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A Kalorama Beauty ‘The Lindens,’ a 1754 mansion that was lovingly restored after being moved 450 miles from its original Massachusetts location, sells for $7.1 million BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
The oldest house in the District fetched a cool $7.1 million when Wayne and Janet Berman purchased the property from Nina and Ken Brody. Mr. Brody was a co-founder of the $8.2 billion hedge fund firm Taconic Capital Advisors. KALORAMA ROAD NW was originally built as a summer house in Danvers, Mass. in 1754 by Robert Hooper, a wealthy merchant and English loyalist, and then, in the 1930s, dismantled nail by nail and rebuilt in Washington from 1935-1937 by George Maurice Morris and Miriam Hubbard Morris. The six-bedroom, four-level mansion, known as “The Lindens� after the many Linden trees that originally surrounded it in Danvers, is set amid a majestic half-acre lot and features embassy-sized rooms, two kitchens, a lower level tavern room and spa. The house was listed by William F. X. Moody, Robert Hryniewicki, Adam T. Rackliffe and Christopher R. Leary of Washington Fine Properties and sold by the Morrell McCormick Roth team of Washington Fine Properties. The F & G Revocable Investment Trust sold ND STREET NW to Dana Landry and William F.X. Moody for $5,250,000. The Massachusetts Avenue Heights property was brokered by Mr. Moody, Robert Hryniewicki, Adam T. Rackliffe and Christopher R. Leary of Washington Fine Properties. On the market for the first time in 30 years, the exquisite Tudor was listed by Margot Wilson of Washington Fine Properties. The 1933 residence is located on a half acre of magnificent grounds overlooking Normanstone Park. Emblematic Tudor features include stunning fireplaces, hand hewn beamed ceilings and a porte cochere entrance to a courtyard.
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THE DISTRICT Yves Balcer, a co-founder of the investment firm FORT and former senior manager at the World Bank, sold OVERLOOK ROAD NW in Spring Valley for $3,850,000. Former Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser and John Roberts purchased the house which was originally built in 1954 and completed redesign in 2012 by acclaimed architect Robert Gurney. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Ron Mangas represented both parties in the transaction. This “smart home� was intended to be a sympathetic melding of the original with the contemporary. This truly modern masterpiece is finished with the finest quality materials and features remote controlled security and entertainment systems and an indoor/ outdoor pool. For the first time in over 40 years, KALORAMA CIRCLE NW changed hands when Daniel and Pamela Solove purchased the property from the Estate of Barbara Goldmuntz for $3.5 million. Mr. Solove is a George Washington University Law School professor and the founder of TeachPrivacy, a company providing privacy and data security training. The meticulously maintained and renovated 1927 Norman Revival is complete with exquisite original details including arched doorways and windows, leaded glass and a carved stone fireplace. The exterior features an expansive but very private rear garden with lush green space, multiple patios and a pool. Washington Fine Properties’ Jeffrey Mauer was the listing agent. DC Living Real Estate’s Debra Singleton was the buyer’s agent. Mark and Elizabeth Greenwold sold TH PLACE NW on Observatory Circle for $3,375,000 with the help of Theo Adamstein of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. Mr. Greenwold is a professor at Georgetown Law and a senior consultant with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The magnificent 1926 seven-bedroom Colonial features a 7,200-
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