NBA Player Dwight Howard Sells Washington, D.C. Penthouse

Joyce Chen
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Dwight Howard managed to make a major real estate deal prior to the much-anticipated restart of the NBA’s 2019–20 season. The Los Angeles Lakers center sold off his sprawling 10,134-square-foot penthouse in Washington, D.C. According to the Los Angeles Times, Howard sold the place for $2 million, a slight loss given the $2.3 million he paid for it in 2018.

The unique unit occupies the top two floors of the historic Pierce School building, a former schoolhouse built in 1893 (it was converted into nine high-end residential units in 2012), and comprises five bedrooms and four full and one half bathrooms. The home retains much of the schoolhouse’s original charm, with exposed brick walls, chalkboards, lockers, and cubbies reimagined in creative ways—the combination living and dining area, for instance, features chalkboards lining all four walls, and one of the bathrooms even features the schoolhouse’s original fixtures and plumbing. Polished dark hardwood floors and lofted ceilings abound in the sunlit unit, and the two-story great room is the undeniable hub of the home, with an exposed brick fireplace and its own wet bar. A set of glass-lined industrial stairs leads to the top floor.

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Upstairs, the main suite is cavernous, with a massive built-in, nearly floor-to-ceiling wardrobe separating the bedroom area from an open dressing area. During his ownership, Howard installed a custom aquarium in the shower of the master bathroom, and also had a massage room built into the top level. Other perks of the penthouse include a screening room with stadium seating and a private roof deck patio accessible via a steel staircase. 

The schoolhouse building also offers up several shared amenities, including a full gym, a 40,000-gallon black-bottom swimming pool, and a hot tub. Howard, who is currently quarantined in Orlando as part of the NBA bubble, also owns homes in Florida and Los Angeles, as well as a 35,000-square-foot Atlanta mansion he listed last year.

Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest