Lobbyist and Democratic strategist Tony Podesta has listed his house in Kalorama for $9,995,000. The four-story home has five bedrooms, four full baths, and two half-baths across 9,2000 square feet of space. It’s being listed by Patrick Chauvin and Nicole Powell of Compass.
Originally constructed in 1929, the home has an entryway with a custom-built glass helix staircase near a kitchen designed by Italian architect Antonio Citterio. The living room has a marble fireplace from the 15th century, and the family room has floor-to-ceiling doors leading to the garden. In the second-floor primary suite, you’ll find a kitchenette, huge dressing rooms, and a spa-like bathroom. The house also has an elevator, a basement-level guest suite, a second caterer’s kitchen, a wine cellar that can house more than 9,600 bottles, a garage with space for two cars, a separate delivery entrance, and custom museum-style lighting throughout (Podesta is a big art collector).
Outside the home, there is a wood-fired pizza oven and outdoor kitchen and terraced gardens.
Another perk: Whoever buys the Podesta home will be neighbors with the Obamas. They purchased the house two doors down for $8.1 million in 2017.
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A previous version of this article did not list Nicole Powell as the second listing agent. This post has been updated.
Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. She’s written for The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Del Ray.
