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John Hechinger’s granddaughter keeps his former Kent mansion in the family, Bill Clinton’s advisor sells in Langley Farm and Washington Capitals orthopedic surgeon sells in the Palisades. BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
Jamie Hechinger, a granddaughter of the late home improvement magnate John Hechinger Sr., bought his former home. Ms. Hechinger and her husband Jay Klug acquired CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD NW for $3.6 million. Her grandfather, who died in 1984, lived in the house with his wife, June, who died last summer. He was the son of Sidney Hechinger, who founded the company in 1911. After his father’s death in 1957 he became president and then took the company in 1972, making it a multi-billion-dollar chain selling hardware, plumbing and other building materials at more than 100 stores in the United States. Commissioned by the family in 1951, the six-bedroom house was designed by renowned architect Walter Gropius, a leading pioneer in modern architecture and founder of the esteemed Bauhaus School. Award winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant helped create its classic-meets-modern aesthetic. The Kent contemporary is sited on a 1.25-acre private and professionally landscaped lot that includes a swimming pool and tennis court. The property was listed by Washington Fine Properties’ Morrell-McCormick-Roth Team. Lauren Davis, also of Washington Fine Properties, represented the buyers.
THE DISTRICT Entrepreneur and investor Tom DePasquale purchased the 7,100-square-foot mansion at MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW for $3.5 million from the State Central Bank of Iowa. The five-bedroom stucco and tile roofed house was built in 1926 by famed Washington brewer Christian Heurich for his son. The one-third acre property was bank-owned for years despite the being sited next to the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory on Embassy Row.
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Terri Robinson of Long & Foster Real Estate was the listing agent; TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Michael Brennan was the buyer’s agent. Kate Lindsey sold TH STREET NW in Georgetown to attorneys Lisa and Tim Lindon for $3,125,000. The semidetached Federal, built in 1976, was listed by Washington Fine Properties’ Ellen Morrell, Matt McCormick, and Beth Roth. The buyer’s agent was Nancy Taylor Bubes of Washington Fine Properties. The four-
bedroom house features a renovated chef ’s kitchen, an elevator to all levels, a luxurious master suite, a second catering kitchen and a large private garden with terrace and pool. Ernest N. May Jr. , a member of the du Pont clan, sold ND TERRACE NW in Spring Valley for $2,580,000. Holly Cade Barker, an attorney at Morgan Lewis, and Kirk Ogrosky, a partner at Arnold & Porter, purchased the traditional 1958 Federal with uncompromising quality and workmanship. The house features four fireplaces, a solarium
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