After a fantastic season, Dan Snyder’s former football team, the Commanders, are a hot commodity. His former house? Not so much. The 13.5-acre estate in Potomac can’t seem to find a buyer. Here’s a look at the property’s history.
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July 2, 2001
Two years after buying the football team, Snyder purchases a property at 11900 River Road from Jordan’s King Hussein and Queen Noor (who was born and raised in this area). According to Maryland property records, Snyder pays $8,640,000.
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2004
After buying six adjacent parcels, Snyder builds a 25,119-square-foot French-chateau-inspired mansion on the site. The house, which overlooks the Potomac River, has five bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a staff house, and a conservatory.
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February 6, 2023
Snyder lists the estate for $49 million with TTR Sotheby’s. “This home is lavishly regal, thanks to its chateau design and limestone exterior,” gushes Realtor.com. “The astonishing property” is “nearly unmatched in its magnificence.”
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July 20, 2023
Snyder sells the Commanders for $6.05 billion–the highest amount ever paid for a sports franchise in North America. His house isn’t so fortunate: It remains listed at the same price with no takers.
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August 10, 2023
The market appears to have spoken: Snyder knocks $14.1 million off the price, bringing it down to $34.9 million. That doesn’t help.
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March 7, 2024
Rather than reducing it further, Snyder donates the mansion to the American Cancer Society. He gets a nice tax write-off, while the charity now has to try to unload the thing. The property is pulled off the market less than two weeks later.
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May 9, 2024
The American Cancer Society lists the house again, now with Compass. The asking price remains $34.9 million–with the same lack of results.
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September 23, 2024
Could it still be overpriced? Another $5 million gets knocked off, bringing it down to $29.9 million.
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February 2025
Snyder’s former estate remains available. Looking to luxuriate in the onetime digs of DC’s worst sports-team owner? Make an offer!
This article appears in the April 2025 issue of Washingtonian.
