DC 1 Photograph by Homevisit/ Victor Maddux/Compass. Where: Wesley Heights. Bought by: Alex Velinsky, a partner and finance lawyer at Morgan Lewis, and Elizabeth Velinsky. Listed: $3,550,000. Sold: $3,300,000. Days on market: 214. Bragging points: A renovated 1940 Colonial with six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a dining room with cathedral ceilings, a recreation room, a flagstone patio, and a fenced backyard. 2 Photograph by Nathan Stewart. Where: Georgetown. Bought by: Madeline M. Grayson, cofounder of Tuckernuck, and Paul C. Grayson, a principal at BG Ventures. Listed: $5,995,000. Sold: $5,995,000. Days on market: 9. Bragging points: An 1850s brick house with seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, two half baths, three fireplaces, a grand foyer, a double-parlor living room, a library, a flagstone terrace, a brick patio and garden, and a pool with a pool house.   3   Where: Berkley. Sold by: Jason L. Twomey, a financial adviser at Oppenheimer Co., and Melissa H. Twomey, founder and principal of VisionArt Consulting. Listed: $5,999,000. Sold: $5,999,000. Days on market: 12. Bragging points: A Neoclassical-style mansion with six bed­-rooms, five and a half bathrooms, three fire­places, a reception area, a library, a recreation room, a dining patio, a loggia, a pool terrace, and an English garden.   Maryland 4 Photograph by Home Visions Media. Where: Bethesda. Sold by: Susan L. Furbay, a hospitality-real-­estate investment professional. Listed: $3,599,000. Sold: $3,550,000. Days on market: 105. Bragging points: A transitional-style home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half baths, two fireplaces, a library, a recreation room, a front porch, and a tree-lined backyard.   5 Where: Chevy Chase. Bought by: David M. Uhlmann, former EPA assistant administrator, and Virginia E. Murphy, a professor at the University of Michigan. Listed: $3,195,000. Sold: $3,000,000. Days on market: 38. Bragging points: A new three-story house with six bed­rooms, five and a half bathrooms, two fireplaces, an elevator, a large recreation room, a covered patio, and a rear porch.   Virginia 6 Photograph courtesy of Sherif Abdalla/Compass. Where: McLean. Sold by: Former Washington Caps center Nicklas Backstrom. Listed: $11,995,000. Sold: $11,000,000. Days on market: 188. Bragging points: A 17,135-square-foot estate with seven bed­rooms, seven bathrooms, five half baths, six fireplaces, dual staircases, an elevator, a catering kitchen, a sauna, a theater, a gym, a recreation room, and a resort-style pool area.   7 Where: McLean. Bought by: James M. Roth, an author and former CIA officer. Listed: $7,395,000. Sold: $7,200,000. Days on market: 116. Bragging points: A custom-built home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three half baths, five fireplaces, an elevator, a two-story foyer, a library, a theater, a fitness room, an outdoor kitchen, a saltwater pool, and a four-car garage. This article appears in the April 2026 issue of Washingtonian. The post 7 Luxury Home Sales in the Washington Area—and Who Bought and Sold Them first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less