THE DISTRICT
One of the most prominent houses on
Embassy Row has sold for $4.1 million. Built
in 1926, the five-bedroom Neo-Georgian
with limestone columns is located at 2507
Massachusetts Ave, NW across from the
Japanese Embassy. Ideal for formal entertaining,
the stately brick manse’s perfectly proportioned
public rooms include a receiving parlor with
marble fl oors and a large living room with
Palladian windows and a fi replace. The banquetsize
dining room boasts crystal chandeliers and
French doors opening onto a rear veranda and
a terraced garden. Extras include an elevator,
wine cellar, butler’s pantry, fi ve fi replaces, and
abundant parking.
The seller was Morris M. Sobhani, who was
represented by Washington Fine Properties
executive vice president Bill Moody and
colleague Robert Hryniewicki. The purchaser
is listed as 2507 Massachusetts Avenue, LLC.
The selling agent was Mehrnoosh Neyzari with
Long and Foster Real Estate.
Donnell Kearney with Hounshell Real
Estate was the selling agent for 5147 Yuma St,
NW, a Colonial constructed in 1989 by W. C. &
A. N. Miller in the Spring Valley neighborhood
of northwest Washington. The property had
belonged to architect Stephen Sachs, who
expanded to include a rear addition with a
wall of windows overlooking Mill Creek and a
three-tiered pond with a waterfall.
The three-story residence with four bedrooms
and four and a half baths now belongs to attorney
Raymond Millien, CEO of PCT Companies and
his wife Tiff ani, an attorney. |
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The couple paid
$1,795,000 for their new home. Weichert Realty’s
Polly Driscoll was the listing agent.
Ann Premer and Richard Federico paid just
$775,000 for their new Capitol Hill home at
1007 Constitution Ave, NE. The spacious two-bedroom row house has two and a half baths
and includes a rental unit that goes for $1,200 a
month. On the market for less than a week, the
house has high ceilings, rear garden with terrace,
wet bar, and plenty of closet space.
The sellers were Edmund and Elizabeth
Sauer, who have moved to Louisville, Ky. They
were represented by Kimberly Casey and Daryl
Judy with Tutt, Taylor & Rankin Sotheby’s
International Realty. |
Denise Verburg of Long
and Foster Real Estate represented the buyers.
By press time, Washington Fine Properties’
realtor Bobbie Brewster is expected to have
closed the deal on Penthouse #41 at The
Chancellery. Built in 1912, the 16-unit building
at 2141 Wyoming Ave, NW was designed by Leo
Simmons (who also designed the St. Nicholas on
California Street, NW).
The sellers are Jan Denton, a noted botanical
artist, and her husband John Andrews, founder
and president of The Shakespeare Guild, a
global nonprofi t corporation which promotes
a wide array of cultural institutions. The
prospective buyers are Esin Erkan and Aaron
Lebel, represented by Donna Drejza of Leading
Edge Real Estate, LLC. |
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