DC
1
Where: Wesley Heights.
Bought by: Alex Velinsky, a partner and finance lawyer at Morgan Lewis, and Elizabeth Velinsky.
Listed: $3,550,000.
Sold: $3,300,000.
Days on market: 214.
Bragging points: A renovated 1940 Colonial with six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a dining room with cathedral ceilings, a recreation room, a flagstone patio, and a fenced backyard.
2
Where: Georgetown.
Bought by: Madeline M. Grayson, cofounder of Tuckernuck, and Paul C. Grayson, a principal at BG Ventures.
Listed: $5,995,000.
Sold: $5,995,000.
Days on market: 9.
Bragging points: An 1850s brick house with seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, two half baths, three fireplaces, a grand foyer, a double-parlor living room, a library, a flagstone terrace, a brick patio and garden, and a pool with a pool house.
3
Where: Berkley.
Sold by: Jason L. Twomey, a financial adviser at Oppenheimer & Co., and Melissa H. Twomey, founder and principal of VisionArt Consulting.
Listed: $5,999,000.
Sold: $5,999,000.
Days on market: 12.
Bragging points: A Neoclassical-style mansion with six bed-rooms, five and a half bathrooms, three fireplaces, a reception area, a library, a recreation room, a dining patio, a loggia, a pool terrace, and an English garden.
Maryland
4
Where: Bethesda.
Sold by: Susan L. Furbay, a hospitality-real-estate investment professional.
Listed: $3,599,000.
Sold: $3,550,000.
Days on market: 105.
Bragging points: A transitional-style home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half baths, two fireplaces, a library, a recreation room, a front porch, and a tree-lined backyard.
5
Where: Chevy Chase.
Bought by: David M. Uhlmann, former EPA assistant administrator, and Virginia E. Murphy, a professor at the University of Michigan.
Listed: $3,195,000.
Sold: $3,000,000.
Days on market: 38.
Bragging points: A new three-story house with six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, two fireplaces, an elevator, a large recreation room, a covered patio, and a rear porch.
Virginia
6
Where: McLean.
Sold by: Former Washington Caps center Nicklas Backstrom.
Listed: $11,995,000.
Sold: $11,000,000.
Days on market: 188.
Bragging points: A 17,135-square-foot estate with seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, five half baths, six fireplaces, dual staircases, an elevator, a catering kitchen, a sauna, a theater, a gym, a recreation room, and a resort-style pool area.
7
Where: McLean.
Bought by: James M. Roth, an author and former CIA officer.
Listed: $7,395,000.
Sold: $7,200,000.
Days on market: 116.
Bragging points: A custom-built home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three half baths, five fireplaces, an elevator, a two-story foyer, a library, a theater, a fitness room, an outdoor kitchen, a saltwater pool, and a four-car garage.
This article appears in the April 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
