King James Castle 35,440 sq ft

[homedawg]

AKRON, Ohio - LeBron James' 35,440-square-foot house under construction in Bath Township, Ohio is shaping up as a castle fit for a king — with a theater, bowling alley, casino and barber shop.

The house in a suburban location 20 miles south of Cleveland is due to be finished next year. It is being built on 5.6 acres of land purchased, along with an 11-bedroom house, in 2003 for $2.1 million.


When it's complete, LeBron James' mansion will be more than 35,000 square feet, and include a casino, bowling alley and barber shop. (Plain Dealer, Chuck Crow / Associated Press)


The Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star and Akron native, whose stated goal is to be the world's first billionaire athlete, razed the house to clear the way for the new one.

A first-floor master suite, which includes a two-story walk-in closet, will be about 40 feet wide and 56 feet long — bigger than half the houses in Bath Township.

The house has a dining hall, roughly 27 feet by 27 feet, a "great room" at 34 feet by 37 feet and a bigger, two-story "grand room," according to the Akron Beacon Journal, which reported on the blueprints.

The "family foyer" off the six-car garage near the elevator will be dwarfed by a "grand foyer" inside the front entrance with a sweeping, divided staircase leading to four second-story bedrooms. An outer wall will feature a limestone sculpture — a bas-relief of LeBron's head, wearing his trademark headband.

The property is an oddly shaped tract wedged among lots that average 2.3 acres and houses that average 3,209 square feet. His property is 300 feet wide at the street and 677 feet deep.

The house already has begun to draw the curious.

"People who come to photograph it are disrespectful," said Tom Bader, one of nine immediate next-door neighbors. "They park their car in the middle of the street — with their doors open! And you're sitting behind them! All I wanna do is go home after a hard day's work."

Sometimes Bader must wait to turn into his driveway because gawkers have driven up, hoping for a better view of James' place.

"As far as LeBron the man goes, I think he's an outstanding individual," said Bader, a graduate of James' alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron.

"He's great for Cleveland. I'm proud to have him. I have no issues with LeBron James at all. The problem is the baggage that he unintentionally carries with him."

Bader has discouraged his children's dream that James might have them over to shoot hoops.

"I said, `Honey, I don't think that's going to happen. Besides that, don't ever, ever invite LeBron over to our house to play ball because he's going to twist his ankle and I will have my house eternally egged."'

While waiting for the home to be finished, James splits his time between a huge apartment in downtown Cleveland and a relatively modest four-bedroom house in Medina County west of Akron. He paid $580,000 for the house in 2005

[AddictedToBetting]

I call it a tax write off, LOL.

[homedawg]

I think someone screwed up on the plans, the house is gonna be 4560 sq ft smaller than Bill Gates house...

[birdsfan5]

a nice big house for the most overrated player in the NBA. IMO he sucks. someone should tell him his jump shot sucks

[homedawg]

Originally Posted by birdsfan5

a nice big house for the most overrated player in the NBA. IMO he sucks. someone should tell him his jump shot sucks

the kid is 22, with over 8,000 points already.... 14,689 points, gets ya into the top 100, of the alltime nba scoring leaders....

[birdsfan5]

I know HD but his Jump shot sucks but he still keeps putting them up. If he would just drive the ball he would help his team so much. He needs to help his team win a championship not put up big numbers. AI can put big numbers up but will never win a championship.

[homedawg]

The kid is not selfish, He wants his teamates to score more points... The kid is here to stay, and there will be a championship here in c-town...

[AddictedToBetting]

Originally Posted by homedawg

The kid is not selfish, He wants his teamates to score more points... The kid is here to stay, and there will be a championship here in c-town...

I agree. The kid is still young. There's always a championship upon him. If Lebron was never on Cleveland, they be in the ****ter by now. The fact is Cleveland need to start moving and trading some players for better role players. I mean, I watch Cleveland play and all they do is depend King James to win it for them. It's pathetic IMO. Cleveland needs to rebuild this team after this season is over. Here's the list of players Cleveland needs to get rid of...

Drew Gooden
Damon Jones
Larry Hughes
David Wesley
Donyell Marshall
Eric Snow

IMO these players gotta go...

[Larry]

Originally Posted by birdsfan5

I know HD but his Jump shot sucks but he still keeps putting them up. .

Jordan didn't have the best jump shot either when he was that young. Lebron is a top 10 player in the NBA. Solid young citizen with what seems like a good head on his shoulders. I think he is a good role model for young kids. He's what the NBA needs. Of course I could have said this about Kobe a few year's back, let's just hope that Lebron stays the course.