Phelps -- Now a Real Homie

16. I bet The Crescent is THRILLED about all of this publicity! The condo building (which was finally turned into luxury apartments after there were NO sales) is barely at 50% and I think he bought one of the 2 townhomes that have sold out of, like, 8 or 9. This should boost their business quite a bit.

Anyway, happy to have him in Fells Point!

Posted at 3:26PM on Aug 21st 2008 by kamo

17. Listed as an absentee owner on the tax record.. the mailing address is back to pinnacle drive in McLean near where his father works

Posted at 3:43PM on Aug 21st 2008 by BK

18. Totally amazing, and he earned every bit of it by himself.

Posted at 4:05PM on Aug 21st 2008 by cm

19. Baltimore? Seriously...Baltimore...someone paid a million bucks for something in...Baltimore? he is hot though...does he have a girlfriend or is she a beard?

Posted at 3:59PM on Aug 21st 2008 by spencer

20. He has worked so hard, he deserves any luxury he can afford. Congrats on the new home.

Posted at 4:17PM on Aug 21st 2008 by christopher

21. the guy grew up in baltimore.
his family is there.
and that's where he's going to be training.
might as well live where you train...

Posted at 4:16PM on Aug 21st 2008 by suki

22. His family is here, Flo...ease up on ole' Baltimore, sweetheart

Posted at 4:48PM on Aug 21st 2008 by David Lee Roth

23. Enjoy, you deserve it for a lifetime of sacrifice and commitment to the sport. We are so proud of you. You alone will revive the sport.......and get kids in the pools and excited about swimming........ Well done!

Posted at 4:20PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Nancy

24. Wow!! Talk about cheap!! 1.69 million for a 4800 sq. foot condo on the waterfront... in the city!!!??

In vancouver (Canada), that kind of place would cost about 7 - 10 million!!! Talk about cheap... I think I'm gonna move.

Posted at 4:50PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Lisa

25. Silly TMZ- you KNOW what he'll be practicing in that pool!

Posted at 4:48PM on Aug 21st 2008 by YumYum

26. he should of brought a home on the river , very nice .

Va is much better , Tyson's Corner , leesburg , Reston ,
especially Ashburn , va , there's alot of towns to live in
Va ..... Oh Great Falls Va is nice , million dollar homes
there too . If I had my choice , I would live in Ashburn
or Great Falls on acres.

Or he could of lived in Chevy Chase , Georgetown .
very expensive towns.

Posted at 4:50PM on Aug 21st 2008 by ASHBURN VA IS A NICE TOWN , CLEAN , AND GREAT FALLS IN VA ...

27. Fame has gone to his head. He should be investing his money for when he is just another legend.
Noone needs all that excess. He should share some of his wealth & talent with the street kids who need guidence

Posted at 4:55PM on Aug 21st 2008 by M. Trudeau

28. Wow, it's a surprisingly modest place. I'm impressed he didn't go overboard with a home purchase—oh wait, that was the rest of the saps who bought overpriced homes in the last few years and are now in foreclosure.

Posted at 4:56PM on Aug 21st 2008 by JMS

29. I need to move to Baltimore if that place only costs $1.69 million!!!

Posted at 5:01PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Kat

30. Sadly much of downtown Baltimore is not great, which is a shame because there's a lot of beautiful old row homes that would sell for a mint elsewhere. Baltimore's only 30 minutes away from DC and it's not a bad drive to NYC. If I lived back east again I'd choose Northern Virginia, but that whole area is filled with great places to live. Stay on the I-95 corridor and you can't lose.

Posted at 5:11PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Emerson