Washington Life Magazine
Washington Life Magazine
Real Estate News
by Mary K. Mewborn

Terri Robinson, the realtor who was instrumental in helping President and Senator Clinton find theirWhitehaven home, has helped yet another president choose a property. Thanks to the veteran AGS agent, David Heller, thePresident of Main Street Communications, recently settled on 4609 Foxhall Crescent. The beautiful five-bedroom home inone of D.C.’s most sought-after neighborhoods was sold for $792,000 by Mustapha and Sahar Dernaika, absenteeowners who had been renting out the house while living abroad. The Dernaikas were represented by listing agent A.G.Saban, also of AGS Realty.

Late last year, lawyer and lobbyist John Falk, Sr. and his wife Jacqueline sold their beautiful Georgian-styletownhouse at 3520 Reservoir Road to Hossein Fateh, a real-estate developer, and his wife, Dalia for$809,000. Now for a mere thousand dollars more, the Falks own 3267 P. Street, N.W., which features a large garden witha swimming pool and separate guesthouse. Nancy Taylor Bubes of Pardoe ERA Real Estate represented the Falks in both thesale of their Reservoir Road property and in the purchase of their new home from Storch & Brenners’ lawyer JonNicholas. The listing agent representing Jon Nicholas was Hugh Oates, Jr., also with Pardoe.

Little more than a block away at 3032 O Street, Steven and Lindsey Rupp have sold their beautiful home toBill Davenport, a buyer from California, for $1.65 million. Jean Smith with RE/MAX Capital Realtors served as thelisting agent. Michael Rankin of Tutt Taylor & Rankin was the selling agent.

For $1,500,000, the house belonging to Charles A. Sweet and architect Alan Batson, has been purchased byWilliam Burrington. The beautifully renovated Victorian at 2020 Hillyer Place in Kalorama near Dupont Circle,was built in 1897 and has nine-foot vaulted ceilings, bow windows, and six fireplaces. It was listed by Bill Hounshellof RE/MAX Capital Realtors. The selling agent was Stephanie Okonek.

Remember Anthony C. Stout, the controversial D.C. lawyer, lobbyist, and businessman whose efforts to erect a memorialto veterans of the Battle of Normandy landed him in hot water in the mid-nineties? Now he has sold his residence at 151530th Street in Georgetown. Readers may also recall that before sparks began to fly over funding for the veterans’memorial, Stout’s previous Georgetown home at 3053 P Street (now the home of Dr. William Haseltine and wife Gale Hayman)served as a set for the movie Saint Elmo’s Fire. No word yet on whether Hollywood has plans to film the 30th Streethome which cost the new owners $1,450,000 and boasts a lovely pool and garden. Alden Byreholdt of W. C. & A. N. MillerDevelopment Company served as both the listing and selling agent.

On the same street, the internationally acclaimed laser surgeon Dr. Tina S. Alster recently sold her 5,520- square-footGeorgetown home which features a pool with a cabana, and separate staff quarters. Built in the Roaring Twenties, 1344 30thStreet sold for a whopping $4,275,000, with the assistance of listing agent Jean A. Smith of RE/MAX and WilliamFX Moody of Sotheby’s Washington Fine Properties.

Another medical doctor named Tina, Dr. Tina Alpert, has purchased a beautifully finished brick Federal at 3211 RStreet from Arthur Levitt, Jr., the soon to be ex-Security and Exchange Commissioner. The $2,500,000 transactionwas facilitated by Pardoe’s Peter Clute who represented both parties.

Another displaced senior civil servant is departing Deputy Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallet who has sold thehouse he owned with his wife Terri. The new owners, Michelle and V. Hagans paid $765,000 for the 1645Myrtle Street property in N.W.

The CDC’s outgoing Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Linda Rosenstock has sold herhome at 4100 52nd Street, N.W., to Camille Thorton and Malcolm Lassman, Managing Partner of theWashington office of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Ironically, Rosenstock’s former Spring Valley neighborhood wasrecently revealed to be the site of toxic pollutants; arsenic tainted soil and environmental damage caused by the FederalGovernment. The new owners paid a million dollars, or $125,000 less than the asking price, for the house near the affectedarea. Cathie Gill,/b> of Cathie Gill, Inc., represented the buyers. Patricia Kennedy represented Rosenstock who nowlives in California with Lee E. Bailey, and sons Adam and Matthew. Rosenstock’s new position is Dean of theSchool of Public Safety at UCLA.

Also in Spring Valley, Clifford and Lisa Beek have sold their four-bedroom home at 5111 Yuma Place toKaren Bates for $895,000. Lisa Beek is founder and President of the company Classic Scarfs, whose designs pay homage toprestigious institutions, corporations, and organizations. The Beeks had lived in the Spring Valley neighborhood since 1984.Their listing agent was Benjamin Tessler with W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Company. The buyer was represented byKevin Kadow also with Miller Development.

Elizabeth B. Patterson has sold her home at 3413 Dent Place to Carl J. Sardegna, the once beleagueredChairman and CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Maryland. This is Sardegna’s first move since he was awarded $3.6 million inretirement benefits and legal fees, after resigning under pressure from the insurance company. Sardegna sold the NorthernBaltimore County house he’d bought for $340,000 in 1996, only to pay more than twice as much for his new $750,000 home in theDistrict.

Nancy Mann Sanson has sold the house she owned on 5016 Warren Street, N.W. to Washington lawyers Georgeand Joanna Pedras. Unless the couple has simply bought the property for investment purposes, one would expect their oldneighbors to miss the family’s adorable miniature poodle, Mozart, as much as they will the Pedrases themselves. George andJoanna purchased their new D.C. house for $950,000.

According to some of the area’s more reputable rumor mongers, New Jersey Sen. Jon Corzine has indeed signed a contracton a D.C. home. No doubt more details will be forthcoming as the settlement date draws nearer. Our unofficial sources alsohave New Jersey’s former Governor, Christine Todd Whitman taking up residence in Sheryl Sandberg’s building at1420 7th Street, N.W. next to Jaleo’s Restaurant. Sheryl who has moved to San Francisco, formerly served as Chief ofStaff at the Department of Treasury under Secretary Larry Summers.

In Montgomery County, Dr. Thomas G. Zorc, one of the area’s foremost laparoscopic surgeons, and his wife L. C.Zorc have sold their Bethesda house at 4414 Boxwood Road to L. L. and Thomas P. Winkler for $700,000.

Michael J. Gelb, the world-renowned innovator in the field of high-performance learning and author of the book Howto Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, has sold his home at 7903 Curtis Street in Chevy Chase. The buyer, Sandra G.McGovern, paid just $925,000, or $70,000 less than the list price, for this unique courtyard villa with its atrium doorsand windows, and soaring entrance gallery. Carol Nerenburg of W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Co. listed the property.Long & Foster’s Mary Jo Nash was the selling agent.

Also in Chevy Chase, Alexander R. Boil, Vice Chairman of Chevy Chase Bank since 1985, sold his home at 15 PrimroseStreet to David Jones for $1.2 million.

Thomas W. Toch, who for ten years toiled as a writer and editor for U.S. News & World Report, now has a milliondollar domicile in which to complete his biography of the energetic entrepreneur Christopher Whittle. Whittle is theformer owner of Esquire and founder of Channel One and Edison Schools, Inc., the largest private manager of publicschools in the country. Toch, who is currently a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, shares the 19 W. KirkeStreet property in Chevy Chase with his wife, Ann.

In Potomac, the real-estate development company Glen L. C. Piney has sold: 11520 Swains Lock Terrace for $1.12million to A. and Dr. Puran P. Mathur, an infectious disease specialist; 11408 Swains Creek Court for$1.25 million to Jennifer and James A. Signora, a Senior Vice President for a healthcare company; and theadjacent Potomac Village lot to Jennifer’s brother.

In Fairfax County’s prestigious Clifton area, 14201 Compton Road was transferred from Joan N. Figliuzzi andHerbert N. Morgan, trustee, to The Morgan Family Trust and Robert E. Falb, trustee, a real estate taxlawyer and partner in Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi. The price tag for the estate was $1.6 million.

The magnificent manor house situated on nearly two full acres of land, at 1163 Bellview Place in McLean has sold for$2,895,000. This spectacular property with its embassy-sized rooms, guesthouse, swimming pool, home theater, and two-storylibrary with a spiral staircase, was purchased by Patricia and Joseph Egan, a lawyer and Chairman of Egan &Associates, which specializes in nuclear regulatory matters worldwide. The sellers, Robert and Holly Kuga, alongtime employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, were represented by Penny Yerks of Weichert Realtors.

In Great Falls, George W. Bush supporter and Golden Management President, Raja R. Barbir and his wife Garhave sold their spacious, three-level luxury home situated on more than two acres of land, at 501 Old Saybrook Way. Thenew owner, Mindy N. Spaid paid $950,000 for the house which boasts a two-story foyer, two-story family room, a gourmetkitchen, and an au-pair suite. The listing agent was Dan LaythamM with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. The sellingagent was Erin Boyd.

Still another property in Great Falls has been snapped up, this time by Julie and David Mastran. David is CEO ofMaximus, the company he founded in 1975 to provide information-technology services to state and local governments. TheMastrans paid $1.65 million for the charming Colonial-style home at 10030 Windy Hollow Road which features a wraparound porch overlooking the Potomac River Valley. The sellers were Sharon and Stephen Comstock, a VicePresident with Exxon Mobil, who has often been seen tooling around country roads in his 1947 maroon Chevrolet Fleetmasterstation wagon. The Comstocks were represented by Penny Yerks of Weichert Realtors.

In the Fairfax City area, Department of Treasury official, David Cox and his wife Viola sold their home at12841 Parapet Way to Donna and John Fletcher for $748,000.

In Arlington County, Joanne and Mark Hooker have sold their house at 2714 N. 24th Street to Aimeeand Michael Rivera, a lawyer and specialist in securities regulations with the D.C. firm, Fried Frank. The Riveras paid$750,000 for the home.

Vicky Buhl and her husband John D. Buhl, Jr., a Vienna builder and subcontractor, have parted with theirbeautiful home at 11316 Stonehouse Place in Sterling, for $1,225,000. The new owners are Lisa and CharlesBaker.

Among the new economy pioneers heeding the call to “go west,” is Lucent Technologies’ Director and Chief Strategist ofWireless Network Systems, broadband expert Nalini Uhrig who along with her husband Thomas Uhrig have moved toPurceville. The Uhrigs paid Schultz Homes Corporation $1.29 million for their new abode at 37242 White Goose Lane, nearthe former Old Dominion rail stop in Loudoun County.

Meanwhile in the historic Waterford area, Michael Yager, an Account Manager with the Alexandria-based e-commercesecurity company, Para-Protect, Inc., and Kimberly Bishop have bought 16044 Hamilton Station Road from MaryCatherine and David J. Wheeler for $742,000.

In Loudoun County’s Round Hill region, Elizabeth and Albert Edwards have purchased 17791 Stoneleigh Drivefor $830,000 from Margot and Ronald Doucette. Albert Edwards is President of Cavalier Logistics Management,Inc., an international freight forwarding company based not far from the Redskins’ training camp in Ashburn, Virginia.

Just down the street, 16038 Hamilton Station Road also has new residents. Pamela and David Schmieg,Chairman & CEO of Diveo Broadband Networks,



 



Home  |   Where To Find Us  |   Advertising  |   Privacy Policy  |   Site Map  |   Purchase Photos  |   About Us

Click here to go to the NEW Washington Life Magazine