Another potentially record-breaking home has hit the DC-area market. A Great Falls mansion is going for $17,995,000, according to the Wall Street Journal. If it sells for that price, listing agent Daniel Heider of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty says it will be the most expensive home ever sold in the locale.
The Wildesmoore House was built in 2000 by sellers Ian Landy, co-founder of telecommunications company LightSpeed International, and his wife, Karen Landy, who bought the land in 1998, says the WSJ. A 24,500-square-foot Georgian-style mansion sits on the gated 17.3-acre property, with eight bedrooms and 13-and-a-half bathrooms. Inside, there are 12-foot ceilings, 11 fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen, a formal dining room, an elevator, and multiple laundry facilities, according to information provided by TTR Sotheby’s. The above-ground lower level is entirely dedicated to entertainment and wellness, with a billiards room, a fully equipped wet bar, a screening room, a fitness center with a sauna, and an attached guest apartment. There’s also an indoor swimming pavilion enclosed in an Athenian-style solarium with a large pool and a bubbling spa.
Outside, there are two four-car garages, a circular motor court, and a slew of equestrian facilities, such as a six-stall stable, three pastures, and a sand training area. The home is also surrounded by lush landscaped green spaces, several streams, and a private quarter-of-an-acre lake with a fountain and koi pond.
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Before becoming Research Editor, Damare Baker was an Editorial Fellow and Assistant Editor for Washingtonian. She has previously written for Voice of America and The Hill. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she studied international relations, Korean, and journalism.
