{Photograph} by Sean Shanahan.
A legion of billionaires will quickly descend on the District to hitch President-elect Donald Trump’s administration—and it seems they’re already securing their spots within the higher echelons of the DC space’s actual property market. Howard Lutnick, Trump’s Commerce Secretary choose, has reportedly purchased Fox Information anchor Bret Baier’s former Northwest DC residence for practically $30 million, in response to a tip obtained by Curbed.
If Lutnick’s rumored deal is any indication of his fellow cupboard members’ budgets, we are able to anticipate a slew of luxurious purchases within the native real-estate market within the coming weeks. Listed here are a handful of the DC area’s top-of-the-line listings—peek inside earlier than they’re snapped up:
Situated on the biggest privately owned parcel of what was as soon as George Washington’s Mount Vernon residence, River View Property has been up for grabs since this summer time with a $60 million price ticket. The property lives as much as its title, boasting a waterfront dock and terrace views of the Potomac River from many rooms. Designed by architect Jim Rill, the house features a 2,600-square-foot visitor home, a 15-seat movie show, and a spa space with an indoor pool.
Itemizing agent Heather Corey of TTR Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty tells Washingtonian that her crew is anticipating this property to promote to a Trump official; actually, one has already expressed curiosity. If the deal goes by, it is going to mark the costliest residential real-estate transaction within the DC space since this property was final bought—to former Washington Commanders proprietor Dan Snyder, who bought it for $48 million in 2021.
Talking of Dan Snyder, his 25,000-square-foot French-style chateau in Potomac remains to be on the market. A fast recap of the ongoing saga: Snyder put the house up on the market in February 2023 for $49 million; when it didn’t promote, brokers slashed the value to $34.9 million that August (after Snyder’s sale of the Commanders). It nonetheless didn’t promote, so this previous March, Snyder donated the house to the American Most cancers Society. The nonprofit put the house again in the marketplace in Could; since then, the value has dropped to a cool $29.9 million.
When the residence was first put again up on the market, itemizing agent Cara Pearlman of Compass advised Washingtonian that the real-estate market was “stronger than it was” when the seek for a purchaser initially started. With so many billionaires coming to city, maybe the market will lastly be sturdy sufficient to seek out this place a brand new proprietor. The lavish fundamental residence—decked out with a commercial-grade kitchen, a heated indoor pool, and a library starring a marble fire—shares a compound with a three-level guesthouse, a 4,500-square-foot employees home, and a automotive showroom that doubles as a black-tie occasion area.
Northern Virginia land developer Frank Lyon nabbed this pre-Civil Conflict McLean property within the early 1900s: Since then, the Georgian Revival house has been up to date with all the fashionable hallmarks of luxurious residing—together with a six-car storage, expansive pool space, and newly-redone kitchen the place future residents can take pleasure in produce picked from the property’s gardens. Recognized at the moment as Ballantrae Farm, the property boasts about 14,000 sq. toes of indoor area between the primary residence and its two guesthouses. A Trump cupboard choose may purchase themselves loads of privateness on the gated compound, which is priced at $40 million.
Available on the market for the primary time in 50 years, this French Provincial residence was constructed again in 1973 by Mary Lee Bowman, the great-granddaughter of Accomplice Common Robert E. Lee. Inside, discover a roomy reception corridor, a mahogany-paneled library, a sun-drenched solarium, and painted by hand wallpaper within the eating room—which results in a terrace with views of the Potomac River, terraced backyard, and pool. In comparison with another properties featured on this roundup, the asking worth is a steal at $18.5 million.
The Blaine Mansion—named for former Speaker of the Home James G. Blaine, for whom the house was constructed within the late 1800s—is comprised of each a 7,000-square-foot residence and 14,000 sq. toes of business rental area. This property was, fairly actually, constructed for a politician: With sufficient room to entertain 150 company, it includes a large reception space (accessible through a personal elevator), plus a number of formal residing and eating rooms. Renovated in 2009 by DC architect Benjamin A. Van Dusen, trendy facilities embrace a temperature-controlled wine cellar, a house health club that includes a built-in sauna, and a rooftop outfitted with a 60-foot pool.
