Ex-Carolina Panthers star sells Charlotte mansion for record price, Realtor says
Former Carolina Panthers star linebacker Shaq Thompson sold his south Charlotte mansion for $9 million – $1.7 million less than his original asking price.
The Nov. 7 sale of the 11,000-square-foot, custom-built estate set a record in the Carmel Park neighborhood, on Carmel Park Drive off Fairview Road, according to Florida-based Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. Agent Ben Bowen of the firm’s Lake Norman office in Cornelius sold the home.
The sale was the third-highest ever of a home in Charlotte, Premier Sotheby’s officials said in a statement, citing the national Multiple Listing Service database of real estate transactions.
Thompson listed his gated estate about a month after signing a one-year free-agent contract with the Buffalo Bills.
He played 10 years with the Panthers before the team released a goodbye statement on social media in February.
Name of new homeowner not disclosed
Premier Sotheby’s is not saying who bought the home. Mecklenburg County property tax records still list Thompson as the owner, as transactions can take weeks to appear in the county’s database of property listings.
Known as Three Little Birds, the estate is located in the 5500 block of Carmel Park Drive.
The home includes a two-story great room with dual chandeliers resembling those in a grand European hotel lobby, according to its listing.
Other features include a main-level primary suite, two offices, a home theater, entertainment area with a billiards lounge with full bar; spacious kitchen; formal and informal living areas and a playroom. Its wellness center has a gym, sauna and steam shower, according to the listing.
The 1.7-acre fenced property also includes a resort-style pool, a covered cabana, a four-car garage and a full-size sports court.
Charlotte-based Arcadia Homes built the light-stucco home in 2020, and Charlotte-based Christopher Phelps Design Group was the architect.
The home has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
“Shaq crafted a home that elevated the standard for luxury, design and lifestyle in Carmel Park, and buyers felt that from the moment they walked in,” Bowen said in a statement.