Carmelo Anthony, a 6’8-inch forward for the Denver Nuggets, has bought the sprawling Sognare Estate mansion near Littleton. It was listed for almost $12 million.

Anthony bought the 25,000 square foot home from a former Qwest executive who, as part of the deal, will get the basketball player’s house in Lakewood.

Former Qwest executive vice president Stephen Jacobsen built the house after pocketing almost $50 million in company stock when the Denver telecom was still flying high.

Anthony’s pending purchase of the Tuscan-style home on almost six acres in Polo Reserve has kept real estate brokers buzzing for more than a month.

The home was originally listed at $17 million in 2004, which was then the most expensive house the market, but last year the price was slashed to $11.95 million.

Bob Kosena, one of the four Fuller Towne & Country Properties brokers listing it, declined to comment on the selling price or the buyer.

The estate was built in 2002. It includes seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a 5,000-bottle wine center, an 11,000-square-foot barn, hand-cut limestone floors, a Brazilian mahogany paneled library, and a cutting edge recording studio.

The finished square footage has been described in various marketing material as ranging from 21,084 square feet to 25,610 square feet.

But basically, Anthony doubled the size of his 12,130-square-foot Lakewood home, which he bought on April 15, 2004 for $3.5 million. The sales price that the Jacobsens paid for it has not yet been recorded with the Jefferson County Assessor’s office, and Andrews declined to release the sales price.
DAYUUUUM I REALLY WANNA SEE THIS HOUSE. I KNOW IT'S TIGHT AS HELL! AH THE JOY OF HAVING MONEY OUT THE ASS! A "BRAZILLIAN MAHOGANY PANELED LIBRARY, A BARN, AND A RECORDING STUDIO!" HOL UP, HOL UP THAT FOOL BETTA NOT EVEN THINK OF ATTEMPTING TO RECORD SOMETHING HIMSELF IN THAT STUDIO. AND WE DON'T NEED 'JEWELZ' IN THERE EITHER....HE BETTA GET OUT THERE AND RAISE SOME CHICKENS OR SOMETHING IN THAT BARN