Lee’s 11,000-square-foot permanent residence was designed to showcase her extensive collection of art glass.

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Lee’s 11,000-square-foot permanent residence was designed to showcase her extensive collection of art glass.

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Lee's other home, designed by Edward Durell Stone— architect of the Kennedy Center and Radio City Music Hall—is on the market for just under $7 million. Photography Courtesy of Jane Nacke.

Debra Lee, CEO of BET, owns two gigantic homes on adjoining lots overlooking Rock Creek Park in this DC neighborhood—and she’s been trying to get rid of one of them for 2½ years. The one on the market has four bedrooms and six baths and was designed by Edward Durell Stone, architect of the Kennedy Center and Radio City Music Hall. Lee put the house on the market for $8.5 million in October 2009; it’s now listed for just under $7 million.

Next door is Lee’s permanent residence, a curvy modern structure with glass walls overlooking the park. The 11,000-square-foot home was designed to showcase Lee’s extensive collection of art glass. It has a two-story living and dining space, a stainless-steel wine cellar, and a separate wing—accessible by a glass-enclosed breezeway—for Lee’s two children.

The Stone-designed property and Lee’s custom home are assessed for almost $8.9 million each.