Buyer of Michael Jordan's cut-price $9.5m Chicago mansion revealed
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The buyer who finally put Michael Jordan out of his misery and snapped up his Chicago mansion earlier this month has revealed plans to honor the legacy of the NBA great. Jordan's 56,000-square-foot mansion in Highland Park, Illinois - a little over an hour from the center of Chicago - had been on the market for over a decade, with the Bulls hero slashing the price from $29million to $9.5m before finally making a sale.
![[John Cooper, a partner of a real estate company, bought it and doesn't plan to change a lot]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/16/93523387-14230403-John_Cooper_a_general_partner_of_real_estate_company_HAN_Capital-a-10_1735318285337.jpg)
Now, the new owner of the property has come forward. John Cooper, from Lincoln, Nebraska, has lived in Chicago for around 10 years and is a big fan of Jordan's. 'I remember seeing the home for sale and thinking how cool it would be for the person that buys the home,' he told the Lincoln Journal Star.
![[Michael Jordan and wife Yvette Prietto attend the Cincoro Tequila launch in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/16/93083509-14230403-Yvette_Prieto_and_Michael_Jordan_attend_the_Cincoro_Tequila_laun-m-6_1735318125486.jpg)
'My favorite player to watch was always Jordan. 'He made shots that seemed impossible, and he got it done on defense too.'. Cooper, who is a partner at real estate company HAN Capital, recently celebrated his 42nd birthday at the property which, the publication says, included a game of basketball on the court that came with the house.
![[Amenities for the mansion include nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a cigar room and a library]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/16/89801761-14230403-Amenities_for_the_mansion_include_nine_bedrooms_19_bathrooms_a_c-a-14_1735318424844.jpg)
The buyer of Michael Jordan's $9.5million Chicago mansion has been revealed. John Cooper, a partner of a real estate company, bought it and doesn't plan to change a lot. The property is best known for the '23' on the gates that guard the mansion - a spot where fans have traveled to take pictures before.
![[Cooper played basketball on the court that he now owns for his 42nd birthday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/16/89801765-14230403-There_is_also_a_basketball_court_a_tennis_court_an_indoor_gym_an-a-15_1735318428424.jpg)
