This house is located at 4508 Foxhall Crescent, NW:
The listing says:
“Elegant Entertaining Home of a Former U.S. Senator and Ambassador!! Located on the grounds of the Original Rockefeller Estate, a Tree-lined Entry off of Foxhall Road, “Ambassador’s Row”. Largest Original Model. Timeless Architectural Details, Stunning 3-Story Marble Entry Foyer, Elevator, 3 Fireplaces, Secluded Guest Suite, Numerous Balconies, Decks, 2 Car Garage, Views to Virginia Countryside!”
You can see a virtual tour here.
This 4 bed/4 bath is going for $1,595,000.
I haven’t looked at the photos, yet, but that entrance or front is unappealing. It doesn’t say to me, “Hello, welcome, come and step inside…”
Oh good heavens – the wallpaper – is something else! Oversized!? exterior door? Maybe in height but not width, seems like an odd detail to point out when even a tall door isn’t all that extraordinary.
That front is hideous
Agreed.
It’s not symmetrical, it’s dominated by a garage, and the street level has no windows except the ones on either side of the door. Blech!
I don’t really like the house, but that’s a deal. We’re sort of in the market in this-ish price range (we love our house in Mt. Pleasant, but it’s probably not the house we get old in), and it’s a good amount of house for the price and area. It’s not quite in Palisades, but it’s close enough that it’s a real neighborhood; just don’t count on getting anywhere on public transportation.
Now if we can just find the perfect place along one side of the park or the other….
Just a question…
If you are looking in that price range and public transportation isn’t that critical to you (atleast it doesn’t seem to be as you seem to be looking places in the District that aren’t walkable or easily transit accessible), then why wouldn’t you look outside the District?
I’ve lived here a while and my requirement to be metro accessible has anchored a large portion of the decision to be where I am. If walkability and public transit were taken out of consideration, I would probably be in Virginia (Arlington, Great Falls) or MD, Carderock, Cabin John) where I can count on basic city services to work, aren’t taxed higher than practically anywhere else in the nation, and I am not embarrased on a daily basis by the ghetto thuggery and back alley criminal antics of my elected officials.
That, and you can get so much more for your money in those areas.
Oh, and PS…ugly house but priced pretty fairly for the location
1. There are actually things you can walk to in those neighborhoods, and I don’t think you get more for your money in any of the suburbs that is walkable. And we may get at least slightly more diverse (certainly in Crestwood).
2. Shorter commutes. By a lot.
3. We’d rather not be the ones who abandon the city to its fate if we don’t have to.
That’s our math. Chevy Chase DC vs Chevy Chase MD, I see your point.
Also, on the east side of the park, the 16th Street buses are a perfectly easy way to get downtown. Used ‘em for years.
Well, if I were in that situation I’d at least want to live in a place where I can get married legally. Or, if I were to somehow become pregnant, where I could get an abortion without having to endure a vaginal ultrasound. It’s also been my experience that neighbors in DC are a lot nicer than in Virginia, but I don’t know if that holds true (or even matters) for the ultra-elite.
Ultra elites aren’t the only ones buying 1.6mil houses. Frugal ultra elites maybe…
I’m not sure it is a deal. There are houses nearby, in Wesley Heights and the like, that are similar in price and, at least to me, much more charming with as much land and space.
What you may get with this house is 30 year old systems (plumbing, electric) instead of 70-90 y.o. systems that have only been partially updated. For some people, not having that possible expense may make this more attractive, but the alternative, with maybe a bit more work to do, seems more attractive.
THAT WALLPAPER. NO.
They left the kitchen photo out?! That usually means it looks horrid.
Outside is really ugly. Interior is nice but the decorating scheme reminds me of the “porcelain fountains” SNL sketch.
Why do people decorate their houses like wedding cakes? It never looks good.
I don’t know if that’s wallpaper or a trompe-l’oeil painting effect, but good GOD the apricot-colored fake drapery stuff looks awful.
Why does “Neverland Ranch” come to mind when I see these pictures? Perhaps the giant Nutcracker in the upstairs balcony hall?
Huh? You’re going to pay 1.6 million and you think you’re going to love the paint and wall paper in every room?
If you’re spending 1.6mil you can probably spend the 25k to get it all repainted to your specifications.
No 2 tastes are alike, so you’d probably want to redo the wall coverings no matter what they were.
You don’t have to love the paint and wallpaper, but you should love the “bones” of the house – and these – from the limited photos are horrific. The exterior, as has been said, is ugly and poorly-proportioned. The entry way is ghastly and nothing else seems gracious or well-designed.
It’s not my cup of tea but it could look really cool if it were decorated in modern decor. It wouldn’t be tough to do there–get rid of the wallpaper, repaint, hire a decorator. It looks like it’s all cosmetic.
On a side note, I kind of hate how easy it is to find out who the owners are–especially when the listing says it’s a former Senator who became an Ambassador. Kind of awkward.
why do rich people have such god awful taste?
My guess is that $1.6M is a deal, but that the buyer can expect a complete gut job. The windows and doors are as atrocious as the wallpaper.
PoP should have a contest to see who can figure out who the senator/ambassador was. George Mitchell maybe?
Oh it’s like getting slapped in the face by a very very angry peach