Yankee superstar Derek Jeter is constructing a mansion on a waterfront spread in Tampa that will be his home away from home when he’s not manning shortstop at the Stadium.
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When it’s finished, Jeter’s mansion in Tampa’s sleepy Davis Islands community will boast seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two three-car garages, an entertainment room, a billiard room and a memorabilia room.
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But the enormity of the project has perturbed the community near downtown Tampa, an area made up of apartments and smaller, modest single-family homes.
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Jeter bought the three lots and combined them to total 1.26 acres.
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He’s building the 31,000- square-foot, two-story mansion as a place to crash during spring training.
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Jeter’s house will be Tampa’s biggest — and twice the size of the Tampa home owned by the Boss, George Steinbrenner.
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The Yankee shortstop also plans to erect a 6-foot fence around the giant shorefront home.
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Zoning officials are planning a hearing on that for next month.
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Tampa ordinances limit the height of the fence to 3 feet.
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But Jeter wants permission for a 3-foot masonry structure topped by a 3-foot-high wrought-iron fence.
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Though some neighbors are crying foul, he’s gotten a little support from the Davis Islands Civic Association.
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Jeff Siewart, president of the group, insists Jeter is not the only property owner building a large house on combined lots — though his home is by far the biggest. He says residents will be thrilled to have him as a neighbor.
