn. "Superman" is an O'Neal nickname.
Jordan Cohen has the listing at Re/Max Olson Estates Brokerage, Westlake Village.
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Cooler coastal climes on the way
Maria Bello, who costarred as a Las Vegas cocktail waitress in the movie "The Cooler," and screenwriter Dan McDermott, a former TV executive, have listed their Beverly Hills-area home at just under $2.7 million.
The couple bought the property in 1999. They plan to move closer to the ocean.
Their Country English-style house has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in about 4,200 square feet. The house, on a private ridge with city-to-ocean views, was built in 1932 as a lodge and has been expanded over the decades.
The house has a living room with a fireplace, a family room-kitchen with a fireplace, a den, a fourth bedroom or studio, a sundeck and a pool. There are walls of windows and French doors.
