The Lexington home owned by John and Ellen Calipari apparently sold for about half a million below list price.
According to records in the Fayette PVA database, 1732 Richmond Rd. sold for $3.4 million to Pascal and Brenda Mercury, a couple. The sale was registered on June 27th.
After the former University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach took a job at the University of Arkansas, the Caliparis put the house where they had lived since 2009 up for sale in May.
After all, they won’t need it anymore. According to Arkansas media reports, the Caliparis purchased a new home in a gated community at Blessings Golf Club for US$2.2 million. It’s reportedly a 7,350-square-foot home with five bedrooms and views of the golf course about 5.5 miles from campus.
Details in João CalipariHouse sale
His Lexington home at 1732 Richmond Rd. was listed for $3.99 million. The new owners, the Mercurios, started and own a home improvement business, The painted horse on Richmond Road.
“This is an opportunity to own a piece of Kentucky history!” according to the listing by Melinda Drake of The Brokerage.
The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home is 9,612 square feet on two lots.
O Fayette County PVA Database says the Caliparis purchased the two lots in 2009 for a combined value of $2.3 million. The PVA in 2024 valued both tranches at US$2,520,400.
The 1.2-acre property includes a gated garage, grand foyer with staircase, formal living and dining rooms, as well as an open-concept great room with a two-story stone fireplace and chef’s kitchen with a large island.
The master bedroom is on the first floor with double bathrooms and closets. Upstairs there are four additional bedrooms, all with private bathrooms and large closets.
There is also a bonus room on the third floor for extra entertaining space and the basement also has a kitchenette, projection TV and exercise room.
The property also includes a swimming pool and a house with a pool, a garage for three cars and half a basketball court, a living area over the garage with a bedroom, living room, kitchenette and bathroom. And the pool house has its own kitchenette, bathroom and changing room.
The land is contained within a brick and iron fence with a gated entrance.
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