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CLOCKWISE: 6450 Kedleston Court in McLean, Va., sold for $3,700,000 to Mark Lowham and Joe Ruzzo; 1626 29th Street, NW now belongs to Amy Anderson and her husband Tom Friedmann, who paid $2.35 million. The seller was Regina Whitley; Bob and Mary Rich recently sold McLean’s 1091 Langley Fork Lane for $3,950,000 to buyers Andrew and Isabel Kingston.
the listing agents for her brick Edwardian at th Street� NW, in Georgetown. The new owners are Dr. Amy Anderson and her husband, attorney Tom Friedmann. Prior to arriving in Washington, Friedmann had been working for the New York office of Sherman & Sterling. The day after their move, the couple became the proud parents of twin sons.They paid $2.35 million for their new home, which was built in 1902 in one of the East Village’s premier locations. Surrounded by trees, the property has an enchanting rear walled garden. Original accoutrements include a working fireplace in the master bedroom and high ceilings in all the public rooms. As an added bonus for the proud parents, there is an in-law/au pair suite with a full kitchen. Washington Fine Properties realtor Bobbie Brewster represented the buyers.
MARYLAND Thanks in part to Washington Fine Properties’ Jim Bell,WUSA-TV sports director Bre Haber and his wife Jen have purchased a new construction project at Broxburn Court in Bethesda from the developer Sam Al, LLC for $2,395,000. Readers may recall that the Habers sold their previous home at Olive Street� NW,in Georgetown, for $2,495,000, also with the Bell’s help.Their new
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abode has six bedrooms and five and a half baths on four levels with three fireplaces. The house previously occupying this Montgomery County site was destroyed by fire in 2004.
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The gorgeous Georgian Colonial at Kedleston Court in McLean has sold for $3,700,000.The house features ten-foot ceilings, hardwood and marble floors, a mahogany library, six fireplaces, seven bedrooms and expansive grounds complete with flowering gardens, a flagstone terrace and pool. Washington Fine Property agent Cecelia Leake listed the property for the grantor, 6450 Kedleston, LLC.Weichert’s Penny Yerks was the selling agent. The new owners are real estate developer Mark Lowham and Joe Ruzzo. Lowham is a Stanford MBA and senior vice-president with West Group. Ruzzo is a graduate of the University of North Carolina’s Dental School at Chapel Hill and the founder and principal of two prominent dental practices: the Dental Group of Tysons, and The Pentagon Dental Office where he primarily treats DOD’s civilian employees. Ruzzo and Lowham are active supporters of numerous charitable organizations. This column last reported on the couple in autumn 2002 when they sold their home at 1312 Ballantrae Farm
Drive in McLean for $3,024,000. McLean’s Langley Fork Lane had only been on the market for three weeks when it sold for $3,950,000. Weichert realtors Sue Huckaby and Karen Briscoe listed the spectacular Yeonas & Ellis custom-designed brick Colonial for sellers Bob and Mary Rich.The architecturally superb home has a slate roof, six bedrooms, a recreation room, an exercise room, a game room, separate guest suite with a mini-kitchen and a four-car garage. Impressive too is the beautifully landscaped lot designed by Charles Owen and appointed with terraces, columns, a pergola and a stone fireplace.The purchasers are Andrew and Isabel Kingston. Gary Bond of Gary Bond Realty represented the Kingstons in what is one of the largest sales in Northern Virginia this year. John and Kendra Morrow now also own one of the most expensive houses sold so far this year in Northern Virginia. They paid $3,245,000 to Versailles Builders for their newly constructed home in Great Falls. Justifying the price tag are six bedrooms, six full and two half baths, a media room and an exercise room. Weichert realtor Penny Yerks represented the buyers.Victoria Kilcullen, also with Weichert, was the listing agent. Please send real estate news items to Mary_Mewborn@Yahoo.com
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