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The 7 Most Interesting Real Estate Transactions Around DC This Month

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on May 21, 2019
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This five bedroom, seven bath Georgetown luxury home sold for $4.9 million to Bank of America spokesman, Lawrence Di Rita, and former head of the American Institute in Taiwan, Therese Shaheen. Photograph courtesy of HomeVisit.

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Bought by: Lawrence Di Rita, a Bank of America spokesman, and Therese Shaheen, former head of the American Institute in Taiwan.
Listed: $5,100,000.
Sold: $4,900,000.
Days on market: 152.
Where: Georgetown.
Style: Federal.
Bragging points: Five bedrooms and seven baths, with a theater, gym, wine cellar, and two-car garage.


Sold by: Former investigative journalists Roberta Baskin and Jim Trengrove.
Listed: $1,275,000.
Sold: $1,265,000.
Days on market: 10.
Where: Chevy Chase.
Style: Traditional.
Bragging points: Four bedrooms and five baths, with a custom walk-in closet in the master suite and a hardscaped back yard.


Bought by: Sam Brownback, former US senator and Kansas governor and current ambassador at large for international religious freedom in the Trump administration, and wife Mary.
Listed: $950,000.
Sold: $920,000.
Days on market: 16.
Where: Navy Yard.
Style: Townhouse.
Bragging points: Four bedrooms and two baths, with a private roof deck and an attached garage.


Author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning, Eric Berg and his wife Karen bought this six bedroom, ten bath luxury home, featuring amenities from a theater to a sport court, in Bethesda for $4.25 million. Photograph courtesy of HomeVisit.

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Bought by: Eric Berg, author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning and director of the Health and Wellness Center in Alexandria, and wife Karen.
Listed: $4,495,000.
Sold: $4,250,000.
Days on market: 16.
Where: Bethesda.
Style: European.
Bragging points: More than 7,300 square feet, with six bedrooms, ten baths, a theater, a pool, and a sport court.


Bought by: Stu Trevelyan, CEO of NGP VAN, a fundraising-technology provider to Democratic campaigns.
Listed: $2,695,000.
Sold: $2,550,000.
Days on market: 83.
Where: Chevy Chase.
Style: Craftsman.
Bragging points: Six bedrooms and baths, with beamed ceilings in the family room, a double shower in the master, and a covered rear porch.


This Clifton luxury home, which sits on over 12 acres of land, sold for $4.6 million to AOL cofounder Ken Huntsman and his wife, Marci, after more than 2 years on the market. Photograph courtesy of HomeVisit.

Virginia

Sold by: AOL cofounder Ken Huntsman and his wife, Marci, a pastor.
Listed: $4,950,000.
Sold: $4,600,000.
Days on market: 928.
Where: Clifton.
Style: Craftsman.
Bragging points: On more than 12 acres, with six bedrooms and eight baths, a carriage house, a pool and pool house, and a sport court.


Sold by: Timothy Biddle, a founding member of Crowell & Moring, and wife Laura, a partner at Venable.
Listed: $1,699,999.
Sold: $1,780,000.
Days on market: 10.
Where: Arlington.
Style: Craftsman.
Bragging points: Seven bedrooms and six baths, with heated floors and a whirlpool in the master suite, a screened porch, a workout room, and wine storage.

Some sales information provided by American City Business Leads and Diana Hart of Washington Fine Properties.

This article appears in the May 2019 issue of Washingtonian.

More: ArlingtonBethesdaChevy ChaseCliftonGeorgetownLuxury HomesMarylandNavy YardVirginia
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