The Cliffs in McLean Sells For $25.5 Million, Highest Home Sale In DC Area In Years

• October 31st 2024

by UrbanTurf Staff

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The most expensive home to sell in the DC region in years closed on Halloween for an eye-popping number. 

The eight-bedroom, 35,000 square-foot home in McLean known as The Cliffs (map), given its location perched above the Potomac River, sold on Thursday for $25.5 million. The home originally hit the market two year ago for $39 million, and then was on and off the market before re-entering in April with a list price of $33.9 million. Mark Lowham of TTR Sotheby's International Realty represented the seller and Samer Kuraishi with The One Street Co. represented the buyer. 

The property was constructed between 2014 and 2022 by Roger Mody, owner of Monumental Sports, and his wife, but the couple ultimately chose not to move in to the new home.

In addition to its siting well above the Potomac River, there are a number of features that help justify such a lofty price tag. There is a dining room with seating for almost thirty people, a garage with enough room for 22 cars that can double as a ballroom, a kitchen designed with the help of chef Jose Andres, and a full-sized indoor basketball court that overlooks the Potomac. 

The sale is the priciest residential transaction in the region since 2020. That year, 600 Chain Bridge Road (map), once owned by late AOL co-founder James V. Kimsey, sold for $43 million after originally being listed for the tidy price of $62.95 million in 2018. 

Photos courtesy of TTR Sotheby's International Realty. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the_cliffs_in_mclean_sells_for_30_million_highest_home_sale_in_dc_area_sinc/22879.