Washington Superb Properties is honored to announce the providing of Ballantrae Farm, an impressive 6+ acre English countryside property within the coronary heart of famend McLean, Virginia. The unique “Little Ballantrae”, courting again to the 1840s, nonetheless stands at the moment as a part of the property. The property’s rolling hills, mentioned to be the best level in Fairfax County, have witnessed American historical past, from Civil Conflict campgrounds to Amelia Earhart’s touchdown of her PCA-2 Autogyro.
The celebrated stone manor home, erected in 1923 of Pimmit Run fieldstone, anchors this necessary gated property. Along with the principle home, the property contains two further non-public dwellings, offering a complete of over 14,000 sq. ft. of dwelling house. The property contains a lengthy cherry tree-lined driveway framed by magnificently landscaped grounds, landmark bushes, and intensive beautiful gardens and fountains.
Extra facilities discovered on the 6+ acres embody a spectacular pool compound, together with a spa, an open pool pavilion with hearth, an outside kitchen and an entertaining patio. There’s a clay, absolutely lit, sunken tennis court docket surrounded by stacked stone partitions, a soccer discipline, a half basketball court docket, a fascinating hidden tree home nestled in a grove of Norway Spruce bushes, fountains, stone and gravel paths, a koi pond, and a kitchen backyard – all paying homage to Greenwich and Hamptons estates.
Beforehand owned by the late philanthropist and famend worldwide actual property investor Joe Robert, the property was final offered in 2013, breaking data for the best non-waterfront sale in McLean. Washington Superb Properties additionally represented the vendor at the moment. The property has additionally been owned by Dwight Schar, chairman and founding father of NVR, Inc., a Fortune 500 firm and one of many largest dwelling builders in america. The property’s significance is additional highlighted by its’ premier location throughout the unique Ballantrae space of McLean, dwelling to notable public figures reminiscent of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Protection Secretary Caspar Weinberger.
Excellent for leisure and household life, the manor home presents massive principal rooms of timeless design, 12 bedrooms, 11 baths, 5 half baths and seven fireplaces. The farmhouse cooks’ kitchen, with an enthralling breakfast and eating space, will captivate any prepare dinner.
Piper Yerks of Washington Superb Properties is representing the Proprietor within the sale. “It’s an honor to symbolize such a major piece of American historical past,” Yerks mentioned. “Strolling the grounds of this property is akin to strolling by majestic gardens. The property contains a charming backyard cottage and wisteria-wrapped farmhouse, though it is the principle stone manor home, perched atop a hill, that actually captivates. Ascending the cherry tree-lined driveway, one is transported again in time, but stays simply minutes from McLean and Washington, D.C. This property presents a novel mix of historic grandeur and accessible luxurious. It’s a world unto itself.”
Washington Superb Properties (WFP) is acknowledged worldwide as one of the crucial profitable carriage–commerce actual property companies in america. Multiple hundred fifty of probably the most highly effective brokers within the Nation’s Capital Area mix the best stage of experience and professionalism to offer unparalleled brokerage companies to each consumers and sellers. Washington Superb Properties has the best common gross sales worth within the Capital Area. WFP has additionally achieved the best common gross sales quantity per agent within the Capital area at $19.1M. Go to WFP on-line at www.wfp.com.
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Property Web site: https://www.ballantraefarmestate.com
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Wall Avenue Journal Characteristic: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/a-historic-estate-just-outside-washington-d-c-is-asking-39-995-million-5a3c6396
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