Former NFL Star's Waterfront Home In Greenwich Set For Auction

GREENWICH, CT -- Former All-Pro Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk is auctioning off his waterfront Greenwich home next month for a starting bid of $3.25 million, according to the listing on realtor.com.

Birk bought the home in 2014, a year after winning the Super Bowl, for $3.85 million and retired from the game following the victory. Prior to the Ravens, Birk played for 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that drafted him, and he is opening a Catholic high school in the state, reports Burnsville Patch.

The Greenwich auction is scheduled for June 1 at the home, located at 26 Cobb Island Drive, and the sale is being handled by Professional Real Estate Auctions LLC of Avon, CT, writes the Greenwich Time.

This is the second time Birk has auctioned off a home. He did the same thing with a Baltimore area home in 2013, a move that Michael Pelzar, the presenting agent with PREA, told the publication can generate more interest and potentially lead to faster sales.

Birk's Greenwich home rests on just over an acre, was built in 1991, and was completely remodeled in 2008.

"The perfect blend of timeless elegance and a warm and welcoming family home," the realtor.com listing states. "Whether you are hosting a formal dinner party in the stately living/dining rooms or a Super Bowl party in the expansive finished lower level; a 4th of July party around the pool or a chic cocktail party on the veranda this house is ready to entertain."

Birk's home is not the only Greenwich home up for auction. This weekend, PREA is auctioning off another home at 42 Cognewaugh Road in Cos Cob, with a starting bid of $900,000. And Paramont Realty USA is auctioning off 282 Round Hill Road, also this weekend, for a starting bid of $1.8 million.

• Address: 26 Cobb Island Dr, Greenwich, Connecticut
• Price: $3,250,000
• Square Feet: 8412
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1991
• Features: REAL ESTATE AUCTION ON PREMISES & ONLINE SATURDAY JUNE 1ST @ 1:00PM. List price is suggested OPENING BID ONLY. Pre-Auction Offers Considered! Spectacular Colonial in gated, waterfront Cobb Island neighborhood. The perfect blend of timeless elegance and a warm and welcoming family home. Whether you are hosting a formal dinner party in the stately living/dining rooms or a Superbowl party in the expansive finished lower level; a 4th of July party around the pool or a chic cocktail party on the veranda this house is ready to entertain. Remodeled in 2008 from top to bottom. Chef's kitchen with center island and granite counters. The luxurious master suite, dramatic marble foyer with sweeping stairway, crown moldings, built-ins, French doors, unobstructed views of Long Island Sound, expansive patio, beautiful pool, and professionally manicured gardens. Additional 1500 sf lower level.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.