Virginia
1
Where: McLean.
Sold by: Edward Newberry, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs.
Listed: $7,950,000.
Sold: $7,252,615.
Days on market: 98.
Bragging points: A renovated 1920s Colonial-style house on four acres with six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, multiple fireplaces, a patio, and a carriage house.
2
Where: Upperville.
Sold by: Fred M. Briggs, cofounder and CTO of Applied Impact Robotics, and Heather K. Briggs, a technology consultant.
Listed: $6,775,000.
Sold: $6,500,000.
Days on market: 49.
Bragging points:A 122-acre equestrian estate with a three-bedroom house, two staff houses, two barns, indoor and outdoor arenas, an exercise track, an orchard, and two ponds.
3
Where: McLean.
Sold by: Robert Kocher, founder and CEO of the government-contracting firm Ideal Innovations.
Listed: $6,250,000.
Sold: $6,150,000.
Days on market: 21.
Bragging points:A custom estate with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, two half baths, eight fireplaces, a wine cellar, a spa and gym, a private guest suite, a massage room, and one acre of gardens.
Maryland
4
Where: Bethesda.
Bought by: Basit Chaudhry, CEO of the health-tech company Tuple Health, and Kavita Patel, a healthcare-policy expert.
Listed: $7,000,000.
Sold: $7,000,000.
Days on market: 240.
Bragging points: A newly constructed house designed by GTM Architects with six bedrooms; seven and a half bathrooms; a gym; a screened porch with a fireplace; an elevator; and a three-car garage.
5
Where: Chevy Chase.
Bought by: Burden Walker, a partner at Arnold & Porter, and Leslie Pope, a partner at Kellogg Hansen.
Listed: $4,695,000.
Sold: $4,275,000.
Days on market: 28.
Bragging points:A 5,160-square-foot Colonial bordering Chevy Chase Country Club with seven bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, an office, multiple terraces, an outdoor fire pit, and a one-car garage.
DC
6
Where: Cleveland Park.
Sold by: Judy A. Bacon, a philanthropist, and Kenneth J. Bacon, cofounder and partner at the investment firm RailField.
Listed: $7,199,000.
Sold: $6,725,000.
Days on market: 16.
Bragging points: A 1917 Georgian Colonial with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a side porch, a rear terrace, a loggia, a pool and hot tub, a cabana bath, and a stream.
7
Where:Chevy Chase DC.
Bought by: Michael M. Kaiser, former president of the Kennedy Center, and John S. Roberts, an economist.
Listed: $6,995,000.
Sold: $6,400,000.
Days on market: 125.
Bragging points: A 12,650-square-foot stone estate, dating to the 1920s, with five bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, a gym, a theater, a library, a pool, and a tennis court.
This article appears in the February 2025 issue of Washingtonian.
