Greater Alexandria Home Among Top DC Sales In Last Decade

FORT HUNT, VA—One of the biggest DC area real estate sales of the decade hails from the land of George Washington.

Real estate pioneer Gerald Halpin's estate in Fort Hunt goes down as the eighth most expensive sold at $18.6 million. The 16.5 waterfront property was originally part of our first president's estate, according to the Washington Business Journal. It features a main house built in 1914, a guest house and serene river views.

Halpin sold his River View Estate at 7979 East Boulevard Drive back in 2014 before moving to Wyoming. The buyer was Chevy Chase Trust Co. Halpin, who helped lead the way for major real estate development in Tysons, died in August.

The number one real estate sale of the decade is also from Fairfax County. The Wind Falls estate at 750 Chain Bridge Road in McLean sold this year for a whopping $35 million, Washington Business Journal reports. Dwight Schar, owner of the Fortune 500 home building company NVR, Inc., and his wife Martha owned the estate.

The six-bedroom home goes down as the biggest local sale of the decade, topping historic DC mansions. According to the Business Journal, the buyer is identified as 750 CBR LLC.

Another McLean home currently on the market could take the top stop if it sells—and it happens to be the neighbor of the Wind Falls estate. In June, AOL co-founder and former CEO Steve Case announced he was selling Merrywood, the childhood home of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. The huge estate that has hosted presidents, business leaders, artists and more and is listed at $49.5 million.

See all of the top 10 real estate sales on Washington Business Journal.

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