Cardinals star Pujols spends $2 million in Wildwood

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and his wife, Deidre, paid $2 million for a new construction five-bedroom, six bath in Wildwood at 102 Grand Meridien Forest Dr. on Oct. 25.

The new 7,949 square foot home was built last year by Arbor Homes Inc., a Lake St. Louis-based builder of custom homes.

Mr. Pujols has spent his entire major league career in a Cardinal uniform. Since his debut in 2001, he leads the majors in runs batted in, runs scored, total bases and extra base hits. He ranks second in home runs (250, to Alex Rodriguez's 275), hits and doubles and third in batting average. He also boasts the highest slugging percentage (.620) of any active player.

He won the National League MVP in 2005 and his first Gold Glove in 2006, while leading the Cardinals to their first World Series title in 24 years.

He also opened an acclaimed sports bar, Pujols 5, in Westport Plaza.

Pujols' 2007 campaign produced mixed results. He batted .327, but his 32 home runs, 99 runs scored and 103 runs batted in were the lowest of his seven year career. He did, however, win his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award, a prestigious award given to players for defensive excellence by famed sabermetrician Bill James and a panel of experts.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Pujols became an American citizen earlier this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Pujols also own property in Creve Coeur.

Though homes sales are down 23 percent through September versus the same time frame last year, Wildwood is still the tenth most active market in the St. Louis area. Median home sale prices in Wildwood are up a fraction to $360,000 from $357,000 in 2006.

Median home sale prices have been rising steadily in Wildwood since 1999, when BlockShopper Metrics began tracking data.

Address: 102 Grand Meridien Forest Dr.
Buyer: Albert Pujols and his wife, Diedre
Seller: Arbor Homes
Sale Date: Oct. 25


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Address: 102 Grand Meridien Forest Drive
Buyer(s): Bella Trust, Jose A Pujols, Diedre Pujols
Seller(s): Arbor Homes Inc
Sale date: Oct. 25, 2007

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