Developer Ben Mallah buys former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard’s Pinellas home for $16.5 million


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Real estate investor Ben Mallah bought a gulf-front mansion Thursday for $16.5 million, by far the most ever paid for a residential property in the Tampa Bay area. The seller was former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, who built the house four years ago on 200 feet of private beach that he bought for $3.5 million. Mallah, known for his…

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