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Matters Of State Donald Rumsfeld, Evan Bayh and ex-FCC chair William Kennard buy and sell in the Capital City BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
LCB Place LLC sold BANCROFT PLACE NW to Martin DiMarzo for $4,864,000. Washington Fine Properties’ Nancy Taylor Bubes was the listing agent while Glass House Real Estate’s Khalil El-Ghoul was the buyer’s agent. The five-bedroom, neo-Georgian residence was built in 1928 and was spectacularly renovated by John Cecchi. The property in the much sought-after Kalorama neighborhood includes a large eat-in kitchen, five bedrooms with en-suite baths, a garage and an elevator.
THE DISTRICT Two-time Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s brick Federal row house in Kalorama sold for $3.9 million to the Trustees of the Rutland Trust . Rumsfeld bought KALORAMA ROAD NW in 2001 for $3,350,000. The seven-bedroom, five-bath house, built in 1979, includes a pool, private garden and greenhouse. Washington Fine Properties’ Boucie Addison was the listing agent; TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s William Stewart was the buyer’s agent. Former Indiana Governor Birch “Evan� Bayh III and his wife Susan bought N STREET NW Georgetown for $2,925,000. He
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is the son of Birch E. Bayh Jr., a former Indiana senator and 1976 Democratic presidential primary contender. Mrs. Bayh is an attorney and former corporate board member for health insurance company, Wellpoint. Glass Construction spearheaded the complete remodeling and rebuilding of the 1820 fourlevel Federal structure using the best materials and finishes. The four-bedroom residence boasts a sunny gourmet kitchen,10-foot ceilings and a charming south-facing garden. Washington Fine Properties’ Jim Kaull was the listing agent. McEnearney Associates’ Allison Brigati represented the buyer. UNIVERSITY TERRACE NW in Kent,
which in the spring of 2013 held the title for most expensive listing in Washington with an original price tag of $19.5 million, recently sold for $4.5 million to an undisclosed buyer. The residence was most recently home to Louisa du Pont Copeland Duemling and her late husband, former ambassador to Suriname Robert Duemling. The fivebedroom, seven-bath, 10,000-square-foot mansion features a two-bedroom guest house, pool, circular driveway, gated parking and gardens on over six acres of land. Heidi Hatfield of Washington Fine Properties was the listing agent; TTR Sotheby’s Jonathan Taylor represented the buyer.
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Marilyn Charity was the buyer’s agent. David Stevens, a former Federal Housing Administration commissioner and current head of the Mortgage Bankers Association, and his wife Mary, sold SEDGWICK STREET NW for $2,175,000 to David Hudson. Mr. Stevens is also the former chief operating officer of Long & Foster Real Estate. The five-bedroom slate-roof Colonial in Spring Valley was built in 1939 and boasts a gourmet kitchen, charming garden, and fully finished lower level. Long & Foster’s Marc Fleisher represented both sides in the transaction.
MARYLAND Patricia Adams Harr sold WEST KIRKE STREET in Chevy Chase for $1,557,500 to Elizabeth and Richard Tonner. Harr is the
VIRGINIA Leslie Smith Ariail sold CAMERON STREET in Alexandria to Grant Reid for $4,020,000. Ariail is a partner of BM Smith, a real estate investment and management company founded in 1908 by her grandfather. The historic Lord Fairfax house was built in 1803 and features five bedrooms and 7,000square-feet of interior living space. The residence is an outstanding representation of Federal architecture in the heart of Old Town. Washington Fine Properties William F.X. Moody, Robert Hryniewicki and Adam Rackliffe were the listing agents.Weichert Realtors’ Patricia Derwinski was the buyer’s agent.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union William Kennard and his wife Deborah Kennedy, an attorney, purchased Unit 603 in Harbourside at 2900 K STREET NW for $3,570,000 from Langport Ltd. Prior to being appointed ambassador by President Obama, Kennard was managing director of
granddaughter of Edward Stratemeyer, creator of many of the characters in the popular Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys children’s mystery series. Her mother, Harriet Adams, wrote over 200 of the books and was also senior partner of Stratemeyer Syndicate, a group of writers employed to write books for the series. The buyers relocated from Alexandria to live near the Chevy Chase Club. The house was built in 1898. The street must appeal to literary types; political columnist Mark Shields lives next door. Washington Fine Properties’ Mary Addison was the listing agent; Washington Fine Properties’ Bobbie Brewster represented the buyer.
The Carlyle Group and served as chairman of the FCC from 1997-2001. The four-bedroom Georgetown condominium features over 5,000-square-feet of high-end finishes, luxe amenities and Potomac River views. Long & Foster Real Estate’s Nancy Itteilag was the listing agent. Washington Fine Properties’
PROPERTY LINES DUPONT DREAM: A stunning Victorian (1895) five-bedroom row house on a charming treelined street in the heart of Dupont Circle is listed at $2,228,000. SSI International Corporation is selling the RIGGS PLACE NW residence, which features modern-day appointments with period sophistication. The property also includes a separate metered guest quarters with a kitchen. Beasley’s Anne Marie Drechsler and Elizabeth Minoso are the listing agents.
library and stone terrace with gardens. Beasley’s Jim Bell is the listing agent.
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ: Over 5,600-squarefeet of luxe living is up for grabs in the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton West End. Jeffrey and Linda Fine listed RD STREET NW PH for $6,950,000. The penthouse boasts dual entrances plus a service entrance for catering, three balconies, an eat-in gourmet kitchen and four bedroom suites, plus a wood-paneled library. Ellen Morrell and Matt WAKEFIELD BEAUTY: Allison and Henry McCormick of Washington Fine Properties are O’Connor listed CUMBERLAND STREET the listing agents. NW in the Wakefield neighborhood for $1,249,000. The fully remodeled stately six-bedroom Georgian COUNTRY CLUB DREAM: Rick Bates has includes an eat-in gourmet kitchen with marble listed CONGRESSIONAL COURT in countertops, formal dining room, wood-paneled Potomac for $5.2 million. Bates is the former
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president of Catalyst Health Solutions, which was acquired by SXC for $4.4 billion in 2012. He is currently the CEO of Singlecare. The Bradley Farms Colonial boasts 12-foot ceilings, sun-filled embassy sized rooms, a chef’s kitchen with a separate catering wing and an expansive master suite. The seven-bedroom property (which sits on a meticulously maintained two-acre lot overlooking the fifth fairway at Congressional Country Club) was custom-built in 2000. A guest cottage was added in 2012 by Studio Z. The property also includes a half basketball court, indoor batting cage, pool and spa. The listing agents for the property are TTR Sotheby’s Maura Shannon and Zelda Heller. Send real estate news to Stacey Grazier Pfarr at editorial@washingtonlife.com.
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