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The historic Henry Cooke House changes hands for $4 million while the famed Friendly Mansion lists for a cool $16.8 million BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
THE DISTRICT Bubes represented the buyer. George and Isabel Hill sold the Elizabeth Polsky and Sam Glass bought TH STREET HENRY COOKE HOUSE , built by NW from Christianne Ricchi for Washington’s first mayor in 1868, to $2,025,000. Mr. Glass is an investment an undisclosed buyer for $3,975,000. banker with Artis Advisors. Ms. The 8,500-square-foot. bracketed Ricchi is the owner and executive Italianate residence at Q STREET NW on Cooke’s Row in Georgetown chef at Ristorante Ricchi.The threeis next door to Watergate sleuth and bedroom townhouse is a jewel in Washington Post associate editor, Bob the heart of Georgetown renovated Woodward. The residence features grand with a spectacular entertaining space, entertaining rooms, an updated kitchen gourmet kitchen, spacious bedrooms with butler’s pantry, 13-foot ceilings and and Carrara marble baths. Other a dramatic foyer with a curved staircase. amenities include a finished basement TTR Sotheby’s Michael Rankin was the with sitting room, garden terrace listing agent while TTR Sotheby’s Julia and gated front entrance. The listing DiazAsper was the buyer’s agent. agent was TTR Sotheby’s Gregory Former Iowa Senator John Culver Gaddy while the buyer’s agent was and his wife Mary Jane Checchi Washington Fine Properties’ Cecelia purchased KLINGLE PLACE NW Leake. Phillip Surprenant purchased for $1,242,500 from Jonathan Sherman, a partner at law firm Boies, Schiller & a five-bedroom Georgetown row Flexner. Ms. Checchi writes books for pet house at N STREET NW for $2.3 million from DOUGLAS owners.The four-bedroom semi-detached C SALTER. Mr. Surprenant is an Federal-style rowhouse was built in 1975 executive at PricewaterhouseCooper. and boasts views of National Cathedral. The East Village Federal was built Andy Staszak decorated the residence, 3804 Klingle Place NW sold for $1,242,500 to former Iowa Senator John Culver and Mary Jane Checchi. in 1810 and features original floors which has been featured in “Spectacular throughout, an arched entryway, five Homes of Greater Washington D.C.� McCormick was the listing agent. Daryl Judy, TTR Sotheby’s Lawrence Calvert represented also of Washington Fine Properties, was the fireplaces and a chef ’s kitchen. Washington Fine Properties’ James Peva was the listing both sides in the transaction. buyer’s agent. Shawn Armbrust and Tim Sparapani bought Craig E. Chason purchased an 1865 agent. TTR Sotheby’s Jean Hanan was the
WYOMING AVENUE NW from Susan townhouse in Georgetown’s West Village at buyer’s agent. Staudt for $2.5 million. Ms. Armbrust is the N STREET NW from Heathcote Wales executive director for MidAtlantic Innocence for $2,125,000. Mr. Chason is a partner at the MARYLAND David and Katie Leavy purchased Project. Mr. Sparapani is an executive at Pillsbury law firm. Mr. Wales is a professor at Applications Developers Alliance and formerly Georgetown University School of Law. The STONINGTON DRIVE in Arnold for $2.9 the public policy advisor for Facebook. The four-bedroom, 3,400-square-foot residence million from Thomas and Wendy Boswell. five-bedroom Federal residence in Kalorama features a lower-level guest suite, landscaped Boswell is a well-known Washington Post was built in 1959. Amenities include a chef ’s garden, temperature-controlled wine room sports columnist and has written many sports kitchen with breakfast bar, sun-filled front and a two-car garage. Coldwell Banker’s books. Mr. Leavy is chief communications and rear gardens, in-law suite and a two-car Sylvia Bergstrom was the listing agent. officer for The Disccovery Corporation. The garage. Washington Fine Properties’ Matthew Washington Fine Properties’ Nancy Taylor six-bedroom, custom-built residence was
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