Bill Pohlad's house (Orono, Minnesota)

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2417 Woodwinds Lane, Minnetonka Beach, MN 55391

This home, with 1,600 feet of shoreline at the tip of a secluded peninsula, was bought by Bill Pohlad in April 2011 for $5,200,000 from businessman Thomas L. Meehan (it had been originally listed for $6,500,000). Meehan himself bought the property in July 2009 for $4,350,000. The structure itself is a modest 2,355 sq ft house but it's private 3 acres make it highly desirable.

Bill Pohlad is the son of Carl Pohlad, a wealthy and successful financier who bought the Minnesota Twins of which his sons (including Bill) own. Bill Pohlad became notable in his own right by becoming a successful film producer of such pictures as Tree of Life, The Runaways and Into the Wild and his company, River Road Entertainment had made notable movies including Brokeback Mountain and Food, Inc.

SOURCES:
Property info/past sales:
www.zillow.com/homedetails/19550-Cedarhurst-St-Wayzata-...

Property line:
www.edinarealty.com/

Property owner:
www16.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/pidresult.jsp?pid=22117232...

Owner info:
www.imdb.com/name/nm0688361/
www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/05/12/bill-poh...
finance-commerce.com/2011/09/top-residential-transactio...
www.husets-speedway.com/hof/2007.htm