Olympic gymnast and longtime Texan Simone Biles has found a new stomping ground in Chicago, ahead of a highly-anticipated visit to Australia in August. The 28-year-old athlete revealed on Instagram that she and her husband, Jonathan Owens, have found themselves a new abode in Chicago, where the NFL player is set to start his second season with the Chicago Bears later this year.
It comes as Ms Biles prepares to head down under in just a few months time to share her powerful story at the Ready25 conference in Sydney in August. In a post shared on her Instagram Stories, Ms Biles – who owns two properties in Texas – revealed the couple was busy shopping for new cars for their Chicago dwelling, although she revealed no other details about the property itself.
“Looking at cars today for our Chicago home,” she wrote over an image of the inside of a Porsche showroom. Although Ms Biles and Mr Owens, who signed a two-year contract with the Bears in 2024, were shopping for vehicles for the Windy City, the image was actually taken inside a Porsche dealership in Houston, just a short drive from their permanent residence in Spring, TX.
The couple has spent more than a year building their dream lakefront home from scratch, with the gymnast regularly sharing progress updates on her Instagram. In October, she revealed that the dwelling was nearing completion, showing off several of the stunning interior decor touches that had been installed, including a dramatic black-and-white marble backsplash in the kitchen and some quirky patterned tiling in the laundry room.
Outside, her images captured the newly built swimming pool, which overlooks the lake and features a lavish spa.
The photos revealed that the swimming pool’s foundation had been laid, the structure was almost complete, and it just needed an overhaul of the surrounding space – as well as some water to fill it with.
However, the home also has a number of other amenities not featured in Ms Biles’ Instagram update, including a home theater and a wet bar, as well as an expansive balcony that overlooks the lake. The home has also been shown on the Netflix series “Simone Biles Rising,” which documented her return to the sport after she withdrew from the 2020 Olympics. In the series, Ms Biles and Mr Owens are seen checking in on progress at their home, with the former admitting it felt “surreal” to see it come to life. “It’s a little surreal to walk through and see just how far it’s come,” she said. “Last time you guys saw it, it was just bones and a structure.”
Although it appears that the property may finally have been completed, Ms Biles and her husband have had little chance to enjoy it fully. At the time of her October Instagram post, Ms Biles was busy taking part in her national Gold Over America Tour (GOAT), which saw her and several other top gymnasts performing in various stadiums across the country, from California to Michigan. Soon after she returned from that blockbuster event, the gymnast headed straight to Chicago to support her husband in his first season with the Bears—regularly sharing images of herself on the sidelines of his games, often sporting custom Owens-branded clothing.
And the couple has had little time to enjoy their new pad even after the NFL season came to an end, instead opting to take advantage of the break by jetting off on a luxury trip to South Africa, where they enjoyed safari adventures, helicopter rides, and vineyard trips, according to Ms Biles’ Instagram posts.
Now, it seems the dynamic duo is preparing for yet another major move – this time to Chicago, where Mr Owens will begin training camp at the end of July. The pair will leave behind not only their custom-built Spring home, but also a second Texas dwelling where they were living while their new abode was being finished.
