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Spring in the City A senator’s son sells in Dupont Circle; choice East Village properties change hands BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
THE DISTRICT Nelson and Margery Cunningham sold ST STREET NW for $3,250,000 with the help of Washington Fine Properties’ Nancy Taylor Bubes. Mr. Cunningham is an international consultant and was special advisor to the president for Western Hemisphere affairs under Bill Clinton and part of the ObamaBiden transition team. Mrs. Cunningham is a former managing director at Lehman Brothers and is now running the private equity due diligence advisory business at Avalere Health, a District-based reimbursement and regulatory consulting firm.The historic East Village semidetached Victorian features eight bedrooms, a master suite with sitting room, a lower-level in-law suite, a beautiful garden and a pool. Arman Oruc and Dagmar Smek sold P STREET NW to father-and-son duo Ronald Cohen and Alan Cohen for $2,475,000. Mr. Oruc is a partner at the Smith Thacher & Barlett law firm. Ronald Cohen is president of Cohen Companies, a District-based commercial real estate development firm. His son, Alan, is a general contractor and president of ADC Builders Inc. The four-bedroom Federal townhouse in the East Village was built in 1938. The property boasts hardwood floors throughout, a private garden and a two-car garage. TTR Sotheby’s Russell Firestone was the listing agent. Susan Hepner sold N STREET NW for $2,150,000 with the help of Washington Fine Properties’ Eileen McGrath and Nancy Taylor Bubes. Ms. Hepner is a partner at RAFFA, an accounting, technology and consulting firm with offices in the District and Rockville. The East Village Federal row house was built in
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Joshua and Sabina Javits sold 2023 R Street NW for $2.32 million.
1810 but recently underwent a million-dollar renovation. The property boasts original floors throughout, five fireplaces, an open floor plan with a chef ’s kitchen and a private garden. Joshua Javits (the son of former Sen. Jacob Javits) and his wife Sabina Javits sold R STREET NW to Dale Louda and Ann Navaro for $2,320,000. Mr. Louda is a manager of government relations at PPL Corporation. Ms. Navaro is an attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and previously worked as a lawyer for the Justice Department. The 4,000square-foot bow-front town house on “Art Gallery Row” near Dupont Circle was built in 1895 and spans the width of two city lots. It features an in-law suite, a gourmet kitchen and charming outdoor spaces, including a rooftop terrace with a hot tub.The listing agent for the
transaction was Marylyn Paige of Washington Fine Properties. The selling agent was Susan Jaquet with Long and Foster. Harvard economist Linda Bilmes sold TILDEN STREET NW to an undisclosed trust with the help of Marylyn Paige of Washington Fine Properties. The buyer’s agent was Susan Hand, also of Washington Fine Properties. The distinguished six-bedroom Tudor in Spring Valley was built in 1942. The property was recently redesigned and renovated to include an octagonal great room, an au pair suite, an elegant entertaining space, a stone terrace and a heated pool. The property was on the market for just one month before fetching $3,195,000. Larry Folk sold HOPKINS STREET NW to Glenn Engelmann for $1,725,000.
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