Where Does Ken Griffey Jr. Live in Florida? Inside His Windermere Lakefront Estate

Where does Ken Griffey Jr. live? The Hall of Fame outfielder lives in Windermere, Florida, in a custom estate on Cypress Lake. Windermere is a lakeside town about 20 miles southwest of Orlando. He bought the land in 2004 and built the house with his wife Melissa. In May 2026 the home went on the market for $27 million, so his time there may be ending. Here is what public reporting says about the estate, the listing, and where the Griffeys have lived before.

Key takeaways

• Griffey lives in Windermere, in Orange County, on Cypress Lake, part of the Butler Chain of Lakes.
• He bought the 11-acre lot for $2.575 million in 2004, per Orlando Weekly, and built the house around 2008.
• The home runs about 22,000 square feet with seven bedrooms, a 10-car garage, a theater and a golf simulator.
• He listed it for $27 million in May 2026. No sale has been reported as of September 2026.

Where does Ken Griffey Jr. live in Florida?

Griffey lives in Windermere, a small town on the west side of the Orlando metro area. Windermere sits on the Butler Chain of Lakes, a string of 13 connected lakes with some of the clearest water in central Florida. The town is best known as the home of Isleworth Golf and Country Club. Tiger Woods, Shaquille O'Neal and a roster of pro athletes lived there in the 1990s and 2000s. Windermere is in central Florida, well outside the counties Pure Equity serves. We cover it because the search interest is real.

Griffey's estate sits on Cypress Lake, one of the lakes in the chain. Orlando Weekly described it as a standalone lakefront property in Windermere rather than a home inside the Isleworth gates. Other coverage has grouped it with the Isleworth area, though. Either way, the estate has access to the whole chain through a community boat ramp and its own dock. Pure Equity does not publish private addresses, so the lake is as specific as this post gets.

He has been in the area a long time. Reports place Griffey in the Orlando suburbs from his Seattle Mariners years onward, when he was one of the athletes who made Isleworth famous. When he signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 2000, he kept his Florida base, and the 2004 land purchase turned it into a permanent one.

Inside the reported Windermere estate

Orlando Weekly reported in May 2026 that the home had come on the market at $27 million. Llin Lu of Premier Sotheby's International Realty holds the listing. The paper put the house at 22,108 square feet on 11 private acres, with more than 440 feet of frontage on Cypress Lake. Robb Report covered the same listing and described a Mediterranean-style house on three levels.

The room count is seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The features list reads like a resort. There is a 28-foot foyer, a chef's kitchen, a theater, a gym, a golf simulator and a wine room. Outside, the pool and spa have waterslides, and there is a private basketball court. The garage holds 10 cars with vehicle lifts. Upstairs, the primary suite has a fireplace and a bathroom with a whirlpool tub. Robb Report said the house was purpose-built for Ken and Melissa Griffey and finished in 2008.

The math on the deal is public. Griffey paid $2.575 million for the land in 2004, per Orlando Weekly. The construction cost was not reported. If the home sells anywhere near its asking price, it would rank among the most expensive home sales ever in the Orlando area. The local record has sat well below $27 million. That is one reason the listing drew national coverage.

Why Ken Griffey Jr. chose Windermere

The first reason was the lakes. Griffey has spent his retirement on a boat as often as on a golf course, and the Butler Chain is the best freshwater boating in the region. A lot with 440 feet of lake frontage and room for a dock was the draw. The 2004 purchase came four years before the house was finished, so he picked the land first and designed around it.

The second reason was neighbors. In the late 1990s Windermere and Isleworth were the off-season home of choice for athletes who wanted Florida's tax treatment, a private airport nearby and golf. Griffey, Woods and O'Neal all lived within a few miles of each other. That community thinned out over the years, but the infrastructure that drew it, from private schools to the airport at Orlando Executive, is still there.

The third reason is family. Griffey and Melissa raised three children in the house, and his son Trey played football at Arizona and in the NFL. With the children grown, a 22,000-square-foot home is a lot of house for two people, and that is the most likely reason for the listing. Griffey has not given a public reason for selling, so that remains a reasonable inference rather than a reported fact.

Where else does Ken Griffey Jr. live?

Reporting does not describe a second home in detail. Griffey grew up in Cincinnati, where his father played for the Reds. He has kept ties to both Cincinnati and Seattle through his front office role with the Mariners and his work with MLB. He also spends time on the road as a professional photographer, a second career that has taken him to NFL sidelines and Formula 1 races.

None of that reporting names a property. If the Windermere sale closes, the next home will likely surface in the same real estate press that covered this listing. Until then, Windermere is the only confirmed residence.

What homes near Ken Griffey Jr. cost

Windermere is outside Pure Equity's service area. The closest South Florida equivalent to a large waterfront estate built for an athlete is The Bear's Club in Jupiter, where Michael Jordan built a home on a multi-acre lot. The deep-water estates of Admirals Cove, a few miles south, are the other option. Both offer the privacy, the water and the golf that made Windermere attractive, with the ocean a short boat ride away instead of a lake.

Our MLS feed as of September 2026 shows about 730 active listings in Jupiter, with a median list price near $875,000 and an average of about 116 days on market. Estate homes in the Bear's Club and Admirals Cove sit far above that citywide median. Our waterfront homes page filters the coast down to homes on the water, and the Palm Beach County page carries the county view.

For central Florida itself, our Orange County page pulls live listings and market stats for Orlando, Windermere and the rest of the county. It is a data page rather than a service area, but the numbers update nightly.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ken Griffey Jr. live now?

As of September 2026 he still owns the Windermere estate on Cypress Lake, which has been on the market since May 2026 at $27 million. No sale has been reported. If it sells, his next home has not been announced.

Where in Windermere does Ken Griffey Jr. live?

The estate sits on Cypress Lake, part of the Butler Chain of Lakes, on about 11 acres. Orlando Weekly described it as a standalone lakefront property rather than a home inside Isleworth. Pure Equity does not publish street addresses.

Where does Ken Griffey Jr. live full time?

Windermere has been his full-time home since the house was finished in 2008, and his base in the Orlando area goes back to the 1990s. Reporting does not identify a second residence. His work with the Mariners and MLB involves travel rather than a second home.

How much did Ken Griffey Jr. pay for the Windermere home?

He paid $2.575 million for the land in 2004, per Orlando Weekly, then built the house. The construction cost was not reported. The 2026 asking price of $27 million is more than ten times the land price.

Is Windermere part of South Florida?

No. Windermere is in Orange County in central Florida, about 170 miles by road from West Palm Beach. Pure Equity serves Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and five nearby counties on the southeast coast.

Does Ken Griffey Jr. still own the Windermere home?

Yes, as of the latest reporting. The listing went live in May 2026 and no closing has been reported. Homes at that price point in Orlando often take a year or more to sell.

Do you own a waterfront or golf-community home in Jupiter or anywhere in Palm Beach County? Request a free home valuation from Pure Equity to get a current estimate of its value. Buyers can browse Jupiter listings or see luxury homes across South Florida. Related reads: where Michael Jordan lives in Jupiter and where Tiger Woods lives on Jupiter Island, Griffey's old Isleworth neighbor.

Sources

• Orlando Weekly, Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.'s Orlando-area mansion hits the market
• Robb Report, MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Listed His Lakefront Mansion in Orlando for $27 Million
• Elite Agent, Baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr. lists Florida mansion for US$27 million

Based on publicly reported information; details may change and are not independently verified by Pure Equity. We do not publish private addresses.