Joe Philbin: First Win, First SoFla House!

Posted by Jose Lambiet , September 17, 2012 Print

It’s a time of firsts for Miami Dolphins Head Coach Joe Philbin.

His first win with the Fins came at yesterday’s home opener against the not-so-scary Oakland Raiders.

And Philbin is settled in his first house in South Florida – something that looks like a modern version of a Middle Ages fort!

Of course, Gossip Extra‘s got the photos!

Philbin, 51, one of the stars of the HBO series Hard Knocks, picked this five-bedroom suburban mansion in the gated Northstar Estates in Davie as his personal headquarters.

Philbin and his wife Diane plunked down $1.78 million for the rock pile shortly after their arrival in April, according to Broward County records.

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Like the rest of us, he got a mortgage.

Unlike the rest of us, it’s a $1 million-loan!

Fort Philbin has six bedrooms, seven baths, a gated “motorcourt” and a “resort-style” pool, according to real estate websites.

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And a moat to keep out Chad Johnson! (Nah, kidding about that!)

It was probably about location, location, location for Philbin: The home is minutes from both the Dolphins training facility in Davie and Sun Life Stadium.

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